Bug 8173 – Win32 build is broken due to not handling spaces in pathnames

• Component: Tools / Tests
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Eric Seidel (no email)]

Win32 is broken for all of us poor schmucks who happen to have spaces in the path to our SRCROOT.

I think this may be due to:
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=712

I've tried quoting the individual args of the VPATH as well as quoting all variable uses in the Makefile.  I don't seem to get past the VPATH check, as I always get:

(extra logging enabled)

Performing Pre-Build Event...
sw_vers: Command not found.
Webcore = /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/Eric Seidel/Desktop/WebKit/WebCore
make: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/Eric Seidel/Desktop/WebKit/WebCore/DerivedSources/WebCore'
make: *** No rule to make target `css/CSSGrammar.y', needed by `CSSGrammar.cpp'.  Stop.
make: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/Eric Seidel/Desktop/WebKit/WebCore/DerivedSources/WebCore'
Project : error PRJ0019: A tool returned an error code from "Performing Pre-Build Event..."

[Eric Seidel (no email)]

In fact, this limitation seems to be documented in the Make readme:

http://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewcvs/make/make/README.W32.template?rev=2.11

search for "white space"

[Eric Seidel (no email)]

Created attachment 7499 [details]
Workaround

I think I'm almost disappointed this was so "easy" to workaround.  I think I would have enjoyed ranting about make bugs w/ darin come morning. :)

[Anders Carlsson]

Comment on attachment 7499 [details]
Workaround

r=me