# path seems not escaped in rsp file using ninja

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/path-seems-not-escaped-in-rsp-file-using-ninja/14444
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** os:windows, gen:ninja
**Created:** [July 25, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/path-seems-not-escaped-in-rsp-file-using-ninja/14444 "2025-07-25T09:17:20Z")
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### Author: ![DH\_S](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/dh_s/32/5688_2.png) [@DH\_S](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/DH_S)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/path-seems-not-escaped-in-rsp-file-using-ninja/14444/1 "2025-07-25T09:17:20Z")

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cmake version 4.0.3  
ninja version: 1.11.1  
Compiler: Hightech tricore-gcc

When archiving the object files, the tricore-ar gives the error in below image.

 ![image](https://discourse.cmake.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/21f10b1fddca92600ac28cea74aa9ec80bc90b3b.png)

It seems missing the path separator.

Parts of rsp file content in below.

```auto
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\Bfx\src\Bfx_Bit.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\Bfx\src\Bfx_GetVersionInfo.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\Bfx\src\Bfx_TstParityEven_u16_u8.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\Bfx\src\Bfx_TstParityEven_u32_u8.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\Bfx\src\Bfx_TstParityEven_u64_u8.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\Bfx\src\Bfx_TstParityEven_u8_u8.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\BswM\src\BswM.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\BswM\src\BswM_CanSM.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\BswM\src\BswM_ComM.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\BswM\src\BswM_DCM.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\BswM\src\BswM_EcuM.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\BswM\src\BswM_EthIf.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\BswM\src\BswM_EthSM.c.obj
lib\CMakeFiles\Bsw.dir\src\bsw\BswM\src\BswM_FrSM.c.obj

```