Java build is working fine on path with spaces (tested today on trunk) (Win7 x64 Ent)
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Robert Chalmers < robert.a.chalm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Sebastian, > Yes, uploading was one, and that was pretty difficult to pin down, but > building on Windows is another. > No doubt there sre others I havent even found yet? > I see someone else is having trouble with their java location as well, and > quite likely will still run into this problem. > Dont know if anything can actually be done about it, but its worth > watching out for. > Cheers > Robert > > > ----- > > > On 17/07/2012, at 7:44 PM, "seba.wag...@gmail.com" <seba.wag...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Robert, > > I will review, however what have been your exact issues when installing > with a space in the path name? > As far as I can remember the only issue might be uploading of documents. > > What else did you find out? > > Sebastian > > 2012/7/15 Robert Chalmers <robert.a.chalm...@gmail.com> > >> Hi George, >> This has always been a bit of a pain, having to work around the spaces, >> but I also run other scripted programs, Moodle, Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal >> and a lot of other scripts, all of which happily live under F:/My Websites/ >> It's only OM I've had to build and run from C:/ based directories. Or at >> least the root of a drive anyway, like F:/ >> I think the only one of the others that gave me problems was Joomla, it >> needed the PATH variable set to the old naming convention of C:/Program~1/ >> for something before it would work. >> I know its not really a major issue so long as one remembers the >> potential trap is there - it had me stuck for quite a while when I first >> tried putting OM together on the Windows box. >> I can imagine there will be others who just quietly give up on it and say >> nothing. >> At the least its a trap that could be highlighted in red somewhere maybe? >> "If you install on Windows you MUST have no directories or filenames with >> spaces in them." >> >> Cheers >> Robert >> >> >> ----- >> >> >> On 15/07/2012, at 8:50 PM, "George Kirkham" <gkirk...@co2crc.com.au> >> wrote: >> >> Robert,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I don’t know if spaces in directory and file names is a problem with red5 >> or with Openmeetings, I guess the developers will comment later.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Due to the pain they have caused me, I very much I dislike spaces being >> used in directory and file names. I recommend to people never to use >> spaces in directories and file names, unless absolutely necessary.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I had to smile when I noticed that Vista and Windows 7 changed >> “C:\Documents and Settings” to “C:\Users”, but “C:\Program Files” continues >> to exist with a space in the directory name.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> To overcome issues with programs that do not like spaces, I usually >> create a folder called “C:\Programs” and put my programs in this directory. >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> However this does not answer or address the issue that you raised, so >> hopefully someone will be able to give you answer.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thanks,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> George Kirkham**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Robert Chalmers [mailto:robert.a.chalm...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Sunday, 15 July 2012 4:47 PM >> *To:* openmeetings-user@incubator.apache.org >> *Subject:* Can we have fully quoted PATH strings please in the code?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Fine naming conventions these days determine that spaces are allowed in >> path names. On almost every platform. Can we have this in openmeetings too >> please?**** >> >> For example - Windows is notorious for path names like "C:\Program >> Files\program xxx", or even user created paths like "F:\My Websites"**** >> >> ** ** >> >> If I install OM into a directory like "F:\My Websites\Domain Name\red5" >> ... it simply wont work. It breaks on the first "<blank>" between "My" and >> "Websites"**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I have enough trouble setting the PATH variable for old-convention >> software, that have to have the old 8.3 names, like "C:\Program~1\" name. >> Ok, there are a few in my path, but surely this is something that the OM >> code itself shouldn't have to worry about. Quoted paths have been around >> for years now. Even like "C:\Program%20Files\" do it.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I really hate having to have every thing hanging off the C:\ (or F:\) >> directory. ie; C:\red5.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> It's not only a problem for Windows users, but it's nice to have open >> names on Unix too, which I am pretty familiar with as well.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> It makes for very untidy coding areas.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> hope we can see some joy on this.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> > > > -- > Sebastian Wagner > https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock > http://www.openmeetings.de > http://www.webbase-design.de > http://www.wagner-sebastian.com > seba.wag...@gmail.com > > -- WBR Maxim aka solomax
