Just a precision: in some 8051 compilers (Raisonance, I don't know for the others) declaring

const char msg[] = "ACME Wotsit v2.03";

will not automatically store the variable in code. For this you need to write a more explicit

code char msg[] = "ACME Wotsit v2.03";

I'm interested in opinions on this: do you believe that a variable with a const qualifier should automatically go in code? Maybe make this an option?

Regards,

Luca