Restore old behaviour of windres so that options containing spaces are not enclosed in double quotes.

	PR 4356
	PR 26865
	PR 27594
	* windres.c (quot): Revert previous delta.  Do not use double
	quotes when spaces are detected in options.
	* doc/binutils.texi (windres): Remove suggestion that the
	--preprocessor option can take arguments.

3 files changed, 14 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index ae27252..38ae189 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2021-05-10  Thomas Wolff  <towo@towo.net>
+
+	PR 4356
+	PR 26865
+	PR 27594
+	* windres.c (quot): Revert previous delta.  Do not use double
+	quotes when spaces are detected in options.
+	* doc/binutils.texi (windres): Remove suggestion that the
+	--preprocessor option can take arguments.
+
 2021-05-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* dwarf.c (SAFE_BYTE_GET): Check bounds by subtracting amount from
diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index 9578c08..504c3ea 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -4278,8 +4278,7 @@ format, which is the first one listed by the @option{--help} option.
 @item --preprocessor @var{program}
 When @command{windres} reads an @code{rc} file, it runs it through the C
 preprocessor first.  This option may be used to specify the preprocessor
-to use, including any leading arguments.  The default preprocessor
-argument is @code{gcc}.
+to use.  The default preprocessor is @code{gcc}.
 
 @item --preprocessor-arg @var{option}
 When @command{windres} reads an @code{rc} file, it runs it through
@@ -4290,8 +4289,8 @@ preprocessor command line.
 If the @option{--preprocessor} option has not been specified then a
 default set of preprocessor arguments will be used, with any
 @option{--preprocessor-arg} options being placed after them on the
-command line.  These default arguments are @code{-E -xc-header
--DRC_INVOKED}.
+command line.  These default arguments are @code{-E},
+@code{-xc-header} and @code{-DRC_INVOKED}.
 
 @item -I @var{directory}
 @itemx --include-dir @var{directory}
diff --git a/binutils/windres.c b/binutils/windres.c
index 544cef6..2b626a2 100644
--- a/binutils/windres.c
+++ b/binutils/windres.c
@@ -710,37 +710,13 @@ quot (const char *string)
       buf = (char *) xmalloc (buflen);
     }
 
-#if defined (_WIN32) && !defined (__CYGWIN__)
-  /* For Windows shells, quote "like this".   */
-  {
-    bool quoted = false;
-
-    dest = buf;
-    if (strchr (string, ' '))
-      {
-	quoted = true;
-	*dest++ = '"';
-      }
-
-    for (src = string; *src; src++, dest++)
-      {
-	/* Escape-protect embedded double quotes.  */
-	if (quoted && *src == '"')
-	  *dest++ = '\\';
-	*dest = *src;
-      }
-
-    if (quoted)
-      *dest++ = '"';
-  }
-#else
   for (src = string, dest = buf; *src; src++, dest++)
     {
       if (*src == '(' || *src == ')' || *src == ' ')
 	*dest++ = '\\';
       *dest = *src;
     }
-#endif
+
   *dest = 0;
   return buf;
 }