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Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory.
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E. Weddington |
Subject: |
Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory. |
Date: |
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 07:28:39 -0600 |
On 28 Apr 2004 at 9:35, David Brown wrote:
>
> I have not looked much into the "guts" of gcc, other than getting an m68k
> interrupt patch to work on a different version of the compiler, but I've
(OT: I'm working on building an m68k toolset right now....)
> compiled and used it on about half a dozen different architectures. It
> strikes me that there would be scope for benifits on many targets if the
> concept of memory spaces were in the core of gcc (as an example for
> non-microcontrollers, "small data segment" data could benifit from the same
> ideas). Perhaps if there are enough of such benifits on "big" cpus, it
> would be possible to get more support for memory spaces?
I don't think there is a problem with support for the feature. I think it's an
issue of time, how
invasive it is, and a volunteer willing and capable to do it.
> Would it be practical to deal with program memory (and io space) using C++
> types and function (and, in particular, operator) overloading? I know it
> would be possible, but could it be done in such a way that the resulting
> code is (at least close to) optimal, rather than generating piles of extra
> code to handle inheritance and method tables?
>
Got me. All of the current main AVR toolset developers that I know of don't do
much C++.
You'll have to do the investigating.
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., (continued)
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., E. Weddington, 2004/04/26
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Douglas Dotson, 2004/04/26
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Christian Ludlam, 2004/04/26
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Douglas Dotson, 2004/04/26
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Joerg Wunsch, 2004/04/27
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., E. Weddington, 2004/04/27
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Svein E. Seldal, 2004/04/27
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., E. Weddington, 2004/04/27
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Artur Lipowski, 2004/04/28
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., David Brown, 2004/04/28
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory.,
E. Weddington <=
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Svein E. Seldal, 2004/04/28
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Svein E. Seldal, 2004/04/27
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Christopher X. Candreva, 2004/04/27
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Joerg Wunsch, 2004/04/27
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Graham Davies, 2004/04/27
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., E. Weddington, 2004/04/27
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Dmitry K., 2004/04/28
- Re: [avr-gcc-list] Structs in program memory., Svein E. Seldal, 2004/04/28