[Bug preprocessor/19361] New: -MT option does not escape funny characters

[Bug preprocessor/19361] New: -MT option does not escape funny characters

[abbott at dima dot unige dot it]

The -MT option really does use precisely the specified string as the target. 
It would be better if spaces (and other funny characters) were 
escaped (using backslash) in the output. 
 
Note: for my purposes it would be enough to follow the proposal in 
bug #15185 that there be an option to force the full path name in 
the target. 
 
EXAMPLE: compare the outputs of the following two calls to gcc 
$ touch my\ prog.c 
$ gcc -MM my\ prog.c 
my\ prog.o: my\ prog.c 
$ gcc -MM my\ prog.c -MT my\ prog.o 
my prog.o: my\ prog.c 
 
I am inclined to say that the second output is wrong.

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           Summary: -MT option does not escape funny characters
           Product: gcc
           Version: 3.4.3
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: preprocessor
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: abbott at dima dot unige dot it
                CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
 GCC build triplet: i486-slackware-linux
  GCC host triplet: i486-slackware-linux
GCC target triplet: i486-slackware-linux


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19361

Re: [Bug preprocessor/19361] New: -MT option does not escape funny characters

[Neil Booth]

abbott at dima dot unige dot it wrote:-

> The -MT option really does use precisely the specified string as the target. 
> It would be better if spaces (and other funny characters) were 
> escaped (using backslash) in the output. 
>  
> Note: for my purposes it would be enough to follow the proposal in 
> bug #15185 that there be an option to force the full path name in 
> the target. 
>  
> EXAMPLE: compare the outputs of the following two calls to gcc 
> $ touch my\ prog.c 
> $ gcc -MM my\ prog.c 
> my\ prog.o: my\ prog.c 
> $ gcc -MM my\ prog.c -MT my\ prog.o 
> my prog.o: my\ prog.c 
>  
> I am inclined to say that the second output is wrong.

What's wrong with -MQ?

[Bug preprocessor/19361] -MT option does not escape funny characters

[neil at daikokuya dot co dot uk]

------- Additional Comments From neil at daikokuya dot co dot uk  2005-01-10 15:01 -------
Subject: Re:  New: -MT option does not escape funny characters

abbott at dima dot unige dot it wrote:-

> The -MT option really does use precisely the specified string as the target. 
> It would be better if spaces (and other funny characters) were 
> escaped (using backslash) in the output. 
>  
> Note: for my purposes it would be enough to follow the proposal in 
> bug #15185 that there be an option to force the full path name in 
> the target. 
>  
> EXAMPLE: compare the outputs of the following two calls to gcc 
> $ touch my\ prog.c 
> $ gcc -MM my\ prog.c 
> my\ prog.o: my\ prog.c 
> $ gcc -MM my\ prog.c -MT my\ prog.o 
> my prog.o: my\ prog.c 
>  
> I am inclined to say that the second output is wrong.

What's wrong with -MQ?


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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19361

[Bug preprocessor/19361] -MT option does not escape funny characters

[abbott at bigatti dot dima dot unige dot it]

------- Additional Comments From abbott at bigatti dot dima dot unige dot it  2005-01-10 15:40 -------
Subject: Re:  -MT option does not escape funny
 characters


> What's wrong with -MQ?

Thank you.  I'm at a loss for words: I must be suffering from selective blindness

John.
PS now I wonder why -MT exists at all.



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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19361

[Bug preprocessor/19361] -MT option does not escape funny characters

[pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org]

------- Additional Comments From pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org  2005-01-10 15:41 -------
Invalid as explained to use -MQ.

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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19361