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From: roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: TURBOC make with command lines > 127 chars - HOW?
Message-ID: <Zo9ou1w163w@cybrspc>
Date: 24 Dec 90 19:44:34 GMT
References: <15782.27753f1b@levels.sait.edu.au>
Organization: Villa CyberSpace, Minneapolis, MN
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marwk@levels.sait.edu.au writes:

> In the reference manual Appendix D it states that the command line cannot
> be longer than 127 characters a DOS limitation.
> 
> How can I produce the desired exe file using make with this limitation?

Place the obj file names in a file, like this:
(lines in here can be quite long, but it's best to keep them under 80
characters, and continue with +)

a.obj b.obj c.obj +
d.obj....

call it lnkfile and compile with

     tcc  -c -m$(MM)  @lnkfile

I do similar things with tlink all the time.
--
Roy M. Silvernail |+|  roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu  |+| #define opinions ALL_MINE;
main(){float x=1;x=x/50;printf("It's only $%.2f, but it's my $%.2f!\n",x,x);}
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