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Hi ...

I think this will take someone here 5 minutes to provide me guidance.

I am calling perl from gnu make on windows and I am having a problem
with "arguments with spaces".

My build rule looks like this:

CommonComponentImplementation1/CommonComponentImplementation1_Build :
echo "hey"
$(CE_PERL) C:/Program Files/jim.pl

My error message looks like this:

"hey"
"C:\Program Files\Zeligsoft\Component Enabler\\perl\bin\perl.exe"
C:/Program\ Files/jim.pl
Can't open perl script "C:/Program\": No such file or directory
make: ***
[CommonComponentImplementation1/CommonComponentImplementation1_Build]
Error 0x2

Random Task schreef:

> I am calling perl from gnu make on windows and I am having a problem
> with "arguments with spaces".

Did you try to put "" around them?

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"Gewoon is een tijger."
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Unfortunately yes ...

I have tried

<"some exec filename with space"> -help

which executes fine ... but as soon as the 2nd argument has spaces i.e.

<"command"> <"arg1_with_spaces">

Everything i see on google says don't uses spaces ...

Any other suggestions?

Jim



Dr.Ruud wrote:
> Random Task schreef:
>
>> I am calling perl from gnu make on windows and I am having a problem
>> with "arguments with spaces".
>
> Did you try to put "" around them?
>

Random Task schreef:
> Dr.Ruud:
>> Random Task:

Please don't top-post.

>>> I am calling perl from gnu make on windows and I am having a problem
>>> with "arguments with spaces".
>>
>> Did you try to put "" around them?
>
> Unfortunately yes ... I have tried
> <"some exec filename with space"> -help
> which executes fine ... but as soon as the 2nd argument has spaces
> i.e.
> <"command"> <"arg1_with_spaces">
> Everything i see on google says don't uses spaces ...
> Any other suggestions?

I meant in your build rule. The error message is about "C:/Program\",
and I see that part only in your build rule.

You can also use the 8.3 name of "C:/Program Files", often
"C:/PROGRA~1", see

dir c:\p* /ad/x

from a DOS-prompt.

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Affijn, Ruud

"Gewoon is een tijger."
echo 014C8A26C5DB87DBE85A93DBF |perl -pe 'tr/0-9A-F/JunkshoP cartel,/'

Random Task <> wrote in news::

> Unfortunately yes ...

Yes what? Oh, you are top-posting, please don't do that.

> I have tried
>
> <"some exec filename with space"> -help
>
> which executes fine ... but as soon as the 2nd argument has spaces
> i.e.
>
> <"command"> <"arg1_with_spaces">
>

D:\Home\asu1\UseNet\clpmisc\dat> cat Makefile
main:
perl "C:/Program Files/test.pl"


D:\Home\asu1\UseNet\clpmisc\dat> make
perl "C:/Program Files/test.pl"
Can't open perl script "C:/Program Files/test.pl": No such file or
directory
make: *** [main] Error 2

D:\Home\asu1\UseNet\clpmisc\dat> make -v
GNU Make 3.80

True, the file does not exist but this demonstrates that the argument is
passed correctly to perl.

Sinan
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No chance you know how to get the 8.3 name for a path inside perl do you ?

r.Ruud wrote:
> Random Task schreef:
>> Dr.Ruud:
>>> Random Task:
>
> Please don't top-post.
>
>>>> I am calling perl from gnu make on windows and I am having a problem
>>>> with "arguments with spaces".
>>> Did you try to put "" around them?
>> Unfortunately yes ... I have tried
>> <"some exec filename with space"> -help
>> which executes fine ... but as soon as the 2nd argument has spaces
>> i.e.
>> <"command"> <"arg1_with_spaces">
>> Everything i see on google says don't uses spaces ...
>> Any other suggestions?
>
> I meant in your build rule. The error message is about "C:/Program\",
> and I see that part only in your build rule.
>
> You can also use the 8.3 name of "C:/Program Files", often
> "C:/PROGRA~1", see
>
> dir c:\p* /ad/x
>
> from a DOS-prompt.
>

Random Task wrote:
> No chance you know how to get the 8.3 name for a path inside perl do you ?
>


my $dos_path = Win32::GetShortPathName($path);

Random Task <> wrote:
> No chance you know how to get the 8.3 name for a path inside perl do you ?
>
> r.Ruud wrote:
>> Random Task schreef:
>>> Dr.Ruud:
>>>> Random Task:
>>
>> Please don't top-post.


You were asked to stop.

You did not stop.

Many will now stop reading all of your future articles.

Please don't top-post!


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