Q68390: "C1063: Stack Overflow" Caused by Taking Address of Constant

Article: Q68390
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00a | 6.00 6.00a
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist6.00 buglist6.00a | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 1-FEB-1991

If the sample code below is compiled with any memory model or
optimization level, the C version 6.00 and 6.00a compilers will
generate the following fatal error message:

   file.c(3) : fatal error C1063: compiler limit : compiler stack
               overflow

Changing the code from

   foo(&"ABC");

to the following

   char *x = "ABC";

   ...

   foo(&x);

will eliminate the error.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in C versions 6.00 and
6.00a. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here as it becomes available.

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

void main(void)
{
   foo(&"ABC");
}

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