Q38819: Error L2041 Stack Plus Data Exceeds 64K

Article: Q38819
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.00 5.10 | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | s_pascal h_fortran h_masm s_quickc s_link s_error | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 7-DEC-1988

The error below is from "Linker Error Messages" in the "Microsoft
QuickC Compiler Programmer's Guide," Section D.4, Page 374. It is also
in the file ERRMSG.DOC on Compiler Disk 1 for Microsoft C Version 5.10
and on the Setup Disk for Microsoft C Version 5.00, and in the file
README.DOC on Disk 1 for Microsoft Macro Assembler Version 5.10, and
in the file CVREADME.DOC on the CodeView for MS-DOS disk for Microsoft
FORTRAN Version 4.10. It is not found in the manual "CodeView and
Utilities."

The following is the error:

L2041       stack plus data exceeds 64K

            The combined size of the program stack segment plus DGROUP
            was greater than 64K; as a result, the program will not
            load up correctly.

Nonfatal errors indicate problems in the executable file. LINK
produces the executable file. Nonfatal error messages have the
following format:

   location : error L2xxx: messagetext

In these messages, location is the input file associated with the
error, or LINK if there is no input file. If the input file is an OBJ
or LIB file and has a module name, the module name is enclosed in
parentheses.

To correct the problem, do the following:

1. Reduce the stack size.

2. Use a large data model (compact, large, or huge). Try applying the
   /Gt compilation option to lower the threshhold.

3. Use the FAR keyword to move data out of DGROUP.

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