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From: Ray Berry
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 1991 23:51

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	A word to the wise if you report a bug to Microsoft:  make sure
you document the name of the person you report it to and the date you do so.
I turned in a C6.0A bug in early January- I was told if it was confirmed
I would receive a free update to the next release of the compiler as a 
"finders fee".  Today I learned that although the bug has been placed in their
database, there is no record of my having reported it - so I'm out of luck.

	I explicitly asked MS to correct this snafu- and they explicitly
declined my request.  I guess big companies don't *have* to be nice :-).

You have been warned.

(the bug?  if you inline code the asm instruction FILD with a dd argument,
the compiler coerces it to a FLD instruction).
-- 
Ray Berry  kb7ht  uucp: ...sumax!ole!ray CIS: 73407,3152 /* "inquire within" */
"But you're not dealing with Borland".  "Well, I am NOW".

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From: ray@ole.UUCP (Ray Berry)
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Subject: Microsoft: Bugs reporting bugs
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Date: 12 Feb 91 23:51:50 GMT
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