> I'm interested to know myself ;)  This was added before I started

> working on the compiler, which was when I wrote
V2.xx, so from my point 
> of view it's spelled "backward compatibility".

Ahh, the penny drops.

> 
> I think that you have conviced me that this feature is of broader 
> interest that I've thought so far. Although I can't make any
commitments 
> at this time, I will take a deep look into this
and see if I can
improve 
> the situation.

A second check box to choose whether the constant data is code
relative or absolute would solve my trouble. 

> I'm a bit suprised that very few, if any,
have contacted our support 
> orgianization concerning this...

REALLY!?  I came here expecting to read past articles and the subject.
 Your comment explains why I couldn't find any.

On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:01:21 -0000, you wrote:

>> I'm interested to know myself ;)  This
was added before I started 
>> working on the compiler, which was when I wrote V2.xx, so from my point

>> of view it's spelled "backward compatibility".
>
>Ahh, the penny drops.
>
>> I think that you have conviced me that this feature is of broader 
>> interest that I've thought so far. Although I can't make any
>commitments 
>> at this time, I will take a deep look into this and see if I can
>improve 
>> the situation.
>
>A second check box to choose whether the constant data is code
>relative or absolute would solve my trouble. 
><snip>

Cripes!  Don't tell Anders that!  I'd prefer a more general solution.
:)
 
Jon

--- In msp430@msp4..., Jonathan Kirwan <jkirwan@...> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:01:21 -0000, you wrote:
> 
> >> I'm interested to know myself ;)  This was added before I
started 
> >> working on the compiler, which was when I wrote V2.xx, so from my
point 
> >> of view it's spelled "backward
compatibility".
> >
> >Ahh, the penny drops.
> >
> >> I think that you have conviced me that this feature is of broader 
> >> interest that I've thought so far. Although I can't make
any
> >commitments 
> >> at this time, I will take a deep look into this and see if I can
> >improve 
> >> the situation.
> >
> >A second check box to choose whether the constant data is code
> >relative or absolute would solve my trouble. 
> ><snip>
> 
> Cripes!  Don't tell Anders that!  I'd prefer a more general
solution.
> :)
>  
> Jon
>

Me too, but for legacy's sake you'd need it unless no one steps up and
writes "yeah the way the PIC stuff is implemented works for me".  At
least no one has yet.