[XviD-devel] [STATUS] For Unix flavors

[Marc FD]

> it doesn't work, even with the "\" at the start.  msvc appears to have a
problem with braced __asm {} structures in macros, only single-operand
unbraced __asm statements seem permitted.

after a __asm { statement, M$VC++ can't use the \ sign.
for multi - instruction macros use
#define MACRONAME \
__asm { inst1 } \
__asm { inst2 } \
__asm { inst3 } \
[...]
__asm { instn }

note that a __asm { inst1 inst2 inst3 [...] instn } will not work too.
but  __asm { inst1 } __asm { inst2 } __asm { inst3 } [...] __asm { instn }
will work

of course, you can remove the braces. but i think it's cleaner that way
the problems lies in the buggy msvc in-line asm parser.

generally, when you need a lot of in-line macros in msvc, you use includes.
but i take good habits : i use nasm now :)