Hi there,
Just wanted to drop you a quick note about a "problem" I have encountered while
replacing a commercial build system
during a cost-reduction excercise.
The problem occurs when using directory names with spaces in them - for example:
/source/Some Library/Test Harness
I needed a rule that passed the desired output directory to a very picky tool. I
thought it would be possible to do so by
using $(dir $@) - i.e. taking the directory part of output target. Unfortunately, that
fails! I also tried using $(dir "$@") with
the same result. For the sample directory listed above the output is:
/source/ Library/ ./
I am using the Cygwin build of make. The information reported using the --version
option is as follows:
d:\source\tops_win95\test harness>make --version
GNU Make version 3.79.1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
Built for i686-pc-cygwin
Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Report bugs to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
If you have any additional questions or comments about this issue, please let me know.
Regards,
Richard
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