Re: [AD] Windows Android build broken

[Peter Wang <novalazy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:55:32 +1100, Peter Wang <novalazy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:54:54 +0000, nooskewl@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > OK to be more clear, MSYS mangles the paths somehow so I’m not sure how to run it without being in that directory other than using the 8.3 filenames. cmd.exe is getting “C:\Program” as input even if I put it in single or double quotes, escape it or use the MSYS /c/Program\ Files.. notation.
> > 
> 
> I can think of a few workarounds:
> 
> 1. we just call cmd.exe /c android.bat and hope it's on the PATH
> 
> 2. we generate a local batch file containing the full path to
>    android.bat and call the local batch file.  The local path
>    better not have spaces itself, but we could use a relative path.
> 
> 3. since building the examples requires python we could call a
>    trivial python script which then calls android.bat

Actually, the python option is better if it works.  We only call
android.bat directly in android/allegro_activity and android/example,
and the latter is unimportant or could be changed.  It would be better
to use a uniform solution.

Peter