(Arhg.. sorry about the 2nd copy, Mike)
At 02:38 PM 6/28/01 +0100, you wrote:

> Is there any way to explicitly do this ?

Offhand, I don't think so. At least not using standard C alone. You
are really trying to outsmart the compiler.

I suggest you either inline the code (using more ROM space) or using
a static variable and live with the 2 bytes (using more RAM space) that
can't be overlayed- your code will be more portable and future
versions of the compiler may optimize better.

Best regards,


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