RE: ld resulting long command line arguments when calling collect2 workaround

["Dave Korn" <dk at artimi dot com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: binutils-owner On Behalf Of Dave Korn
> Sent: 08 April 2004 14:08
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: binutils-owner On Behalf Of Ian Lance Taylor
> > Sent: 08 April 2004 00:20
> 
> > "J. Grant" writes:
>  
> > > However, the problem is that ld/g++ seems to "expand" the 
> > @make.objects
> > > file and pass all the filenames to the objects again on the 
> > command line
> > > to collect2 (which appears to do the final linking and 
> > creation of elf
> > > etc).  collect2 has the same problem with command line 
> > argument limit
> > 
> > I don't know what expands the @make.objects argument.  I very much
> > doubt that there is any code in gcc or collect2 or ld which expands
> > that argument.  If you are using cygwin, then perhaps the 
> cygwin shell
> > expands it.
> 
>   WRS' cygwin-x-vxworks toolchain implements that feature.  
> It may have been
> ported into the cygwin native tools as well, I'm not sure.


BTW, the exact same discussion has come up just now on the cygwin list: see 

http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-04/msg00285.html

and followups, in particular the one that recommends a solution at

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg01300.html

If JG wants more help, it would be appropriate to join the cygwin list,
since ISTM this is cyg-specific rather than binutils-specific.

http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin/lists.html


    cheers, 
      DaveK
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