Re: [Bug-gnubg] bug & suggestion

[Robert-Jan Veldhuizen]

At 08:09 6/29/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 29, 2002 at 03:44:49AM +0200, Robert-Jan Veldhuizen wrote
>
> > set matchequitytable D:\GNU Backgammon for Windows\met\snowie.xml
>
> Aha, can you manually try changing it to
>
> set matchequitytable "D:\GNU Backgammon for Windows\met\snowie.xml"
>
> and check if that works?

Yep, that works! So, it's the double quotes that are missing?


> > >Do you have both a .gnubgautorc and a .gnubgrc?
> >
> > Nope.
> >
> > Could it be a UNIX/Windows path problem? Slash/backslash?
> >
> > I just recall that when I want to set/load a MET from the settings menu,
> > GNUBG doesn't go to the met directory, but displays 'met/' instead in the
> > file name field. Maybe this is related?
>
> I think the problem is the space in the path to the match equity table.
> WHen the command "set met D:\GNU Backgammon for Windows\met\snowie.xml"
> is executed gnubg only reads the first token of the argument, i.e.,
> "D:\GNU", which is not a legal match equity table. You can simulate this
> by entering the command "set matchequitytable D:\GNU Backgammon for
> Windows\met\snowie.xml" in Edit->Enter Command. You'll get an error
> message.

Would adding double quotes around the path help here too, then?


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Robert-Jan (Zorba on FIBS)