Re:[avr-gcc-list] Choose where the code is placed in flash memory

[E. Weddington]

On 5 Dec 2002 at 12:03, address@hidden wrote:

> 
> Okay, I'll concede that for bootloaders, flash upgrades and jump
> tables it 'may' be required to tie to specific addresses. But
> shouldn't we still use labels and compiler functionally to simplify
> maintenance?
> 
> One legacy project I was hired to add features to had an org xxxx
> statement at the beginning of every function. And depending on weather
> the original programmer thought it was a big routine or a little
> routine it would start on an even page boundary or a multiple page
> boundary. What a nightmare!
> 

That's what you get for programming in assembly. Whenever I can, I 
try to convert from assembly to C. It *always* makes maintenance so 
much easier.

There is no argument that I can think of that states that placing 
routines on a boundary gets you some advantage that is worth the 
hassle of maintaining it later on.

Eric

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