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From: rbabel@babylon.rmt.sub.org (Ralph Babel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: > SAS gripes (was DICE vs GCC)
Message-ID: <07327.AA07327@babylon.rmt.sub.org>
Date: 8 Apr 91 14:25:07 GMT
References: <colin_fox.3963@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca> <1991Apr8.162329.29538@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Reply-To: cbmvax.commodore.com!cbmehq!babylon!rbabel (Ralph Babel)
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In article <1991Apr8.162329.29538@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>,
markv@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

> Sooo, last time I checked (5.1, havn't tried 5.1a, but I
> still think its a problem), SAS can NOT generate single
> functions or even modules with >32K of code.

Use option "-g". The code generated contains 32-bit
branches. It will work correctly on a 68020/030/040.

1> "do i=1 to 8000;say 'static void f'||i||'(){f1();}';end" >foo.c
1> lc -g -v foo
SAS/C Compiler V5.10a for AmigaDOS
Copyright (C) 1990 SAS Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Compiling foo.c
Code size greater than 32767 bytes - branches may be incorrect
Please put some subroutines into separate source files.
Module size P=0000CF00 D=00000000 U=00000000

Total files: 1, Compiled OK: 1
1>

> I've hunted the docs for an "implict" temp file, but
> havnt' found it, could you point me at a page number?

Page U80.

Ralph