[MacPorts] #35910: Cannot build Macports in path containing spaces

[MacPorts]

#35910: Cannot build Macports in path containing spaces
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 Reporter:  cowwoc@…                 |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                   |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                   |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base                     |     Version:  2.1.1                                
 Keywords:                           |        Port:                                       
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: cal@…, ryandesign@… (added)


Old description:

> 1. Download Macports source tarball into a path containing spaces
> 2. Configure the environment and run make
> 3. The build will fail with numerous errors. For example:
>
> {{{
> checking that any existing MacPorts install can be upgraded...
> ./configure: line 10002: test: /Users/gili/.jenkins/workspace/GStreamer:
> binary operator expected
> yes
> ./configure: eval: line 10011: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> ./configure: eval: line 10011:
> `prefix_expanded=/Users/gili/.jenkins/workspace/GStreamer
> (iOS)/client/ios/gstreamer/gstreamer/intermediate/macports'
> }}}
> or
> {{{
> ===> making install in doc
> /usr/bin/install -c -d -o gili -g staff -m 0755
> /Users/gili/.jenkins/workspace/GStreamer
> (iOS)/client/ios/gstreamer/gstreamer/intermediate/macports
> /bin/sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> }}}

New description:

 1. Download Macports source tarball into a path containing spaces
  2. Configure the environment and run make
  3. The build will fail with numerous errors. For example:

 {{{
 checking that any existing MacPorts install can be upgraded...
 ./configure: line 10002: test: /Users/gili/.jenkins/workspace/GStreamer:
 binary operator expected
 yes
 ./configure: eval: line 10011: syntax error near unexpected token `('
 ./configure: eval: line 10011:
 `prefix_expanded=/Users/gili/.jenkins/workspace/GStreamer
 (iOS)/client/ios/gstreamer/gstreamer/intermediate/macports'
 }}}
 or
 {{{
 ===> making install in doc
 /usr/bin/install -c -d -o gili -g staff -m 0755
 /Users/gili/.jenkins/workspace/GStreamer
 (iOS)/client/ios/gstreamer/gstreamer/intermediate/macports
 /bin/sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('
 }}}

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Comment:

 Even if you can fix MacPorts itself to install in a path with spaces,
 likely many ports will fail to build in such a configuration. Years ago I
 reported this problem to the developers of autoconf, a configuration
 system used by many many ports, and the developers of autoconf said they
 had no plans to fix this issue and that it was a user error to attempt to
 use a path containing spaces. Therefore it seems unwise for us to attempt
 to support such a configuration either.

 Consequently, because we've been under the impression that we'll never run
 in a path with spaces, many many portfiles make that assumption as well.
 It would be a great deal of effort to fix this problem in all portfiles,
 for no discernible gain, since it's trivial for the user to choose to
 install MacPorts a different path that doesn't contain spaces.

 I would suggest closing this ticket as "wontfix".

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/35910#comment:5>
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