More Datasection/Const Flexibility

[GenRabbit]

I'd like to have these posibilities; It would be nice to let the compiler calculate it so You don't have to do it at runtime. (less Variables to keep track of)

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#LENGTH_WORD = 2

DataSection
    BeginMaxActorsInGroup:
    Data.w 5,10,15,20,25,50,100,250,500,1000
    EndMaxActorsInGroup:
    Data.l (?EndMaxActorsInGroup - ?BeginMaxActorsInGroup) /#LENGTH_WORD                 ; This one
EndDataSection

#DataLength = (?EndMaxActorsInGroup - ?BeginMaxActorsInGroup) /#LENGTH_WORD        ; This one

[GPI]

I think, the problem is, that address are calculated during realtime. For a human it is easy to see, that the length is a fixed value, but the compiler has problems here.
maybe it is possible to extend the SizeOf()?

SizeOf(BeginMaxActorsInGroup,EndMaxActorsInGroup)

[nco2k]

personally i would be happy if we could assign labels to constants in general:

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#Test = ?blahblahblah
DataSection
  blahblahblah:
    Data.b $74, $65, $73, $74, $00
EndDataSection

dont other languages support something like this? it should be doable.

c ya,
nco2k

[GenRabbit]

I suppose the compiler could flag the variables as it registers them if they are static or dynamic. NCO2K example could be added simultanously

[Tenaja]

personally i would be happy if we could assign labels to constants in general:

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#Test = ?blahblahblah
DataSection
  blahblahblah:
    Data.b $74, $65, $73, $74, $00
EndDataSection

dont other languages support something like this? it should be doable.

c ya,
nco2k

Yes, we have that already.