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Program Files My Documents Also, why wouldn't I? Why shouldn't I? There isn't a single file system that prevents me from doing so and there isn't a single oth

• sophacles 14y ago
  I understand you are making a point, one which I largely agree with, but: there isn't a single other computer program in the world which has a problem with it is a bit too much hyperbole -- there is some really really bad software out there.
  • qntm 14y ago
    That's a fair point. Strawberry Perl, I'm looking at you. I stand by the rest of what I said, though. If a piece of software can't handle spaces in paths, the software is broken. I'm not adding a top-level directory to my C: drive just to appease it. I'll use something else.
• kaolinite 14y ago
  Make was made for *nix, it's not exactly surprising that it doesn't conform with Windows's preferences :-) I certainly wouldn't call that show-stopping. Oh and there are some file systems that don't allow spaces by the way, though admittedly not in common usage.