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Q38889: LINKer Error with /Q and /E; Can’t EXEPACK Quick Library File

Article: Q38889
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | docerr | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 5-SEP-1990

The LINK /Q option (for making a Quick library) is not compatible with
the /E (for EXEPACK) option. The following LINKer error (L1003) will
occur if these options are used together:

   LINK : fatal error L1003: /QUICKLIB, /EXEPACK incompatible

This information is not documented in the "Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0:
BASIC Language Reference" manual, but it is covered on Page 421 of the
"Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5: Programming in BASIC" manual, shipped with
QuickBASIC version 4.50.

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