Re: libre5.0 + win10 configure error

Thanks to both for a very good explanation.

I have converted the information into a wiki page (referenced from our GetInvolved page):
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GetInvolved/windowsProblems

Feel free to update the page if needed.

keep up the good work
rgds
jan i.

> On 06 May 2016, at 06:22, Tor Lillqvist <tml@iki.fi> wrote:
>
>
> > fsutil file setshortname "Program Files (x86)" PROG~1
> > fsutil file setshortname "Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0" msvc~120
> > fsutil file setshortname "Windows Kits" W~Kits
>
> If you have the chance to choose shortnames yourself, why not use some readable ones then instead 
> of mimicking the OS algorithm that produces quite ugly ones?
>
> Like "progs86", "msvc-12", "winkits" in these cases, for instance. Just a thought. As far as I 
> know, there is nothing that would require a shortname to contain a tilde; that is just what the 
> OS uses to minimise the risk of clashing with existing human-readable names.
>
> But of course, I don't suggest you go back and redo it like that. Just something for others to 
> consider in the future if they need to do it.
>
> --tml
>
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