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Q73368: BUG: H2INC 1.0 Does Not Support _syscall or _stdcall

Article: Q73368
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.0a,6.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Microsoft C to MASM Include file Translator (H2INC) version 1.0 that ships
with the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) version 6.0 does not support function
prototypes using _syscall or _stdcall. The H2INC version 1.0 that ships with
MASM version 6.0b supports _stdcall, but not _syscall.

RESOLUTION
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Page 448 of the "Microsoft Macro Assembler Programmer's Guide" states that
_syscall and _stdcall are accepted, but H2INC generates errors when it
encounters prototypes containing these keywords. The _cdecl, _fortran, and
_pascal language types are supported as documented.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in H2INC version 1.0. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes
available.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following sample prototype demonstrates this problem:

     void _syscall sysfunc(void);

When this prototype is processed by H2INC, the following errors are generated:

  warning HI4820: ignoring function definition : _syscall()
  error HI2061: syntax error : identifier 'sysfunc'

  -or-

  error HI2143: syntax error: missing ';' before 'stdcall'

Additional query words: 1.00 6.00 buglist6.00 s_utility buglist6.00a buglist6.00b

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM600 kbMASM600a kbMASM600b
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.0a,6.0b

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