h2incX

[Biterider]

Today is the time to show what's under the hood in the new h2incX project.
It took me some time to analyse the Japheth's original code. It became clear to me that this project was in a phase where code was still being tested and some other routines were not finished yet.
I decided not to modify the core of how the program was originally designed, but changed the code where necessary to add some necessary new features, such as parsing of annotations and some bug fixes.

Purpose:
This tool is a Win32 console application, whose purpose is to convert C header files to MASM-style include files. A private profile file is used to fine-tune the include files to be created.
Huge C header sets can be converted in one run, for example the Win32 headers in the "Windows Kits" or "PSDK".
Prototypes can be written so that the include file is suitable for dynamic linking to a DLL, using the IAT entries, as well as for static linking to a library.
Optionally, a .DEF file can be written to generate an import library.

Features and limitations
h2incX is very reliable, but it is not perfect. Without a full-fledged C-precompiler/compiler, manual intervention will always be required.
It should be noted that some C header file declarations simply cannot be translated into ASM. For example, there are no things like inline functions in ASM for example.
On some situations h2incx has to "count" braces. This can interfere with "#if" pre-processor commands, because h2incX cannot evaluate expressions in these commands. As a result, h2incX can become confused and produces incorrect code.
h2incX has some limited knowledge about C++, but its original purpose was to convert C headers. So some C++ specific keywords can confuse h2incX. This also applies to templates.
"far" and "near" qualifiers are skipped, so this tool does not work for 16bit includes.
The current MASM / UASM implementation treats the conditional compile statement "if" differently than the C equivalent "#if". Therefore, some problems may occur when symbols are undefined.

Result
I took the latest Kit for Win10 and translated all the .h files following the inclusion tree, starting with Windows.h. Unfortunately, the resulting .zip file containing the generated .inc files exceeds the allowed quota of the forum, so I am forced to put the .zip file on an alternative server.

Final notes
The source code is attached to this post. To avoid confusion, I have restarted the h2incX versioning with "B.01.00".
The original code used some pseudo-OO constructs, which I replaced with ObjAsm32 code. This change allowed much better handling of internal lists. The output of its contents is copied to .lst files for better verification of results.
Memory management has also been streamlined, but the core idea of how the information is stored remains the same.


I checked the result with some x64 projects and quickly found that more .h files needed a translation, for example CommCtrl.h. Based on this experience, if someone notices missing files, please report it here, so it can be added to the distribution.

Regards, Biterider

[Vortex]

Hi Biterider,

Thanks for your tool. Trying your include file set, I received the following error messages :

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Assembling: SimpleWnd.asm
H:\inc\crtdefs.inc(22) : error A2045: missing angle bracket or brace in literal
H:\inc\vadefs.inc(9) : error A2045: missing angle bracket or brace in literal
H:\inc\stdarg.inc(9) : error A2045: missing angle bracket or brace in literal
H:\inc\winnt.inc(753) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(754) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(761) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(4260) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5103) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5199) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5353) : error A2008: syntax error : TokenUser
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5516) : error A2008: syntax error : TokenSource
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5588) : error A2041: string or text literal too long
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5599) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5784) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5790) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5803) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(6445) : error A2041: string or text literal too long
H:\inc\winnt.inc(7021) : error A2006: undefined symbol : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(10552) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(10595) : error A2159: structure cannot be instanced
H:\inc\winnt.inc(11092) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(11164) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winnt.inc(11165) : error A2159: structure cannot be instanced
H:\inc\winnt.inc(11183) : error A2041: string or text literal too long
H:\inc\winnt.inc(11685) : error A2041: string or text literal too long
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(84) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(84) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(107) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(107) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(116) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(116) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(138) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(138) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(12088) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(12088) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(12095) : error A2159: structure cannot be instanced
H:\inc\winnt.inc(12182) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\minwinbase.inc(251) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\libloaderapi.inc(32) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\securitybaseapi.inc(35) : error A2041: string or text literal too long
H:\inc\wingdi.inc(863) : error A2085: instruction or register not accepted in cu
rrent CPU mode
H:\inc\wingdi.inc(2954) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\wingdi.inc(2968) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\wingdi.inc(3106) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\wingdi.inc(3107) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\wingdi.inc(3108) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\wingdi.inc(3120) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\wingdi.inc(3121) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\wingdi.inc(3122) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winuser.inc(232) : error A2131: VARARG parameter requires C calling conve
ntion
@DefProto(2): Macro Called From
  H:\inc\winuser.inc(232): Include File
H:\inc\winuser.inc(233) : error A2131: VARARG parameter requires C calling conve
ntion
@DefProto(2): Macro Called From
  H:\inc\winuser.inc(233): Include File
H:\inc\winuser.inc(570) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winuser.inc(577) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\winuser.inc(6026) : error A2006: undefined symbol : _WIN32_WCE
H:\inc\winuser.inc(6133) : error A2006: undefined symbol : _WIN32_WCE
H:\inc\mmsyscom.inc(192) : error A2006: undefined symbol : HDRVR
H:\inc\mmsyscom.inc(192) : error A2195: parameter or local cannot have void type

