MASM 6.00 Sample Makefile BELL.MAK Gives C1024 Compiler Error

ID Number: Q71980

6.00

MS-DOS

docerr

Summary:

When NMAKE is run on the makefile BELL.MAK included with the sample

programs in the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) version 6.00, the

following error is generated:

BELL.c(31) : fatal error C1024: cannot open include file 'demo.h'

This error occurs because the makefile does not contain the correct

directory location for the file DEMO.H.

More Information:

By default, BELL.MAK is installed in a subdirectory under MASM 6.00

called \SAMPLES\TSR. BELL.MAK should compile the file BELL.C and

assemble the files INSTALL.ASM and HANDLERS.ASM. BELL.C includes the

file DEMO.H, which is located in the \SAMPLES\DEMO subdirectory.

The C1024 error occurs because the compiler cannot find DEMO.H, since

the compiler searches for include files only in the current directory

or in the directory(s) pointed to by the INCLUDE environment variable.

Any of the following methods can be used to work around the C1024

error:

1. Copy the file DEMO.H from the \SAMPLES\DEMOS subdirectory to the

\SAMPLES\TSR subdirectory.

-or-

2. Copy the file DEMO.H from the \SAMPLES\DEMOS subdirectory to a

directory specified by your INCLUDE environment variable.

-or-

3. Use the /I compiler switch to specify the \SAMPLES\DEMO directory

as an additional directory to search for include files. This can be

done from inside the Programmer's WorkBench as follows:

A. Choose the Set Program List option from the Make menu.

B. Select BELL.MAK from the list of available files.

C. Choose C Compiler Options from the Options menu.

D. In the Additional Options field, enter the /I option with the

path to the directory containing DEMO.H. For example:

/IC:\MASM\SAMPLES\DEMOS