FIX: MASM 6.0 May Generate A2103 Error When Assembling with /Zi (72482)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 6.0
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 6.0a
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 6.0b
This article was previously published under Q72482 SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0b may
generate the following error if a large module is assembled with /Zi
to generate CodeView symbolic information:
error A2103: segment exceeds 64K limit
CAUSE
If you are not near the 64K limit in code or data, it is possible that
the $$SYMBOL segment created for CodeView's symbolic information has
grown too large.
RESOLUTION
If you require full symbolic information, the only workaround is to
split the module up into smaller files and reassemble. If you only
need line numbers to debug this module, you can use the /Zd (generate
line numbers) switch as a workaround.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM versions 6.0,
6.0a, and 6.0b. This problem was corrected in MASM for MS-DOS version
6.1.
MORE INFORMATION
Note that the A2103 error may occur even when your source module is
defined with the ".386" and ".MODEL flat" directives because MASM
version 6.0 always defines the $$SYMBOL segment as a 16-bit segment.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 11/19/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbfix KB72482 |
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