diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java b/app/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
index 35d8fe07e..2b328f5f9 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
   private PreferencesMap createBuildPreferences(String _buildPath,
                                                 String _primaryClassName)
       throws RunnerException {
+    
+    if (Base.getBoardPreferences() == null) {
+      RunnerException re = new RunnerException(
+          _("No board selected; please choose a board from the Tools > Board menu."));
+      re.hideStackTrace();
+      throw re;
+    }
+
     TargetPlatform targetPlatform = Base.getTargetPlatform();
 
     // Merge all the global preference configuration in order of priority
@@ -137,12 +145,6 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
 
     // Core folder
     String core = p.get("build.core");
-    if (core == null) {
-      RunnerException re = new RunnerException(
-          _("No board selected; please choose a board from the Tools > Board menu."));
-      re.hideStackTrace();
-      throw re;
-    }
     TargetPlatform tp;
     if (!core.contains(":")) {
       tp = targetPlatform;
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt b/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
index c665c20a5..8d2acdd21 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
+++ b/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
@@ -25,25 +25,25 @@ compiler.size.cmd=avr-size
 # --------------------
 
 ## Compile c files
-recipe.c.o.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.c.cmd} {compiler.c.flags} -mmcu={build.mcu} -DF_CPU={build.f_cpu} -D{software}={runtime.ide.version} {build.extra_flags} {includes} {source_file} -o {object_file}
+recipe.c.o.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.c.cmd}" {compiler.c.flags} -mmcu={build.mcu} -DF_CPU={build.f_cpu} -D{software}={runtime.ide.version} {build.extra_flags} {includes} "{source_file}" -o "{object_file}"
 
 ## Compile c++ files
-recipe.cpp.o.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.cpp.cmd} {compiler.cpp.flags} -mmcu={build.mcu} -DF_CPU={build.f_cpu} -D{software}={runtime.ide.version} {build.extra_flags} {includes} {source_file} -o {object_file}
+recipe.cpp.o.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.cpp.cmd}" {compiler.cpp.flags} -mmcu={build.mcu} -DF_CPU={build.f_cpu} -D{software}={runtime.ide.version} {build.extra_flags} {includes} "{source_file}" -o "{object_file}"
 
 ## Create archives
-recipe.ar.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.ar.cmd} {compiler.ar.flags} {build.path}/{archive_file} {object_file}
+recipe.ar.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.ar.cmd}" {compiler.ar.flags} "{build.path}/{archive_file}" "{object_file}"
 
 ## Combine gc-sections, archives, and objects
-recipe.c.combine.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.c.elf.cmd} {compiler.c.elf.flags} -mmcu={build.mcu} -o {build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf {object_files} {build.path}/{archive_file} -L{build.path} -lm
+recipe.c.combine.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.c.elf.cmd}" {compiler.c.elf.flags} -mmcu={build.mcu} -o "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" {object_files} "{build.path}/{archive_file}" "-L{build.path}" -lm
 
 ## Create eeprom
-recipe.objcopy.eep.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.objcopy.cmd} {compiler.objcopy.eep.flags} {build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf {build.path}/{build.project_name}.eep
+recipe.objcopy.eep.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.objcopy.cmd}" {compiler.objcopy.eep.flags} "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.eep"
 
 ## Create hex
-recipe.objcopy.hex.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.elf2hex.cmd} {compiler.elf2hex.flags} {build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf {build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex
+recipe.objcopy.hex.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.elf2hex.cmd}" {compiler.elf2hex.flags} "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex"
 
 ## Compute size
-recipe.size.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.size.cmd} -A {build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex
+recipe.size.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.size.cmd}" -A "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex"
 recipe.size.regex=Total\s+([0-9]+).*
 
 
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ tools.avrdude.config.path={path}/avrdude.conf
 
 tools.avrdude.upload.params.verbose=-v -v -v -v
 tools.avrdude.upload.params.quiet=-q -q
-tools.avrdude.upload.pattern={path}/{cmd} -C{config.path} {upload.verbose} -p{build.mcu} -c{upload.protocol} -P{serial.port} -b{upload.speed} -D -Uflash:w:{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex:i
+tools.avrdude.upload.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" "-C{config.path}" {upload.verbose} -p{build.mcu} -c{upload.protocol} -P{serial.port} -b{upload.speed} -D "-Uflash:w:{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex:i"
 
 tools.avrdude.program.params.verbose=-v -v -v -v
 tools.avrdude.program.params.quiet=-q -q
-tools.avrdude.program.pattern={path}/{cmd} -C{config.path} {program.verbose} -p{build.mcu} -c{protocol} {program.extra_params} -Uflash:w:{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex:i
+tools.avrdude.program.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" "-C{config.path}" {program.verbose} -p{build.mcu} -c{protocol} {program.extra_params} "-Uflash:w:{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex:i"
 
 tools.avrdude.bootloader.params.verbose=-v -v -v -v
 tools.avrdude.bootloader.params.quiet=-q -q
-tools.avrdude.bootloader.pattern={path}/{cmd} -C{config.path} {bootloader.verbose} -p{build.mcu} -c{protocol} {program.extra_params} {bootloader.params}
+tools.avrdude.bootloader.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" "-C{config.path}" {bootloader.verbose} -p{build.mcu} -c{protocol} {program.extra_params} {bootloader.params}
+
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt b/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt
index 9dcb5a44c..b647154a1 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt
@@ -22,31 +22,31 @@ compiler.ldflags=
 compiler.size.cmd=arm-none-eabi-size
 compiler.define=-DARDUINO=
 
