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From: Kees Jan Koster <kjkoster@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [OT] TC7 + AntCompiler problems with whitespace in pathname
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:27:16 +0100
To: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org>

On 17 jan. 2012, at 11:11, Andr=C3=A9 Warnier <aw@ice-sa.com> wrote:

> Kees Jan Koster wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>> Now about whether this is a bug in Tomcat or its documentation : I am fa=
irly sure that not long ago, I saw a strong warning somewhere in the on-line=
 Tomcat documentation, about not using spaces in pathnames somewhere, as it w=
as not supported by some component.
>> Perhaps the Tomcat start script can issue a warning in case spaces are fo=
und in the path?
> You know, I think that this is a lost battle.  The habit is by now so entr=
enched that there is probably nothing anyone can do by now to extirpate this=
, other than designing a new OS where this is forbidden.  And you'd still ha=
ve to deal with funny imported foreign file names and paths.
> But I keep on reacting to issues to do with withespace in pathnames, just b=
ecause I believe that there is not one programmer alive in the whole world, w=
ho has not had some problem with this at some point.
> So if you can save yourself the trouble, by installing Tomcat in some path=
name which makes sense and is not a pain to type and forget to quote somewhe=
re, you'll always do yourself a favor in the end.
>=20
> P.S. In our current globalised world, similar issues exist with filenames c=
ontaining characters that can perhaps be displayed everywhere, but not /type=
d/ on=20
>=20

Agreed on the lost battle part. My suggestion is merely to help people who n=
ever experienced path issues like this before. It gives them a place to star=
t looking when tomcat does not work for them.

That is why I suggest to issue a warning and not rewrite the OS.

Kees Jan=

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