[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #65808] "octave.bat" does not work in case the PATH variable contains directories with spaces

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                 Summary: "octave.bat" does not work in case the PATH variable
contains directories with spaces
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: None
               Submitted: Wed 29 May 2024 07:14:33 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Unexpected Error or Warning
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Michael Bachmann
        Originator Email: mr.bachmann@web.de
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 9.1.0
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None


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Follow-up Comments:


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Date: Wed 29 May 2024 07:14:33 PM UTC By: Anonymous
In case e.g. the PATH variable contains directories with spaces e.g.:

C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common

the following error occurs:

>set "PATH=C:\Program Files\GNU Octave\Octave-9.1.0\mingw64\bin;%PATH%"
>octave.bat --version
\NVIDIA was unexpected this time.


The solution for the issue is to put the argument of every call of "set" in
double quotes like e.g.:

set "PATH=%OCT_HOME%\bin;%PATH%"

This allows to handle variable values which contain spaces correctly.

Please find attached a patched version of octave.bat in which the double
quotes have been added.

Using the patched version of octave.bat:

>octave.bat --version
GNU Octave, version 9.1.0
Copyright (C) 1993-2024 The Octave Project Developers.
This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions.
There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Octave was configured for "x86_64-w64-mingw32".

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