INFO: Compiler Looks for LINK.EXE in CL.EXE Directory First

Last reviewed: September 30, 1997
Article ID: Q103787

The information in this article applies to:

The Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE) included with: - Microsoft C for MS-DOS, version 6.0a - Microsoft C for OS/2, versions 6.0, 6.0a - Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0 - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.5 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2,
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     4.0, 4.1, 5.0
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When using the Microsoft compilers listed above, and the linker is called by the compiler (no /c option specified), the first directory in which the compiler searches for LINK.EXE after looking in the current directory is the directory that CL.EXE was found in. If LINK.EXE is not found in the same directory as CL.EXE, then the directories specified by the PATH environment variable are searched.

Additional query words: 8.00 8.00c 9.00
Keywords : CLIss kbfasttip
Version : MS-DOS:6.00a,7.0;OS/2:6.0,6.00a;WINDOWS:1.0,1.5;WINDOWS NT:1.0,2.0,2.1,2.2,4.0,4.1,5.0
Platform : MS-DOS NT OS/2 WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo

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Last reviewed: September 30, 1997
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