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Posted by awneil: Thu. Jun 25, 2020 - 10:39 AM
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I used 'New Project...' from the AS7 'Start' page, then chose 'GCC C Executable Project'

 

It creates the project, and a main.c file containing the usual "skeleton":

 

 

But it's put the wrong name in the automatically-generated header comment, Gromit! 

 

In this case, it's put 'uart.c' - when it's actually 'main.c'

 

In general, it puts '<project-name>.c' - but the file name is always 'main.c'

 

Not a big deal, of course - but not right.

 

When I create a new file, it does put the correct name into the automatically-generated header comment.

 

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Posted by awneil: Mon. Jul 19, 2021 - 09:06 AM
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Note to self: maybe some clues here to fix it:

 

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Posted by david.prentice: Mon. Jul 19, 2021 - 09:27 AM
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Go on.   It seems perfectly appropriate to me.

 

I created a project called nobbyv_twi and AS7.0 creates a "main.c" file with a comment block saying nobbyv_twi.c,  Created,  Author

 

I immediately rename "main.c" to "nobbyv_twi.c"

 

Yes,  I would prefer a new project to create "project.c" in the first place.

But hey-ho,  some people like having multiple "main.c" files in a solution.

 

David.

 

p.s. "uart" seems an unusual sort of name for a project.   I would expect uart.c to be library file and "uart_andy" to be a project name.

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Posted by awneil: Mon. Jul 19, 2021 - 09:46 AM (Reply to #3)
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david.prentice wrote:
Go on.

did you not read the OP?

I wrote:
Not a big deal, of course - but not right.

 

  It seems perfectly appropriate to me.

Go on!  It's created a file called X.c - so why on earth would it then write a comment saying that it's called Y.c ?!

 

From Cliff's recent post which I linked, I suspect it's probably just used the wrong $blah$ token ..

 

"uart" seems an unusual sort of name for a project

Indeed. IIRC, it was the client's choice of name.

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Posted by awneil: Mon. Jul 19, 2021 - 09:49 AM
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david.prentice wrote:
I would prefer a new project to create "project.c" in the first place.

Likewise.

 

I guess the linked post from Cliff might also give hints on how to achieve that ...

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Posted by david.prentice: Mon. Jul 19, 2021 - 09:58 AM
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It seems a common IDE or Wizard feature.   i.e. create a "main.c" file

Judging by the sheer number of GCCApplication1 projects there would be a lot of GCCApplication1.c files

 

Yes,   you could write a more appropriate template.  

https://onlinedocs.microchip.com... shows the macros.

 

I think this is a case "can't please everybody all of the time"

 

Oh, personally I would put F_CPU in the Project Symbols with any template.    Much like AS4.xx did

However it is far too late to do anything like that in AS7.0 now

 

David.

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Posted by clawson: Mon. Jul 19, 2021 - 11:08 AM
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awneil wrote:
maybe some clues here to fix it:
Ah ha - I was just about to point you in the direction of that!

 

Rather curiously the placeholder seems to be called $safeitemname" and is suppose to be the name of the project (like GccApplication1 or something).

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Posted by awneil: Tue. Jul 20, 2021 - 09:30 AM
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awneil wrote:
I suspect it's probably just used the wrong $blah$ token

Confirmed: https://www.avrfreaks.net/commen...

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  3. Wrong baud rate is usually due to not running at the speed you thought; check by blinking a LED to see if you get the speed you expected
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