2012/10/29 Andrew Brunner <atbrun...@aurawin.com>: > On 10/29/2012 08:31 AM, Vincent Snijders wrote: > >> In the past some third part tools didn't work corectly with paths with >> space. To prevent trouble, Lazarus refuses to install in Program >> Files. (A highly irregular install is preferable over an install, that >> results in a Lazarus that doesn't work) > > > I think this was a really bad move. Failing / Improving the tools would > have been > the better move.
Why? If it was not fixable at that time? We don't create the linker, nor the debugger. > > >> Nobody bothered to check if there are still problems. >> >> Vincent >> > Agreed. Unless someone complains about something the problem can go > unaware and is not going to get resolved until attention is brought to it. It is a known issue for me. There even is a bug report about it. Just nobody willing to work on it. And this is so easy to do for a user. Simply rename the Lazarus directory and update the environment options accordingly and see what breaks. For example debugging, external linker, resource compiling. I think it is better now, because a lot things have been tested when compiling projects in paths with spaces. > > The project overall is what the big pictures is about here. First come > Lazarus users are going to install it for windows and laugh at this. A > certain percent of these are stuck in their Microsoft world - they simply > won't be able to see past this. Life outside the Program Files folder is a > complete mystery. LOL. Meaning, they will go back to their Microsoft > development platform de'Joure and something inside them will say "See it's > better with Microsoft commercial development tools". It is better. > > This is in direct opposition to power users - who I guess are mainly using > Linux. These can get around anything. While the real power users just > simply use Windows as build machines, they are not necessarily going to care > about the Lazarus "Brand". After all, some power users are Lazarus > contributors. > Do you care? Then test. > The space path issues is a show stopper. Each day Lazarus is downloaded as > no space paths allowed translates into a stunted growth rate. This is > simply forcing some developers to abort the install and simply put lazarus > on the back burner for another version increment. > Fine, that doesn't hurt me. And still nobody bothered to test if it works in a directory with spaces. IMHO it is a nice to have, so I won't spend time on testing, just on disabling it Vincent -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus