Q32764: Segments of Type COMMON Are Incorrectly Overlapped

Article: Q32764
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist5.10 | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 15-JUL-1988

Segments of type COMMON are combined instead of overlapped. MASM
should not combine them; it should pass them through separately for the
linker to handle.
   Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Version 5.10. We
are researching this problem and will post new information as it
becomes available.