InForm-PE Windows installation script named setup_inform_win.cmd fails with spaces in QB64PE_PATH

[tsberry901]

The original fails when QB64-PE is installed in a path with spaces.
This updated version adds proper quoting to handle this case.
Example: "C:\Program Files\QB64 Phoenix Edition" now works.

Example (Command line in Windows) usage:
setup.bat "C:\BASIC\QB64 PHOENIX EDITION"
(Note the spaces and the quotation marks with no trailing backslash.)

Tom Berry
10/25/2025
(Copy the code between the dashed lines and save it as setup.bat)
-----------------Setup.bat---------------------

@echo off
rem Check if QB64-PE directory path is provided as an argument
if "%~1" neq "" (
set "QB64PE_PATH=%~1"
) else (
set "QB64PE_PATH=..\QB64pe"
)
cd /d "%~dp0"
echo Compiling InForm-PE release. Please be patient...
rem Attempt build with QB64-PE path
if exist "%QB64PE_PATH%\internal\c\c_compiler\bin\mingw32-make.exe" (
"%QB64PE_PATH%\internal\c\c_compiler\bin\mingw32-make.exe" -f inform.mk clean OS=Windows_NT "QB64PE_PATH=%QB64PE_PATH%"
"%QB64PE_PATH%\internal\c\c_compiler\bin\mingw32-make.exe" -f inform.mk release OS=Windows_NT "QB64PE_PATH=%QB64PE_PATH%"
) else (
mingw32-make.exe -f inform.mk clean OS=Windows_NT "QB64PE_PATH=%QB64PE_PATH%"
mingw32-make.exe -f inform.mk release OS=Windows_NT "QB64PE_PATH=%QB64PE_PATH%"
)
if not errorlevel 1 exit /b
echo Build failed with QB64-PE path: %QB64PE_PATH%
echo Retrying with alternative QB64-PE directory...
rem Retry build with ..\QB64pe as fallback if it exists
set "QB64PE_PATH=..\QB64pe"
if exist "%QB64PE_PATH%" (
if exist "%QB64PE_PATH%\internal\c\c_compiler\bin\mingw32-make.exe" (
"%QB64PE_PATH%\internal\c\c_compiler\bin\mingw32-make.exe" -f inform.mk clean OS=Windows_NT "QB64PE_PATH=%QB64PE_PATH%"
"%QB64PE_PATH%\internal\c\c_compiler\bin\mingw32-make.exe" -f inform.mk release OS=Windows_NT "QB64PE_PATH=%QB64PE_PATH%"
) else (
mingw32-make.exe -f inform.mk clean OS=Windows_NT "QB64PE_PATH=%QB64PE_PATH%"
mingw32-make.exe -f inform.mk release OS=Windows_NT "QB64PE_PATH=%QB64PE_PATH%"
)
)

------------------------End of Setup.bat--------------------------------------

[a740g]

Sorry. I saw this a bit late. I recently updated the setup scripts and moved most of the build logic into the Makefile. Now, the non-Windows scripts simply call make, and the Windows script looks for mingw32-make.exe in known locations. It should also support QB64PE_PATH, for example:

.\setup_inform_win.cmd QB64PE_PATH=D:\QB64pe release

Please try this and let me know if it works for you. I’ll run some tests over the weekend to confirm whether paths with spaces are handled correctly.