--- old/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk	Thu Jun  8 07:36:11 2017
+++ new/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk	Thu Jun  8 07:36:11 2017
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@
 # MAIN_MODULE  The module of the main class to launch if different from the
 #     current module
 # MAIN_CLASS   The Java main class to launch
-# JAVA_ARGS   Processed into a -DJAVA_ARGS C flag
+# JAVA_ARGS   Processed into a -DJAVA_ARGS and added to CFLAGS
+# EXTRA_JAVA_ARGS Processed into a -DEXTRA_JAVA_ARGS and is prepended
+#     before JAVA_ARGS to CFLAGS, primarily to allow long string literal
+#     compile time defines exceeding Visual Studio 2013 limitations.
 # CFLAGS   Additional CFLAGS
 # CFLAGS_windows   Additional CFLAGS_windows
 # LIBS_unix   Additional LIBS_unix
@@ -104,6 +107,11 @@
   endif
 
   ifneq ($$($1_JAVA_ARGS), )
+    ifneq ($$($1_EXTRA_JAVA_ARGS), )
+      $1_EXTRA_JAVA_ARGS_STR := '{ $$(strip $$(foreach a, \
+        $$(addprefix -J, $$($1_EXTRA_JAVA_ARGS)), "$$a"$(COMMA) )) }'
+      $1_CFLAGS += -DEXTRA_JAVA_ARGS=$$($1_EXTRA_JAVA_ARGS_STR)
+    endif
     $1_JAVA_ARGS_STR := '{ $$(strip $$(foreach a, \
         $$(addprefix -J, $$($1_JAVA_ARGS)) -m $$($1_MAIN_MODULE)/$$($1_MAIN_CLASS), "$$a"$(COMMA) )) }'
     $1_CFLAGS += -DJAVA_ARGS=$$($1_JAVA_ARGS_STR)