FIX: Incomplete pragma Directive May Cause C1001 Error

• The C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), used with:
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use an incomplete #pragma preprocessor directive, the following internal compiler error may be generated:

warning C4081: expected '('; found 'newline'
fatal error C1001: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR
(compiler file 'msc1.cpp', line 899)
Please choose the Technical Support command on the Visual C++ Help menu, or open the Technical Support help file for more information.

RESOLUTION

Use a complete pragma directive. For a listing of valid pragma directives and their syntax, please consult the Help menu.

STATUS

This bug was corrected in Microsoft Visual C++, version 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

The #pragma directives that cause this problem are:

• alloc_text



• auto_inline



• code_seg



• comment



• data_seg



• function



• init_seg



• inline_depth



• inline_recursion



• intrinsic



• optimize



• pack



• pointers_to_members



• setlocale



• vtordisp



• warning

Sample Code to Demonstrate Problem

// Compile Options - none

#pragma comment

// the previous line is incomplete,
// the following line is complete and won't cause the error:
// #pragma comment(lib, "msvcrt.lib") 

Additional query words: 10.00 10.10 10.20

Keywords : kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420bug kbVC500bug kbVC600fix
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