PRB: Data Section Names Limited to Eight Characters (100292)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0
This article was previously published under Q100292 SYMPTOMS
You can use #pragma data_seg to name data sections. This method is commonly
used so that the named data sections can be shared using the SECTIONS
statement in the DEF file or with a linker switch (/SECTION:name,RWS).
However, if the length of the name specified in the pragma exceeds eight
characters, then the section might not be properly shared.
CAUSE
The linker does not support sections with longer names. The longer names
require use of the COFF strings table, so the rewrite is not trivial.
MORE INFORMATION
Note that the first character of a section name may be a period so that it
is consistent with compiler and linker defaults. (The period is not
required.) If used, the section name (as specified in both the pragma and
the DEF file) can be a maximum of a period followed by seven characters.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/8/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB100292 |
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