Q41128: Meaning Of "ILINK: ERROR: Invalid Flag Z"

Article: Q41128
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 28-FEB-1989

Summary

If the QuickC environment is configured for incremental linking and
for CodeView information, the error below occurs if the incorrect
version of the Microsoft Incremental Linker is found along the search
path. The message flashes quickly in the upper left-hand corner of the
screen, then disappears. To determine the exact message text, it may
be necessary to reproduce the error a few times, or use SHIFT+PRTSCRN
to capture the error message. The error is as follows:

   Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 1.00
   Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988.  All Rights Reserved.

   ILINK:ERROR: invalid flag Z

The correct version of the Microsoft Incremental Linker is 1.10 for
QuickC Version 2.00; if the path is reconfigured to place the QuickC
linker before the older linker (probably from C Version 5.10 or MASM
Version 5.10), the error will not occur.

The problem lies in the fact that the older Incremental Linker does
not recognize the CodeView information switch.