H:\inc\mmsyscom.inc(192) : error A2129: VARARG parameter must be last parameter
H:\inc\mmiscapi.inc(113) : error A2006: undefined symbol : HDRVR
H:\inc\mmiscapi.inc(113) : error A2195: parameter or local cannot have void type

H:\inc\mmiscapi.inc(113) : error A2129: VARARG parameter must be last parameter
H:\inc\mmiscapi.inc(117) : error A2006: undefined symbol : HDRVR
H:\inc\mmiscapi.inc(117) : error A2195: parameter or local cannot have void type

H:\inc\mmiscapi.inc(117) : error A2129: VARARG parameter must be last parameter
H:\inc\playsoundapi.inc(29) : error A2006: undefined symbol : FALSE_
H:\inc\playsoundapi.inc(29) : error A2195: parameter or local cannot have void t
ype
H:\inc\playsoundapi.inc(29) : error A2131: VARARG parameter requires C calling c
onvention
H:\inc\playsoundapi.inc(71) : error A2006: undefined symbol : FALSE_
H:\inc\playsoundapi.inc(71) : error A2195: parameter or local cannot have void t
ype
H:\inc\playsoundapi.inc(71) : error A2131: VARARG parameter requires C calling c
onvention
H:\inc\mmeapi.inc(54) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\mmeapi.inc(720) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\nb30.inc(36) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(74) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(154) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(159) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(201) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(587) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(589) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(591) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(602) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(604) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(606) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(646) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(650) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(651) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(657) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(661) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(662) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(669) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(673) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(674) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(675) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(677) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(683) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(687) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(688) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(689) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(691) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(703) : error A2008: syntax error : POINTER
H:\inc\rpcdce.inc(704) : fatal error A1012: error count exceeds 100; stopping assembly

Attached is the example project. It can be assembled with WinInc209 offered by johnsa and habran.

[Biterider]

Hi Vortex
Thank you for your feedback.  :t
I will take a look at it.

Biterider

[LiaoMi]

Hi Biterider,

I tried to rebuild an example for x64 from Vortex, somewhere there is a bug in the code for x64, I have not looked at yet where. The executable file was compiled with sdk from ToutEnMasm, in addition there is a file with errors that occurs during build with h2incX incs.

[habran]

Hi Biterider
You are doing a great job :t
I have looked in ole2.inc and found some functions without @DefProto, EG:
   

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IsAccelerator proto fastcall :HACCEL, :DWORD, :LPMSG, :ptr WORD
which are in WinInc expressed as:
   

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@DefProto WINOLEAPI, IsAccelerator, stdcall, , <:HACCEL, :DWORD, :LPMSG, :ptr WORD>, 16
I am afraid that your version will not work for 32bit because of fastcall convention, however, I might be wrong.
Anyway, I understand how much effort you have put in that project and appreciate very much your work

Ones when we get it done, we should think about adding C++ compiler to that code ;)

[Biterider]

Hi
Short feedback: I found some minor issues and the cause of the wrong prototyping. A C-macro interferes with the detection of the import specification.
I will try to stay as close as possible to the original C version by using a masm macro.
I was able to build Vortex Test App and some of mine. For that, I had to translate more header files, which showed me more problems, that I did not see before.
I will need some time to fix this.  :icon_rolleyes:

Biterider

[Biterider]

Hi
Today I want to show the next h2incX release. I spent a lot of time to add new code to improve the translation. As mentioned above, it is not possible to get a perfect work. C has some features that have no equivalent in asm. There are always workarounds that have to be analysed on a case-by-case basis.
I'm still working with the reduced set of header files for Windows 10 (Windows SDK 10.0.17134.0)  https://developer.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk

Some of the changes are:
Output syntax and spacing management introduced:
Like in the first alpha release, automatic indentation was enhanced for a better human reading. An automatic spacing was also introduced on the parser.

