From: Julien Rioux <jrioux@physics.utoronto.ca>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:43:30 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: lilylib.py : Wrap arguments with double quotes and clarify a comment.
X-Git-Tag: release/2.15.23-1~5
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d1b269cbfdbb6c150b60ea63201c022a2d3c54c1;p=lilypond.git

lilylib.py : Wrap arguments with double quotes and clarify a comment.
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diff --git a/python/lilylib.py b/python/lilylib.py
index 26eb743a11..4f0801ba5e 100644
--- a/python/lilylib.py
+++ b/python/lilylib.py
@@ -149,11 +149,12 @@ please read 'Setup for MacOS X' in Application Usage.")
         os.system ("open http://python.org/download/")
         sys.exit (2)
 
-# Modified version of the commands.mkarg(x), which always uses
-# double quotes (since Windows can't handle the single quotes:
+# A modified version of the commands.mkarg(x) that always uses
+# double quotes (since Windows can't handle the single quotes)
+# and escapes the characters \, $, ", and ` for unix shells.
 def mkarg(x):
     if os.name == 'nt':
-        return x
+        return ' "%s"' % x
     s = ' "'
     for c in x:
         if c in '\\$"`':