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RENESAS TOOL NEWS on December 1, 2007: 071216/tn5
| High-performance Embedded Workshop Revised to V.4.04.00 |
High-performance Embedded Workshop has been revised from V.4.03.00 to
V.4.04.00.
1. Product and Versions to Be Updated
High-performance Embedded Workshop V.3.00.00 through V.4.03.00
High-performance Embedded Workshop is bundles with the compilers and
other software products that it manages.
To check for the version number of your High-performance Embedded
Workshop, open the Help menu and select the About High-performance
Embedded Workshop command.
2. Descriptions of Revision
2.1 Capabilities and Operations Improved
(1) Operations in workspaces
(a) The format of workspaces has been dependent on the version
of the High-performance Embedded Workshop installed. In
the revised version, V.4.04.00, the format can be selected
from among those in V.4.00 and later when you save your
workspaces. This allows you to open your workspaces created by
V.4.04.00 using the version whose format has been selected
to save them or any of the later ones.
Example: If the V.4.03.00 format selected, the workspaces
saved in this format can be opened using V.4.03.00
or later.
(b) Which project to read when a workspace is opened can be
specified in the initial settings.
Any one of the following kinds of project is selectable:
- The project that was active when the workspace had
previously been opened
- All the projects that were read in the workspace opened
previously
- All the projects that have been registered in the workspace
(2) List of the product packages
The list of the tool product packages managed by High-performance
Embedded Workshop can be viewed.
(3) Displaying the Status bar
Displaying of the Status bar can be switched between ON and OFF.
(4) Searching files for character strings
(a) A character string can be searched for using a word contained
in it as a search criterion.
(b) The files to be searched can be limited to those registered
in the active project or those registered in all the projects.
(c) The search results of the Output window are displayed on
either of its two tabs, which allows you to select the tab for
displaying the search results.
(5) Operations in builds
(a) If the number of errors or warnings dispatched during a
build exceeds the specified value, the build is halted
immediately.
(b) The option to clean MakeFiles (to delete interim and output
files in a build) can be used, which allows you to use the
cleaning capability by using the Clean All Projects button
on the Menu bar or Toolbar.
(c) The Clean All Projects button has been introduced onto
the Standard Toolbar.
Pressing this button deletes the interim and output files
(relocatable and absolute files) of the builds in all the
projects registered in a workspace.
(6) Invoking external tools
To invoke external tools, the System Tools toolbar has been
introduced.
Buttons on this toolbar invoke the stack analyzing tool
(Call Walker) and the external tools registered with High-
performance Embedded Workshop.
(7) Version control system
The version control system of Microsoft(R) Visual SourceSafe 2005
can be used on High-performance Embedded Workshop.
(8) Debugging
The option to inhibiting memory access during execution of
the target program has been introduced.
(9) Select Label dialog box
The labels that have been presented in a list with no criteria
can now be provided in a hit list after searching for a specified
character string.
(10) Workspace window
The full path of any file can be provided in a tool tip if you
hover the mouse pointer on the filename in the project's tree
view.
(11) Editor window
Files can be overwritten to save and the window be closed using
a pop-up menu.*
*A pop-up menu is displayed by right-clicking the tab of the
Editor window.
(12) Disassembly window
(a) The window can be closed using a pop-up menu.*
*A pop-up menu is displayed by right-clicking the tab of
the Disassembly window
(b) In the source-mode display, the places in which the name
and address of the function to access are displayed can be
moved by typing them into the text box in the Set Address
dialog box.
(c) Suppose the Disassembly window is opened using the capability
of giving a higher priority on the source-mode display while
debugging is going on. Even when the place in which a source
file is displayed is moved in the Disassembly window, they
stay at the original place in the Editor window if the same
source file has been opened in this window.
(13) Register window
Whether to update the contents in the Register window or not is
selectable, and by opening both the windows, updated and not
updated, the values of the registers and flags can be compared
one another.
(14) Memory window
The areas for displaying labels and registers are hidden by default.
(15) Stack Trace window
The settings of displays are saved in each session.
(16) Image window
(a) A capability of switching a frame to another (manually or
automatically) has been introduced. This enables you to
see two or more images on one window.
