Specifications

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"/option" not supported by this version of MSPDBxx.DLL; ignored
MSPDBxx.DLL does not support the specified option.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4108
/ALIGN specified without /DRIVER or /VXD; image may not run
The /ALIGN option has been specified without also specifying either /DRIVER or /VXD. Bad
alignment can prevent the operating system from loading the final image. Do not use the /ALIGN
option unless building a driver or vxd.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4194
/DELAYLOAD:dll name ignored
The linker cannot delay load the requested DLL.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4195
unable to load dll name
The linker could not load the requested DLL.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4197
export "exportname" specified multiple times; using first specification
An export is specified in multiple, different ways. The linker uses the first specification and ignores the
rest. Perhaps the same export is specified both on the command line (via export:) and in the .def file or
listed twice in the .def file with different attributes. If an export is specified exactly the same way
multiple times, the linker will not issue a warning.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4198
base key "keyname" not found - using default
The keyname, specified in a /BASE option, does not appear in the base address file.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4199
/DELAYLOAD:dllname ignored; no imports found from dllname
The linker ignores dllname because it does not need any of the functions that dllname exports.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4200
corrupt line number information in object file; ignored
The line number information in the object file has become corrupted. Rebuild.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4543
Section "section" with invalid attributes ignored
The linker could not determine the type of section and ignored it. Valid types for sections include text,
data, bss, and rdata.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4544
Symbol "symbol" specified with /IMPORT not referenced in application - ignored
You specified a symbol with the /IMPORT option but it was not referenced in your program so the
linker ignored it.
Linker Tools Warning LNK4545
Container "container" specified with /IMPORT not referenced in application - ignored
You specified an import library (container) with the /IMPORT option, but your program did not