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Subject: Re: DJGPP and WinXP ... more help needed
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > From: "Omar Morales" <omar DOT morales AT computer DOT org>
> > Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 20:45:13 +0100
> >
> > It seems there is a limit of 126 chars in the gcc command line
> > lenght. It is correct?
> 
> Yes.  The Windows shell cannot invoke DOS programs with a command
> line that is longer than 126 characters.
> 
> > And if so, how can I work around it?
> 
> Do it via Make: create a Makefile with the long command line, and
> then invoke the compiler from the DJGPP port of GNU Make.  DJGPP
> programs have a method of passing long file names between them;
> see the FAQ for more details.

Or use a shell which can handle longer command lines, such as
4DOS.  Another one that is available to you on DJGPP is bash.

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