diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 189143ac07..b1d9a710c4 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@
    The license applies to all entries newer than 2009-04-28.
 */
 
+2010-06-17 17:09 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * config/wce/mingwarm.mk
+  * config/win/mingw.mk
+  * config/win/cygwin.mk
+    + Added support for host systems with shorter cmdline limits
+      (in lib creation command). F.e. on WinW2K or WinNT.
+
+  * config/win/cygwin.mk
+    ! Fixed delete command on 'ar' failure to work on native
+      Windows shell.
+
 2010-06-17 15:37 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * tests/wvtext.prg
     * Updates. Formatting. Show msgbox when MT is not present.
diff --git a/harbour/config/wce/mingwarm.mk b/harbour/config/wce/mingwarm.mk
index 6e0ce1ac78..d6ac6d7668 100644
--- a/harbour/config/wce/mingwarm.mk
+++ b/harbour/config/wce/mingwarm.mk
@@ -57,7 +57,19 @@ LDLIBS := $(foreach lib,$(HB_USER_LIBS) $(LIBS) $(SYSLIBS),-l$(lib))
 LDFLAGS += $(LIBPATHS)
 
 AR := $(HB_CCPATH)$(HB_CCPREFIX)ar
-AR_RULE = ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(HB_AFLAGS) $(HB_USER_AFLAGS) rcs $(LIB_DIR)/$@ $(^F) $(ARSTRIP) ) || $(RM) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(LIB_DIR)/$@)
+
+# NOTE: The empty line directly before 'endef' HAVE TO exist!
+define lib_object
+   @$(ECHO) $(ECHOQUOTE)$(subst \,/,$(file))$(ECHOQUOTE) >> __lib__.tmp
+
+endef
+define create_library
+   $(if $(wildcard __lib__.tmp),@$(RM) __lib__.tmp,)
+   $(foreach file,$^,$(lib_object))
+   ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(HB_AFLAGS) $(HB_USER_AFLAGS) rcs $(LIB_DIR)/$@ @__lib__.tmp $(ARSTRIP) ) || $(RM) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(LIB_DIR)/$@)
+endef
+
+AR_RULE = $(create_library)
 
 DY := $(CC)
 DFLAGS += -shared $(LIBPATHS)
diff --git a/harbour/config/win/cygwin.mk b/harbour/config/win/cygwin.mk
index 060556fa17..f5c7c177f8 100644
--- a/harbour/config/win/cygwin.mk
+++ b/harbour/config/win/cygwin.mk
@@ -54,7 +54,19 @@ LDLIBS := $(foreach lib,$(HB_USER_LIBS) $(LIBS) $(SYSLIBS),-l$(lib))
 LDFLAGS += $(LIBPATHS)
 
 AR := $(HB_CCPATH)$(HB_CCPREFIX)ar
-AR_RULE = ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(HB_AFLAGS) $(HB_USER_AFLAGS) rcs $(LIB_DIR)/$@ $(^F) $(ARSTRIP) ) || $(RM) $(LIB_DIR)/$@
+
+# NOTE: The empty line directly before 'endef' HAVE TO exist!
+define lib_object
+   @$(ECHO) $(ECHOQUOTE)$(subst \,/,$(file))$(ECHOQUOTE) >> __lib__.tmp
+
+endef
+define create_library
+   $(if $(wildcard __lib__.tmp),@$(RM) __lib__.tmp,)
+   $(foreach file,$^,$(lib_object))
+   ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(HB_AFLAGS) $(HB_USER_AFLAGS) rcs $(LIB_DIR)/$@ @__lib__.tmp $(ARSTRIP) ) || $(RM) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(LIB_DIR)/$@)
+endef
+
+AR_RULE = $(create_library)
 
 DY := $(CC)
 DFLAGS += -shared $(LIBPATHS)
diff --git a/harbour/config/win/mingw.mk b/harbour/config/win/mingw.mk
index d208b72a90..8d6aa13d5b 100644
--- a/harbour/config/win/mingw.mk
+++ b/harbour/config/win/mingw.mk
@@ -98,7 +98,19 @@ endif
 LDFLAGS += $(LIBPATHS)
 
 AR := $(HB_CCPATH)$(HB_CCPREFIX)ar
-AR_RULE = ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(HB_AFLAGS) $(HB_USER_AFLAGS) rcs $(LIB_DIR)/$@ $(^F) $(ARSTRIP) ) || $(RM) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(LIB_DIR)/$@)
+
+# NOTE: The empty line directly before 'endef' HAVE TO exist!
+define lib_object
+   @$(ECHO) $(ECHOQUOTE)$(subst \,/,$(file))$(ECHOQUOTE) >> __lib__.tmp
+
+endef
+define create_library
+   $(if $(wildcard __lib__.tmp),@$(RM) __lib__.tmp,)
+   $(foreach file,$^,$(lib_object))
+   ( $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(HB_AFLAGS) $(HB_USER_AFLAGS) rcs $(LIB_DIR)/$@ @__lib__.tmp $(ARSTRIP) ) || $(RM) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(LIB_DIR)/$@)
+endef
+
+AR_RULE = $(create_library)
 
 DY := $(CC)
 DFLAGS += -shared $(LIBPATHS)