GNU bug report logs - #8373
why not give user an extra variable when compile emacs under windows?

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Packages: emacs, w32;

Reported by: Xu Jingtao <jingtaozf <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:30:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 8373 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Xu Jingtao <jingtaozf <at> gmail.com>
To: lekktu <at> gmail.com
Cc: 8373 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8373: why not give user an extra variable when compile
	emacs under windows?
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:09:49 +0800
parse "=" in dos batch script is very difficult,
because dos batch has poor native string process commands as i could see. 
I think the easy fix would be writing an extra console commands parsing command line 
or give user an extra variable to set the cflags as i have mentioned.

Best regards.
Jingtao
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 16:45, Xu Jingtao <jingtaozf <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > But under windows os,the "=" is treated as white space when passed to batch arguments.
> > So I have to modify this gcc definition in emacs's source tree which is not my pleasure.
> > Why not give user an extra variable when compile emacs under windows?
> 
> I think the proper fix would be finding a way to pass arguments
> containing "=" to configure.bat. That might prove difficult, though,
> at least with command.com.
> 
>     Juanma




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