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From: mlinar@caesar.usc.edu (Mitch Mlinar)
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Subject: Re: C compilers and microsoft linker
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Date: 18 Nov 88 20:01:27 GMT
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In article <6822@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> wilker@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Clarence W. Wilkerson Jr.) writes:
>
>Also DRI's RMAC and LINK. RMAC and LINK do not support
>data areas initialized to non-zero constants. All these
>have a limitation of 6-7 character uppercase global 
>symbols when used in the .rel mode. 
>.

Which is another good reason not to use them.  There are several good
PD linkers which handle either case, although assemblers in general
do not.  Seven character globals are the limit if you want to stick
with true .REL format; if not (like SLR), then you can have 16 chars.

-Mitch