[m-rev.] for review [juliensf]: Avoid command line buffer limits

[Julien Fischer]

On Wed, 8 Oct 2008, Peter Ross wrote:

...

> only in patch2:
> unchanged:
> --- doc/user_guide.texi	30 Sep 2008 04:30:32 -0000	1.576
> +++ doc/user_guide.texi	7 Oct 2008 23:53:58 -0000
> @@ -269,6 +269,13 @@
> to file name, where @var{sources-files} is the list of source files in
> the directory (@pxref{Output options}).
>
> +Arguments to @samp{mmc} may also be in @samp{@@file}.
> +The @samp{@@file} argument is replaced with arguments
> +representing the contents of the file.
> +This argument processing is done recursively.
> +The contents of the @samp{@@file} is split into arguments
> +one per line in the file.
> +
> To compile a program which consists of just a single source file,
> use the command
>
> @@ -8989,6 +8996,14 @@
> Install the specified C header file along with a Mercury library.
> (This option is only supported by @samp{mmc --make})
>
> + at sp 1
> + at item --restricted-command-line
> + at findex --restricted-command-line
> + at findex --extra-lib-header

Why is --extra-lib-header there?  That looks like a cut-and-paste
error.

> +Enable this option if your shell doesn't support long command lines.
> +This option uses temporary files to pass arguments to sub-commands.
> +(This option is only supported by @samp{mmc --make})
> +

Julien.
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