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Q22286: No More Than 255 Modules May Be Placed in Overlays

Article: Q22286
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.00 5.00 5.10 6.00 6.00a
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | s_quickc s_link | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 15-JAN-1991

Question:

The "too many overlays" error message indicates that my program
defines more than 63 overlays. Is there also a limitation on the
number of total modules that can be in overlays?

I have a large C program that contains more than 255 modules in a
total of 12 overlays. I receive no error messages, however, my link
map indicates that all modules after the 255th are placed in the root
instead of the overlays I specified.

Response:

There is a limit of 255 code segments that can be overlayed. Segments
beyond this limit are put in the root.

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