[Solved] Command line build - different Windows 7 and 10?

allenhuffman · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:17 am

My work laptop is in the shop, so I have been using a Windows 7 PC this past week. The command line batch file I use to build does not run, and I wondered if it was a difference with Windows 7 or something related to doing a brand new clean install of CCS and something needs to be set up.

I have a project that builds fine in the CCS IDE, but when I launch it from the command line, it can't find a header file. I run my command line (located in the same directory as the source files and the project):

allenhuffman · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:36 am

I guess it's not my include files that include other include files ;-)

I just made a brand new generic project using the PIC24 Wizard. It has only main.c and main.h. It has the same issues when trying to build from the command line.

Hurry back to me, Windows 10.
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temtronic · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:59 am

I use it in this PC with W7..maybe it's a 'permissions' or 'user' quirk ? I'm the only one on this PC,set as 'admin', so everything 'should' be available..

allenhuffman · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:03 am

Known issue, it seems. Support suggests editing the ccsc.ini file to fix it and add appropriate locations like:

I="C:\Program Files (x86)\PICC\devices\;C:\Program Files (x86)\PICC\drivers\"
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Embedded C, Arduino, MSP430, ESP8266/32, BASIC Stamp and PIC24 programmer.
http://www.whywouldyouwanttodothat.com ?

allenhuffman · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:54 am

Apparently, the installer was supposed to make that file.

My Win 10 laptop is back from the shop but while it's installing updates, I've been trying to figure this out and post a summary in case it helps someone else in the future.
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Allen C. Huffman, Sub-Etha Software (est. 1990) http://www.subethasoftware.com
Embedded C, Arduino, MSP430, ESP8266/32, BASIC Stamp and PIC24 programmer.
http://www.whywouldyouwanttodothat.com ?

allenhuffman · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:14 am

Support suggested looking to see if:

%APPDATA%\PICC

...existed. It did, and I placed the .ini file there and now get much better behavior. There is still an error at the end saying to contact CCS SUPPORT, but it produces the .hex file.

I am back using my Win 10 machine, but wanted to post the conclusion here in case someone else has to spend a week back in time trying to develop Smile

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Allen C. Huffman, Sub-Etha Software (est. 1990) http://www.subethasoftware.com
Embedded C, Arduino, MSP430, ESP8266/32, BASIC Stamp and PIC24 programmer.
http://www.whywouldyouwanttodothat.com ?

Ttelmah · Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 19538

Post what you have changed in loader.c.

The bootloader does work, so it is something you have done that is
causing the problem. You need to give us a chance to see 'what'.

allenhuffman · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:25 pm

Ttelmah · Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 19538

Apologies. Somehow my reply got attached to the wrong thread.

I've attached it to the right thread as well.

I've had this occasionally happen here. The software somehow attaches
the post to a different thread to the one you are actually 'in'.

allenhuffman · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 8:28 am

Over a break, I went back to the Win 7 machine to revisit some of this. Even removing the PIC-C tool and then reinstalling it as "Run as administrator" did not make it place anything in the Start menu. When I get a moment, I'll log in as Admin (a luxury I wouldn't have at most corporate jobs I've had) and see if that changes it.
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Allen C. Huffman, Sub-Etha Software (est. 1990) http://www.subethasoftware.com
Embedded C, Arduino, MSP430, ESP8266/32, BASIC Stamp and PIC24 programmer.
http://www.whywouldyouwanttodothat.com ?