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Q57482: Graphics Library Code Limited to One Code Segment

Article: Q57482
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00 2.01
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 17-JAN-1990

The total amount of code an application calls from the graphics
library must not exceed 64K in length. Therefore, if many different
graphics functions are called from GRAPHICS.LIB and/or PGCHART.LIB,
there is a possibility that you will receive the following link error
message:

   l1070 segment size exceeds 64K

This limitation is related to the fact that the graphics library was
built to be compatible with all memory models. The graphics library
forces the use of the segment _TEXT for its code because all memory
models can access this segment. As a result, if too many different
graphics library functions are called, this segment may overflow and
the only workaround is to reduce the number of functions needed from
the graphics libraries.

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