use @response_files.txt for linking in ninja

Response files are a means to work around the limited command line length
particularly on Windows. Instead of listing all to-be-linked object files
on the command line, ninja will write them into a "response file" and
address that in the command using the @something.txt syntax.

configure.py

@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ def __init__(self, source_paths, options, modules):
         self.handbook_output_dir = os.path.join(self.doc_output_dir, 'handbook')
         self.doc_output_dir_doxygen = os.path.join(self.doc_output_dir, 'doxygen') if options.with_doxygen else None
         self.doc_module_info = os.path.join(self.build_dir, 'module_info') if options.with_doxygen else None
+        self.response_file_dir = os.path.join(self.build_dir, 'response_files')
 
         # We split the header include paths into 'public', 'internal' and 'external'
         # to allow for better control over what is exposed to each compilation unit.
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ def build_dirs(self):
             self.internal_include_dir,
             self.external_include_dir,
             self.handbook_output_dir,
+            self.response_file_dir
         ]
         if self.doc_output_dir_doxygen:
             out += [self.doc_output_dir_doxygen, self.doc_module_info]
@@ -2210,6 +2212,7 @@ def test_exe_extra_ldflags():
         'doc_output_dir': build_paths.doc_output_dir,
         'handbook_output_dir': build_paths.handbook_output_dir,
         'doc_output_dir_doxygen': build_paths.doc_output_dir_doxygen,
+        'response_file_dir': build_paths.response_file_dir,
 
         'os': options.os,
         'arch': options.arch,

src/build-data/ninja.in

@@ -57,15 +57,19 @@ default all
 %{if build_static_lib}
 
 rule link_static
-  command = %{ar_command} %{ar_options} %{ar_output_to}$out $in
+  rspfile = %{response_file_dir}/static.txt
+  rspfile_content = ${in}
+  command = %{ar_command} %{ar_options} %{ar_output_to}$out %{response_file_dir}/static.txt
 
 build %{out_dir}/%{static_lib_name}: link_static %{join lib_objs}
 
 %{endif}
 %{if build_shared_lib}
 
 rule link_shared
-  command = %{lib_link_cmd} ${ABI_FLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} $in ${LIB_LINKS_TO} %{output_to_exe}$out
+  rspfile = %{response_file_dir}/shared.txt
+  rspfile_content = ${LIB_LINKS_TO}
+  command = %{lib_link_cmd} ${ABI_FLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} $in @%{response_file_dir}/shared.txt %{output_to_exe}$out
 
 build %{out_dir}/%{shared_lib_name}: link_shared %{join lib_objs}
 %{endif}
@@ -80,11 +84,14 @@ build %{out_dir}/%{soname_patch}: symlink %{out_dir}/%{shared_lib_name}
 %{endif}
 
 rule link_cli
-  command = ${EXE_LINK_CMD} ${ABI_FLAGS} $in ${BUILD_DIR_LINK_PATH} ${LANG_EXE_FLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} ${EXE_LINKS_TO} %{output_to_exe}$out
+  rspfile = %{response_file_dir}/cli.txt
+  rspfile_content = ${EXE_LINKS_TO}
+  command = ${EXE_LINK_CMD} ${ABI_FLAGS} $in ${BUILD_DIR_LINK_PATH} ${LANG_EXE_FLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} @%{response_file_dir}/cli.txt %{output_to_exe}$out
 
 rule link_tests
-  command = ${EXE_LINK_CMD} ${ABI_FLAGS} $in ${BUILD_DIR_LINK_PATH} ${LANG_EXE_FLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} %{test_exe_extra_ldflags} ${EXE_LINKS_TO} %{output_to_exe}$out
-
+  rspfile = %{response_file_dir}/tests.txt
+  rspfile_content = ${EXE_LINKS_TO}
+  command = ${EXE_LINK_CMD} ${ABI_FLAGS} $in ${BUILD_DIR_LINK_PATH} ${LANG_EXE_FLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} %{test_exe_extra_ldflags} @%{response_file_dir}/tests.txt %{output_to_exe}$out
 
 # Executable targets