Q60708: Hardware Failure Possible Cause of C1001

Article: Q60708
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 19-APR-1990

In some cases, it is possible for hardware failures to generate an
internal compiler error (C1001). Specifically, either a hard drive or
drive controller may be the problem.

The following are some of the signs of a hardware failure causing an
internal compiler error:

1. A simple program giving a C1001 at compile time, for example:

      #include <stdio.h>

      void main (void)
      {
          printf ("This is a test...\n") ;
      }

2. Receiving a C1001 on a line of code that is a simple statement,
   with no optimization on. For example:

      foo = 3 ;   /*  This should NOT cause C1001 */

3. A program compiling one time, then failing with a C1001 error on
   all subsequent compilations.

4. A program consistently giving a C1001 error on one specific
   computer, while compiling correctly on another computer.

5. The problem goes away when a RAM disk is used for the storage of
   temporary files, as pointed to by the TMP environment variable. This
   would not be the case if you had some bad RAM.

If any of the above is happening to you and you suspect hardware
problems, take the code to another machine and try it there. If the
problem does not appear on the second machine, the hardware of the
original machine may be faulty and need repair.

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