Re: Issue 1821 in lilypond: GUB argument list too long

[David Kastrup]

address@hidden writes:

> Status: Accepted
> Owner: ----
> Labels: Type-Build Priority-Critical
>
> New issue 1821 by percival.music.ca: GUB argument list too long
> http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1821
>
> trying to build lilypond-test results in this:
>
> make[2]: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long
> make[2]: *** [out-test/collated-files.tely] Error 127
> make[2]: Leaving directory
> /main/src/gub/target/linux-x86/build/lilypond-git.sv.gnu.org--lilypond.git-release-unstable/input/regression'
> make[1]: *** [local-test] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> /main/src/gub/target/linux-x86/build/lilypond-git.sv.gnu.org--lilypond.git-release-unstable/input/regression'
> make: *** [test] Error 2
>
>
> I think it's literally that we have too many regression test files to
> fit into the current allowable file size.
>
> Suggestions?

Use
<URL:info:make#Text%20Functions>
for splitting the file lists into two groups, like those starting with
letters a-k and those that don't.

-- 
David Kastrup