global pointer assignment error

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Nios 5.0.1 

 In global scope:  char test[20]="teststring";  char *cp1 = &test[0]; //this works  char *cp1; cp1 = &test[0]; //but this does not   It all works inside a function, but not in global scope. Is this part of the anti-global variable campaign, or something I missed in my remedial C class?

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Because the first assignment is done at compile time, and second assignment must be done at run time i.e. generates code. This is only allowed inside a function. Too early in the morning...