Warning L4014: /PACKDATA: Option Ignored for Real Mode

ID Number: Q48839

4.06 4.07 4.10

MS-DOS

docerr

Summary:

/PACKDATA is incorrectly listed as an available switch for LINK

versions 4.06 and 4.07 and QLINK 4.10. These are the linkers that ship

with the QuickC and QuickC with QuickAssembler packages.

The /PACKDATA option is valid ONLY for segmented-executable files for

OS/2 or Windows; it has no meaning for real-mode DOS executables. To

use the /PACKDATA switch, create a .DEF file with at least the

following statement:

NAME MyProtectModeProgram

This switch is implemented in segmented-executable LINK versions 5.02

and later. The QuickC versions 2.50 and 2.51 "Microsoft QuickC Toolkit"

manual describes /PACKDATA on page 139, but fails to mention that this

option only applies to Windows and OS/2 applications.