Cannot define a value on xvlog command line in Windows command prompt

[simonsabato]

I seem to be unable to do something very simple: 

C:\>xvlog test.sv
INFO: [VRFC 10-2263] Analyzing Verilog file "C:/test.sv" into library work
INFO: [VRFC 10-311] analyzing module test

C:\>xvlog --define A=B test.sv
ERROR: [XSIM 43-4316] Can not find file: B

This is on Windows 10, using both "new" and "legacy" consoles (properties->options).  Works just fine in Linux.  I think perhaps the various .bat wrappers that get called are not handling the "=". 

Note that it seems to work if I add quotes: 

xvlog --define "A=B" test.sv
INFO: [VRFC 10-2263] Analyzing Verilog file "C:/test.sv" into library work
INFO: [VRFC 10-311] analyzing module test

Is this expected behavior?  I didn't see this in the docs (UG900 etc).  It's hard/impossible to find any command line example of defining a macro *to a value*  (there's lots of "-d MACRO" examples).  

[graces · Accepted solution]

Yes, the behavior is specific in Windows.

As you've mentioned, please enclose the macro definition in quotes.