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Q32885: No Symbolic Information Generated for Procedure Labels

Article: Q32885
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist5.10 | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 22-JUL-1988

MASM does not generate an object-module record that allows a break
point to be set at a procedure label under CodeView. The following
code demonstrates this problem:

    .model compact
    .code
    routine proc
    mov ax,ax
    routine endp
    end

   The source code was assembled and linked as follows:

masm /ZI file.asm;
link /CO file;
cv file

   In CodeView, entering "bp routine" gives the "Unknown symbol" error
message.
   Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Version 5.10. We
are researching this problem and will post new information as it
becomes available.

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