Q65244: @data Group Override Produces Phase Error A2006

Article: Q65244
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10    | 5.10a
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist5.10 | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 12-NOV-1990

Page 91 of the "Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.1 Programmer's Guide"
states that the @data text equate represents the group name.

This implies that the code statement with the GROUP override

   mov ax, dgroup:[di]

is equal to the following:

   mov ax, @data:[di]

However, the code below generates the following error:

   A2006: phase error between passes

The following is a sample code:

.model small
.code

delta   proc

        mov   ax, @data:[di]

delta   endp

        end

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Macro Assembler
version 5.10a. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here as it becomes available.

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