MCU Projects and IMPORT Directive Limitation

[Coffee]

I’ve come across a limitation of the CCS compiler that is giving me some problems in a Multiple Compilation Unit (MCU) architecture.

I have two files: foo.c and fee.c

I can successfully “link” functions from one file into another file by using the #IMPORT directive.

For example in file foo.c I have the line:
#IMPORT (FILE=fee.o)

The problem I come up against is when I need to go both directions.

In fee.c I add the directive:
#IMPORT (FILE=foo.o)

What happens is the IMPORT in fee.c will have the foo.o which also includes in the fee.o.
I get a duplication errors due to the circular referencing.

Using the ONLY and EXCEPT arguments to the IMPORT directive do not help because I don’t believe that the linker eliminates references to objects – these arguments just manage the inclusion or exclusion of code or addressing. I can’t confirm that but it’s well enough that I know ONLY and EXCEPT do not help with this issue.

I don’t know if there is a work around other than falling back to just using the INCLUDE statement and build everything in one big file -- fee.c + foo.c = fum.c

My Tool Versions are:
PCWH – IDE/Compiler 5.044
CCS Programmer Control Software 5.016
PIC Micros: PIC18F9822 and PIC18F87K22


Regards,
Bill