Troubleshoot Folder Names with Spaces or Special Characters Halt Model Builds

When a space character appears the file path, the Simulink^® Real-Time™ model build reports an error:

Simulink Real-Time model build cannot use a file path with spaces for model build directory.

When a special character, such as an open parenthesis character "(", appears in the file path, the model build reports an error:

Error(s) encountered while building "xxxx"

What This Issue Means

For the Simulink Real-Time model build … message or for the Error(s) encountered while building … message, message indicates that a space character or special character appears in the file path. The QNX^® Neutrino^® toolchain for the code generation target is not compatible with file paths that contain spaces or special characters, the model build halts and does not output a real-time application.

Try This Workaround

Try these workaround options to resolve the model build errors.

`Create a Build Folder`

Create a folder name that does not have spaces or special characters in it. Build your model in that folder.

`Map the Build Folder`

Map the folder name or path that has spaces or special characters in it to a folder name or path without spaces or special characters. Build your model in the mapped folder.