RFR: 8335880: More troubleshooting tips around windows space in path [v3]

[Chen Liang]

On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 15:58:37 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie <ihse at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> configure scans `PATH` which may include other spaced directories, such as "Intellij Idea." On a user device, this list can quickly become huge and it would be unrealistic for users to generate short paths for every single one of those directories.
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>> In fact, the only 2 directories that need short path configuration for configure to work correctly are Microsoft Visual Studio and Windows Kits.
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> Hm, it feels buggy that it should complain about random entries in the PATH; it should only be an issue if we try to FIXUP a path. I need to look into that.

Can I leave this part as-is?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20197#discussion_r1707970060