Node: build: can't build in a path that has a space in it

[refack]

After trying to solve this in #11217 I gave up. It's deeper rooted and it's in the icu tooling, sorry @srl295.

since we can't add a /test/know_issues/ for this I'd rather keep this one open at least until it's mitigated significantly.
Arbitrary exit criteria - should work on:

• [ ] macOS
• [ ] Ubuntu
• [ ] Windows

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_{old irrelevant venting, I'm not deleting this since I did write it, but I do retract.}
~[cynicism]
As a native Hebrew speaker (which is even RTL), I just wanna say internationalization is stupid! 😝~

[addaleax]

@refack See https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/11713#issuecomment-298195253, I’m closing this too. Also, again, please try to be respectful of other’s work and try to keep unstructured critique to a minimum, even if you tag it as a joke/“cynicism”.

[refack]

Also, again, please try to be respectful of other’s work and try to keep unstructured critique to a minimum, even if you tag it as a joke/“cynicism”.

It's the old me :(

[refack]

@srl295 if you read the __old__ comment above. I meant no disrespect to you or the ICU project.
What I did mean was that i10n is hard and frustrating, and something you forget the goal, which is basically accessibility.

P.S. I even have a start-up in the field https://www.bablic.com/

[refack]

@addaleax I'm gonna reopen and self assign. I think I can solve this.

[Trott]

@refack Are you still working on this? If not, should we unassign and label help wanted?

[addaleax]

I still think solving this is a bit of an unrealistic expectation. :) Nothing against @refack, but this is something that far too many people have struggled with for far too many software projects to be optimistic here.

[refack]

I have an idea about how to overcome the issue with the ICU toolchain. I'm not sure if it will solve the entire build, but it's a one step.
Even after that, since we can't add a /test/know_issues/ for that I'd rather keep this one open, until it's at least mitigated significantly, say works on macOS Ubuntu and Windows (adding that to the first comment)

[srl295]

@refack sure no problem. Anyway my frustration here is gyp.

[bnoordhuis]

This has been open for over a year without movement so I'm going to assume it's not happening.