Re: [avr-gcc-list] I am getting lost in indirections - help please

[Joerg Wunsch]

Juergen Harms <address@hidden> wrote:

> static const prog_char *day_names[] =
>       {       (const PROGMEM char *) "",
>               (const PROGMEM char *) "Mon",
>               (const PROGMEM char *) "Tue",
>               (const PROGMEM char *) "Wed",
>               (const PROGMEM char *) "Thu",
>               (const PROGMEM char *) "Fri",
>               (const PROGMEM char *) "Sat",
>               (const PROGMEM char *) "Sun"  } ;

That doesn't work.  GCC cannot really handle multiple memory spaces,
so that PROGMEM isn't going to get you anywhere close.

See here:

http://www.nongnu.org/avr-libc/user-manual/FAQ.html#faq_rom_array

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