Jan-Erik wrote...

>Dave Dilatush wrote :
>
>> > Anyhow - is there some inherent advantage of absolute mode that
>> > I'm missing?
>>
>> Nope.  It sucks bad gas.
>
>What about :
>
>- Simplicity.

Yes, absolute code is simpler.  But while this is VERY true for
small programs, it's not true at all for large ones: for large
projects, including much of my hobby stuff, using the linker
drastically simplifies the programming job.

>- A not to step learning curve.

Saying the learning curve for MPLINK is "steep" is an
understatement indeed; but when I got into it, I realized that
that's ENTIRELY due to Microchip's newbie-hostile MPLINK
documentation.  By the time I'd got myself comfortable using the
linker, it was clear that the learning curve I'd just climbed
could have been a LOT less steep, if only I'd had the right
learning materials.  That's what I'm aiming to accomplish with
the tutorial I'm working on.

>- Easier to use available code examples.

Agreed.  In that case, I just use absolute mode when I have to.

>- Easier to *write* (short) code examples (such as for students).

Agreed here, too; if all I'm doing is writing half a screenful of
code (like to check out some simple algorithm), I don't bother
using the linker.

Dave D.

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