Configure.cmd does not work when spaces are in path

[jlgraves-ubc]

Bug description

Hi all,

I am trying to make some basic adjustments to a few files, and I wanted to set up the development version of the Quarto CLI.

• I git cloned a fresh version from my fork of main
• I then ran configure.cmd as direct and it doesn't complete successfully.

I think it has something to do with the package/src/store_win_configuration.bat file, in that it's not parsing the paths correctly. However, I'm not an experienced Windows shell developer, so I am not comfortable trying to fix it.

Can anyone help me out? I've included the output of the configure.cmd terminal output below. If it helps, I'm running on Windows 11 (dun dun dun).

C:\Users\Jonathan Graves\Documents\GitHub\quarto-cli>configure.cmd
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the file Graves\Documents\GitHub\quarto-cli\package\src\\..\..\configuration.
"Translated/recorded configuration settings from unix configuration script"
'win_configuration.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
The syntax of the command is incorrect.
A subdirectory or file \tools already exists.
Bootstrapping Deno...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
tar: Error opening archive: Failed to open 'deno-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip'
Could Not Find C:\tools\deno-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip
.
The system cannot find the path specified.
Configuring Quarto from C:\Users\Jonathan Graves\Documents\GitHub\quarto-cli
'quarto-bld.cmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Configuration done
Revendoring quarto dependencies
Downloading Deno Stdlib
The system cannot find the path specified.
NOTE: To use quarto please use quarto-cmd (located in this folder) or add the following path to your PATH
ECHO is off.

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[dragonstyle]

I'm not certain of this, but I would hazard a guess that the space in the path is a possible culprit here. These have caused issues in the past, so might be the root cause here. Would it be possible for you try enlisting in a path with no spaces to test whether that is in fact the issue?

[jlgraves-ubc]

Success! That looks like it was the issue - I had tried that, but apparently my internet connection was bad so it failed.

[dragonstyle]

Glad that fixed it - if you're ok with it, I will re-open this as we should really support spaces in paths..

[njericha]

Not sure how related this is, but I also came across a bug when there are spaces in a path when inserting images/figures. The following .qmd code

---
format:
  typst:
    keep-typ: true
---

![](test.png)

![](test test.png)

![](test.png){width=80%}

![](test test.png){width=80%}

produces this .typ file (with the first 273 lines of preamble omitted)

#box(image("test.png"))

#box(image("test test.png"))

#box(width: 80%,image("test.png"))

#box(width: 80%,image("test%20test.png"))

It looks like spaces are swapped with %20, but only when there is an appended attribute. I'm happy to open a separate issue if this is sufficiently different.

[cscheid]

It's not related, so yes, please do so.