Q31992: Link Error L1053 Symbol Table Overflow

Article: Q31992
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 3.x 5.01.20 5.01.21
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 13-OCT-1988

Question:

I am receiving link error L1053: symbol table overflow. What is the
limit of the symbol table?

Response:

Under MS-DOS, this limit using the DOS-only linker (Versions
3.x) is dependent on the amount of available memory in your computer.
LINK can use all conventional memory available under DOS (up to 640K).

Under OS/2, the segmented-executable linker (Versions 5.x and above)
has no limit on the size of the symbol table because it extends the
symbol table in virtual memory.