Bugs in Microsoft compilers (was: Re: MS C 6.00a bug list)

[Keith ROWE]

>I'm having somewhat similar problems now, after finding a problem in QC2.5's
>incremental linker and object code generation process.  What makes it really
>inaccessible is that they made their object code format proprietary which
>entails a lengthy period of analysis/decoding/reverse-enginerring.  And of
>course, no source is ever distributed.

The MS C 6.0 object code formats, Codeview OMF formats and lots of other
good things are available in the "MS C Developer's Toolkit" (part no.
048-044-060).

Similar extra information on Windows formats are available in the "Windows
Developer's Notebook" (sorry, I don't have the part no. on hand).

Either of these can be ordered through the regular telephone channels.

We also hosted the Open Tools Summit on April 9 and 10 to make the formats
for our next round of language tools available.   The notes from this 
meeting will be available real soon now.

I hope this helps,

Keith Rowe
Program Manager, C Languages
Microsoft
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