FIX: No Error Generated by MASM 5.0 for Equates Made Public (26800)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 5.0
This article was previously published under Q26800

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Macro Assembler version 5.0 will allow an equate to be made public.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM version 5.00. This problem was corrected in MASM version 5.10.

MORE INFORMATION

The error generated by MASM 5.1 for the sample code below is:
A2014: Illegal public declaration
MASM 5.0 incorrectly generates no errors.

Sample Code:

;Assemble options: none

PUBLIC i
i      equ <text>

end
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:11/15/2003
Keywords:kbfix KB26800
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