Bug report #723
windows installer: avoid white space in default install path
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Low | ||
| Assignee: |  nobody - | ||
| Category: | Build/Install | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | Regression?: | No | |
| Operating System: | Windows | Easy fix?: | No |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | Resolution: | fixed | |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | Copied to github as #: | 10782 |
Description
Hi,
could the windows installer be changed to NOT include white space in the default install path? This breaks many GRASS commands. We work hard on fixing it but it takes time (all hand work and > 600000 lines of code...).
thanks
Markus
History
#1
Updated by Tim Sutton almost 17 years ago
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from Open to Closed
This kind of goes against normal windows installation convention of putting things in c:\\program files\\. Since not all QGIS users make use of grass functionality I would like to provide them with a 'normal' installation experience too. As compromise, I have added a message to the installation directory step indicating that for full grass functionality it is better to install to a path with no spaces. See http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=539797344&size=o for example. In addition I have enabled share/qgis/doc/readme.html to be displayed at the end of the install process and we can add some additional notes there. I hope this is acceptible. I am closing the bug. Please reopen if you still are unhappy with the above solution.
Regards
Tim
#2
Updated by Markus Neteler almost 17 years ago
hi Tim,
great solution. Thanks, Markus
#3 Updated by Anonymous over 14 years ago
Milestone Version 0.8.1 deleted