Q62180: Internal Compiler Error: @(#)main.c:1.176, Line 807

Article: Q62180
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00   | 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist6.00 | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 29-MAY-1990

The following code generates an internal compiler error:

1. void main (void)
2. {
3.    _asm
4.    {
5.       fscale
6.    foo:
7.       fprem
8.    }
9. }

Although this code is not overly useful, this is the minimum required
to reproduce the error. The following command-line options were used:

   cl /Od /c /W4 foo.c

The sample code produces the following output:

Microsoft (R) C Optimizing Compiler Version 6.00
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1984-1990. All rights reserved.

foo.c
foo.c(9) : warning C4102: 'foo' : unreferenced label
foo.c(6) : fatal error C1001: Internal Compiler Error
           (compiler file '@(#)main.c:1.176', line 807)
           Contact Microsoft Product Support Services

As a workaround, the optimize pragma can be used to turn off all
optimizations, as follows:

 1. #pragma optimize ("", off)
 2.
 3. void main (void)
 4. {
 5.    _asm
 6.    {
 7.       fscale
 8.    foo:
 9.       fprem
10.    }
11. }

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with C version 6.00. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here as it
becomes available.

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