# HG changeset patch # User Bram Moolenaar # Date 1563217203 -7200 # Node ID 119a53a4cb0ed637b099fa7620a062cb7c49327c # Parent 969a28736055c96664bba6962fbc65857b0c47d7 patch 8.1.1696: MSVC: link command line is too long commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cea2a15687c54b8a700f77f3deef35269abb1417 Author: Bram Moolenaar Date: Mon Jul 15 20:44:57 2019 +0200 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 --- a/src/Make_mvc.mak +++ b/src/Make_mvc.mak @@ -1269,6 +1269,9 @@ all: $(MAIN_TARGET) \ 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 @<