Re: Problem with units in ORCA/Pascal

[glyn@cs.UAlberta.CA (Reade Glyn Devin)]

In article <1993Apr23.053731.19576@reed.edu> jgibb@reed.edu (Jason Gibb) writes:
>Howdy. I recently split up a huge source file I'm working on into several
>units to make my life easier. Unfortunately I can't seem to link my main
>program with the units. The linker always spits out a "Code exceeds code bank
>size" error. This despite the fact that I've literally _peppered_ the units
>and the main program with $segment directives. Oh yeah, and I'm using the
>large memory model too.
>
>Why would I be getting code bank size errors when I'm using so many $segment
>directives?! I'm baffled by this one. The funny thing is, when the code was
>in one huge source file it only took two $segments to make it work properly.
>Now, no matter how many I add it just won't link.

One problem with Orca Pascal is that if you have the Routine A definition
imbedded within Routine B, then Routine B is forced to be in the same
segment as Routine A, regardless of any $segment directives.

This is a real pain when porting programs, but you should be able to work
around it when writing your own programs (by using a suitable design).  I
spoke to Mike about this, but considering that this problem rarely occurs,
he will not likely fix it.

(You would be the third person to report it.)

--Devin Reade		glyn@cs.ualberta.ca