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Q42849: Unimplemented Switch /BI with QuickC 2.00 Linker

Article: Q42849
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.06
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | S_QUICKC | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 24-JAN-1990

The /BINARY switch for Link Version 4.06 is documented on Page 122 of
the "Microsoft QuickC Tool Kit" as a switch used to create .COM files
for assembly-language programs. Its shorthand version is /BI. This
switch is an alternative to creating .EXE files and then running them
through EXE2BIN.

This switch is currently not implemented, a fact documented in the
README.DOC on line 665, "Creating a .COM file." Using it will result
in the following error:

    fatal error L1002: BINARY : unrecognized option name

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