Fail to compile if your windows usernam contains "&"

[darrepac]

Board

ESP32 WROOM

Device Description

plain module, USB

Hardware Configuration

No HW configuration yet

Version

v3.1.0

IDE Name

Arduino IDE

Operating System

W11

Flash frequency

40MHz

PSRAM enabled

yes

Upload speed

115200

Description

Can't compile any sketch, end up quickly with the following error:

& was unexpected at this time.
exit status 1

Compilation error: exit status 1

Seems related to the fact that my Windows username contains a "&" which was not causing problem so far with other sw (more than 10 years)

Sketch

any

Debug Message

& was unexpected at this time.
exit status 1

Compilation error: exit status 1

Other Steps to Reproduce

No response

I have checked existing issues, online documentation and the Troubleshooting Guide

• I confirm I have checked existing issues, online documentation and Troubleshooting guide.

[SuGlider]

@darrepac - Was it working before with the same Arduino IDE + previous ESP32 Arduino Core version?

[darrepac]

First time I work on ESP32...but I can say that it was neither working with previous Arduino IDE and previous ESP32 Arduino Core Version. So seems to be an old problem (but still there)