Re: [avr-gcc-list] AVR-GCC question (Harvard Arch and C)

[Joerg Wunsch]

"stevech" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Split aka Harvard architectures are common in embedded.  Although
> GCC/Winavr is contorted into supporting this via piles of macros,
> some C compilers are arranged to intrinsically support the
> architecture, i.e., having two kinds of pointers (RAM and FLASH),
> and same for constants and so on.

See my other reply, they are nevertheless violating the standard if
they place strings in ROM by default.  Also, part of the hacks
required to get this running is that you need another set of functions
for ROM strings vs. RAM strings.

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