Removal of unnecessary output: ";{", ";}", error & warning count, "#undef", etc.:
Non relevant code was completely removed.

Strategy change of @DefProto for x64:
Whenever possible, an @DefProto macro is generated to prototype an API procedure. The recognition and management of calling conventions has been completely redesigned.

Ini-file completion:
This file is where most of the application intelligence resides. Along with the internal lists, which store the gattered information about macros, types, equates, etc. is stored, it forms the information platform the program uses. After several passes through the .h files, a had enough information to add to the Ini-File to avoid the C forward references.

TypeC detection introduced:
I revised the recognition of native C types to their equivalents.

Conditional sentence evaluation:
This is probably one of the most important improvements. I implemented a conditional evaluator using the Shunting yard algorithm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunting-yard_algorithm) using 3 valued logical tables (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-valued_logic). The goal was to skip unnecessary code that is not relevant to asm. I had to make assumptions about some symbols that I hard coded in an additional internal table. In a future release, I will move this table to the ini-file. To show where the skipped code was, I use a short comment line in the generated asm code (; [...]).


Since I can't test all cases in the translation, I'm sure that there will pop up some errors. On my site, I tested all my code, except for the COM stuff, which requires special handling. This will be the next step. In the meantime, when someone wants to check the translation, it will help immensely.

The download of the "teaser" is here available: http://objasm.x10host.com/DwnFiles/180909_Include.zip

Thanks, Biterider

[LiaoMi]

Hi Biterider,

thanks for the updated project, I still have errors ..

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E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio>uasm64 /c -win64 /Cp /nologo SimpleWnd.asm
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\mmsyscom.inc(189) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : HDRVR
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\mmsyscom.inc(189): Included by
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\mmsystem.inc(9): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\windows.inc(93): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(15): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\mmiscapi.inc(88) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : HDRVR
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\mmiscapi.inc(88): Included by
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\mmsystem.inc(22): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\windows.inc(93): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(15): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\mmiscapi.inc(92) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : HDRVR
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\mmiscapi.inc(92): Included by
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\mmsystem.inc(22): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\windows.inc(93): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(15): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(146) : Error A2210: Syntax error: pResource
PROPSHEETPAGEA_V1_FIELDS(6)[prsht.inc]: Macro called from
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(146): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(42): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(153) : Error A2210: Syntax error: pResource
PROPSHEETPAGEA_V1_FIELDS(6)[prsht.inc]: Macro called from
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(153): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(42): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(162) : Error A2210: Syntax error: pResource
PROPSHEETPAGEA_V1_FIELDS(6)[prsht.inc]: Macro called from
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(162): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(42): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(173) : Error A2210: Syntax error: pResource
PROPSHEETPAGEA_V1_FIELDS(6)[prsht.inc]: Macro called from
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(173): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(42): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(188) : Error A2210: Syntax error: pResource
PROPSHEETPAGEW_V1_FIELDS(6)[prsht.inc]: Macro called from
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(188): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(42): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(195) : Error A2210: Syntax error: pResource
PROPSHEETPAGEW_V1_FIELDS(6)[prsht.inc]: Macro called from
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(195): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(42): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(204) : Error A2210: Syntax error: pResource
PROPSHEETPAGEW_V1_FIELDS(6)[prsht.inc]: Macro called from
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(204): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(42): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(215) : Error A2210: Syntax error: pResource
PROPSHEETPAGEW_V1_FIELDS(6)[prsht.inc]: Macro called from
  E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\prsht.inc(215): Included by
   E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(42): Included by
    SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(4005) : Error A2210: Syntax error: link
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(4005): Included by
  SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(4085) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : L_MAX_URL_LENGTH
E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio\Include\CommCtrl.inc(4085): Included by
  SimpleWnd.asm(18): Main line code
SimpleWnd.asm: 105 lines, 1 passes, 665 ms, 0 warnings, 13 errors

E:\DATA\MASM64\HJWasm\H2INCX_New_Renovatio>polink /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS SimpleWnd.obj
POLINK: fatal error: File not found: 'SimpleWnd.obj'.

