Problem compiling with extensive comment block at the beginn

Zitronenfalter · Joined: 23 Aug 2010 Posts: 16

If there is an extensive comment block at the beginning of a program (about 500 lines and more no matter what length), the compiler "stumbles" and brings error messages.

If you set the declaration "$regfile = ..." as the first line, the compilation works without errors.
With BasCom version 2.0.8.2 this problem does not occur.

(BASCOM-AVR version : 2.0.8.3 )

albertsm · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 6197 Location: Holland

for me it works ok. but it depend on your settings.
the best you can do is make a copy of the 2082 settings.
you can do that with : Options, Select Settings file

this allows to make a copy of the 2082 settings file and then use that.
the actual setting is : options, einvironment, IDE, use new method.
This is a recommended setting.
unchecked it will use a simple method to check the source for the regfile. it is way faster but it does not allow #if constructions.
it is faster since it uses a simple parser and also only checks the start of your source. and that is the problem too : when you use a lot of text before the $regfile it will fail.
For this reason the new method was added. i guess it was checked in 2082 and not in the 2083.

Zitronenfalter · Joined: 23 Aug 2010 Posts: 16

Thanks, the new setting parameter works fine.
The idea that this is just a configuration problem I would never have thought of.