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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=976324112-05072007>I
don't think it is a linker issue. It is a coding issue. You could try to use teh
pre-processor with something like this:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=976324112-05072007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=976324112-05072007> #include
<limits.h></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=976324112-05072007></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=976324112-05072007><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> #define NROFFLAGS
17<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=976324112-05072007></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=976324112-05072007>
#if (1<<(NROFFLAGS-1)) >
</SPAN>UINT_MAX</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=976324112-05072007> </SPAN> ERROR “VALUE TO
SMALL”<SPAN class=976324112-05072007> </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN><SPAN
class=976324112-05072007></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=976324112-05072007> </SPAN>#<SPAN
class=976324112-05072007>endif</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT><BR><SPAN class=976324112-05072007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mind
you, I have not tried it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=976324112-05072007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=976324112-05072007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Ton</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> icc-avr-bounces@imagecraft.com
[mailto:icc-avr-bounces@imagecraft.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Steven
Lose<BR><B>Sent:</B> donderdag 5 juli 2007 12:59<BR><B>To:</B> Discussion list
for ICCAVR and ICCtiny Users. You do NOT need tosubscribeto icc-announce if
you are a member of this.<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Icc-avr] check for adequately
nr. of bits<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><A name=""><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I want to make the linker check
that a variable is defined big enough, but don’t know
how.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Basically I need something that
tells me how many bits there is in a variable so I can check it up against a
defined value.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#define NROFFLAGS
17<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Unsigned int
uiFlags;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#if NROFFLAGS >
NROFBITS(uiFlags)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> ERROR “VALUE TO
SMALL”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#endif<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is it possible to do so? (if it
had been in code I would just use (sizeof(uiFlags)*8)
)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">And if yes, what is the right way
to do it?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Med
venlig hilsen / Best regards / mit freundlichen
Grüßen</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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