FIX: LINK 5.02 Should Not Be Used with ILINK 1.1

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, versions 5.02

SYMPTOMS

If the LINK utility version 5.02, which comes as a secondary linker for QuickC version 2.0, is used with ILINK version 1.1, which also comes with QuickC 2.0, floating-point values printed with the printf() function may be printed incorrectly within the QuickC environment. Outside of the environment, the same executable may result in math error M6104.

RESOLUTION

LINK version 4.06 should be used if ILINK is also used. If it is necessary to use version 5.02 of the linker, incremental linking should be disabled from within the environment.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the LINK utility version 5.02. This problem was corrected in the LINK utility version 5.03.

MORE INFORMATION

The source code below incorrectly prints "FP = 0.00000" instead of "FP = 5.020000".

Sample Code

// Compile options needed: none

#include <stdio.h>

void main( void )

   float fp = 5.02F;
   printf( "FP = %f\n", fp );