DOCUMENT:Q49757  30-OCT-1999  [utilities]
TITLE   :PRB: Error U1082 When Command Line Too Long in Makefile
PRODUCT :Microsoft Programming Utilities
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:1.1,1.11,1.12,1.13,1.2,1.3,1.4; OS/2:1.01,1.11,1.12,1.21
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kb16bitonly

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS, versions 1.1, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 
 - Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2, versions 1.01, 1.11, 1.12, 1.21 
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SYMPTOMS
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An attempt to build a file with the Microsoft MAKE or NMAKE utilities fails and
the utility generates the following message:

   U1082: Not enough memory '...' cannot execute '...'

where '...' is replaced by the name of a command.

CAUSE
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The length of the command line executed to build a given dependency is longer
than the longest command line allowed in MS-DOS (128 characters). This error
occurs most often with the Microsoft LINK command line.

RESOLUTION
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Create a response file in the makefile and specify the name of the response file
on the LINK command line. For more information on response files, see the
documentation or the on-line help provided with your language compiler.

Additional query words: 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.40

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbNMAKESearch kbNMAKE110DOS kbNMAKE111DOS kbNMAKE112DOS kbNMAKE113DOS kbNMAKE120DOS kbNMAKE130DOS kbNMAKE140DOS kbNMAKE101OS2 kbNMAKE111OS2 kbNMAKE112OS2 kbNMAKE121OS2
Version           : MS-DOS:1.1,1.11,1.12,1.13,1.2,1.3,1.4; OS/2:1.01,1.11,1.12,1.21

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