Re: avoid space in path names
Re: avoid space in path names
- Subject: Re: avoid space in path names
- From: Stefan Werner <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:19:24 +0100
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:50:48 -0800
From: Scott Fraser <email@hidden>
Subject: Re: avoid space in path names
For example, my "Library Search Paths" variable is set to
"$(TARGET_BUILD_DIR)/../../Other Libraries Dir" (including the double
quotes). Without the double quotes, the build fails.
In that case, Xcode should add them automatically when I drag a
folder in the search paths. If it's such a simple thing that the
application can handle itself, don't put the burden on the user. The
user wants to get the job done, not learn how Unix encodes \" in a
file name.
As in any Unix environment (not just Mac OSX), Unix is perfectly happy
with spaces in path names. Problems arise when script writers fail to
account for such spaces.
Well, Unix can do anything, it just puts the burden on the
user...There are too many quick and dirty ports of Unix programs on
OS X that can't handle international names, aliases or removable
media. Heck, even iTunes on OS X forgot that just because I removed
the disc with an mp3 on it doesn't mean I deleted it. (iTunes on OS 9
would just ask for that disc by its name).
It seldom hurts, and it protects you from those gall
durn $%^$* users who insist on giving their folders "natural" names.
Call me old fashioned, but I still follow the antiquated theory that
computers should adapt to humans and not the other way round ;)
Also, I just find that the easiest way to test if my application
handles international characters correctly is renaming my project
directory to " は胃ö é" or similar. (in the likely case that this
string didn't make it, it's Hiragana, Umlauts and an acent egu).
Stefan _______________________________________________
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