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> From: Karl Garrison <kdgarris AT gmail DOT com>
> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 11:01:37 -0800 (PST)
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> I am attempting to compile NetHack via gcc running on FreeDOS via
> dosemu on Linux.  It compiles file, but when it gets to the linking
> stage, it aborts with the error "No memory to gather arguments".

Can you show the full link command line that aborts?

I suspect that the command is larger than the transfer buffer used by
DJGPP programs to pass command lines.  You could try enlarging that
buffer (using stubedit) in all involved programs: gcc.exe, ld.exe, and
maybe also make.exe.