Message5419

This problem still exists with Jython 2.5.1.

To reproduce, install jython, then install Quicktime (or iTunes), then try to launch jython. Output is:

\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip was unexpected at this time.

This is apparently due to QuickTime adding its java lib to the global classpath:

CLASSPATH=.;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip

Who would have thought that buying an iPhone required breaking Jython in Windows?

I'm not sure it's possible to create a batch file that properly handles paths with spaces and quotes in them. I've seen the Apache Tomcat project struggle with this since time=0.

Perhaps a jython.exe bootstrapping executable would do the trick.

Please report back here if there is any proposed solution to this problem. I'm happy to contribute to help get this resolved.