FIX: LNK4076: Invalid Incremental Status File (138972)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q138972 SYMPTOMS
Each time a particular project is built, the linker issues this warning:
LINK: "warning LNK4076: invalid incremental status file <Project>.ilk":
linking nonincrementally
Following this warning, the linker performs a full link.
CAUSE
The message is generated when the project's .ilk file has been corrupted.
The most likely cause of this is stopping a build during the link phase by
clicking Stop Build on the Build menu.
RESOLUTION
Use either of the following resolutions:
- Delete the .ilk file. This will cause a non-incremental link next
time. Linking will be incremental thereafter.
-or-
- Perform a rebuild all. This will delete the .ilk file prior to the
build.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in
Visual C++ 4.1.
MORE INFORMATION
The .ilk file contains information for incremental linking. When you stop
the build during the link phase, this file is truncated to 0 bytes. When
the linker recognizes the corrupted .ilk file, it displays the warning and
performs a complete link. However it does not delete the corrupted file.
The presence of the corrupted .ilk file prevents the creation of a new file
with the correct information during the full link. Therefore, it is
necessary to delete the file manually to reinstate incremental linking.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/3/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbVC410fix KB138972 |
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