[GRADLE-3363] Clang argument list to long error when linking many object files Created: 15/Nov/15  Updated: 10/Feb/17  Resolved: 10/Feb/17

Status: Resolved
Project: Gradle
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Sterling Greene Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 2


 Description   

Some people get the following error when building a bigger component using Clang:

clang: error: unable to execute command: posix_spawn failed: Argument list too long
clang: error: linker command failed due to signal (use -v to see invocation)

It looks like Clang expands the @argfile before calling the linker and ends up passing everything to the linker as a single command line.

workaround:
https://gist.github.com/big-guy/f1f0c8a4eb61febcd27a



 Comments   
Comment by Maxime Lussier [ 25/May/16 ]

Hi @Sterling Greene @big-guy,

I appear to be experiencing a similar issue. The linking command using clang is 50k characters due to the presence of many object files and fails when called from Gradle. However, calling clang++.exe @argumentsFile succeeds.

The workaround does not seem to be doing anything. calling Gradle with --info still shows the long linking command.

I am using android studio 2.2 Preview 1 and this bug currently blocks me from progressing. I can attach logs if necessary.

Comment by Benjamin Muschko [ 15/Nov/16 ]

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Comment by Benjamin Muschko [ 10/Feb/17 ]

Thanks again for reporting this issue. We haven't heard back from you after our inquiry from November 15th. We are closing this issue now. Please create an issue on GitHub if you still feel passionate about getting it resolved.

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