Re: [boost] boost::config BOOST_BUGGY_SYSTEM would be nice

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-10 06:43:14

> Hi !  If you didn't knew already, under windows, I didn't tested all
> compiler, but vc++ 6.0 have this issue, well system(const char*) is buggy:
> you have to double-quote the command to execute.

Not necessarily: UNIX command lines may need to be quoted if one argument
part has spaces in it.

In any case system isn't buggy on windows, it just uses a different shell to
UNIX systems.

John