Q67761: GRAPHICS.LIB Cannot Be Used with Tiny Model

Article: Q67761
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00a
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | s_quickc s_quickasm | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 6-FEB-1991

Programs written in the tiny model cannot use the graphics library
supplied with Microsoft C versions 6.00 and 6.00a. The graphics
routines are meant to be model-independent, so they are labeled as far
procedures. The linker does not allow far references in a tiny model
program and does not resolve the references to the graphics routines.

The sample source code below demonstrates this problem. The program
should be compiled with:

   cl /AT foo.c graphics.lib

For more information on building .COM files, query on the article
titled "Use of _far Keyword in Tiny Programs."

Sample Code
-----------

#include <graph.h>

void main(void);

void main()
{
   _setvideomode(_DEFAULTMODE);
}

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