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Q66055: Unexpected DOS Error: 14 Generated by Using /INC |
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Article: Q66055
Version(s): 5.10
Operating System: MS-DOS
Flags: ENDUSER | s_quickc s_c
Last Modified: 24-OCT-1990
Programs linked with the /INC (Prepare for Incremental Link) switch
cause the following error if the program is executed using the
Microsoft Windows version 3.00 Run command:
Unexpected DOS error: 14.
The Run command is located on the File menu in both the Windows
Program Manager and the File Manager. If the program is run from a
prompt in real DOS or in a DOS session of Windows 3.00, it executes
properly.
While this seems like a problem with the Microsoft Linker, Windows 3.0
is actually at fault here. The use of the /INC switch causes the
linker to create a segmented executable. When Windows attempts to run
this .exe, it fails to recognize that it is a full screen application
(ie: not a windows app) and subsequently tries to execute it as a
Windows application. This bug has been entered into the Windows bug
database and should be fixed in a future release.
Note: This may appear to be a problem with QuickC and/or C version
6.00 if the incremental link option is turned on. In fact, it is a
linking issue, not a compiler issue.
To workaround this problem, turn off the /INC switch.