Comment #23 on issue 194 by robhamerling: Device files with MPLAB-X
http://code.google.com/p/jallib/issues/detail?id=194
Progress report:
I'm reaching the point where the generation process from MPLAB-X files
produces reasonable looking JalV2 device files. Previously I kept a new set
separated from the committed set and used a script for a more-or-less
automated compare of device files. This way I checked if changes were
applied correctly and other parts were unchanged. Kdiff3 is very helpful
to compare partly changed files!
However the MPLAB-X .pic files use a different sequence of bits within a
byte than the MPLAB .dev files and addresses of registers and bit-offsets
rely on this sequence. Thus the device files will change accordingly. For
example: were the pins of portA declared in sequence pin_A7 to pin_A0, in
the new device files the sequence will be pin_A0 to pin_A7. The compiler
doesn't care, but it makes an automated comparison between new and old
files almost impossible. So I can think only of a visual compare of about
500 device files.
Anyone a suggestion for a better method?
Compiling the samples may detect errors too, but I think most samples and
libraries use only small parts of the device files, and errors in other
parts may remain undetected.
Even when I would be ready to commit the new device files I'll have to wait
for the JalV2 2.4q compiler because some changes need 2.4q (such as the
removed 'shared' keyword of variables in shared memory).
BTW I have also new device files generated from MPLAB 8.91 waiting to be
committed because of the missing 2.4q release! I think I prefer to commit
these set first (and suggest to do a Jallib release before switching to
device files from MPLAB-X)
Regards, Rob.
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