comint / gdb file name completion with spaces in its path

[David Reitter]

This is from a user;
the complaint is that file name completion doesn't work after M-x gdb.

It seems that `comint-dynamic-complete-filename' is used, and that  
this function fails to do its job for filenames with spaces in them.

I verified that this is indeed the case with a current CVS Emacs.

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> Date: 24 May 2006 20:59:41 BDT
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> Subject: [Aquamacs-bugs] [ aquamacs-Bugs-1494562 ] M-x gdb doesn't  
> work to a binary with spaces in its path
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> Bugs item #1494562, was opened at 2006-05-24 12:59
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> Summary: M-x gdb doesn't work to a binary with spaces in its path
>
> Initial Comment:
> Start AquaMacs ... then M-x gdb<RET>
>
> First, try and use completion to get to the binary /Applications/ 
> System
> Preferences/Contents/MacOS/System Preferences.  It won't work.  I've
> tried various quotings in the minibuffer without luck.  I am able  
> to run
> gdb by starting without a file option.  In gdb running file ".../ 
> path to
> binary".
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