[Vortex]

Hi Biterider,

I tried to build the same Window example above with your new include file set. Here are the error messages :

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H:\test>set include=H:\inc

H:\test>\masm32\bin\ml /c /coff SimpleWnd.asm
Microsoft (R) Macro Assembler Version 6.14.8444
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1981-1997.  All rights reserved.

Assembling: SimpleWnd.asm
H:\inc\crtdefs.inc(391) : error A2006: undefined symbol : SQWORD
H:\inc\crtdefs.inc(754) : error A2005: symbol redefinition : threadlocaleinfostr
uct
H:\inc\minwindef.inc(49) : error A2008: syntax error : IN
H:\inc\minwindef.inc(52) : error A2008: syntax error : OUT
H:\inc\basetsd.inc(56) : error A2006: undefined symbol : SQWORD
H:\inc\winnt.inc(573) : error A2008: syntax error : SQWORD
H:\inc\winnt.inc(574) : error A2008: syntax error : SQWORD
H:\inc\winnt.inc(607) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(607) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(1565) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(1565) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(2628) : error A2005: symbol redefinition : _CONTEXT
H:\inc\winnt.inc(2884) : error A2005: symbol redefinition : _EXCEPTION_RECORD
H:\inc\winnt.inc(4020) : error A2008: syntax error : TokenUser
H:\inc\winnt.inc(4200) : error A2008: syntax error : TokenSource
H:\inc\winnt.inc(4279) : error A2041: string or text literal too long
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5043) : error A2004: symbol type conflict : JOB_OBJECT_NET_RATE
_CONTROL_FLAGS
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5051) : error A2104: invalid type for a data declaration : JOB_
OBJECT_NET_RATE_CONTROL_FLAGS
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5061) : error A2004: symbol type conflict : JOB_OBJECT_IO_RATE_
CONTROL_FLAGS
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5067) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5067) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5068) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5068) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5069) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5069) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5072) : error A2104: invalid type for a data declaration : JOB_
OBJECT_IO_RATE_CONTROL_FLAGS
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5078) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5078) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5079) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5079) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5080) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5080) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5083) : error A2104: invalid type for a data declaration : JOB_
OBJECT_IO_RATE_CONTROL_FLAGS
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5085) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5085) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5086) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5086) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5087) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5087) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5088) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5088) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5089) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5089) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5090) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5090) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5094) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5094) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5095) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5095) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5096) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5096) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5099) : error A2104: invalid type for a data declaration : JOB_
OBJECT_IO_RATE_CONTROL_FLAGS
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5101) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5101) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5102) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5102) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5103) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5103) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5104) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5104) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5105) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5105) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5106) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5106) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5107) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5107) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5108) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5108) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5109) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5109) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5110) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5110) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5111) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5111) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5112) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5112) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5119) : error A2004: symbol type conflict : JOBOBJECT_IO_ATTRIB
UTION_CONTROL_FLAGS
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5183) : error A2041: string or text literal too long
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5711) : error A2004: symbol type conflict : MEM_EXTENDED_PARAME
TER_TYPE
H:\inc\winnt.inc(5717) : error A2089: too many bits in RECORD : Reserved_??19
H:\inc\winnt.inc(6029) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(6029) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(7971) : error A2004: symbol type conflict : IMAGE_AUX_SYMBOL_TY
PE
H:\inc\winnt.inc(9188) : error A2004: symbol type conflict : IMPORT_OBJECT_TYPE
H:\inc\winnt.inc(9196) : error A2004: symbol type conflict : IMPORT_OBJECT_NAME_
TYPE
H:\inc\winnt.inc(9226) : error A2004: symbol type conflict : ReplacesCorHdrNumer
icDefines
H:\inc\winnt.inc(9845) : error A2104: invalid type for a data declaration : INT6
4
H:\inc\winnt.inc(9928) : error A2041: string or text literal too long
H:\inc\winnt.inc(10439) : error A2041: string or text literal too long
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(83) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(83) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(109) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(109) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(119) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(119) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(143) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\ktmtypes.inc(143) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(10872) : error A2179: structure improperly initialized
H:\inc\winnt.inc(10872) : error A2008: syntax error : in type
H:\inc\winnt.inc(10880) : error A2159: structure cannot be instanced
H:\inc\windef.inc(201) : fatal error A1012: error count exceeds 100; stopping as
sembly

[Biterider]

Hi
Thanks for testing. I found the issues that caused the troubles.
ML has some limitations and is a bit touchy compared with other assemblers.
I tested SimpleWnd on 32 bit using UASM and I was successful. When using ML or UASM with -win64, many errors occurred.
I'll try to shorten the very long C defs, which are useless anyway.

