patch 8.1.1696: MSVC: link command line is too long
Problem: MSVC: link command line is too long.
Solution: Use the @<< mechanism to pass the arguments via a file. (Christian
Brabandt)
diff --git a/src/Make_mvc.mak b/src/Make_mvc.mak
index 8901a7c..e30cecc 100644
--- a/src/Make_mvc.mak
+++ b/src/Make_mvc.mak
@@ -1269,6 +1269,9 @@
tee/tee.exe \
GvimExt/gvimext.dll
+# To get around the command line limit: Make use of nmake's response files to
+# capture the arguments for $(link) in a file using the @<<ARGS<< syntax.
+
!if "$(VIMDLL)" == "yes"
$(VIMDLLBASE).dll: $(OUTDIR) $(OBJ) $(XDIFF_OBJ) $(GUI_OBJ) $(CUI_OBJ) $(OLE_OBJ) $(OLE_IDL) $(MZSCHEME_OBJ) \
@@ -1276,10 +1279,12 @@
$(CSCOPE_OBJ) $(TERM_OBJ) $(SOUND_OBJ) $(NETBEANS_OBJ) $(CHANNEL_OBJ) $(XPM_OBJ) \
version.c version.h
$(CC) $(CFLAGS_OUTDIR) version.c
- $(link) $(LINKARGS1) /dll -out:$(VIMDLLBASE).dll $(OBJ) $(XDIFF_OBJ) $(GUI_OBJ) $(CUI_OBJ) $(OLE_OBJ) \
- $(LUA_OBJ) $(MZSCHEME_OBJ) $(PERL_OBJ) $(PYTHON_OBJ) $(PYTHON3_OBJ) $(RUBY_OBJ) \
- $(TCL_OBJ) $(CSCOPE_OBJ) $(TERM_OBJ) $(SOUND_OBJ) $(NETBEANS_OBJ) $(CHANNEL_OBJ) \
- $(XPM_OBJ) $(OUTDIR)\version.obj $(LINKARGS2)
+ $(link) @<<
+$(LINKARGS1) /dll -out:$(VIMDLLBASE).dll $(OBJ) $(XDIFF_OBJ) $(GUI_OBJ) $(CUI_OBJ) $(OLE_OBJ) \
+$(LUA_OBJ) $(MZSCHEME_OBJ) $(PERL_OBJ) $(PYTHON_OBJ) $(PYTHON3_OBJ) $(RUBY_OBJ) \
+$(TCL_OBJ) $(CSCOPE_OBJ) $(TERM_OBJ) $(SOUND_OBJ) $(NETBEANS_OBJ) $(CHANNEL_OBJ) \
+$(XPM_OBJ) $(OUTDIR)\version.obj $(LINKARGS2)
+<<
$(GVIM).exe: $(OUTDIR) $(EXEOBJG) $(VIMDLLBASE).dll
$(link) $(LINKARGS1) /subsystem:$(SUBSYSTEM) -out:$(GVIM).exe $(EXEOBJG) $(VIMDLLBASE).lib $(LIBC)
@@ -1296,10 +1301,12 @@
$(CSCOPE_OBJ) $(TERM_OBJ) $(SOUND_OBJ) $(NETBEANS_OBJ) $(CHANNEL_OBJ) $(XPM_OBJ) \
version.c version.h
$(CC) $(CFLAGS_OUTDIR) version.c
- $(link) $(LINKARGS1) /subsystem:$(SUBSYSTEM) -out:$(VIM).exe $(OBJ) $(XDIFF_OBJ) $(GUI_OBJ) $(CUI_OBJ) $(OLE_OBJ) \
- $(LUA_OBJ) $(MZSCHEME_OBJ) $(PERL_OBJ) $(PYTHON_OBJ) $(PYTHON3_OBJ) $(RUBY_OBJ) \
- $(TCL_OBJ) $(CSCOPE_OBJ) $(TERM_OBJ) $(SOUND_OBJ) $(NETBEANS_OBJ) $(CHANNEL_OBJ) \
- $(XPM_OBJ) $(OUTDIR)\version.obj $(LINKARGS2)
+ $(link) @<<
+$(LINKARGS1) /subsystem:$(SUBSYSTEM) -out:$(VIM).exe $(OBJ) $(XDIFF_OBJ) $(GUI_OBJ) $(CUI_OBJ) $(OLE_OBJ) \
+$(LUA_OBJ) $(MZSCHEME_OBJ) $(PERL_OBJ) $(PYTHON_OBJ) $(PYTHON3_OBJ) $(RUBY_OBJ) \
+$(TCL_OBJ) $(CSCOPE_OBJ) $(TERM_OBJ) $(SOUND_OBJ) $(NETBEANS_OBJ) $(CHANNEL_OBJ) \
+$(XPM_OBJ) $(OUTDIR)\version.obj $(LINKARGS2)
+<<
if exist $(VIM).exe.manifest mt.exe -nologo -manifest $(VIM).exe.manifest -updateresource:$(VIM).exe;1
!endif