Re: problems with embedded spaces in file paths (Win32)

[Fabrice Popineau <Fabrice.Popineau@supelec.fr>]

> 1.  on Win32, kpsewhich often fails to find texexec.ini.  I created a

I have applied a couple of patches to texexec and texutil. They are
attached.

> 2.  ConTeXt texexec uses $ENV{"HOME"} to set a value in filename.tmp,
> e.g., on unix:

I tried your example and this is what I get :

C:\tmp>cat try.tmp
% try.top
\unprotect
\setupoutput[pdftex]
\setupsystem[\c!gebied={C:/Documents and Settings/popineau/My Documents/}]
\setupsystem[\c!n=2]
\setupsystem[inputfile=try.tex]
\protect

Which seems correct, isn't it?

Fabrice

==== //depot/Master/texmf/context/perltk/texexec.pl#32 - c:\source\texlive\Master\texmf\context\perltk\texexec.pl ====
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@
       { my $p = checked_path($_) . 'kpsewhich' ;
         if ((-e $p)||(-e $p . '.exe'))
           { $kpsewhich = $p ;
+# Fix by Fabrice P
+# irun.exe report $own_path to be c:/progra~1/texlive/bin/win32
+# and there is no space in it !
+# We could get spurious error messages here if there $p has spaces and $own_quote is not set
+           $own_quote = ($kpsewhich =~ m/^[^\"].* / ? "\"" : "") ;
             $IniPath = found_ini_file("ini") ;
             unless (-e $IniPath) { $IniPath = found_ini_file("rme") }
             last } }
==== //depot/Master/texmf/context/perltk/texexec.pl#34 - c:\source\texlive\Master\texmf\context\perltk\texexec.pl ====

==== //depot/Master/texmf/context/perltk/texutil.pl#25 - c:\source\texlive\Master\texmf\context\perltk\texutil.pl ====
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@
           { my $p = checked_path($_) . 'kpsewhich' ;
             if ((-e $p)||(-e $p . '.exe'))
               { $kpsewhich = $p ; last } } }
+    $kpsewhich = "\"$kpsewhich\"" if ($kpsewhich =~ m/^[^\"].* / ? "\"" : "") ;

     while (<TEX>)
       { chomp ;
         my $Filter ;
==== //depot/Master/texmf/context/perltk/texutil.pl#26 - c:\source\texlive\Master\texmf\context\perltk\texutil.pl ====