Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 22:53:35 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT elta DOT co DOT il>
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> 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.