## Commands for running ar
###########################################################
+define _concat-if-arg2-not-empty
+$(if $(2),$(hide) $(1) $(2))
+endef
+
+# Split long argument list into smaller groups and call the command repeatedly
+#
+# $(1): the command without arguments
+# $(2): the arguments
+define split-long-arguments
+$(call _concat-if-arg2-not-empty,$(1),$(wordlist 1,500,$(2)))
+$(call _concat-if-arg2-not-empty,$(1),$(wordlist 501,1000,$(2)))
+$(call _concat-if-arg2-not-empty,$(1),$(wordlist 1001,1500,$(2)))
+$(call _concat-if-arg2-not-empty,$(1),$(wordlist 1501,2000,$(2)))
+$(call _concat-if-arg2-not-empty,$(1),$(wordlist 2001,2500,$(2)))
+$(call _concat-if-arg2-not-empty,$(1),$(wordlist 2501,3000,$(2)))
+$(call _concat-if-arg2-not-empty,$(1),$(wordlist 3001,99999,$(2)))
+endef
+
define extract-and-include-target-whole-static-libs
$(foreach lib,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES), \
$(hide) echo "preparing StaticLib: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) [including $(lib)]"; \
@rm -f $@
$(extract-and-include-target-whole-static-libs)
@echo "target StaticLib: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) echo $(filter %.o, $^) | \
- xargs $(TARGET_AR) $(TARGET_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS) $(PRIVATE_ARFLAGS) $@
+$(call split-long-arguments,$(TARGET_AR) $(TARGET_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS) $(PRIVATE_ARFLAGS) $@,$(filter %.o, $^))
endef
###########################################################
define extract-and-include-host-whole-static-libs
$(foreach lib,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES), \
- @echo "preparing StaticLib: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) [including $(lib)]"; \
+ $(hide) echo "preparing StaticLib: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) [including $(lib)]"; \
ldir=$(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/WHOLE/$(basename $(notdir $(lib)))_objs;\
rm -rf $$ldir; \
mkdir -p $$ldir; \
@rm -f $@
$(extract-and-include-host-whole-static-libs)
@echo "host StaticLib: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) echo $(filter %.o, $^) | \
- xargs $(HOST_AR) $(HOST_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS) $(PRIVATE_ARFLAGS) $@
+$(call split-long-arguments,$(HOST_AR) $(HOST_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS) $(PRIVATE_ARFLAGS) $@,$(filter %.o, $^))
endef