I agree with Mike 100%. I can implement a 23-bit plus sign that runs 2000%
faster with 1/5 the code, works for every math application I ever needed.

For those of you who care, my front-end ISP had to be changed for
unreliability. This is it from now on. Thanks!

--Bob Axtell

At 01:16 PM 6/4/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>Do you really need floating point ? How about using fixed-point longs ?
>I've yet to see a Pic-scale embedded app that really needs the range of
>FP. Remember FP gives you
>range, not precision.
>
> >> > I'm currently working on a large program using a PIC16C66x
> >> processor (8k)
> >> > using CCS C.  However, I'm already at 44% ROM space used
> >> and only about
> >> > half-way
> >> > through the program, so I am a little concerned about
> >> program space.  I
> >> > think the killers are the floating point numbers I'm using.
> >> >
> >> > Anyways, are there anything else I can do to help conserve
> >> program space.
> >> > Does using the #SEPARATE directive for functions help
> >> reduce space (at the
> >> > cost of speed)?
> >> >
> >> > Any help appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> > Dan
>
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