FIX:EXTRN ABS Doesn't Work As Software Interrupt NumberLast reviewed: September 16, 1997Article ID: Q82290 |
5.10 5.10a | 5.10 5.10a
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SYMPTOMSIn the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.1 and 5.1a or QuickAssembler versions 2.01 and 2.51, using an absolute external symbol as a software interrupt number fails to generate the correct number at link time. The module accessing this PUBLIC symbol does not generate the proper number; instead, it gets set to 0. This is a problem only when the symbol is used with the INT instruction. In MASM version 5.1, using an absolute external symbol causes the linker to generate:
error L2029: Unresolved externals. RESOLUTIONYou can work around this problem by using an equate declared in an include file rather than relying on an absolute external. The include file that contains this equate can be included in all the source files that need to access the equate. This allows the assembler to determine the value of the symbol, instead of relying on the linker to provide the value.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM versions 5.1 and 5.1a and QuickAssembler versions 2.01 and 2.51 (buglist2.01 and buglist2.51). This problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0.
MORE INFORMATIONThe following code demonstrates the incorrect result. To reproduce this error, assemble both HELLO.ASM and DISPLAY.ASM with MASM 5.1a, then link together using LINK version 5.01.20.
Sample Code; HELLO.ASM ; Assemble options needed: none .MODEL small, c DOSSEG PUBLIC mydata mydata EQU 21h .STACK 256 .CODE EXTRN display:proc start: call display mov ax, 04C00h int 21hEND start
; DISPLAY.ASM ; Assemble options needed: none .MODEL small, c DOSSEG EXTRN mydata:ABS .CODE display PROC mov ah,mydata ; Gets set to 21h by the linker int mydata ; Doesn't get set to 21h by the linker ; Results in Divide overflow ; Results in Illegal Instruction under CodeView retdisplay endp END
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Additional reference words: 5.10 5.10a extern extrn buglist5.10
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