arduino / arduino/ArduinoCore-avr
Improve F macro to avoid string duplication in Flash
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 1.5k
- Forks
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- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Based on [this](http://michael-buschbeck.github.io/arduino/2013/10/20/string-merging-pstr/) blog post, one can improve the `F` so it avoid string duplication in Flash.
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Research direction
Start by reading the linked pull request #473 and the referenced blog post about merging PSTR strings. Trace the existing F macro and its Flash-string behavior in the Arduino AVR core. Done means the proposed F improvement avoids string duplication in Flash and is covered by the pull request's validation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- embedded-iot
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100