4.10 - POLINK: fatal error: Internal error: write_executable

Mistrel · Post by **Mistrel** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:58 am

I've written an installer than includes a large data file (~65MB) in a DataSection. When I try to compile I get this error:

I can include a smaller 45MB file with no problems.

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PureBasic - Linker error
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POLINK: fatal error: Internal error: write_executable_image.

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OK
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Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:59 am

Exes can't be bigger than 64 MB! Polink limitation...

There's no bug here.

Mistrel · Post by **Mistrel** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:04 am

Can you be more specific? I've seen plenty of exes larger than 64mb.

ts-soft · Post by **ts-soft** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:07 am

Mistrel wrote:Can you be more specific? I've seen plenty of exes larger than 64mb.

Exes without Resource-Section greater than 64 MB?
Use Resources for your Installer, so you have no problem with 700 MB or larger

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:08 am

Of course exes can get big, but the data was not compiled inside for them. It was appended. Of course, even my installer can create 2GB sfx's but the data is appended, not compiled in the resource section.

ts-soft · Post by **ts-soft** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:18 am

here is a 114 MB exe compiled with PB:
www.realsource.de/tmp/12.rar
is packed, so the download is only some kb

only manifest-resource and no append datas

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:24 am

Then I might be wrong... I read something about this for sure but i can't remember where. I could swear it was something.

ts-soft · Post by **ts-soft** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:31 am

No good idea so big data is to be packed into a DataSection, the data must be loaded 2x

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:45 am

I knew something...

The creator of pelles C said:

The limit in this case, I think, is an artificial limit in the linker - the EXE file can't be larger than 64MB (I my opinion not that much of a limitation...)

Source:
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=24806

So it is just a Polink limit, not Windows'... Corrected my post...