PRB: L2061 Error on _TEXT Segment in Large Memory Model App

• Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.5, 1.51, 1.52

SYMPTOMS

When building a large application with the large or huge memory model, the Visual 16-bit C++ linker reports an L2061 error and displays this message:

   no space for data block associated with <function> inside segment _TEXT

CAUSE

This can occur when building very large applications that call a large number of run-time library functions. The run-time library puts all its code in the _TEXT segment. If an application pulls in a lot of code from the run-time library, because of calling many functions, the size of _TEXT will exceed 64K, which is the maximum size of a segment.

This can also occur in large mixed-language programs using Visual C++ and Microsoft Fortran. The Fortran run-time functions are also placed in _TEXT.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, do one of the following:

• Reduce the number of C/C++ run-time functions the application calls.

  -or-

• If you are building a Windows-based .EXE, split the application up so that some functionality is provided by one or more DLLs. This way you can continue to use the same run-time functions, but all the code would not exist in one module.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.