qmake INCLUDEPATH with spaces

[bitChanger]

How do I include a path with a space in it:

INCLUDEPATH = c:\Program Files\blahblahblah

INCLUDEPATH = c:\Program Files\blahblahblah

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I tried quotes and that didn't work.

[jacek]

Double quotes should work:

INCLUDEPATH += "c:\Program Files\blahblahblah"

if not, you can try:

INCLUDEPATH += c:\Progra~1\blahblahblah

[bitChanger]

Double quotes did not work.

Using progra~1 works.

INCLUDEPATH += c:\Progra~1\blahblahblah

INCLUDEPATH += c:\Progra~1\blahblahblah

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However, it seems there should be a better way of doing this.
I'll use the ~1 for now. Thanks!

[dimitri]

I tried quotes and that didn't work.

How doesn't it work?

There are indeed issues with filenames with special characters.

• With the Microsoft toolchain some of them cannot be fixed since they originate in Microsoft's nmake as far as I know.
• With the MinGW toolchain, I believe this is a known issue that should be fixed in an upcoming release.

[bitChanger]

The following is what didn't work.

INCLUDEPATH += "c:\Program Files\blahblahblah"

INCLUDEPATH += "c:\Program Files\blahblahblah"

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qmake parses this as 2 paths separated by the space.

[dimitri]

I need to see the actual error messages - together with *.pro file if possible.

[ankurjain]

This must not happen as such, just try posting the error message. Also try escaping the space ( this is what happens in *nix environments, dunno if it works with windows as well ).

Which version are u using ?

[bitChanger]

There is no error message. qmake thinks its two completely separate paths and includes both of them. So I guess I get an error about cannot find header file during compile time. The issue is not an error, it's that qmake will not allow for an include path with a space in it. The space is qmake's line break character.

I do a lot of Matlab integration with Qt and the new Matlab uses an include path located in 'Program Files/Matlab/' this is why I'm including something from that path.

P.S. I tried the '\ ' escape on the space and it didn't work neither. Thanks though.

I'm using Qt 4.1.2 for this project.

[ankurjain]

Have u checked in the Project Settings in Visual Studio? i tried the path with spaces in it in pro file. I just enclosed the path in double qoutes, after that i imported the file in VC++.

There i checked the path, its full in double quotes :

/I"C:/Documents and Settings/ajain/Desktop/qt/include"

/I"C:/Documents and Settings/ajain/Desktop/qt/include"

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if i dont use "" then this happens

/I"C:\Documents" /I"and" /I"Settings\ajain\Desktop\qt\include"

/I"C:\Documents" /I"and" /I"Settings\ajain\Desktop\qt\include"

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See if this helps and reply .... ur qt installation is perfect na ? hav u tried running other examples ?