Vagrant 1.6.5 under Windows 7 cannot handle standard paths properly

[zerkms]

When I run

vagrant plugin install vagrant-cachier

command it fails with the following error:

"C:/Program Files (x86)/vagrant/embedded/bin/ruby.exe" extconf.rb 
creating Makefile

make "DESTDIR="
generating generator-i386-mingw32.def
/bin/sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `x86'
/bin/sh: -c: line 0: `/C/Program\ Files\ (x86)/vagrant/embedded/bin/ruby -e "puts 'EXPORTS', 'Init_generator'"  > generator-i386-mingw32.def'
make: *** [generator-i386-mingw32.def] Error 2

[sethvargo]

@zerkms this is not a bug with Vagrant or Windows 7 specifically. This is a bug in Ruby where Ruby cannot compile gems with native extensions where there is a space ( ) or a parenthesis ((or)) in the path. Uninstall and re-install Vagrant intoC:/vagrant or another non-space directory and it should work as expected.

I'm sorry for the confusion. As soon as Ruby fixes the bug, Vagrant will automatically inherit the change.

[zerkms]

@sethvargo any relevant bug in ruby bug tracker?

[sethvargo]

@zerkms it's a DevKit requirement: https://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/wiki/Development-Kit#requirements. /cc @mitchellh

[zerkms]

@sethvargo thanks

PS: oh god, what is that special with spaces :-S

[CoDEmanX]

I'm seeing this error although there are no parens or spaces in the ruby / rails / devkit path. Are dashes also fatal?