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Q40462: Include in MASM Source Effects /Z

Article: Q40462
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System: MS-DOS | OS/2
Flags: ENDUSER |
Last Modified: 24-APR-1989

After the call to the include file, you cannot use /Z options to
generate source lines when errors occur if a MASM source file contains
an include instruction.

The following source demonstrates this situation if it is assembled:

masm /Z m9.asm;

dosseg
.model small
.data
.code
    xxx ds,si
    include m8.asm
    xxx ds,si

end

As long as m8.asm contains any characters, the output of the assemble
is as follows:

Microsoft (R) Macro Assembler Version 5.10
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1981, 1988.  All rights reserved.

                                    xxx ds,si
m9.asm(8): error A2105: Expected: instruction, directive, or label
m9.asm(10): error A2105: Expected: instruction, directive, or label

  49254 Bytes symbol space free

      0 Warning Errors
      2 Severe  Errors

If the instruction "include m8.asm" is commented out, the output of
the assembler is as follows:

Microsoft (R) Macro Assembler Version 5.10
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1981, 1988.  All rights reserved.

                                    xxx ds,si
m9.asm(8): error A2105: Expected: instruction, directive, or label
                                    xxx ds,si
m9.asm(10): error A2105: Expected: instruction, directive, or label

  49390 Bytes symbol space free

      0 Warning Errors
      2 Severe  Errors