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BUG: Header File Listed in SYSINCL.DAT in Dependency List

Article ID: 166716

Article Last Modified on 12/8/2003

Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q166716

SYMPTOMS

A header file listed in the SYSINCL.DAT file still appears in the External Dependencies list.

CAUSE

The directory to the header file is specified with forward slash (sys/test.h) rather than a backward slash (sys\test.h) in the SYSINCL.DAT file. Specifying the directory with a backslash in the SYSINCL.DAT file excludes files that are included in the source file with either forward or backward slashes. For example:

#include <sys/test1.h>
   #include <sys\test2.h>

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The files listed in SYSINCL.DAT should be excluded from dependency scanning and not be displayed in the External Dependencies folder.

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