Re: [patch] list of input files if max_cmd_len exceeded

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Ralf Wildenhues wrote on Thu, Apr 14, 2005 at 06:52:16PM CEST:
> * Peter O'Gorman wrote on Thu, Apr 14, 2005 at 02:38:49PM CEST:
> > Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> 
> > >Unnecessary.  Just do
> > >  $ECHO "X$save_libobjs" | $Xsed | $SP2NL > $output
> > >instead of looping over every file.
> > 
> > This would seem to be true for the gnu linker script case too. I think the 
> > time saved by doing this is microscopic compared to the time saved by 
> > avoiding the ld -r loops though :)
> 
> Hey, it's faster, less code, and IMVHO more readable, too, so why not
> use it?

Ooooops.  I'm an idiot.

If your command line is too long, it's too long.  And if $ECHO is not
builtin, it might be too long for it as well.

Sorry guys, for this huge braino,
Ralf