PRB: Error U1082 When Command Line Too Long in Makefile

Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
Article ID: Q49757

1.01 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.20 1.30 | 1.01 1.11 1.12 1.21

MS-DOS                        | OS/2

kbtool kberrmsg kbprb

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, and 1.4
Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2, versions 1.01, 1.11, 1.12, and 1.21

SYMPTOMS

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

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

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 reference words: 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.40
KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg kbprb
KBSubcategory: NmakeIss
Keywords : kb16bitonly

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Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
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