Follow-up Comment #3, bug #44853 (project make):
I'm afraid this is a project using Automake-generated makefiles, and it has to
support non-GNU Make programs. If I had full control over the rules, I could
certainly go a different route.
(This issue will, in fact, likely require a companion bug
Follow-up Comment #4, bug #44853 (project make):
I have filed the bug report against Libtool:
http://debbugs.gnu.org/20632
Libtool can handle overlong object lists capably, but the generated Make rule
in its current form will not allow it.
Follow-up Comment #2, bug #44853 (project make):
Given that you already have GNU make 4.1, any chance you can use the new
$(file ...) function
(http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#File-Function) to do the
same thing in your own recipe? It could be a path of much less resistance.