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On 06/27, Ralph Lange via Tech-talk wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 17:30, J. Lewis Muir <jlmuir at imca-cat.org> wrote:
> > Is the no-space-or-parentheses-in-paths restriction specific to Windows?
> 
> See savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?712
> 
> The workaround in the Windows guide is specific.
> I have rarely seen spaces in paths on other systems, while they're
> everywhere on Windows. (And brackets.)

The workaround is Windows-specific, but given the bug report you
referenced (which I just briefly skimmed), at least the no-spaces
restriction is not, so IMO that should be stated as a restriction in the
installation instructions for the other platforms.  How common spaces
are in paths on other platforms seems irrelevant to me.

Lewis

References:

install epics-base: Perl Script Path Interpretation Issue on Windows Hussein Matar via Tech-talk

Re: install epics-base: Perl Script Path Interpretation Issue on Windows Johnson, Andrew N. via Tech-talk

Re: install epics-base: Perl Script Path Interpretation Issue on Windows Ralph Lange via Tech-talk

Re: install epics-base: Perl Script Path Interpretation Issue on Windows J. Lewis Muir via Tech-talk

Re: install epics-base: Perl Script Path Interpretation Issue on Windows Ralph Lange via Tech-talk

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