Informix Error -23093: Unable to spawn the linker.

Reasons / Common Causes

-23093 fires when the ESQL processor can't spawn the linker sub-process — per the official guidance.

1. A failure spawning the linker sub-process, per the official guidance — no further named detail; check the linker's installation and permissions.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check that the linker executable is installed and executable, per the official guidance's implication.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a spawn failure.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the linker executable's presence, permissions, and PATH visibility.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -23086 — "Unable to spawn the preprocessor." The same class of sub-process-spawn error, for the preprocessor rather than the linker.
• -23092 — "Unable to spawn the compiler." The same class of sub-process-spawn error, for the compiler rather than the linker.
• -23094 — "Unable to spawn the resource compiler." The same class of sub-process- spawn error, for the resource compiler rather than the linker.

The ESQL processor couldn't spawn the linker — check its installation and permissions.