Solution, possible FAQ entry: make problem: execvp: /bin/sh: Illegal Argument

[Joshua Daniel Franklin]

> >On 5/6/05, Jørgen Havsberg Seland wrote:
> >> This problem is (often) due to the command-line being to long for the
> >> windows execution model. To circumvent this, mount the path of the
> >> executable using the -X switch. For instance, use
> >
> On Sat, May 07, 2005 at 05:11:39PM -0700, Joshua Daniel Franklin wrote:
> >I don't mind adding an FAQ, it looks like it's been asked few times. Any
> >problem with replacing this ancient entry about MAKE_MODE (which is
> >covered in the User's Guide)?
> >
> >http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC93
> 
On 5/7/05, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> Fine with me.

Updated with the following text (thanks, Jørgen):


Errors of `make: execvp: /bin/sh: Illegal Argument' or `make: execvp:
/bin/sh: Argument list too long' are often caused by the command-line
being to long for the Windows execution model. To circumvent this,
mount the path of the executable using the -X switch to enable cygexec
for all executables in that folder; you will also need to exclude
non-cygwin executables with the -x switch. Enabling cygexec causes
cygwin executables to talk directly to one another, which increases
the command-line limit. To enable cygexec for `/bin' and `/usr/bin',
you can use these commands in a batch file:

mount -X -b -f c:\cygwin\bin /bin
mount -X -b -f c:\cygwin\bin /usr/bin
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\strace.exe /usr/bin/strace.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\strace.exe /bin/strace.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\cygcheck.exe /usr/bin/cygcheck.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\cygcheck.exe /bin/cygcheck.exe

Note that you must specifically exclude strace and cygcheck, which are
not linked to the Cygwin DLL.

(See http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#mount for
more information.)

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