[sdcc-devel] [ sdcc-Bugs-3540054 ] Compiler error with string initializer constants

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Bugs item #3540054, was opened at 2012-07-03 23:21
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Category: C-Front End
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: https://www.google.com/accounts ()
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Compiler error with string initializer constants

Initial Comment:
Found this today...

The following code emits a strange error message

void foo(void)
{
    static char x[] = {"Hello, World!\n"};
}


Compiler emits error as follows:

-:0: error 47: indirections to different types assignment   
from type 'const-char [15d] code'
to type 'char auto'

It appears that an invalid line number is generated.
Also, this code should not be a problem.  gcc has no problem with it.
I simply want to initialize a character array using a string constant contained within curly braces.

I downloaded the most recent SDCC tarball from SorceForge this evening and built it on my Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit system.
Here is the compiler version string:
SDCC : mcs51/gbz80/z80/z180/r2k/r3ka/ds390/pic16/pic14/TININative/ds400/hc08/s08 3.2.0 #7999 (Jul  4 2012) (Linux)


-Pete
peter UNDERSCORE arnt AT yahoo DOT com






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>Comment By: Raphael Neider (tecodev)
Date: 2012-07-04 09:35

Message:
{"Hello"} is a valid initializer for a struct, containing a char* as its
first element AND for an array of char* (that is pointers to char). In my
opinion, it is not a valid initializer for an array of chars.
Just leave out the curly braces and you are good to go.
The other strangenesses reported (filename/line numbering) remain valid ...

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