Bug 103368

Summary:	script generated by pkg.m4 does not work when pkg-config is in a directory with spaces
Product:	pkg-config	Reporter:	Jefferson Carpenter <jeffersoncarpenter2>
Component:	src	Assignee:	pkg-config
Status:	RESOLVED MOVED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	medium	CC:	jeffersoncarpenter2
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
Whiteboard:
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Attachments:	patch

Description Jefferson Carpenter 2017-10-20 07:41:09 UTC

Created attachment 134933 [details]
patch

When pkg-config is located in a directory with spaces, the script generated by pkg.m4 crashes whenever it tries to run the program.

For instance, when pkg-config is located in 

    C:\Program Files\Mono\bin\pkg-config.exe

I get the following messages from the configure script in cygwin:

   ./configure: line 2645: /cygdrive/c/Program: No such file or directory

I haven't tested, but this problem would also occur on Linux, should pkg-config ever be in a directory with spaces.

A patch is attached that should fix the problem with pkg-config.  I have not looked for other commands in pkg.m4 that may have the same issue.

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