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Re: pathnames containing spaces
Earnie Boyd wrote:
> No, it is not an automake or autoconf bug. Autoconf and Automake are
> about portability and spaces in path names are not portable.
Explain that to some ported-to-unix programs that create
files with spaces in them. It is a matter of custom. On Unix,
the custom is to not do this. On windows (and with GUI programs),
the custom is to do so. This is a bug. The refusal to fix it
is snobbery. The fact that the solution is difficult gives a
legitimate reason for not putting it high on the priority list.