Quarto can't locate R installation with path containing special characters

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Since Feb 12, 2024.

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Description

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Bug description

When trying to use quarto on my windows pc from RStudio or powershell it can't locate my R installation, breaking with the message.

ERROR: Error executing 'C:\Users\RobinR�lz\AppData\Local\Programs\R\R-4.3.2\bin\x64\Rscript.exe': Das System kann den angegebenen Pfad nicht finden. (os error 3)

Unable to locate an installed version of R.
Install R from https://cloud.r-project.org/

R has been added to the path at :C:\Users\RobinRölz\AppData\Local\Programs\R\R-4.3.2\bin\x64\R.exe

Steps to reproduce

Have R installed in a location with a special character (I wasn't able to try as this is only a work pc and I can't install anything outside my user account)

quarto.cmd render test.qmd
Expected behavior

Quarto renders the document.

Actual behavior

Quarto can't locate R and doesn't render the document.

Your environment
  • Windows 11 Enterprise: 22H2
  • Powershell: 1.0
  • RStudio: Ocean Storm" Release (4da58325, 2024-01-28) for windows
  • R: version 4.3.2 (2023-10-31 ucrt) -- "Eye Holes"
Quarto check output
Quarto 1.4.549
[>] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
      Pandoc version 3.1.11: OK
      Dart Sass version 1.69.5: OK
      Deno version 1.37.2: OK
[>] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[>] Checking Quarto installation......OK
      Version: 1.4.549
      Path: C:\Users\RobinRölz\AppData\Local\Programs\Quarto\bin\
      CodePage: unknown

[>] Checking tools....................OK
      TinyTeX: (not installed)
      Chromium: (not installed)

[>] Checking LaTeX....................OK
      Tex:  (not detected)

(\) Checking basic markdown render....pandoc: Cannot decode byte '\xf6': Data.Text.Encoding: Invalid UTF-8 stream
[>] Checking basic markdown render....OK
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