What the hell is this compiler doing ??????

[Andreas]

Hello to All friends using CCS C18

I sent to CCS already a lot of Error Reports about the funny results when defining RAM Arrays, okay after one week of no msg I asked them kindly to answer at least with "we dont like You or so", just to get a heartbeat from them.

The answer was okay, they ommitted that they are working on this problem, okay doesnt helped me but at least it looks that somebody is aware of.

Now I wanted to go on in my project I got a result which really brings me to explosion:


[code]if (IOBounce) // Debounce Counter expired
{
IO_Read();
if (AllIn = AllLev) // Accept Input Change !
{
AllCheck = AllIn ^ AllOld; // Check which Input Changed
// RTC_TimeDate(); // Get Time for this Sequenz only once !!

for (cnt1=0;cnt1 <=32; ++cnt1)
{
if (bit_test(AllCheck,cnt1) ==1) // Check for Changed Bits
{
if (bit_test(AllIn,cnt1) == bit_test(AllLev,cnt1)) // If new Input is equal all Level
{
if (bit_test(AllIn,cnt1)) Level = '1';
else Level= '0';
bit_clear(AllBou,cnt1);
index = cnt1+1;
RTC_TimeDate();
if (!noupd)
{
if (Buff = 1)
{
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = index; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = Level; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = Hour; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = Min; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = Sec; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = mSec; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = Date; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = Month; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = Year; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = 0x00; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = 0x55; ++Bufpoint1;
RAMBuffer1[Bufpoint1] = 0xAA; ++Bufpoint;
}
else
{
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = index; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = Level; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = Hour; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = Min; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = Sec; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = mSec; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = Date; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = Month; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = Year; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = 0x00; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = 0x55; ++Bufpoint2;
RAMBuffer2[Bufpoint2] = 0xAA; ++Bufpoint2;
}
strcpy(Disp1,Pin_def[index]);
fprintf(com1,Disp1);
fprintf(com1," %2U ",index);
fprintf(com1," %C ",Level);
fprintf(com1," %2U %2U %2U %4lu %2U %2U %2U \n\r",Hour,Min,Sec,mSec,Date,Month,Year);
// lcd_gotoxy(1,1); // lcd_Put_string(Disp1); // lcd_putc("L "); // lcd_putc(Level); // RTC_Time_Display();
}
}
AllOld = AllIn; IOBounce = false;
}
}
}
}



This code worked perfect for the last weeks, now I made a small change --
All I wanted was to remove the line with RTC_timeDate at this position<.



bit_clear(AllBou,cnt1);
index = cnt1+1;
>>>>>>> RTC_TimeDate();

The result was that my working program started to send some data to the com port, always the same sequenz and the rest of the programm is not working any longer
I am not able to find at which place the sending is coming from, the ICD is not helpful at all.


I am using a 18F8720 Processor.


I really hope that someone out there has some ideas

best regards and thanks for all Your answers

Andreas

[PCM programmer]

[Andreas]

Hello PCM Programmer,

What means GIGO ??

I am using the CCS PCHW Compiler

[Guest]

It's a computer term, from the early days of computing.
Here is the definition from the de.wikipedia:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiGo

[PCM programmer]

The post above was from me. I'm not at my normal
computer and I forgot to login on that one.

[Andreas]

Hello, thanks for this Information, sounds very nice.

But You know, what drives me grazy is, that the program output was producing correct output all the time and after leaving one very nonimportant step out it runs wild !!!

Although I am new to C programming I am firstly thinking that <I am wrong , second also and than I am looking at the compiler.

This funny thing with the Array, see my post a week before, is definitly a compiler bug which CCS is already accepting, so of course I am again thinking about the integrity of the compiler.

Hope they will come with a Fix soon.

I tried to convert to Microchip mcc18, but this is really a hell of a work. A lot of goodies from CCS are not implemented, or to You know about a libary with all this Input and Output Port functions for the mcc18 ??

Best regards and again many thanks for Your Ideas and answers

ANdreas

[SherpaDoug]