Hi I donno why compilation is failing in 2nd case. command to compile ============================================= icl /c /FI:stubksm6888.h try.c icl /c /FI:stubksm6888.h try2.c ============================================= case 1 ============================================= #include struct ksllt { int a; int b; }; typedef struct ksllt ksllt; typedef int sword; #define KSLLATDW(name, descrip, cleanup, level, wtcls)                \\         KSLLATDV(name, descrip, cleanup, level)                       \\         KSLEVTDX3(name##lf_, "latch: " descrip, "address",  "number", \\                   "tries", 0, 0, wtcls) #define KSLLATDV(name, descrip, cleanup, level) KSMSGADV(ksllt, name) #define KSLEVTDX3(name, descrip, p1text, p2text, p3text,flags,callbacks,cls) \\         KSLEVTDV(name, descrip, p1text, p2text, p3text, flags, callbacks, cls,\\                  descrip) #define KSLEVTDV(name, descrip, p1text, p2text, p3text, flags, callbacks, \\                  cls, display_name) \\         KSMSGADV(sword, name) #define KSMSGADV(type,name) extern type name; KSLLATDW(ksmsal_, "ksm", 0, 0, 0) main() { printf("done.\\n"); }

#include struct ksllt{int a;int b;};typedef struct ksllt ksllt;typedef int sword;
#define KSLLATDW(name, descrip, cleanup, level, wtcls)                \\        KSLLATDV(name, descrip, cleanup, level)                       \\        KSLEVTDX3(name##lf_, "latch: " descrip, "address",  "number", \\                  "tries", 0, 0, wtcls)
#define KSLLATDV(name, descrip, cleanup, level) KSMSGADV(ksllt, name)
#define KSLEVTDX3(name, descrip, p1text, p2text, p3text,flags,callbacks,cls) \\        KSLEVTDV(name, descrip, p1text, p2text, p3text, flags, callbacks, cls,\\                 descrip)
#define KSLEVTDV(name, descrip, p1text, p2text, p3text, flags, callbacks, \\                 cls, display_name) \\        KSMSGADV(sword, name)
#define KSMSGADV(type,name) extern type name;KSLLATDW(ksmsal_, "ksm", 0, 0, 0)main(){
printf("done.\\n");} ============================================= case 2 ============================================= #include struct ksllt { int a; int b; }; typedef struct ksllt ksllt; typedef int sword; #define KSLLATDW(name, descrip, cleanup, level, wtcls)                \\   KSLLATDW2(name, descrip, cleanup, level, wtcls, descrip) #define KSLLATDW2(name, descrip, cleanup, level, wtcls, display_name) \\   KSLLATDV2(name, descrip, cleanup, level, display_name)              \\   KSLEVTDY3(name##lf_, "latch: " descrip, "address",  "number",       \\             "tries", 0, 0, wtcls, "latch: " display_name) #define KSLLATDV2(name, descrip, cleanup, level, display_name) \\         KSMSGADV(ksllt, name) #define KSLEVTDY3(name, descrip, p1text, p2text, p3text, \\                   flags, callbacks, cls, display_name)   \\         KSLEVTDV(name, descrip, p1text, p2text, p3text,  \\                  flags, callbacks, cls, display_name) #define KSLEVTDV(name, descrip, p1text, p2text, p3text, flags, callbacks, \\                  cls, display_name) \\         KSMSGADV(sword, name) #define KSMSGADV(type,name) extern type name; KSLLATDW(ksmsal_, "ksm", 0, 0, 0) main() { printf("Done.\\n"); } ============================================= stubksm6888.h ============================================= #define ksmsal_ (*ksmsal_) =============================================