--- file_not_specified_in_diff	
+++ file_not_specified_in_diff	
@@ -, +, @@ 
--- libs/icu/icu-4.4/tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.cpp
+++ libs/icu/icu-4.4/tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ 
 #endif
 
 #define LARGE_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE 2048
+#define MEDIUM_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE 1024
 #define SMALL_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE 512
 
 static void loadLists(UPKGOptions *o, UErrorCode *status);
@@ -561,42 +562,53 @@ 
             char gencFilePath[SMALL_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE] = "";
             char version_major[10] = "";
             UBool reverseExt = FALSE;
+            unsigned currentBufferSize = MEDIUM_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE;
 
             /* Initialize pkgdataFlags */
             pkgDataFlags = (char**)uprv_malloc(sizeof(char*) * PKGDATA_FLAGS_SIZE);
-            if (pkgDataFlags != NULL) {
-                for (int32_t i = 0; i < PKGDATA_FLAGS_SIZE; i++) {
-                    pkgDataFlags[i] = (char*)uprv_malloc(sizeof(char) * SMALL_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE);
-                    if (pkgDataFlags[i] != NULL) {
-                        pkgDataFlags[i][0] = 0;
-                    } else {
-                        fprintf(stderr,"Error allocating memory for pkgDataFlags.\n");
-                        return -1;
+#if !defined(WINDOWS_WITH_MSVC) || defined(USING_CYGWIN)
+            /* If we run out of space, allocate more */
+            do {
+#endif
+                if (pkgDataFlags != NULL) {
+                    for (int32_t i = 0; i < PKGDATA_FLAGS_SIZE; i++) {
+                        pkgDataFlags[i] = (char*)uprv_malloc(sizeof(char) * currentBufferSize);
+                        if (pkgDataFlags[i] != NULL) {
+                            pkgDataFlags[i][0] = 0;
+                        } else {
+                            fprintf(stderr,"Error allocating memory for pkgDataFlags.\n");
+                            return -1;
+                        }
                     }
+                } else {
+                    fprintf(stderr,"Error allocating memory for pkgDataFlags.\n");
+                    return -1;
                 }
-            } else {
-                fprintf(stderr,"Error allocating memory for pkgDataFlags.\n");
-                return -1;
-            }
 
-            if(o->verbose) {
-              fprintf(stdout, "# pkgDataFlags=");
-              for(int32_t i=0;i<PKGDATA_FLAGS_SIZE && pkgDataFlags[i][0];i++) {
-                fprintf(stdout, "%c \"%s\"", (i>0)?',':' ',pkgDataFlags[i]);
-              }
-              fprintf(stdout, "\n");
-            }
+                if(o->verbose) {
+                  fprintf(stdout, "# pkgDataFlags=");
+                  for(int32_t i=0;i<PKGDATA_FLAGS_SIZE && pkgDataFlags[i][0];i++) {
+                    fprintf(stdout, "%c \"%s\"", (i>0)?',':' ',pkgDataFlags[i]);
+                  }
+                  fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+                }
 
 #ifndef WINDOWS_WITH_MSVC
-            /* Read in options file. */
-            if(o->verbose) {
-              fprintf(stdout, "# Reading options file %s\n", o->options);
-            }
-            parseFlagsFile(o->options, pkgDataFlags, SMALL_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE, (int32_t)PKGDATA_FLAGS_SIZE, &status);
-            if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
-                fprintf(stderr,"Unable to open or read \"%s\" option file. status = %s\n", o->options, u_errorName(status));
-                return -1;
-            }
+                /* Read in options file. */
+                if(o->verbose) {
+                  fprintf(stdout, "# Reading options file %s\n", o->options);
+                }
+                parseFlagsFile(o->options, pkgDataFlags, currentBufferSize, (int32_t)PKGDATA_FLAGS_SIZE, &status);
+                if (status == U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR) {
+                    for (int32_t i = 0; i < PKGDATA_FLAGS_SIZE; i++) {
+                        uprv_free(pkgDataFlags[i]);
+                    }
+                    currentBufferSize *= 2;
+                } else if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+                    fprintf(stderr,"Unable to open or read \"%s\" option file. status = %s\n", o->options, u_errorName(status));
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            } while (status == U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR);
 
             /* Get the version major number. */
             if (o->version != NULL) {