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Bug 24943

Summary:	Compiler error when compiling files with spaces in path (Mac OS X)
Product:	java	Reporter:	richardbounds <richardbounds>
Component:	Unsupported	Assignee:	Tomas Hurka <thurka>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE
Severity:	blocker	Keywords:	SPACE_IN_PATH
Priority:	P3
Version:	3.x
Hardware:	Macintosh
OS:	Mac OS X
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:
Attachments:	system log (don't think this has anything useful in it) archive of files to reproduce the bug

Description richardbounds 2002-06-19 11:06:19 UTC

If I try to compile files which have spaces in the
path, I get a javac error:

javac: invalid argument:
/Users/richard/Working_Directory/Risk_Governance/Risk
Usage: javac <options> <source files>


(Where actual path is ~/Risk_Governance/Risk\
InsightV2/ )


Obviously, a temporary work-around is to create
symlinks without spaces and use those instead.
(I'm stuck with the spaces as they're like that in
CVS)

Comment 1 Svata Dedic 2002-06-19 17:13:24 UTC

Can you paste here the exact command line that launched javac ? You
can find it in your $userdir/system/ide.log file. Just invoke compile
and then you can find the commandline near the end of file.
Thanks.

Comment 2 richardbounds 2002-06-19 19:11:45 UTC

Created attachment 6331 [details]
system log (don't think this has anything useful in it)

Comment 3 richardbounds 2002-06-19 19:13:40 UTC

Do I need to change the log level somehow? I don't think anything
useful is showing in the log...

Comment 4 Svata Dedic 2002-06-19 20:18:09 UTC

Hmm.. that is strange; did you run the compiler before you took the
log snapshot ? AFAIK all external tool executions are logged, but I
will check that once more (on the exact build).

Comment 5 Tomas Hurka 2002-07-01 11:19:03 UTC

I just tried it and it worked for me. I created directory 
"/tmp/folder with spaces" mounted this directory and there created
file HHHH.java in package com.bonk.dong. I was able to compile the
files successfully. Closing as works-for-me. If you have reproducible
test case, please reopen with the information how to reproduce it.

Comment 6 richardbounds 2002-07-01 14:54:04 UTC

Created attachment 6496 [details]
archive of files to reproduce the bug

Comment 7 richardbounds 2002-07-01 14:58:12 UTC

OK - I've messed about with it and I reckon it seems to be related to
the number/path length of the files being compiled. I've attached
test_spaces.tar.gz. The bug can be reproduced by decompressing it into
/tmp, then mounting 

/tmp/test_spaces/some\ space\ here/more\ spaces\ here/spaces/src/

as a filesystem in the explorer (in a fresh project) and adding it to
the project. Building the project should demonstrate the bug (I hope).
Sorry for the complicated instructions.

Comment 8 Tomas Hurka 2002-07-01 15:49:29 UTC

Thanks. I was able to reproduce it with your test classes.

Comment 9 Tomas Hurka 2002-07-01 16:58:45 UTC

Already reported for Windows. Closing this as duplicate.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 6427 ***

Comment 10 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 13:11:40 UTC

Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.

Comment 11 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 13:18:17 UTC

Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.