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- The following is a patch from Microsoft to fix a problem with MASM 4.0
- using some "INCLUDE" files. I was given this patch from (and thanks to):
- Richard L. Mueller, Ph.D.
- 11890 65th Ave., North
- Maple Grove, MN 55369
- Doctor Mueller also makes mention of another unresolved problem with
- MASM 4.0 on page 7 of Sept.86 REMark, which has to do with the way a
- -1 is handled in ver. 4.0 versus ver. 3.0. Microsoft acknowledged that
- it is a known problem, but has not yet sent a 'fix'.
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- INCLUDE Files:
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- Some text editors pad files to set block sizes. If you create INCLUDE
- files with one of these editors, you may receive the following error
- message from MASM:
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- filename.ASM (#) : error1: Extra characters on line
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- While the object file is successfully completed, the listing file is
- truncated. This behavior differs from pre-4.0 MASM. The enclosed
- instructions will allow you to patch your copy of the Assembler, using
- SYMDEB, so that you can avoid the include file problem.
-
- Please note the following:
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- 1. The enclosed patch should only be made to a COPY of MASM.EXE,
- and NOT to the original file.
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- 2. The extension "FIX" is used so that changes can be written to
- the file. Changes cannot be written if the file is loaded with
- the "EXE" extension.
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- 3. User input is underlined. ( Note that this is not true for this )
- ( .DOC or .ARC file, so I assume you )
- ( know what to do and where. )
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- ------------ The Patch Process ----------
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- A: copy masm.exe masm.sav
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- A: ren masm.exe masm.fix
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- A: symdeb masm.fix
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- Microsoft (R) Symbolic Debug Utility Version 4.00
- Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984, 1985. All rights reserved.
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- Processor is [8086]
- -A 72B8
- xxxx:72B8 MOV BX,[09D6]
- :72BC MOV BYTE PTR [01C0], 00
- :72C1 JMP 7539
- :72C4 LES DX, [BX+06]
- :72C7 INC BYTE PTR [01C0]
- :72CB JMP 7542
- :72CE CMP BYTE PTR [SI-01], 1A
- :72D2 JZ 72D7
- :72D4 JMP 7574
- :72D7 DEC SI
- :72D8 JMP 72CE
- xxxx:72DA (Terminate Assembly)
- -A 7535
- xxxx:7535 JMP 72B8
- xxxx:7538
- -A 753F
- xxxx:753F JMP 72C4
- xxxx:7542
- -A 756D
- xxxx:756D JMP 72CE
- xxxx:7570
- -W
- Writing 14E3E bytes
- -Q
- A: ren masm.fix masm.exe
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- ************************* End of Official Microsoft Patch ******************
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- The following is a "homebrew" type of patch that I received from a friend:
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- -------- Use this one at your own risk --------
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- Errors that occur during the assembly process (using MASM 4.0) are only
- reported to the CRT, and cannot be "re-directed" to the PRN or a file.
- This patch allows redirection so that you can see the "error-free"
- assembly of your "First Draft" code.
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- ( DON'T EVER PATCH YOUR ORIGINAL COPY OF ANY FILE )
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- REN MASM.EXE MASM.ORG ( I prefer to keep my ORiGinal file intact )
- COPY MASM.ORG MASM.TMP ( then make a copy of it )
- SYMDEB MASM.TMP
- -E (CS+1000):4C11 1 ( Need the Space after the 'E' )
- -W
- -Q
- REN MASM.TMP MASM.EXE
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- ----- End of Patch -----
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- Now you can do: MASM >ERRORS.TXT (or, whatever)
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- and you'll have a new very small file on your disk if any errors occur
- during the assembly process (which we all know won't happen with our code).
-
- Thanks to: FandS Software for this one.
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- To test it out, take a short, good .ASM file and insert one instruction
- like: ZZX AX,BX Then reassemble with redirection on the command line
- and see if you can TYPE or VFILER (thanks for this beauty) (V)iew the new
- file on the default disk (ERRORS.TXT in the example above).
-
- Typing by Chuck Rogalo - I assume no responsibility for any of the above,
- and you use it AT YOUR OWN RISK...
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- ----------- End of MASM 4.0 patches ----------
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