Subject: Re: Argument list too long while buildlinking; are any walk-arounds possible?
To: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 01/04/2004 19:29:01
On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 12:11:03PM +0100, Julio M. Merino Vidal wrote:
> On Saturday 03 January 2004 03:56, Michal Pasternak wrote:
> > I need to include the below buildlinks in order to make a new package, that
> > I am preparing compile:
> >
> > 	.include "../../graphics/freetype2/buildlink2.mk"
> > 	.include "../../graphics/imlib2/buildlink2.mk"
> > 	.include "../../devel/swig-python/buildlink2.mk"
> > 	.include "../../devel/boost/buildlink2.mk"
> > 	.include "../../devel/swig/buildlink2.mk"
> > 	.include "../../lang/python/extension.mk"
> >
> > However, FreeBSD-4-STABLE build of such package fails while buildlinking
> > with:
> >
> > 	bmake: Exec of /bin/sh' failed (Argument list too long)
> 
> Maybe change the bootstrap for freebsd to install pdksh as the default shell
> program (as other platforms do, IIRC).

The limit isn't a shell 'feature' it is a kernel limit.

	David

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