You may receive an "error LNK2001 unresolved external symbol __chkesp" error message when you build a project with Visual C++ 6.0 (191669)

The information in this article applies to:

The C Run-Time (CRT), when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 6.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 6.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0

This article was previously published under Q191669

SYMPTOMS

When building a project with Visual C++ 6.0, you may get the following linker error:

error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __chkesp

The new compiler stack-checking feature requires you to link with the C run-time library.

Either link with one of the C run-time libraries or disable the compiler stack-checking feature (remove /GZ from the compiler switches).

This behavior is by design.

   // test.cpp
   // compile with: cl /GZ test.cpp /link /nod
   void f() {}
   int main ()
   {
      f();
      return 0;
   }

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/3/2005
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