Link Error L1053 Symbol Table Overflow

ID Number: Q31992

3.x 5.01.20 5.01.21

MS-DOS

Question:

I am receiving link error L1053: symbol table overflow. What is the

limit of the symbol table?

Response:

Under MS-DOS, this limit using the DOS-only linker (Versions

3.x) is dependent on the amount of available memory in your computer.

LINK can use all conventional memory available under DOS (up to 640K).

Under OS/2, the segmented-executable linker (Versions 5.x and above)

has no limit on the size of the symbol table because it extends the

symbol table in virtual memory.