Status of compiler versions on the CCS website?

ckielstra · Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 3680 Location: The Netherlands

From the CCS website it is not clear anymore what versions are considered Beta or Stable releases. For a long time V3.191 was announced to be the most recent stable version, all newer versions up to v3.22x were named Beta versions. Currently v3.191, v3.229 and v3.236 are on the website without any description on the reason for why those three different versions are there. Does someone know the current status? Stable, Beta??? Question

PCM programmer · Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 21708

My feeling is that they posted the two versions under pressure
of complaint, and then sort of let it ride.

ckielstra · Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 3680 Location: The Netherlands

My feeling is that versions around v3.226 are relative stable for the PIC18 processors. Support for some of the newer processors, especially PIC12 series is poor and improved upon in the newer releases.
v3.236 feels tricky because of the comment for changes 'to support the upcomming linker', this will require a lot of changes and create a lot of new bugs.

VanHauser · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 88 Location: Ploiesti, Romania

So anyone knows which version is stable at the moment?

Ttelmah · Guest

I'd say that 3.229, is probably pretty safe. I found half a dozen new problems appeared in the mid 3.23x versions, of which most seem to have been fixed in the latest 3.242 version. I have just recompiled two programs with this, and put them on test for a couple of the older problems, and should hear over the next couple of days if they do work OK. I currently have 3.191, 3.221, 3.226, and 3.231, 'in use', and the last couple seem to be OK, for 99% of code, with a couple of 'known' problems (FP formatting in printf, is still not quite sorted right, even on the latest versions for example).

Best Wishes

MikeValencia · Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 238 Location: Chicago

The one where your applications don't choke is what's stable. I've gone thru the last 10+ versions without problems.

rnielsen · Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 852 Location: Utah

Virtually every version has had a bug or two (or three or four...) simply because they keep posting updates to fix bugs. You might not be using a portion of the compiler that has the bug so it would be fine for you to use. Just compile your code and if it works as expected, go for it. If it doesn't, use a previous rev.

Ronald