On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:57:26 GMT, Chen Liang <li...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> 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"? @liach Huh. I removed the flag, and `configure` detected it. This didn't happen before. The log says it found it "using well-known name" this time. I believe it was "configure: error: Cannot locate a valid Visual Studio installation". ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20197#issuecomment-2231834119
