Re: Build Perl win32 with a ' ' in install dir

Starting from Win95 until recently (don't know if it works under Win10, but probably yes), you could use C:\PROGRA~1 instead of C:\Program Files - it is certainly worth a try.

Update: WP on 8.3 filenames

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Re^2: Build Perl win32 with a ' ' in install dir by fdesar (Beadle) on Jan 06, 2020 at 13:24 UTC
it seems it doen't work anymore on Windows 10 : If I do in a DOS shell a dir c:\progra-1 the only thing I get is a "File not found"!	[reply]
Re^3: Build Perl win32 with a ' ' in install dir by soonix (Chancellor) on Jan 06, 2020 at 13:46 UTC
Attention: ~ is not a dash, it should be a (squiggly) tilde.	[reply]
Re^4: Build Perl win32 with a ' ' in install dir by afoken (Chancellor) on Jan 06, 2020 at 14:40 UTC
... and depending on the previous use of the filesystem, `C:\Program Files` does not always have the short filename `C:\Progra~1`. Use `dir /x` to find the short filename. Alexander -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Build Perl win32 with a ' ' in install dir by shmem (Chancellor) on Jan 07, 2020 at 17:52 UTC
dir c:\progra-1 It's a tilde (~), not a dash (-). Try `dir c:\progra~1` [download] perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Build Perl win32 with a ' ' in install dir by Anonymous Monk on Jan 07, 2020 at 04:58 UTC
it seems it doen't work anymore on Windows 10 : Hi AFAIK, Its a feature you have to choose to turn on, it affects cmd.exe globbing (extra matches)	[reply]