I will upload a revised version in a few days. Attached my build from SimpleWnd.

Biterider

[Vortex]

Hi Biterider,

I am afraid you didn't use your version of windows.inc in your attachment. Reading SimpleWnd.asm coming with Test_SimpleWnd.zip :

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.386
.model flat, stdcall
option casemap:none

include D:\MASM32\Include\windows.inc


Why did you use windows.inc shipped with Masm32?

[Vortex]

Hello again,

Uasm is reporting a lot of errors :

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H:\test>C:\UASM32\UASM32 /c /coff SimpleWnd.asm
UASM v2.46, Jan 26 2018, Masm-compatible assembler.
Portions Copyright (c) 1992-2002 Sybase, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Source code is available under the Sybase Open Watcom Public License.

SimpleWnd.asm(5) : Error A2106: Cannot open file: "windows.inc" [ENOENT]
SimpleWnd.asm(17) : Error A2210: Syntax error: hInstance
SimpleWnd.asm(23) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(25) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(27) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(31) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : WNDCLASSEX
SimpleWnd.asm(32) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : MSG
SimpleWnd.asm(33) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : HWND
SimpleWnd.asm(36) : Warning A4073: Size not specified, assuming: BYTE
SimpleWnd.asm(45) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(48) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(50) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(54) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(56) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(59) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(61) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(62) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(70) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : HWND
SimpleWnd.asm(74) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm(77) : Error A2160: INVOKE requires prototype for procedure
SimpleWnd.asm: 87 lines, 1 passes, 8 ms, 1 warnings, 19 errors

H:\test>H:\masm32\bin\polink /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS SimpleWnd.obj
POLINK: fatal error: File not found: 'SimpleWnd.obj'.


Build.bat :

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set include=H:\inc

C:\UASM32\UASM32 /c /coff SimpleWnd.asm
H:\masm32\bin\polink /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS SimpleWnd.obj

Attached is the example project.

[Biterider]

Hi Vortex
Sorry for the confusion. I renamed my original \MASMA32\Include folder and replaced it with the result of h2incX, or in your case, the content of the download.
I did it this way to avoid setting the compilation paths of existing projects.
The Windows.inc version you should use is the one of the  download.


Thanks for helping!
Biterider

[Vortex]

Hi Biterider,

As I posted above, Uasm is displaying a lot of error messages with your include file set. Please download my SimpleWnd2.zip and try again.

[Vortex]

Hi Biterider,

Sorry,me too, I had some path problems. Here is the latest error list :

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H:\test>C:\UASM32\UASM32 /c /coff SimpleWnd.asm
UASM v2.46, Jan 26 2018, Masm-compatible assembler.
Portions Copyright (c) 1992-2002 Sybase, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Source code is available under the Sybase Open Watcom Public License.

H:\inc\winuser.inc(5715) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : _WIN32_WCE
H:\inc\winuser.inc(5715): Included by
  H:\inc\windows.inc(72): Included by
   SimpleWnd.asm(5): Main line code
H:\inc\winuser.inc(5788) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : _WIN32_WCE
H:\inc\winuser.inc(5788): Included by
  H:\inc\windows.inc(72): Included by
   SimpleWnd.asm(5): Main line code
H:\inc\winuser.inc(5892) : Error A2102: Symbol not defined : _WIN32_WCE
H:\inc\winuser.inc(5892): Included by
  H:\inc\windows.inc(72): Included by
   SimpleWnd.asm(5): Main line code
SimpleWnd.asm: 87 lines, 1 passes, 2555 ms, 0 warnings, 3 errors

H:\test>H:\masm32\bin\polink /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS SimpleWnd.obj
POLINK: fatal error: File not found: 'SimpleWnd.obj'.