FIX: Duplicate Struc Declaration and /Zi Hangs MASM 5.1, 5.1a

Last reviewed: September 11, 1997
Article ID: Q60072

5.10 5.10a | 5.10 5.10a

MS-DOS     | OS/2

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Macro Assembler for MS-DOS and OS/2, versions 5.1 and 5.1a

SYMPTOMS

If the Assembler source file has a structure declared twice and the /Zi option is used, the Microsoft Macro Assembler versions 5.1 and 5.1a will go into an infinite loop.

RESOLUTION

Remove the duplicate declaration.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM versions 5.1 and 5.1a. This problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

The following sample code demonstrates this problem.

Sample Code

; Assemble options needed: none

junk STRUC     ; Declaration of structure 'junk'
   dw ?

junk ENDS

junk STRUC     ; Duplicate declaration of 'junk'
   dd ?

junk ENDS

     END       ; End of Assembler file

Additional reference words: 5.10 5.10a buglist5.10 buglist5.10a fixlist6.00
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KBSubCategory: MLIss
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 11, 1997
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