Global array memory allocation problems

[gambrose]

i have a global array

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char TSIP_Buffer[40];

and a global pointer to this array

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char * Start_TSIP_Buffer = &TSIP_Buffer;

but as i don't reference this array directly it isn't mapped to memory by the memory manger thing.
and so Start_TSIP_Buffer = 0x02 (the PCL reg which causes funny things to happen).

I can add a dummy reference to TSIP_Buffer in the main routine

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TSIP_Buffer[0] = 0;

and this will insure that memory is allocated for the array but Start_TSIP_Buffer still points to PCL!

[gambrose]

if i put

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Start_TSIP_Buffer = &TSIP_Buffer;

in main then it will work
so problem seems to be global variable values being assigned before memory has been mapped.