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diff --git a/common/parse.c b/common/parse.c
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index e78223c2..656b378b 100644
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--- a/common/parse.c
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+++ b/common/parse.c
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@@ -5790,13 +5790,14 @@ int parse_X (cfile, buf, max)
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 				skip_to_semi (cfile);
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 				return 0;
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 			}
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-			convert_num (cfile, &buf [len], val, 16, 8);
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-			if (len++ > max) {
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+			if (len >= max) {
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 				parse_warn (cfile,
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 					    "hexadecimal constant too long.");
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 				skip_to_semi (cfile);
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 				return 0;
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 			}
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+			convert_num (cfile, &buf [len], val, 16, 8);
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+			len++;
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 			token = peek_token (&val, (unsigned *)0, cfile);
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 			if (token == COLON)
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 				token = next_token (&val,