16F88 - multiple variables with same name

[theMagni]

Okay, this one is interesting.

We've had some periodic lockups on one of our boards. After looking over everything, I found that I had managed to do something so amazing that I had to share and get some help.

The short version is this: I defined the STATUS register as a #byte, then as an int1, then assigned values to it. I actually have a void function that is assigned to status at one point. I have the latest version of the CCS compiler (3.235)

The long version is thousands of lines of code. I'm working on a shorter version right now.

The question is, what in the [blank] is going to be assigned to status, and to which status is that value going to be assigned?

Thanks for your help.
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[PCM programmer]

Post a short test program that shows exactly that problem.

[Neutone]

Open the RAM symbol map to see your variables as used.