mcc error with directories including spaces in their names

I am trying to compile the simple 'HelloWorld' application with the lcc compiler in Windows 7 and I get an error that seems related to spaces in the name of directories.

This is what I get:

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>> mcc -mv helloworld.m
MATLAB:I18n:InconsistentLocale - The system locale setting, en_US.1252, is different from the user locale setting, en_GB.1252. 
Compiler version: 4.13 (R2010a)  
Processing include files... 
2 item(s) added. 
Processing directories installed with MCR... 
The file mccExcludedFiles.log contains a list of functions excluded from the CTF archive. 
2 item(s) added. 
Generating MATLAB path for the compiled application... 
Created 39 path items. 
Begin validation of MEX files: Fri Jan 27 12:39:05 2012  
End validation of MEX files: Fri Jan 27 12:39:05 2012  
Parsing file "C:\matExe\helloworld.m" 
  (Referenced from: "Compiler Command Line").  
Parsing file "C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\toolbox\compiler\deploy\deployprint.m" 
  (Referenced from: "Compiler Command Line").  
Parsing file "C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\toolbox\compiler\deploy\printdlg.m" 
  (Referenced from: "Compiler Command Line").  
Deleting 0 temporary MEX authorization files.  
Generating file "helloworld_main.c".  
Generating file "helloworld_delay_load.c".  
Generating file "C:\matExe\readme.txt".  
Generating file "helloworld_mcc_component_data.c".  
Executing command: ""C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\bin\mbuild"  -O -v -output "helloworld" "helloworld_main.c" "helloworld_delay_load.c" "helloworld_mcc_component_data.c" -link exe  -env MCR_DELAYLOAD=/delayload:mclmcrrt713.dll -env MCR_DELAYLIB=delayimp.lib"  
This is mbuild Copyright 1984-2006 The MathWorks, Inc.

-> Default options filename found in C:\Users\Riccardo Rampini\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB\R2010a ---------------------------------------------------------------- -> Options file = C:\Users\Riccardo Rampini\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB\R2010a\compopts.bat -> COMPILER = lcc -> Compiler flags: COMPFLAGS = -c -Zp8 -I"C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\sys\lcc\include" -noregistrylookup OPTIMFLAGS = -DNDEBUG DEBUGFLAGS = -g4 arguments = Name switch = -Fo -> Pre-linking commands = -> LINKER = lcclnk -> Link directives: LINKFLAGS = -tmpdir "." -L"C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\sys\lcc\lib" -libpath "C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\extern\lib\win32\lcc" LINKFLAGSPOST = mclmcrrt.lib Name directive = -o "helloworld.exe" File link directive = Lib. link directive = Rsp file indicator = @ -> Resource Compiler = -> Resource Linker = ----------------------------------------------------------------

--> lcc -c -Zp8 -I"C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\sys\lcc\include" -noregistrylookup -Fo"C:\USERS\RICCARDO RAMPINI\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\MBUILD_YNPRPF\helloworld_main.obj" -I"C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a"\extern\include -DNDEBUG helloworld_main.c

--> lcc -c -Zp8 -I"C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\sys\lcc\include" -noregistrylookup -Fo"C:\USERS\RICCARDO RAMPINI\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\MBUILD_YNPRPF\helloworld_delay_load.obj" -I"C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a"\extern\include -DNDEBUG helloworld_delay_load.c

--> lcc -c -Zp8 -I"C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\sys\lcc\include" -noregistrylookup -Fo"C:\USERS\RICCARDO RAMPINI\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\MBUILD_YNPRPF\helloworld_mcc_component_data.obj" -I"C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a"\extern\include -DNDEBUG helloworld_mcc_component_data.c

    Contents of C:\USERS\RICCARDO RAMPINI\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\MBUILD_YNPRPF\mbuild_tmp.rsp: 
  "C:\USERS\RICCARDO RAMPINI\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\MBUILD_YNPRPF\helloworld_main.obj"  "C:\USERS\RICCARDO RAMPINI\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\MBUILD_YNPRPF\helloworld_delay_load.obj"  "C:\USERS\RICCARDO RAMPINI\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\MBUILD_YNPRPF\helloworld_mcc_component_data.obj"

--> lcclnk -o "helloworld.exe" -tmpdir "." -L"C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\sys\lcc\lib" -libpath "C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2010a\extern\lib\win32\lcc" @C:\USERS\RICCARDO RAMPINI\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\MBUILD_YNPRPF\MBUILD_TMP.RSP mclmcrrt.lib

impossible to open C:\USERS\RICCARDO

C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MATLAB\R2010A\BIN\MEX.PL: Error: Link of 'helloworld.exe' failed.

Error: An error occurred while shelling out to mbuild (error code = 2). Unable to build executable. ??? Error using ==> mcc Error executing mcc, return status = 1 (0x1).

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It seems that the error is generated by the fact that a directory is not found ("impossible to open C:\USERS\RICCARDO" but actually the directory is missing part of its name (i.e. my surname)

Could someone help me?

Riccardo

Answer 1

[Kaustubha Govind]

It looks like the issue is because of spaces in your $TEMP directory - see Bug Report# 708703. Perhaps you could set your TEMP environment directory to a folder without spaces as a workaround (or, slightly more advanced, modify the mbuild options file as the Bug Report suggests).

[Riccardo]

It was just that!

Many thanks

Riccardo