Why .if == doesn't work but .if = works?

Hi,

Why the following does not compile?

Code:

.if eax == 2
    NOP
  .else
    NOP
  .endif

Quote:

c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [12] .if [7]:
JNCOND __ELSE,arg
c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [98] JNCOND [9]:
match cond,parsed@cond \\{ JNCONDEXPR label,cond \\}
c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [98] match [2]:
match cond,parsed@cond \\{ JNCONDEXPR label,cond \\}
c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [98] match [0]:
match cond,parsed@cond \\{ JNCONDEXPR label,cond \\}
c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [195] JNCONDEXPR [8]:
match ,mod \\\{ JNCONDEL elabel,<cond> \\\}
c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [195] match [1]:
match ,mod \\\{ JNCONDEL elabel,<cond> \\\}
c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [195] match [0]:
match ,mod \\\{ JNCONDEL elabel,<cond> \\\}
c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [307] JNCONDEL [40]:
cmp v1,v2
c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [307] match [27]:
cmp v1,v2
c:\fasm\include/macro/if.inc [307] match [1]:
cmp v1,v2
processed: cmp eax,=2
error: invalid operand.

The same one with a single "=" works

Code:

.if eax = 2
    NOP
  .else
    NOP
  .endif