Hi,
We haven't solved the problem yet but are reviewing our options so I
thought I'd post a summary and just include the options I've received. That
way if anybody else has the problem, they can choose the option that best
meet their needs.
1. The xargs command seems to be the most popular recommendation,
unfortunately it would involve a major rewrite so we probably wont be able
to use this. I got it from:
Steve Smith
Marty M. Saletta
Peter Stern
Ian Motimer
Chewy
(And one other person I accidentally deleted, sorry.)
2. Edit /usr/include/limits.h increase line "#define _POSIX_ARG_MAX 4096"
to a higher number and recompile the kernel. (I'm not sure what else this
may effect, use at your own risk.) I got this one from:
Joerg Bruehe
Stu Fuess
3. Modify the kernel variable exec_disable_arg_limit in the 'proc' section
of dxkerneltuner (at the end). Set this to 1. Of course I'm currently on a
4.0F machine and this variable doesn't appear until the 5.1 kernel. Since we
will be upgrading soon, this may be a viable option for us. I got this one
from:
Udo Grabowski
Stu Fuess
4) Try passing the arguments to the compiler via a file by using a specific
tag, or by passing it like ada `cat list_of_files_to_compile`. This one
from:
Patrick Norris
Dr. Blinn explained that the limit is imposed to comply with POSIX
standards.
Thanks to all who replied.
Jim Fitzmaurice
jpfitz_at_fnal.gov
UNIX is very user friendly, It's just very particular about who it makes
friends with.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Fitzmaurice <jpfitz_at_fnal.gov>
To: tru64 <tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 11:58 AM
Subject: Arg list too long.
> Just a quick question:
>
> System AlphaServer 4100 running 4.0F PK4.
>
> Trying to do a compile a software engineer is getting the error:
>
> Arg list too long
>
> coming out of his make command. I believe this can be increased, (I know
it
> can on other OS's) but I don't know where to look on Tru64. I've been
> looking through the System Configuration and Tuning Guide, but it doesn't
> appear to be there. Does anybody know?
>
> Jim Fitzmaurice
> jpfitz_at_fnal.gov
>
> UNIX is very user friendly, It's just very particular about who it makes
> friends with.
>
>
>
Received on Mon Feb 05 2001 - 17:40:29 NZDT