include files

Peter Verkaik

I get the following error when I use more than 8 include directives inside an include file.

eg.

main.src file

include "lib.inc"


lib.inc file

include "func1.inc"
include "func2.inc"
include "func3.inc"
include "func4.inc"
include "func5.inc"
include "func6.inc"
include "func7.inc"
include "func8.inc"
;include "func9.inc"

Up to 8 includes works, 9 includes generates the error (and it is not the file that generates the error):
In SASM.dll an error appeared and must be closed. (winxp message)
Hitting don't send generates a SASM message:
SASM was unable to create the .SYM file
File may be open in another application.

I would like to include more than 8 files, using only two include levels.

regards peter

Beau Schwabe

Until I read your last line ...."using only two include levels." ...I was going to suggest just that.

Hmmm...could you concatenate your functions into one file and just have...

include "functALL.inc"

...within your "lib.inc" file? Or concatenate part of your functions into groups/categories?

include "func1_4.inc"
include "func5_9.inc"

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Beau Schwabe

IC Layout Engineer
Parallax, Inc.

Peter Verkaik

I had a single lib.inc file and that works.

But the number of lines is very large. As each function is self-contained

I really prefer to include them seperately. That is also easier to maintain.

regards peter

Peter Verkaik

Now I have

mainfile.src

include "lib_main.inc"



lib_main.inc

include "lib_constants.inc"
include "lib_uartCalculations.inc"
include "lib_threads.inc"
include "lib_initPorts.inc"
include "lib_dirbuf.inc"
include "lib_timer8.inc"
include "lib_timer16.inc"
include "lib_queue.inc"
include "lib_stack.inc"
include "lib_parity.inc"
include "lib_uartTransmit.inc"
include "lib_uartReceive.inc"
include "lib_i2cMaster.inc"
include "lib_i2cSlave.inc"

These include files contain no further include directives.

If I insert those include files inline, the mainfile.src assembles correctly.

Using the include directives, I now get an error

Error 67: total number of include files exceeded 31.

However, I only have 15 include files !!

regards peter

PJMonty

Peter,

Wow, that's not the right response from SASM, is it? Any chance you could send me the project attached to a private message? I have a feeling that the problem is something specific to your project that is making SASM choke, and it'll be way faster for both of us if I can replicate the problem using your code.

Thanks, PeterM

Peter Verkaik

Ok,
I have zipped all files.
Unzip in a new folder.
The project_template.src is the main file.
It includes lib_total.inc and then it assembles.
Change line 88 to include lib_main.inc and
it chokes on an include statement in lib_main.inc

lib_total.inc is just all functions put together in a single file.
lib_main.inc includes all functions seperately.

regards peter

PS. I could not attach files using private message.

PJMonty

Peter,

The short answer is this:

The error message is wrong about the number of allowable include files. The actual number is 10, not 31. I need to do some more experimenting to figure out what side effects would occur if I increase the number of include files up to 31. It's not clear to me why there is a discrepancy between the error message and the internal limit, but that's what is happening in SASM right now.

Thanks, PeterM