But that MAY not be the correct 8.3 name.

C:\Progra~1 may not be C:\Program Files
C:\Progra~2 may be C:\Program Files

BUT

C:\Program Files IS C:\Program Files.

There are a lot of rules around the ~nnn which make using them a real pain.

Ideally, if the script is running on windows then it should use the PROPER 
name. Just like PHP does when I say "C:/Program Files/Some Application/Some 
File.txt".



-----Original Message-----
From: Jakub Vrana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 20 January 2006 13:37
To: Sveta Smirnova
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [PHP-DOC] configure.in patch

Sveta Smirnova wrote:
> In Windows default place for programs is 
> "C:\ProgramFiles\Program_name". "C:\Program Files" contains 
> whitespace. Installingof all programs in different places is 
> inconvinient. For example peopledon't raise an objection when 
> UNIX-based operation systems requireinstall programs in 
> /usr/local/bin.  I understand why you don't want tochange this 
> behavior, but I've only found same path in Makefile.in Soif you agree 
> to support "whitespaces in paths" I can change buildscripts for it  
> :-)

Usually, you can use C:\Progra~1 for the same location.

Jakub Vrana

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