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Re: Problems in DOS boxes with link.exe from Microswift (sic)

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From: Dave Jennings -- Digital Equipme...
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:42
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In article <1992Nov12.103855.1752@jetsun.weitek.COM>, maynard@jetsun.weitek.COM (Michael P. Maynard) writes...
>I have recently adopted OS/2 2.x as my development platform.
>I need to use Microsoft's Version 7.0 C/C++ compiler. The 
>compiler compiles, but the linker will not link.  If I simply
>execute the linker from the DOS command line, to wit:
> 
>    c> link
> 
>OS/2 reports that an access violation occurred at 00010224.
>I have applied all known patches (thru version 5.31.009) from
>the Microsoft Developer's CD.  At this point I don't know
>whether link does this under native DOS 5.0 and because of 
>the lack of protection it is overlooked, or whether it is
>just another buggy software release.  
> 
>This seems like I may have overlooked something, perhaps.
>It just doesn't seem like invoking link without command
>line parameters should do this.
> 
>So, I put to you, anyone ... any ideas ?
> 
>puzzled,
> 
>Michael

You need to have the DPMI_? DOS setting in the ENABLED state and not the
default AUTO state.

Works for me.

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From: jennings@dlj.enet.dec.com (Dave Jennings -- Digital Equipment Corp.)
Subject: Re: Problems in DOS boxes with link.exe from Microswift (sic)
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