Article ID: 173025
Article Last Modified on 7/5/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q173025
SYMPTOMS
Compiling code similar to the code in the sample below may cause the following error to be generated:
RESOLUTION
This internal compiler error can be avoided by using the volatile keyword. In the example below, declaring the local variable, pB, as volatile B* pB instead of B* pb, will work around the problem.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3.
For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why
MORE INFORMATION
Sample
// compile options: /Og /c
struct A {
int i;
};
struct B {
struct A * pA ;
int j ;
};
void f()
{
//volatile //uncomment the volatile keyword for workaround
B * pB =0;
for (;;)
{
pB->j = pB->pA->i++ ;
}
}
Additional query words: ICE
Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbvs97sp2fix kbcompiler KB173025
