FIX: Uninitialized Data in DGROUP Not Set to Zero

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS and Windows, version 5.3
• Microsoft LINK for OS/2, version 5.31

SYMPTOMS

Unitialized data items in the DGROUP default data segment contain random values instead of zeros.

CAUSE

The memory buffer that Microsoft LINK uses to store the list of OBJ files that contribute data to a logical segment is located too low in memory. If the memory image of the application exceeds 512K, it overwrites this buffer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in LINK version 5.3 for MS-DOS and Windows (distributed with Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0) and version 5.31 for OS/2. This problem was corrected in LINK version 5.31.009 (distributed with the C/C++ version 7.0a patch disk). To obtain the patch disk, obtain a disk from Microsoft. To obtain a disk in the United States, call Microsoft Product Support Services at (206) 454-2030. Outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, go to the Microsoft Web site http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm