Article ID: 152016
Article Last Modified on 10/2/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition
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SYMPTOMS
Compiling a program that calls the function "L" using a macro will cause the following errors:
where "x" is the last letter of the macro identifier.
CAUSE
In this case, the preprocessor incorrectly generates the letter "x" as the resulting output.
RESOLUTION
Use any other letter after "L" in the macro body.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.
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Sample Code
/* Compile options needed: */ #define thing L void L() {} void main (void) { thing(); };
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