Bug #3612: windows: unable to run path with spaces on it anymore.

• Status: Rejected
• Assignee: -
• Target version: -
• ruby -v: ruby 1.9.3dev (2010-07-19 trunk 28684) [i386-mingw32]

[rogerdpack (Roger Pack)]

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With 1.8.6 and 1.9.1, this worked:

IO.popen("c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore")

I assume it's a bug that it not work anymore, but am actually ok either way since...it's a bit surprising to not need quotes, since windows does on the command line.

Let me know either way (if it is expected or not).
This behavior is also present in 1.9.2 branch.
Thanks.
-r
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[phasis68 (Heesob Park)]

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Here is a patch for this issue.

--- win32.c 2010-07-26 17:36:18.980422535 +0900
+++ win32.c.new 2010-07-26 17:37:47.582469991 +0900
@@ -1136,10 +1136,7 @@
}
}
shell = dln_find_exe_r(shell, NULL, fbuf, sizeof(fbuf));

•       if (!shell) {
  

•           shell = p ? p : cmd;
  

•       }
  

•       else {
  

•       if (shell) {
            len = strlen(shell);
            if (strchr(shell, ' ')) quote = -1;
            if (shell == fbuf) {
  

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[usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)]

• Status changed from Open to Rejected

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This is intended behavior.
Please do not use the accidental behavior of old rubies.

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[rogerdpack (Roger Pack)]

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I assumed the accidental behavior was expected, but apparently it was not. Thanks for the clarification.
-r
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