makefile with spaces in path

[teuf]

need help about building make file that has spaces in path name

like Documents and setings, my folder........

problem arise in comands like

make -c ../linux ................M='current position'
and it makes makefile error536 no such file or directory cause it splits path in two parts
before space in name and after the space.
something like
entering directory 'c:/documents' no such.....
entering directory 'setings/something/somenthig...' no such .........

problem is that -c calls $$(pwd) somewhere and than aply it to M to find ../linux
so how to make that path looks okay
i can put " " on other $$(pwd) in other make files and that works okay but this make -C????
any ideas how to solve this?
please don't answer like don't put spaces in names of folders. it supposed to work in situations like that!

[Kieren]

Try using a \ before each space character. For instance:

C:\Documents\ and\ Settings\

[MikeTbob]

Kieren, is correct. Use the dir command to see exactly what's going on.

[teuf]

I know that but problem is that i dont know what path is it going to be
i am using in code relative paths to the file position like
../../linux2.6.10 ../build and so on
so when building project command make -c in makefile calls $$(pwd) aply to it ../../linux2.6.10 and do make all in linux2.6.10/Makefile.

so i dont type anywhere apsolyte paths only using $$(pwd) on few places

command that makes error is

$(MAKE) -C .../../linux-2.6.10/ [options] M=$(FILEDIR)

filedir = path to the file where this command is, it is found by '$$(pwd)'

anything else

[Kieren]

As found in http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/string-manipulation.html

stringZ=abcABC123ABCabc

echo ${stringZ/abc/xyz}           # xyzABC123ABCabc
                                  # Replaces first match of 'abc' with 'xyz'.

echo ${stringZ//abc/xyz}          # xyzABC123ABCxyz
                                  # Replaces all matches of 'abc' with # 'xyz'.

So you would use something like:

${$(FILEDIR)// /\}

?

[teuf]

could work I will try

should it look maybe like this

${$(FILEDIR)// /\ }
with one space at end cause I am replacing ' ' with '\ ' ?

thanks alot

sorry how to put that code field in msg?

[Kieren]

Yes, you need the space at the end, I missed it out.

To format your code wrap it in:

[code]Some code[code]

[teuf]

thanks

[teuf]

it 's not working

cause it transforms something like "/usr/local/......................" to " "
it seems like it doesn't work in makefiles

i try it more tommorow.

[Kieren]

Hmm, what about something like:

${$(FILEDIR)//\ /\\\ }

?