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Re: [avr-gcc-list] Re: issues with struct and volatile
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Bob Paddock |
Subject: |
Re: [avr-gcc-list] Re: issues with struct and volatile |
Date: |
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:47:33 -0400 |
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 3:59 AM, David Brown<address@hidden> wrote:
> The principle is right, the details are wrong. You want:
>
> uint8_t * volatile tx_tail;
>
> These things are so very easy to get wrong that I always use typedefs:
>
> typedef uint8_t * pUint8_t;
> volatile pUint8_t tx_tail;
>
> That way there is no room for confusion or error.
There is always the 'cdecl' program that does
English <--> C/C++ declarations translations.
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/devel/lang/c/cdecl-2.5.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2apps/cdecl25b.zip
ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2apps/cdecl25s.zip
cdecl> explain volatile *x
declare x as pointer to volatile int
cdecl> explain int volatile *x
declare x as volatile pointer to int
Maybe cdecl could be included in WinAVR?