DOCUMENT:Q60072  06-MAY-2001  [masm]
TITLE   :FIX: Duplicate Struc Declaration and /Zi Hangs MASM 5.1, 5.1a
PRODUCT :Microsoft Macro Assembler
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:5.1,5.1a
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), versions 5.1, 5.1a 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the Assembler source file has a structure declared twice and the /Zi option
is used, the Microsoft Macro Assembler versions 5.1 and 5.1a will go into an
infinite loop.

RESOLUTION
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Remove the duplicate declaration.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM versions 5.1 and 5.1a. This
problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following sample code demonstrates this problem.

Sample Code
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   ; Assemble options needed: none

   junk STRUC     ; Declaration of structure 'junk'
      dw ?
   junk ENDS

   junk STRUC     ; Duplicate declaration of 'junk'
      dd ?
   junk ENDS

        END       ; End of Assembler file

Additional query words: 5.10 5.10a buglist5.10 buglist5.10a fixlist6.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510 kbMASM510a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.1,5.1a
Solution Type     : kbfix

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