Re: [avr-gcc-list] initial values in structs

[E. Weddington]

On 19 Apr 2003 at 0:41, Tyler Hall wrote:

> I've read through the avrlibc docs and FAQ, and I see a "possible"
> solution to this, but it's pretty messy
> 
<snip>

> The only solution I've seen for this is to tag a symbol to each string
> and add the PROGMEM attrib to each one, then use the symbol in the
> struct initialization:
> 
> prog_char gString1[] PROGMEM = "firstname";
> prog_char gString2[] PROGMEM = "secondname";
> 
> mystruct_type local_mystruct[] PROGMEM = {
>     { gString1, blah blah blah },
>     { gStrign2, blah blah blah }
> };
> 
> Is that the only to do this?
> 


That's the way to do it. This method is listed under the FAQ.

Eric