I am hoping someone can give me a little advice in how to proceed. I have some C-code which I compile under gcc-3.4.5 which employs a definition such as this: #define disable() \ ({ register int __Status __asm__ ("d"); \ __asm__ ("clra ; save CPU status"); \ __asm__ volatile ("tfr cc,b" : "=d" (__Status) : : "d", "b"); \ __asm__ ("orcc #0x50 ; disable interrupts"); \ __Status; }) When an attempt is made to compile, upon hitting the spot in the program where this code winds up being inserted, the compiler produces this error message error: asm-specifier for variable `__Status' conflicts with asm clobber list and quits. After doing quite a bit if digging, I do know that for some reason the compiler is probably complaining about the assignment of register "d" (which includes registers "a" and "b" in the Motorola 6809 as its high and low components). However, I am still at quite a loss as to how I am to deal with this: how do I get around this, short of rewriting this and other functions to use ordinary variables as much as possible? Can you shed any light on what, precisely is being objected to, and how to meet that objection? Thanks! Rich B. -- ************************************************ Richard Bonomo UW Space Astronomy Laboratory ph: (608) 263-4683 telefacsimile: (608) 263-0361 SAL-related email: bonomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx all other email: bonomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx web page URL: http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~bonomo ************************************************