global constants without using #define

Question

Ok, I\'m looking to define a set of memory addresses as constants in a .h file that\'s used by a bunch of .c files (we\'re in C, not C++). I want to be able to see the name<

Answer 1

If you're compiling with gcc, you can add the -ggdb3 switch, which will tell gcc to store macro information (i.e. #defines) so that they can be used inside gdb.

Answer 2

Declare the constants in the header file using extern:

extern const short int SOME_ADDRESS;

then in any, but only one, .c file provide the definition:

const short int SOME_ADDRESS = 0x0010;