Local package install fails when installed to "C:\Program Files\Anaconda2"

[jmfranck]

I successfully installed to "C:\Program Files\Anaconda2" (due to local security restrictions).

However, when attempting to build extensions (setuptools, using python setup.py develop), it fails once it attempts to invoke gcc, with the message:

Found executable C:\Program Files\Anaconda2\Scripts\gcc.bat
'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

(I have installed this same package successfully on a computer where Anaconda is installed to C:\Anaconda)

As in issue #248 , this seems to be due to a lack in proper support for spaces in the path.

[ilanschnell]

This sounds like an (upstream) setuptools issue. Have you tried updating setuptools, using:

conda update setuptools

?

[jmfranck]

Upgrading to setuptools 27.2 doesn't fix the problem.
However, as you say, it does seem like this issue is known,
and might be fixed in the more recent/development version of setuptools.

[goanpeca]

Tracking on #716