AS7 -> MCS7 = odd !

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Posted by clawson: Thu. Feb 4, 2021 - 10:58 AM
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My AS7 is behaving oddly (it won't let me switch to an Asm view when simulating) so I thought I'd simply update and, of course, the latest update is the one that switches it from AS7 to MCS7 but the curious thing about that is:

 

 

I know this is probably because I already have a copy but it seems they just can't quite shake off that "Atmel" name completely! devil

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Posted by awneil: Thu. Feb 4, 2021 - 11:04 AM
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I have a fresh install - and it's in C:\Program Files (x86)\Atmel\Studio\7.0

 

Although its start menu location is C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microchip Studio

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Posted by meolsen: Thu. Feb 4, 2021 - 01:56 PM
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This is very intentional, to keep compatibility with 3rd parties etc. Unfortunately some does not look in registries etc for the install location but goes directly to an assumed path...

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Posted by clawson: Thu. Feb 4, 2021 - 03:07 PM
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Morten,

 

Even after the updated the simulator is NOT working right. if I take any perfectly legitimate code, build and then while simulating right click and say "Goto Disassembly" (which I would usually do about 90% of the time as I feel more comfortable looking at Asm) all I ever see now is:

 

 

It's like one of the simulator/debugger's main features is completely broken :-(

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Posted by meolsen: Thu. Feb 4, 2021 - 03:08 PM
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If you go straight to the disassembly view, how does it look there?

 

We changed default Optimization from O1 to Og for new projects, wondering if that has something to do with this?

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Posted by clawson: Thu. Feb 4, 2021 - 03:14 PM
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That menu option (also Alt-8) works.

 

Actually someone else was saying about "it behaving" odd in another thread in the last few days.

 

I just tried stepping (source level) what looks like perfectly valid code (that happens to use itoa()) and after that it then switched to dis-asm even though I didn't ask it to that time ?!?

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Posted by meolsen: Thu. Feb 4, 2021 - 03:44 PM
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The only change that I'm aware of at least is the change of the default O level for new projects... No other changes to the debug systems...

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Posted by clawson: Thu. Feb 4, 2021 - 03:53 PM
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Oh now that is interesting. Yes I see it is "-Og" now. I'll try -O1 and see if anything changes...

 

BTW in case there was some "legacy nastiness" in the project I always re-use I created a brand new one and it shows the same odd behaviour.

 

EDIT: nope, fraid I get the same error with "Goto Disassembly" whether it was built -Og or -O1 so it's not that.

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Posted by je_ruud: Fri. Feb 5, 2021 - 08:15 AM
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A bit of a long shot, but could you try to delete (or move) %appdata%\Atmel\AtmelStudio\7.0\ and %localappdata%\Atmel\AtmelStudio\7.0\? Studio will recreate them when it starts.

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Posted by clawson: Fri. Feb 5, 2021 - 09:16 AM
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je_ruud wrote:

A bit of a long shot, but could you try to delete (or move) %appdata%\Atmel\AtmelStudio\7.0\ and %localappdata%\Atmel\AtmelStudio\7.0\? Studio will recreate them when it starts.

No dice I'm afraid :-(

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