Maximum Number of Segments LINK Supports (31990)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.01.20
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.01.21
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.03
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.05
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.1
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.13
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.15
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.3
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.31.009
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.5
  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.6

This article was previously published under Q31990
The /SEGMENTS:number linker option specifies the maximum number of program segments. The default limit in Microsoft LINK is 128 if the linker command line does not specify the /SEGMENTS option or if no number is specified. The maximum number of segments supported by LINK versions 5.10 and greater is 16,375. Segment definitions are constrained by the memory available at link time.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/30/2003
Keywords:kb16bitonly KB31990