> >> I cannot find where 'prog_char is defined and would like > to know how > >> I can force the compiler to put these strings in my > 'test1' section. > >> > Thanks Stu, I am aware of this, but it does not address my problem. > This works fine when a 'defalut' .text section is used. > For me it breaks because I want the string in my defined > section (not .text).
As Eric said, prog_char is defined in prgmspace.h. It's really nothing more that a "char" with a secion attribute added. You can define your own sections as: #define MYSTRING_SECTION __attribute__ ((section (".mystring"))) const char my_Version [] BOOTSTRING_SECTION = "0.8"; const char my_Prompt [] BOOTSTRING_SECTION = "* "; const char my_CRLF [] BOOTSTRING_SECTION = "\r\n"; const char my_OK [] BOOTSTRING_SECTION = "OK"; const char my_Huh [] BOOTSTRING_SECTION = "Huh?"; And setting it up in the makefile as: LDFLAGS += -Wl,--section-start=.mystring=0x3FA0 Make sure that the section is in the lower 64 K *Bytes* of memory or you will need to use the pgm_read_*_far() functions to access them. Do a search on AVRFreaks.net for morepgmspace.h for macros to deal with program strings beyond 64 Kbytes. Best regards, Stu Bell DataPlay (DPHI, Inc.) _______________________________________________ AVR-GCC-list mailing list AVR-GCC-list@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/avr-gcc-list