DOCERR: NOF Is Default for LINK

• Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, version 5.1
• Microsoft LINK for OS/2, version 5.1

SUMMARY

On pages 30 and 31 of the "Microsoft C Reference" manual shipped with C versions 6.00 and 6.00a, there are contradictory references to the far-call translation options available for LINK. On page 30 under the /F[ARCALLTRANSLATION] option, far-call translations are listed as being "turned on by default." On the other hand, on page 31 under the /NOF[ARCALLTRANSLATION] option, far-calls are listed as being "off by default."

The statement on page 30 is the one that is incorrect because the correct default for far-call translations is "off." Far calls are done only when /F is explicitly specified to LINK.

Note that when the CL command is used to invoke LINK, CL itself is responsible for passing the /F option to the linker.

Additional query words: 5.10

Keywords : kb16bitonly
Version : MS-DOS:5.1; OS/2:5.1
Platform : MS-DOS OS/2
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