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From: matthew1@stretch.cs.mun.ca (Matthew J. Newhook)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.lang.c,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Which C compiler: TC or MS? (200+ lines)
Keywords: C Compiler on PC, MIX, Power C, Compiler Bugs
Message-ID: <1990Oct5.162721.123@stretch.cs.mun.ca>
Date: 5 Oct 90 16:27:21 GMT
References: <4641@feldspar30.UUCP> <151565@felix.UUCP> <1990Oct3.154752.6996@NCoast.ORG>
Distribution: comp
Organization: CS Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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catfood@NCoast.ORG (Mark W. Schumann) writes:

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>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>D:\DAZZ> PC DAZZ
>Power C - Version 2.0.0
>(C) Copyright 1989 by Mix Software
>Project: dazz.PRJ
>No errors detected           <<< compiling dazzprim.c >>>
>No errors detected           <<<           dazz.c     >>>
>No errors detected           <<<           achoice.c  >>>
>New library: dazzlib.MIX
> 3027 lines compiled
>Optimizing ...
>$isCGA       Invalid object tag      <<< What's this??? >>>
>achoice  Errors detected
>   34 functions optimized in 3 files
> 
>D:\DAZZ>
> 
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   My question for the Mix people, and now for you, is:
> 
>      1. What's an object tag?
>      2. Why is it invalid?
>      3. What can I do to fix it?  (If I have to modify
>          the source, that's okay.)
> 

I'm no mix person, but I would bet that the problem is caused by you using
a $ in the function name.  Try calling them something else...
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