On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:46:44 GMT, SWinxy <d...@openjdk.org> wrote: >> Context: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/build-dev/2024-July/045586.html >> >> People were confused on a few details around fixing windows space names, >> including: >> 1. setshortname can report confusing error message when the directory is in >> use >> 2. Many directories can have names set but only Microsoft Visual Studio and >> Windows Kits need them >> >> Also adds some notes about `jdk` being the exploded image while `images/jdk` >> is the actual image. > > Does `configure` look for a particular short name for them to be? The > documentation only says "Usually, it assumes those directories have short > paths." The script didn't automatically detect the short paths for Microsoft > Visual Studio nor Windows Kits unless manually specified in > `--with-toolchain-path=`. I think mentioning that would be beneficial. Here's > my attempt at a different copy, which includes even more detail: > > The only directories required to have short paths are `Microsoft Visual > Studio` > (in `Program Files`) and `Windows Kits` (in `Program Files (x86)`); the rest > of the > "contains space" warnings from configure can be ignored. The directories' > short paths can be set to, for example, `WINMVS~1` and `WINKIT~1`, > respectively. > Run `configure` with `--with-toolchain-path=/mnt/c/PROGRA~2/WINKIT~1/; > /mnt/c/PROGRA~1/WINMVS~1`, or the short paths that you configured. > (`PROGRA~1` is `Program Files`, and `PROGRA~2` is `Program Files (x86)`.)
@SWinxy I think configure first uses the explicit full path with spaces; it asks `cygpath` to convert the space path into the short form, as each directory can only have 1 short name. If you don't specify it, what's the error message? Like can't find VS in "well known locations"? ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20197#issuecomment-2231815553
