Microsoft Language Utility Version History

Last reviewed: August 7, 1996
Article ID: Q93400

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft LIB utility for MS-DOS, versions 3.1, 3.17, 3.18, 3.2, 3.2.01, 3.31, and 3.4
Microsoft LIB utility for Windows NT, versions 1.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, 4.2
Microsoft LINK utility for MS-DOS, versions 5.01.2, 5.1, 5.11, 5.13, 5.15, 5.3, 5.31.009, 5.5, 5.6, and 5.6.220
Microsoft LINK utility for Windows NT, versions 1.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, 4.2
Microsoft NMAKE utility for MS-DOS, versions 1.11, 1.13, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5
Microsoft NMAKE utility for Windows NT, versions 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
Microsoft CodeView for MS-DOS, versions 3.14, 4.0, 4.01, and 4.1
Microsoft CodeView for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.01, and 4.1
Microsoft CodeView for Win32s, version 4.25

SUMMARY

The text below lists the versions of the Microsoft utilities distributed with various versions of Microsoft developer products.

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| Product |          |          |           |         |       |        |
| Version | COMPILER |  LIB     |  LINK     |  NMAKE  |  CV   |  CVW   |

| C(/C++)                                                              |

|  6.0x   |  6.0x    |  3.17    |  5.1      |  1.11   |  3.14  |  -    |
|  7.0    |  7.0     |  3.2     |  5.3      |  1.2    |  4.0   |  4.0  |
|  7.0a#  |  7.0     |  3.20.01 |  5.31.009 |  1.2    |  4.01  |  4.01 |

| Visual C++                                                           |

|  1.0~   |  8.0     |  3.31    |  5.5      |  1.3    |  4.1   |  4.1  |
|  1.5    |  8.0c    |  3.4     |  5.6      |  1.4    |  4.1   |  4.1  |
|  1.51   |  8.0c    |  3.4     |  5.6.220  |  1.4    |  4.1   |  4.1  |
|  1.52   |  8.0c    |  3.4     |  5.6.339  |  1.4    |  4.1   |  4.1  |

| Visual C++ 32-bit Edition (x86 only)                                 |

|  1.0    |  8.0     |  1.0     |  1.0      |  1.4    |  -     |  4.25&|
|  2.0    |  9.0     |  2.5     |  2.5      |  1.5    |  -     |  -    |
|  2.1    |  9.1     |  2.55    |  2.55     |  1.5    |  -     |  -    |
|  2.2    |  9.1     |  2.55    |  2.55     |  1.5    |  -     |  -    |
|  4.0    |10.00.5270| 3.00.5270| 3.00.5270 |1.60.5270|  -     |  -    |
|  4.1    |10.10.6038| 3.10.6038| 3.10.6038 |1.61.6038|  -     |  -    |
|  4.2    |10.20.6166| 4.20.6164| 4.20.6164 |1.61.6038|  -     |  -    |

| FORTRAN                                                              |

|  5.1    |  5.1     |  3.18    |  5.15     |  1.13   |  3.14  |  3.06 |

| FORTRAN PowerStation                                                 |

|  1.0    |  1.0     |  3.4     |  2.8~     |  1.36   |  -     |  -    |
|  1.0a   |  1.0a    |  3.4     |  1.0F     |  1.36   |  -     |  -    |

| FORTRAN PowerStation 32                                              |

|  1.0    |  1.0     |  3.4     |  1.0      |  1.40   |  -     |  -    |

|  MASM                                                                |

|  5.1    |  5.1     |  3.1     |  5.01.2   |  4.07*  |  2.2   |  -    |
|  6.0x   |  1.07    |  3.18    |  5.13     |  1.13   |  3.14  |  -    |
|  6.1    |  1.08    |  3.20.01 |  5.31.009 |  1.2    |  4.01  |  4.01 |

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* - Denotes MAKE versions # - Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0a provides the C/C++ 7.0 compiler and

     updated utilities.

~ - This is a version of the Microsoft Portable Linker, LINK32.EXE. & - A version of CodeView used to debug Win32-based applications running

     on Windows 3.x/Win32s (CVW32s).

Additional reference words: kbinf kbinf 1.00 1.40 1.50 2.50 3.10 3.20 3.40
4.00 4.10 4.20 5.10 5.30 5.50 5.60
KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubcategory: LinkIss LibIss NmakeIss CvwIss

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Last reviewed: August 7, 1996
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