I found the problem. The problem was with the structure. The function expected a pointer but I was passing it a struct. Stupid mistake. It seems SDCC automatically changes a structure into a pointer when it is passed to a function.
Thank you all Tebogo Quoting Maarten Brock <[email protected]>: > Hi Tebogo, > > SDCC cannot pass structs as parameters. You probably got > a warning too about the struct being converted to a > pointer. I changed that recently because that really did > not work, so SDCC 2.9.3 now throws an error. Passing a > pointer to the struct should work though. > > Greets, > Maarten > >> Seems like it's complaining about the 2nd param, not the first. Could >> you show how txCfg is declared, and how hdrInfo_t is defined? I don't >> know what "generic*" means, but the asterisk makes me think you're >> passing a pointer, while hdrInfo_t (if it's not a typedef) is probably >> a struct (not a pointer to a struct). >> >> - Miles >> >> PS: In general in C it's more efficient to pass a pointer to a >> structure, otherwise the entire structure will be copied onto the >> stack. >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Tebogo <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I keep getting an error whenever I compile a the following piece of code >> > >> > // In a header file I have the declaration of a function >> > void sendData( uint8 *payLoad, hdrInfo_t headerCfg ); >> > >> > // In the application source file I have the following invocation >> > sendData( payLoad, txCfg); >> > >> > // Declaration of payLoad >> > >> > uint8 payLoad[10]; >> > >> > >> > The error details: >> > Error 78: incompatible types >> > from type 'struct __00010000' >> > to type 'struct __00010000 generic*' >> > >> > I am at my wit's end please help >> > -- >> > Regards, >> > Tebogo Thebe >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > This message and attachments are subject to a disclaimer. Please refer >> > to www.it.up.ac.za/documentation/governance/disclaimer/ for full >> > details. / Hierdie boodskap en aanhangsels is aan 'n vrywaringsklousule >> > onderhewig. Volledige besonderhede is by >> > www.it.up.ac.za/documentation/governance/disclaimer/ beskikbaar. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA >> > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your >> > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay >> > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Sdcc-user mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sdcc-user >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA >> is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your >> developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay >> ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference >> _______________________________________________ >> Sdcc-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sdcc-user >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference > _______________________________________________ > Sdcc-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sdcc-user > This message and attachments are subject to a disclaimer. Please refer to www.it.up.ac.za/documentation/governance/disclaimer/ for full details. / Hierdie boodskap en aanhangsels is aan 'n vrywaringsklousule onderhewig. Volledige besonderhede is by www.it.up.ac.za/documentation/governance/disclaimer/ beskikbaar. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Sdcc-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sdcc-user