(b) A toolbar has been introduced, which allows you easily to
use the capabilities of the window.
(17) Map Section Information window
(a) Sections and sub-section groups of the tree view can be
copied to another address by dragging and dropping.
(b) The Section Auto Registration functon has been
introduced. The Section Auto Registration button and menu
register sections not registered in the tree view by
automatically searching the Map files.
2.2 Debugging Capabilities Improved
The following are the debugging capabilities improved in the IDE
for supported debuggers:
(1) For each debugger for the M16C and 740 families (except the E8
and E8a Emulator Software products) and the H8/300H Tiny compact
emulator debugger
(a) RAM Monitor window
The areas for displaying labels and registers are hidden
by default.
(2) For each debugger for the SuperH RISC engine, H8SX, H8S, and H8
families (except the H8/300H Tiny compact emulator debugger) and
the E8 and E8a Emulator Software products
(a) Watch window
The values of the variables to be updated automatically are
editable during execution of the program.
(3) For the simulator debuggers for the SuperH RISC engine; and H8SX,
H8S, and H8 families
(a) Performance Analysis window
Statistics are displayed in graphs.
(b) Coverage window
Coverage Information files that have been saved in the
previous session can be loaded on High-performance Embedded
Workshop using the Message dialog box appearing when a new
session is opened.
(4) For each emulator software product for the E200F, E6000H, E6000,
and E10A-USB emulators
(a) Monitor window
A column for labels has been introduced (hidden by default).
(b) MONITOR_SET command
A column for labels has been introduced to display monitor
setting points. This column always appears.
(5) For the emulator software products for the E200F, E6000H for
the AE series, and E6000 for the AE series emulators
Capabilities of the two windows have been improved as well as
presentation in the windows. Main improvements are as follows:
(a) Code Coverage window
- Two or more source files can be registered and displayed
in a single window.
- Assembly instructions and source lines not executed can
be searched for.
- Coverage ratios are provided in graphs.
(b) Data Coverage window
- The range of data coverage can be registered section by
section.
- The access attributes of data items are represented using
the background color of each item.
- Coverage ratios are provided in graphs.
(6) For the emulator software for the E200F emulator
(a) Realtime Profile window
The contents in the window can be saved in a file.
2.3 Problems Fixed
The following known problems have been fixed:
(1) With moving workspaces, Nos. 1, 2, and 3
For details see RENESAS TOOL NEWS Document Nos. 070216/tn1 and
070216/tn2, published on February 16, 2007, at
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/070216/tn1.htm and
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/070216/tn2.htm
(2) With moving workspaces
For details see RENESAS TOOL NEWS Document No. 070316/tn2,
published on March 16, 2007, at
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/070316/tn2.htm
(3) With typing the default directory name of a new workspace
For details see RENESAS TOOL NEWS Document No. 070416/tn2,
published on April 16, 2007, at
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/070416/tn2.htm
(4) With editing files in the Editor window
For details see RENESAS TOOL NEWS Document No. 070616/tn1,
published on June 16, 2007, at
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/070616/tn1.htm
(5) With customizing of linkage order
(6) With using Custom Project Types
(7) With using functions for sharing projects by network facilities
For details of the above three, see RENESAS TOOL NEWS Document
No. 071216/tn1, published in this series of news.
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/071216/tn1.htm
(8) With loading files in the Motorola S format
For details see RENESAS TOOL NEWS Document No. 071216/tn2,
published in this series of news.
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/071216/tn2.htm
(9) With executing the COVERAGE_SAVE command
For details see RENESAS TOOL NEWS Document No. 071216/tn3,
published in this series of news.
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/071216/tn3.htm
(10) With projects created by using the Makefile
For details see RENESAS TOOL NEWS Document No. 071216/tn4,
published in this series of news.
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/071216/tn4.htm
3. How to Update Your Product
High-performance Embedded Workshop has been revised from V.4.04.00 to V.4.04.01 in Jan., 2008
because there was a problem in V.4.04.00.
For the release of V.4.04.01, refer to here. For the problem of V.4.04.00, refer tohere.
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