PRB: L1006 Error When /STACK Option Contains a Space

 Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
Article ID: Q76077
1.x 2.x 3.x 4.x 5.0x 5.1x 5.2x 5.3x 5.50 5.60 | 5.0x 5.10 5.11 5.13 5.15 
MS-DOS                                        | OS/2
kbtool kberrmsg kberrmgs kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, versions 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.0x, 5.1x, 5.2x, 5.3x, 5.5, and 5.6
  • Microsoft LINK for OS/2, versions 5.0x, 5.1, 5.11, 5.13, and 5.15

SYMPTOMS

An attempt to link an application fails and Microsoft LINK generates the following message: 

   LINK : fatal error L1006: ST : stack size exceeds 65535 bytes

CAUSE

The linker command line includes the /ST[ACK] option with a space between the option name and the numeric parameter.

RESOLUTION

To eliminate the error, edit the command line to remove the space.

MORE INFORMATION

This error is caused by a space character before or after the colon in the /STACK linker option. Both of the following command lines cause the L1006 error: 

   link /ST :4096 test.obj;
   link /ST: 4096 test.obj;

Additional reference words: 1.08 1.10 2.00 2.01 2.10 2.40 2.41 2.44
2.50 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.51 3.55 3.60 3.61 3.64 3.65 3.69
4.06 4.07 4.10 5.01.20 5.01.21 5.02 5.03 5.05 5.10 5.11 5.13 5.15 5.20
5.30 5.31.009 5.50 5.60
KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg kberrmsg kbprb
KBSubcategory: LinkIss
Keywords : kb16bitonly

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Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
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