v3.249 and v4 on same PC?

[Will Reeve]

I am happy with v3.249 and have been using it for years but need some of the features of v4 so will have to install that now, question is can I install both on the same PC now?
I experimented with the early versions of v4 and it was in a little bit of a mess.
Or is v4 really stable now and I should bite the bullet and move all my legacy projects over when required?

[Oli]

You can run different versions of the compiler by simply creating a new directory for each, for example:

c:\program files\PICC-3.249

just create a new shortcut from each directory. I have had to do this when retaining a specific compiler version for a specific project.

[Ttelmah]

Realistically, it is 'dead easy' to have multiple versions on a machine. Most 'old hands', do this. Just install to a different directory name. I still have two V3 releases on the machine, plus a couple of V4 releases.
V4, is now 'perfectly useable', _but_ individual releases do still have 'oddities' at times, and there may be some small compatibility issues with upgrading old code. A few changes do slightly affect the way things work, so having an older version for compatibility may well be worthwhile for a sort time at least.

Best Wishes

[Will Reeve]

Thanks guys. Installed v4 into PICCv4 directory, first thing it did was obliterate my previous start menu short-cuts for v3, not a great problem I know!

I like the new interface, found a repeatable bug in about 1 minute! In the Debug screen if you click on a area of blank space you get a "List index out of bound
s (-1)" windows error, at least it doesn't close the compiler!

I like the fold down tabs on the editor which collapse { } for you and also /* and */.

Debugging seems about x2 as fast which is very nice indeed. One project I am working on just imported, compiled and debugged perfectly!

I think the new IDE will grow on me!