cli length limit

diff --git a/src/jalview/util/Platform.java b/src/jalview/util/Platform.java
index 2eec73c..283628e 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/util/Platform.java
+++ b/src/jalview/util/Platform.java
@@ -41,4 +41,13 @@ public class Platform
     \r
     return hdls!=null && hdls.equals("true"); \r
   }\r
+  /**\r
+   * \r
+   * @return nominal maximum command line length for this platform\r
+   */\r
+  public static int getMaxCommandLineLength()\r
+  {\r
+    // TODO: determine nominal limits for most platforms.\r
+    return 2046; // this is the max length for a windows NT system. \r
+  }\r
 }\r