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Re: $(dir $@) does not work correctly with directory names that have spa


From: Paul D. Smith
Subject: Re: $(dir $@) does not work correctly with directory names that have spaces. (Cygwin build 3.79.1)
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 14:38:09 -0400

%% Richard J Foster <address@hidden> writes:

  rjf> The problem occurs when using directory names with spaces in them

The short answer is, GNU make doesn't support path names with spaces in
them.  You can occasionally, with great effort, get limited forms of
such paths to work.  But, basically, it's not supported.

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