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Q64438: PRB: CV2206 WARNING: Corrupt Debug OMF Detected in Object…

Article: Q64438
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 04-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), version 5.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When loading a Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 5.1 program into CodeView
version 3.0, the following warning is received:

  CV2206 WARNING: Corrupt debug OMF detected in object, discarding source line
  information

CAUSE
=====

The warning is caused because the program was written with full segment
declarations and the CODE segment was not declared class 'code'.

RESOLUTION
==========

The problem does not appear when using the simplified segment definitions or
when the full segment definitions include class 'code'.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following code causes this problem:

Sample Code:
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  ; Assemble options needed: /Zi

  stack   SEGMENT stack para 'stack'
          DB      100 dup (?)
  stack   ENDS

  text    SEGMENT
          ASSUME   cs:text

  main    PROC
          RET
  main    ENDP

  text    ENDS
          END main

Additional query words: 5.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510
Version           : MS-DOS:5.1

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