RE: startx doesn't if $HOME contains white spaces

["Phil Betts" <Phil dot Betts at ascribe dot com>]

Marco Atzeri wrote on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 1:49 PM::

> --- ludo  ha scritto:
> 
>> my $HOME is :
>> $ echo $HOME
>> /c/Documents and Settings/patrick.PRO2204
>> 
> 
> it is not a good idea:
> 
> http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.using.filename-spaces
> 
>> 
>> I think that white spaces in my $HOME directory name causes the
>> problem. 
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> does anybody encounters the same problem ?
>> 
> 
> of course, for this reason we don't do it :-)
> 
> my $HOME in cygwin is /home/marco
> 

If you wish cygwin to use /c/Documents and Settings/patrick.PRO2204
rather than setting up a separate $HOME directory, you could just
use mount:

mount "$USERPROFILE" /home/patrick

Then edit your /etc/passwd file to set your home directory to 
/home/patrick.  You $HOME would now be /home/patrick for cygwin
programs, and Windows can continue using its "Hey! Now that we 
*can* have spaces in filenames, let's use them EVERYWHERE!" 


Phil
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