Re: error when a file with blanks is entered in -dlog-file

[Colin Hall]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:26:19AM +0100, Colin Hall wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 02:10:15AM -0700, Eluze wrote:
> > 
> > Colin Hall-3 wrote
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 01:52:44AM -0700, Eluze wrote:
> > >> running the command
> > >> 
> > >> lilypond -dlog-file="my special.log" a.ly
> > >> 
> > >> GNU LilyPond 2.15.95
> > >> <unnamed port>:1:7: While evaluating arguments to cons in expression
> > >> (cons
> > >> (quote log-file) (quote my) ...):
> > >> <unnamed port>:1:7: Unbound variable: special.log
> > >> 
> > >> did I use this command/option incorrectly? if not I will add this to the
> > >> issue list.
> > >> 
> > >> thanks
> > >> Eluze
> > > 
> > > On Windows?
> > > 
> > 
> > exactly! Eluze
> 
> Windows shell quoting. It's a known bug.
> 

This would be a good item for the common errors section.

Cheers,
Colin.


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Colin Hall