ID Number: Q73194
1.00 | 1.00
MS-DOS | OS/2
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Summary:
The Microsoft C to MASM Include File Translator (H2INC) can be used to
convert C header files to MASM include files. In most cases, it will
convert all C data types and structures into their MASM equivalent.
However, H2INC version 1.0 will not convert initialized C variables to
initialized MASM variables.
More Information:
Page 441 of the "Microsoft Macro Assembler Programmer's Guide" states
that H2INC will not translate static variables, but fails to mention
that initialized variables are not translated either. When a variable
is initialized in a C header file, H2INC translates it to an external
MASM declaration, rather than creating a MASM declaration with the
initial value.
For example, a C header file of the form
char a = 'a';
int b = 100;
.
.
.
is converted to a MASM include file of the form:
EXTERNDEF a:SBYTE
EXTERNDEF b:SWORD
.
.
.
This limitation is expected behavior for H2INC version 1.0.