FIX: MASM 6.0 ML Driver Does Not Pass /nologo to LINK Correctly

 Last reviewed: September 11, 1997
Article ID: Q73189
6.00 6.00a 6.00b | 6.00 6.00a 6.00b 
MS-DOS           | OS/2
kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Macro Assembler for MS-DOS, versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0b
  • Microsoft Macro Assembler for OS/2, versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0b

SYMPTOMS

If you attempt to suppress the LINK copyright banner by specifying the /nologo switch on the command line of the ML.EXE driver in the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) version 6.0, 6.0a, or 6.0b, ML does not pass /nologo to the linker correctly.

CAUSE

The /nologo option is used to suppress the display of the copyright banner for Microsoft language products and utilities. For example, the assembler may be invoked as follows: 

   ml /nologo test.asm
This will assemble a file without first displaying the assembler copyright message. To pass the /nologo switch to the linker, the following command line should be used: 

   ml test.asm /link /nologo
This does not work properly with the ML driver. The /nologo switch is passed in the "library" response area and is not seen by LINK until after the copyright banner has been displayed.

RESOLUTION

There are two workarounds for this problem: 

   1. Invoke LINK separately with the /nologo switch.

      -or-

   2. Set the LINK environment variable as follows to specify the
      that /nologo option should be used at all times:

      SET LINK=/nologo

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM version 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0b. This problem was corrected in MASM for MS-DOS version 6.1.

Additional reference words: 6.00 6.00a 6.00b buglist6.00 buglist6.00a
buglist6.00b fixlist6.10
KBCategory: kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist
KBSubCategory: MLIss
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 11, 1997
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