-compiler.libsam.c.flags=-I{build.system.path}/libsam -I{build.system.path}/CMSIS/CMSIS/Include/ -I{build.system.path}/CMSIS/Device/ATMEL/
+compiler.libsam.c.flags="-I{build.system.path}/libsam" "-I{build.system.path}/CMSIS/CMSIS/Include/" "-I{build.system.path}/CMSIS/Device/ATMEL/"
 
 # SAM3 compile patterns
 # ---------------------
 
 ## Compile c files
-recipe.c.o.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.c.cmd} {compiler.c.flags} -mcpu={build.mcu} -DF_CPU={build.f_cpu} -D{software}={runtime.ide.version} {build.extra_flags} {compiler.libsam.c.flags} {includes} {source_file} -o {object_file}
+recipe.c.o.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.c.cmd}" {compiler.c.flags} -mcpu={build.mcu} -DF_CPU={build.f_cpu} -D{software}={runtime.ide.version} {build.extra_flags} {compiler.libsam.c.flags} {includes} "{source_file}" -o "{object_file}"
 
 ## Compile c++ files
-recipe.cpp.o.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.cpp.cmd} {compiler.cpp.flags} -mcpu={build.mcu} -DF_CPU={build.f_cpu} -D{software}={runtime.ide.version} {build.extra_flags} {compiler.libsam.c.flags} {includes} {source_file} -o {object_file}
+recipe.cpp.o.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.cpp.cmd}" {compiler.cpp.flags} -mcpu={build.mcu} -DF_CPU={build.f_cpu} -D{software}={runtime.ide.version} {build.extra_flags} {compiler.libsam.c.flags} {includes} "{source_file}" -o "{object_file}"
 
 ## Create archives
-recipe.ar.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.ar.cmd} {compiler.ar.flags} {build.path}/{archive_file} {object_file}
+recipe.ar.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.ar.cmd}" {compiler.ar.flags} "{build.path}/{archive_file}" "{object_file}"
 
 ## Combine gc-sections, archives, and objects
-recipe.c.combine.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.c.elf.cmd} {compiler.c.elf.flags} -mcpu={build.mcu} -T{build.variant.path}/{build.ldscript} -Wl,-Map,{build.path}/{build.project_name}.map -o {build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf -L{build.path} -lm -lgcc -mthumb -Wl,--cref -Wl,--check-sections -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--entry=Reset_Handler -Wl,--unresolved-symbols=report-all -Wl,--warn-common -Wl,--warn-section-align -Wl,--warn-unresolved-symbols -Wl,--start-group {object_files} {build.variant.path}/{build.variant_system_lib} {build.path}/{archive_file} -Wl,--end-group
+recipe.c.combine.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.c.elf.cmd}" {compiler.c.elf.flags} -mcpu={build.mcu} "-T{build.variant.path}/{build.ldscript}" "-Wl,-Map,{build.path}/{build.project_name}.map" -o "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" "-L{build.path}" -lm -lgcc -mthumb -Wl,--cref -Wl,--check-sections -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--entry=Reset_Handler -Wl,--unresolved-symbols=report-all -Wl,--warn-common -Wl,--warn-section-align -Wl,--warn-unresolved-symbols -Wl,--start-group {object_files} "{build.variant.path}/{build.variant_system_lib}" "{build.path}/{archive_file}" -Wl,--end-group
 
 ## Create eeprom
 recipe.objcopy.eep.pattern=
 
 ## Create hex
-recipe.objcopy.hex.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.elf2hex.cmd} {compiler.elf2hex.flags} {build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf {build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin
+recipe.objcopy.hex.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.elf2hex.cmd}" {compiler.elf2hex.flags} "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin"
 
 ## Compute size
-recipe.size.pattern={compiler.path}{compiler.size.cmd} -A {build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf
+recipe.size.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.size.cmd}" -A "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf"
 recipe.size.regex=\.text\s+([0-9]+).*
 
 
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ tools.bossac.path={runtime.ide.path}/hardware/tools
 
 tools.bossac.upload.params.verbose=-i -d
 tools.bossac.upload.params.quiet=
-tools.bossac.upload.pattern={path}/{cmd} {upload.verbose} --port={serial.port.file} -e -w -v -b {build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin
+tools.bossac.upload.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" {upload.verbose} --port={serial.port.file} -e -w -v -b "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin"