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0013562CMakeCMakepublic2012-09-28 16:252016-06-10 14:31
ReporterDave Abrahams 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0013562: Incorrect Makefiles generated for paths containing '#'
DescriptionCMake needs to escape literal '#'s with backslashes in rules, *but not in commands*:

foo\#\#bar.o : foo\#\#bar.c
        cc -c "foo##bar.c" -o "foo##bar.o"
Steps To ReproduceTry building the enclosed
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Relationships
related to 0013467closed Kitware Robot Bug when $ is in the directory path 
has duplicate 0014745closed  Can't build a project if build directory contains '#' character, i.e. "issue#6" 
related to 0013703closed Kitware Robot Paths with | character create invalid Makefiles 
related to 0015285closed  Cannot escape "#" in add_compile_options 
related to 0015070closed Brad King CMake doesn't escape # properly in add_compile_options with Makefile generator 
Attached Filesgz bug.tar.gz (447) 2012-09-28 16:25
https://public.kitware.com/Bug/file/4504/bug.tar.gz
Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2012-09-28 16:25Dave AbrahamsNew Issue
2012-09-28 16:25Dave AbrahamsFile Added: bug.tar.gz
2012-09-28 16:31Brad KingRelationship addedrelated to 0013467
2012-09-28 16:33Brad KingNote Added: 0031111
2012-11-19 08:02Brad KingRelationship addedrelated to 0013703
2012-11-19 08:03Brad KingStatusnew => backlog
2012-11-19 08:06Brad KingNote Added: 0031606
2014-02-10 10:12Brad KingRelationship addedhas duplicate 0014745
2014-12-04 14:44Brad KingRelationship addedrelated to 0015285
2014-12-04 14:48Brad KingRelationship addedrelated to 0015070
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotNote Added: 0042126
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotStatusbacklog => resolved
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

Notes
(0031111)
Brad King   
2012-09-28 16:33   
Both this and issue 0013467 require some internal sweeps to distinguish various escaping contexts more cleanly.
(0031606)
Brad King   
2012-11-19 08:06   
Issues 0013467, 0013562, and 0013703 all require sweeping internal API cleanup to track escaping contexts better.
(0042126)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:28   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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