number-of-pages Specifies the minimum number of contiguous pages. For VAX linking, the linker, by default, uses a minimum of 5 pages. Each VAX page equals 512 bytes. For Alpha linking, the linker, by default, uses a minimum of 1 page. The size of an Alpha page is CPU-specific. The initial set of Alpha systems uses an 8 KB page. The page size used is that of the current link operation. (See the /BPAGE qualifier.) The number of pages must be equal to or greater than the value specified in the parameter.