[Pidgin] #10182: "--config" option with "-" in folder name causes error messages

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#10182: "--config" option with "-" in folder name causes error messages
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 Reporter:  darkfoxprime  |     Owner:  rekkanoryo
     Type:  defect        |    Status:  new       
Component:  unclassified  |   Version:  2.6.1     
 Keywords:                |  
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 I am running Pidgin 2.6.1, freshly downloaded and installed, on Windows XP
 Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 3.

 I am trying to set up two different configuration directories for Pidgin,
 so I can keep personal and work IM systems separate.  I keep running into
 error messages opening up in a dos window when I run with different
 configuration directories - but not all the time.

 I believe I have boiled it down to having a "-" in the folder name:
 Create a new "C:\test" directory.  Run pidgin and use "C:\test\a" as the
 config.  This works.  Try again and use "C:\test\pidgin-home".  This
 produces error messages, as seen below.  Try again and use
 "C:\test\pidgin.home", and this works fine.

 C:\Program Files\Pidgin>mkdir c:\test

 C:\Program Files\Pidgin>pidgin --config "c:\test\a"

 C:\Program Files\Pidgin>pidgin --config "c:\test\pidgin-home"

 C:\Program Files\Pidgin>Could not open reg subkey: SOFTWARE\GTK\2.0
 Error: (2) The system cannot find the file specified.

 GTK+ path found: C:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin
 Using SetDllDirectory
 Setting locale: LANG=en
 Looking for Perl... Could not open reg subkey: SOFTWARE\Perl
 Error: (2) The system cannot find the file specified.

 not found.
 Looking for MIT Kerberos... Could not open reg subkey:
 SOFTWARE\MIT\Kerberos
 Error: (2) The system cannot find the file specified.

 not found.

 C:\Program Files\Pidgin>pidgin --config "C:\test\pidgin.home"

 C:\Program Files\Pidgin>

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