From 8d70968dda6d39ed015843bf374367851bc85d62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Viktor Szakats <harbour@syenar.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:48:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] 2009-08-11 16:36 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01
 syenar.hu)   * config/globsh.cf   * config/win/bcc.cf     + Added NOTEs about
 Windows NT family command-line length limits.       It's 2047 for NT/2000 and
 8191 for XP and upper.       Seemingly also on Vista or Windows 7. Probably
 memory is still       too expensive at MS ;) or, they want us to switch to
 PowerShell?

---
 harbour/ChangeLog         | 8 ++++++++
 harbour/config/globsh.cf  | 5 +++++
 harbour/config/win/bcc.cf | 4 ++++
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 1ae4b8a947..727d2559f5 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-08-11 16:36 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * config/globsh.cf
+  * config/win/bcc.cf
+    + Added NOTEs about Windows NT family command-line length limits.
+      It's 2047 for NT/2000 and 8191 for XP and upper.
+      Seemingly also on Vista or Windows 7. Probably memory is still
+      too expensive at MS ;) or, they want us to switch to PowerShell?
+
 2009-08-11 16:12 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * config/bin.cf
     % Using := instead of = for 'BIN_NAME'.
diff --git a/harbour/config/globsh.cf b/harbour/config/globsh.cf
index 7a8913199e..f4d687e242 100644
--- a/harbour/config/globsh.cf
+++ b/harbour/config/globsh.cf
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(HB_SHELL),nt)
 
+# NOTE: According to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830473
+#       The command line length limit for cmd.exe is 8191 chars
+#       for Windows XP and upper and 2047 for Windows NT and 2000.
+#       [vszakats]
+
 MK := "$(subst \,/,$(MAKE))"
 RM := del /q /f
 RDP := rmdir /q /s
diff --git a/harbour/config/win/bcc.cf b/harbour/config/win/bcc.cf
index df9a749608..c176f01645 100644
--- a/harbour/config/win/bcc.cf
+++ b/harbour/config/win/bcc.cf
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ ARFLAGS := /P64
 
 ifneq ($(HB_SHELL),sh)
 
+   # NOTE: Command-line limit length defeating methods found below
+   #       are only needed to support pre-Windows XP systems, where
+   #       limit is 2047 chars. [vszakats]
+
    # NOTE: The empty line directly before 'endef' HAVE TO exist!
    define lib_object
       @echo -+$(subst /,\,$(file)) ^& >> __lib__.tmp