Re: [avr-gcc-list] How can I "#define" a string in the Makefile?

[Russell Shaw]

Bob Paddock wrote:
> How can I "#define" a string in the Makefile?
>
> Simple ones like "-DUSE_LCDDISP=1" work fine but
> doing this:
>
> CFLAGS = -g -O$(OPT) ... -DUSE_LCDDISP=1 -DFIRMWARE_REV_STR="1.23" ...
>
> results in the error "invalid initializer" on this line:
>
> /* Displayed as part of sign on message: */
> static CONST char FLASH Firmware_Prj_str[] PROGMEM = FIRMWARE_REV_STR;
>
> Is there some kind of shell escaping I should be accounting for?

Does this work?:

  static CONST char FLASH Firmware_Prj_str[] PROGMEM = "1.23";