Copy and Paste - make /qmake fails when Linux "paste" include ( ) in name
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I'd say the problem is with the Makefile at hand. But almost nobody in the Linux world expects you to build software in folders whose names include spaces and/or parentheses.
Moreover, when you build with make, the general assumption is that you're using the command line, rather than creating folders via drag-n-drop or Copy/Paste functions of a GUI file manager.
Just rename the folder to something like Current_project.copy.
Technically, the only characters that can not be in a filename are the forward slash / and a NULL character. However, other special characters including spaces , < > | \ : ( ) & ; ? and * while allowed can be problematic. In the case of () they must be enclosed with single quotes.
As stated not enough information but yes based on your post it is a linux "problem" and not specific to make.
Technically, the only characters that can not be in a filename are the forward slash / and a NULL character. However, other special characters including spaces , < > | \ : ( ) & ; ? and * while allowed can be problematic. In the case of () they must be enclosed with single quotes.
As stated not enough information but yes based on your post it is a linux "problem" and not specific to make.
Correct.
The problem is that shell expansion will remove a level of quoting - and make/qmake will use the shell, thus making any quoting of shell meta characters very difficult to get working with a GUI.
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