Description Mario Pierro 2011-09-08 05:18:07 EDT

Build Identifier: Eclipse 20110615-0604, CDT 8.0.0.201106081058

I have noticed that adding a library to a project using the Paths and Symbols > Libraries tab > Add button will fail if the path contains spaces.

The problem seems to be that quotes are added to the library filename, which are subsequently doubled when the -l option is built and thus stripped from the actual command line.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a new C project using the MinGW GCC toolchain and the Hello World C template.

2. Add a library to the project using Project > Properties > C/C++ Build > C/C++ General > Paths and Symbols > Libraries > Add > File System, and browse to a library file containing a space in its path

3. Verify that the corresponding option Project > Properties > C/C++ Build > C/C++ General > MinGW C Linker > Libraries > Libraries now contains the library file with quotes around it

4. Build the project, and verify that build fails since the -l option is sent to gcc without quotes around the path

>> WORKAROUND

5. Edit the option in Project > Properties > C/C++ Build > C/C++ General > MinGW C Linker > Libraries > Libraries and _remove_ the quotes around the path

6. Verify that the project now builds correctly, since the library path is sent in the -l option