ID Number: Q45619
5.01.20 | 5.03
MS-DOS | OS/2
Summary:
The linker does not overlay files when linking with protected mode
run-time libraries. If told to overlay a program that is being linked
with a protected mode run-time library, the linker responds with one
or more of the following errors:
LINK : warning L4013: invalid option for new-format executable file
ignored
LINK : error L2048: Microsoft Overlay Manager module not found
LINK : warning L4038: program has no starting address
possibly followed by (in DOS):
run-time error R6001
- null pointer assignment
or possibly followed by (in OS/2):
A general protection (GP) fault. It may also go into an infinite
loop after creating the temporary file (for large executables).
The workaround is to create two versions of the executable, an
overlayed DOS version and a non-overlayed OS/2 version.
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information as
it becomes available.