Hi Shane (Shane Nelson), in <Pine.LNX.3.96.970806143100.17103B-100000@cheetah.spots.ab.ca> on Aug 6 you wrote:

> My question: is it possible to have the compiler
> dynamically allocate memory in some way?
> 
> ie)
> Instead of having to do this:
> 
> COUNT   equ     h'7'
> ACCA    equ     h'8'
> ;16bit
> ACCB    equ     h'9'
> ACCD    equ     h'a'
> 
> I want to be able to get away with something more like this:
> 
> db = define byte
> dw = define word
> 
> db      COUNT
> dw      ACCA
> db      ACCB
> db      ACCD

Yes, it is possible.  I do it like his (off my head, so prepare for typos):

BOFFSET         SET     0x0c

BYTE            MACRO   LABEL
LABEL           EQU     BOFFSET
BOFFSET         SET     BOFFSET+1
	     IF      BOFFSET>0x30
	     retlw   ERROR_OUT_OF_REGISTERS
	     ENDIF
>	     ENDM

STRUCT          MACRO   LABEL,SIZE
LABEL           EQU     BOFFSET
BOFFSET         SET     BOFFSET+SIZE
	     IF      BOFFSET>0x30
	     retlw   ERROR_OUT_OF_REGISTERS
	     ENDIF
>	     ENDM


Then I use the macros like shown

	     BYTE    CNT                     ; assigns 0x0c to CNT
	     STRUCT  Keybuffer,4             ; reserves 4 bytes at 0x0d



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