LNK9110001: /HIGH Switch May Produce L2049 Error with LINK 5.1

ID Number: Q77823

5.10 5.13

MS-DOS

buglist5.10 buglist5.13

Summary:

PROBLEM ID: LNK9110001

SYMPTOMS

If the /HIGH switch is used with LINK versions 5.1 or 5.13, the

following error may incorrectly be produced:

LINK : error L2049: no segments defined

CAUSE

This problem is caused by a faulty check for emptiness in the .EXE

file when the /HIGH switch has been used.

RESOLUTION

The resulting .EXE file will not be affected by this error message.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in LINK versions 5.1

and 5.13. We are researching this problem and will post new

information here as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: 5.10