Thread: Platform independent C code

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    Platform independent C code

    Hello All,

    We are developing 186 based embedded C code for small memory model. And in future we are planning on using same C code for ARM processor under no OS.

    At this moment, we are putting processor related macros in seperate .h file. Apart from this, what care should I take while developing the code?


    Lastly, we are declaring a array of staructure as __far const. With this keyword compiler allocates memory in code memory and not is data segment. I am not sure, whether it is the way for Paradigm compiler. My question is, what does _far const mean for other compiler or is it ANSI standard?

    Please let me know.

    Thanks,

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    It is not standard. It allows sixteen bit pointers to reference objects offset by more than 32K bytes of memory.

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    >Apart from this, what care should I take while developing the code?

    Try to minimize the usage of target-specific stuff, or add comments to draw your attention. Basically, all of the portability issues.

    >My question is, what does _far const mean for other compiler or is it ANSI standard?

    Well _far is not standard, and it may be a syntax error for another compiler. I'd recommend using a macro wrapper, using an architecture predefined macro.
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