/PAU Linker Option Doesn't Function in Some Versions of LINK

ID Number: Q58781

3.61 3.65 3.69 5.01.20 5.05 | 5.01.20 5.05

MS-DOS | OS/2

Summary:

The /PAU (PAUSE) linker option tells LINK to pause in the link session

and display a message before it writes the executable file to disk,

allowing you to insert a new disk on which to store the executable

file.

In Microsoft LINK.EXE Versions 3.61, 3.65, 3.69, 5.01.20, and 5.05,

the /PAU linker option does not pause the link session.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information

here as it becomes available.

More Information:

In versions where the /PAU linker option functions correctly, LINK

displays the following message before it creates the executable file:

About to generate .EXE file

Change diskette in drive ___ and press <ENTER>

LINK resumes processing after the ENTER key is pressed.