[tex-live] tlmgr still has problems handling spaces in texlive's path

[Norbert Preining]

On Mo, 06 Jun 2011, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Ok, here is a patch against current tlpretest.

Here it is now also attached.

You have to go into .../2011/tlpkg/TeXLive and apply the patch.

> I tried it from an installation that:
> - was installed from an install-tl that is ina space-containing-path
> - the network server also contained a space in the dir
> - the destination also contains a space in the path
> 
> With this patch I could run install etc (but not --helP!) on linux.
> 
> If someone can test this on Mac and MOST IMPORTANT ON WINDOWS!!!!!
> That would be great!!!!
> 
> > - TLPDB.pm lines 303 & 1359
> > - TLUtils.pm lines 1471, 1891, 2158, 2216, 2251, 2274, 3331
> 
> Not all of them have been changed, only some.

Best wishes

Norbert
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