gcc command line exceeds 8191 when building in XP

[Cedric Roux]

Tim Prince wrote:
> On 7/19/2010 4:13 PM, IceColdBeer wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm building a project using GNU gcc, but the command line used to build
>> each source file sometimes exceeds 8191 characters, which is the maximum
>> supported command line length under Win XP.    Even worst under Win 2000,
>> where the maximum command line length is limited to 2047 characters.
>>
>> Can the GNU gcc read the build options from a file instead ?    I have
>> searched, but cannot find an option in the documentation.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> ICB
>>
>>
>>    
> redirecting to gcc-help.
> The gcc builds for Windows themselves use a scheme for splitting the 
> link into multiple steps in order to deal with command line length 
> limits.  I would suggest adapting that.  Can't study it myself now while 
> travelling.
> 

@file says the manpage. "Read command-line options from file."