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Q91692: FIX: H2INC Version 1.0 Ignores /G3 and /G4 Option Switches

Article: Q91692
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): OS/2:1.0; winnt:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In version 1.0 of the H2INC utility, provided with Microsoft Macro Assembler
(MASM) version 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0b, the /G3 or /G4 option switch does not change
the size of an int from a WORD to a DWORD.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in H2INC version 1.0. This problem
was corrected in H2INC for MS-DOS version 1.1 which is included with MASM for
MS-DOS version 6.1.

MORE INFORMATION
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Pages 436 and 440 of the "Microsoft Macro Assembler Programmer's Guide" for MASM
version 6.0 document the /G3 and /G4 switches for the H2INC utility. As note
above, H2INC version 1.0 does not implement these switches.

Sample Code
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  /* Command line options needed: /G3
  */ 
  int my_var;

  ; Resulting .INC file
  EXTERNDEF C my_var:SWORD    /* Notice it is not :SDWORD */ 

Additional query words: 6.00 6.00a 6.00b 1.00 buglist1.00 fixlist1.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM100
Version           : OS/2:1.0; winnt:1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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