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     Syntax:  /DOSS[EG]
 
     The /DOSSEG option forces segments to be ordered as follows:
 
       1. All segments with a class name ending in CODE
 
       2. All other segments outside DGROUP
 
       3. DGROUP segments in the following order:
 
            a. Segments of class BEGDATA (reserved for Microsoft use)
            b. Any segments not of class BEGDATA, BSS, or STACK
            c. Segments of class BSS
            d. Segments of class STACK
 
     In addition, /DOSSEG causes LINK to
 
        ■ Initialize two special variables:
 
               __edata = DGROUP : BSS
               __end   = DGROUP : STACK
 
          The variables __edata and __end have special meanings for
          Microsoft compilers; avoid using these names in your
          programs. Assembly-language programs can reference these
          variables but should not change them.
 
        ■ Insert 16 null bytes at the beginning of the _TEXT segment
          (if this segment is defined). Unassigned pointers point to
          this area. To suppress the null bytes, use the /NONULLS
          option instead of /DOSSEG; /NONULLS overrides the DOSSEG
          comment record found in standard Microsoft libraries.
          See: ◄/NONULLS Option►
 
     The /DOSSEG option is mainly for use with assembly-language
     programs. A special object-module record in the Microsoft language
     libraries automatically enables /DOSSEG. /DOSSEG is also enabled
     by assembly programs that use the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM)
     directive .DOSSEG.
 
     NOTE: The minimum unique abbreviation for this option is /DOSS.
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