gpasm the following code assembles fine for me:
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	processor 16C71
	ifdef __16C71
	include "p16c71.inc"
	__config _XT_OSC & _WDT_OFF & _CP_OFF & _PWRTE_ON
ramtop  set 0x0C
	endif

	; data storage needed for delays and general purpose

	cblock ramtop
	endc
	end
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
1. The conditionals in gpasm are if, ifdef, etc., not #if, #ifdef,
etc., and they must be indented, since they are pseudo operations
of the assembler, not a pre-processor thing.

2. The thing that gets reliably defined by processor selection is
in the form above, i.e.; __16C71, not PIC16C71.

3. In the set operation, ramtop functions as a label, and must
be at the left margin (no indentation).

4. With the above fixed, the ramtop is suitably defined for the
cblock.


							Bill
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