Makefile include directive failing for long path Windows 10

Question

I have a Makefile that includes another makefile with the include makefile directive and the included Makefile exists on a deep path (200 characters). The Makefile doesn't produce any error on reading the long path Makefile however it's contents are not included in the main Makefile. include <long-path>/my.mk I have tried using UNC path post script as well but that also seems to have no effect. Any help how to handle long paths inclusions in Makefiles?

Answer 1

There can be different ways on how you handle this:

1. Provide Relative Path: A relative path refers to a location that is relative to a current directory, so you dont require to give a full path
2. Keep your files/sandbox at very short location if possible: Eg: C:
3. You can use mount/ shortpath option to use short paths.