Mail Archives: cygwin/2002/07/28/20:43:44
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On Mon, 2002-07-29 at 10:31, Paul Derbyshire wrote:
> On 28 Jul 2002 at 21:20, Robert Collins wrote:
> > I won't say what you don't want to hear. You might consider searching
> > the friendly archives, because they *tell* you what is worse - a home
> > dir with spaces or a home dir w/o spaces.
>=20
> But once it's set, it's set.=20
Untrue. Edit /etc/passwd.
> > should !=3D doesn't. I agree, it sucks. Still, unless you want to patch
> > all the broken software out there (which BTW includes pure win32
> > programs last time I checked), then you need to deal with it one way or
> > another.
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> Why isn't most of it (the open source stuff, that is) already=20
> patched?=20
Good question.
> > *Please*, research before asserting. Because non-cygwin1.dll linked
> > programs don't unquote arguments this solution actually sucks worse tha=
n
> > the current status quo.
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> Obviously it should quote them only to other Cygwin linked programs.=20
> Which it can identify by whether it launching something in the cygwin=20
> tree or not.
Untrue. cygcheck, wish and other programs in the cygwin tree may be
native programs, and cygwin linked programs may reside outside the tree.
> In fact, the general rule to quote arguments to a=20
> program launched purely by name and not to one launched by an=20
> absolute path would probably work pretty well. Everything on Cygwin's=20
> PATH can be assumed to unquote arguments I'd imagine.
Imagine away... Cygwin's path includes the windows directory - and that
means many programs that won't unquote arguments.
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> > Those short names do not always exist - you'll need a fallback for thos=
e
> > cases.
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> They do. Windows always assigns an 8.3 version of a filename that has=20
> a long name, a long extension, multiple extensions (foo.tar.gz,=20
> etc.), or an unusual character in the name such as a space.
How to Disable Automatic Short File Name Generation:
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;[LN];Q210638>
I'm bowing out of this thread. You've shown yourself incapable of
discriminating between your imagination and reality. It makes it very
hard to discuss the topic at hand.=20
=20
As a final comment in the vague hope you'll try rather than just arguing
from imagination:
* You should try Chris's list of tests.
* You could ask the list (via the archives or direct) the simplest way
to get rid of the space in your cygwin home directory.=20
Rob
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