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swaroopa87



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swaroopa87 09 Jul 2007, 16:31
When i try to link my program or rather create an exe file after the obj file has been created(using TURBO assembler) using the followin command "tlink progname" i get the message "Fatal:Out of memory"
Due to this the exe file is not created and hence i cannot run my program
What is the cause for this error??
pls reply to this post if u know the solution...
thank uSmile
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DOS386



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DOS386 09 Jul 2007, 21:44
> try to link my program or rather create an exe file after the
> obj file has been created(using TURBO assembler)

> hence i cannot run my program

> pls reply to this post if u know the solution...

1. This is FASM forum, not "TURBO" forum Idea

2. You provided almost no info: DOS version, TURBO version, type / size of project ("Hello world" ?), do other projects work for you, ... Confused

3. The best solution is to throw away the "TURBO" and use FASM instead:

- - FASM does NOT have this problem, it doesn't need to link at all Laughing
- - TURBO is abandoned, obsolete, dead and not even free
- - FASM has a support forum, TURBO seems to lack such Shocked

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Bug Nr.: 12345

Title: Hello World program compiles to 100 KB !!!

Status: Closed: NOT a Bug
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Japheth



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Japheth 10 Jul 2007, 07:46
@NTOSKRNL: please don't be so rigid to a newbie! The OP's issue is a TLINK issue, not a TASM issue, and if FASM wouldn't have the severe flaw of being unable to output OMF object modules, the question would fit very well into this forum. Furthermore, you cannot know that "throwing away the TURBO" is the best solution. It might be a large program, which then has to be rewritten to FASM syntax, and I'm pretty sure there exist better options.

@swaroopa87: please provide more details:

- OS where you run TLINK
- how large are the object modules to link
- does TLINK work for small test programs?

TLINK is an OMF linker, and one option is to replace it by Digital Mars OPTLINK.
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DOS386



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DOS386 10 Jul 2007, 21:37
> please don't be so rigid to a newbie

Sure. One should be rude neither to a newbie nor anyone else ... OTOH my post wasn't intended to be rude, and, you had to confirm my point 2 Laughing
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Japheth



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Japheth 11 Jul 2007, 09:09
> OTOH my post wasn't intended to be rude, and, you had to confirm my point 2 Laughing

AFAIK "rigid" is not the same as "rude". One difference is: one can be rigid and polite at the same time, while it is impossible - or at least difficult - to be rude and polite at the same time.

Yes, your point 2. is good, but a success rate of 33% can be much improved. Smile
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Furby



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Furby 12 Jul 2007, 19:21
LOL i thought that the topic is "Out Of Money" :X All day in work is baaaad
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rugxulo



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rugxulo 12 Jul 2007, 19:23
Free OMF linkers? ALink, VALX, WarpLink, or QLINK ... one of 'em should work well for you. (Not saying TLINK is bad, but it's old.)

links to WarpLink, QLINK, ALink
CC386 homepage (contains newer VALX than stand-alone .ZIP)
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DOS386



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DOS386 12 Jul 2007, 22:21
> point 2. is good, but a success rate of 33% can be much improved

Much: 33% -> 33+1/3% Laughing

I definitely hope that topic starter comes back and his issue will get solved ...

if he is a newbie and the project is a 16-bit RM "Hello world" then my point 3. is very appropriate Laughing

if he is not a newbie and the project is large (DOS/32A ???), then my point 3 is a bit less accessible (but well possible, still) ... hoping for a better linker (the best one is still NONE , anyway) and MA$M and TASM IDEAL syntax support in YASM Wink
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rugxulo



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rugxulo 12 Jul 2007, 22:49
You can always try Lazy Assembler (LZASM), which is free and supports (only) TASM Ideal mode. It outputs OBJ / OMF format.
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DOS386



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DOS386 12 Jul 2007, 23:03
> try Lazy Assembler (LZASM), which is free and supports (only) TASM Ideal mode. It outputs OBJ / OMF format

Is it mature and >=99% compatible ? Can it compile DOS/32A ?
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rugxulo



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rugxulo 12 Jul 2007, 23:37
I wouldn't know, but it seems pretty robust, at least. Much better than nothing. The one difference I know of is that everything is case sensitive.
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