Index: cygwinccompiler.py
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--- cygwinccompiler.py	(revision 67510)
+++ cygwinccompiler.py	(working copy)
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@
                 raise CompileError, msg
         else: # for other files use the C-compiler
             try:
-                self.spawn(self.compiler_so + cc_args + [src, '-o', obj] +
+                # Quote src and object files in case of spaces in path.
+                qouted_src_objects = ['"' + src + '"', '-o', '"' + obj + '"']
+                self.spawn(self.compiler_so + cc_args + qouted_src_objects +
                            extra_postargs)
             except DistutilsExecError, msg:
                 raise CompileError, msg
Index: unixccompiler.py
===================================================================
--- unixccompiler.py	(revision 67510)
+++ unixccompiler.py	(working copy)
@@ -222,8 +222,12 @@
             output_filename = os.path.join(output_dir, output_filename)
 
         if self._need_link(objects, output_filename):
-            ld_args = (objects + self.objects +
-                       lib_opts + ['-o', output_filename])
+            # Quoting objects and output for spaces in path.
+            quoted_objects = ['"' + o + '"' for o in objects] 
+            quoted_self_objects =  ['"' + o + '"' for o in self.objects]
+            quoted_output_filename = '"' + output_filename + '"'
+            ld_args = (quoted_objects + quoted_self_objects +
+                       lib_opts + ['-o', quoted_output_filename])
             if debug:
                 ld_args[:0] = ['-g']
             if extra_preargs: