Re: Spaces in file names!!

[Mark Grosen]

You can also use the Short Filename (SFN) format of the path. Use dir
/x in a command (cmd) window to see the SFN. For example, your
example would probably be something like:

SDCC = c:\mywork~1\compiler\bin\sdcc.exe

Mark

--- Greg Chicares <address@hidden> wrote:
> [Please write plain text instead of html. Thanks.]
> 
> Zhang Zhenhua wrote:
> >
> > SDCC = C:\My Work\Compiler\Bin\sdcc.exe
> > Main.ihx: Main.rel
> >         $(SDCC) Main.rel
> > Main.rel: Main.c
> >         $(SDCC) -c Main.c
> >  
> > But it seems that make can't create a process using the SDCC
> command line(with spaces in it). Any body knows how to make
> > that work? Thanks.
> 
> Try quoting it:
>   SDCC = 'C:\My Work\Compiler\Bin\sdcc.exe'
> or
>   SDCC = "C:\My Work\Compiler\Bin\sdcc.exe"
> or maybe you need to try
>   '$(SDCC) -c Main.c'
> or
>   "$(SDCC) -c Main.c"
> 
> I have found that one form (single versus double quote) may
> work with windows 95 or 98's command processor, but windows
> 2k's command processor may need another, especially if you're
> using redirection. I've also seen people try things like
>   SDCC = C:\My\ Work\Compiler\Bin\sdcc.exe
> but all these methods are messy.
> 
> Everything is easier if you avoid using spaces in file names,
> because spaces are usually used to separate tokens. In C you
> would not write
>   int My Variable = 2;
> 
> 
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