FIX: Long Command Line Generates Protection Violation

ID: Q69123

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Macro Assembler for OS/2, version 5.1

SYMPTOMS

Executing the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) version 5.1 with a parameter list greater than 129 characters generates a protection violation under OS/2.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem you can shorten the command line by using the MASM environment variable to declare options. That is, use MASM=/Mx /Zi etc.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The following example illustrates the problem:


   MASM /Mx /Zi .\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\ 
   .\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\ 
   .\.\.\.\.\t.asm;

Additional query words: 5.10 buglist5.10 fixlist5.10a

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Version : :5.1
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