Variable Allocation using @ "SegmentName"

The following listing shows a method of directly allocating variables in a named segment, rather than using a #pragma.

Listing: Allocation of Variables in Named Segments

#pragma DATA_SEG dseg
int i@"dseg";

With some pragmas in a common header file and with another macro definition, you can allocate variables depending on the macro.

  Declaration = <TypeSpec><Declarator>[@"<Section>"][=<Initializer>];

Variables declared and defined with the @"section" syntax behave exactly like variables declared after their respective pragmas.

<TypeSpec> is the type specifier, for example, int or char
<Declarator> is the identifier of your global object, for example, i, glob
<Section> is the section name. Define the section name in the link parameter file as well. For example, "MyDataSection".
<Initializer> is the value to which the global variable is initialized.