https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=98175
Bug ID: 98175
Summary: Problem with gcc front end and ld on vanilla Windows
10 installation (spaces in path)
Product: gcc
Version: 8.3.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: fortran
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: marcoxa at gmail dot com
Target Milestone: ---
Hi
this came up while installing an update for "ps" in the latest R/Rtools/Rstudio
combination. This is for 8.3.0 as included in Rtools 4.0.x. I don't know if
it affects later versions of the GCC toolchain.
I was able to reproduce it on a simpler case. Bottom line: while the GCC
compiler frontend does not quote the "ld.exe" invocation.
```
g:\My Drive\Work\Projects\Hacking\elisp\iron-main\tests>"c:\Program
Files\R\Rtools40\mingw64\bin\gfortran" hello.f
"c:\Program Files\R\Rtools40\mingw64\bin\gfortran" hello.f
c:/Program
Files/R/Rtools40/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.3.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe:
cannot find c:/Program: No such file or directory
c:/Program
Files/R/Rtools40/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.3.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe:
cannot find
Files/R/Rtools40/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.3.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/default-manifest.o:
No such file or directory
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
```
Note that Rtools 4.0.x correctly quotes the gfortran (or gcc) command. But
then, the inner call to "ld.exe" is not.
I know I can work around this by changing the installation path, but people
using vanilla W10 are bound to trip on this quite often.
All the best
Marco Antoniotti
