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RENESAS TOOL NEWS on July 1, 2009: 090701/tn1
| High-performance Embedded Workshop Revised to V.4.06.00 |
We have revised High-performance Embedded Workshop from V.4.05.01 to
V.4.06.00.
High-performance Embedded Workshop is bundled with the compilers and other
software products that it manages.
For information on High-performance Embedded Workshop, see its product
page at:
http://www.renesas.com/hew
1. Product and Versions to Be Updated
High-performance Embedded Workshop V.3.00.00--V.4.05.01
To check to see 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 Functions Improved
The following six items of functions have been improved:
(1) Displaying codes in the Memory window
Complex, imaginary, and UTF-8-formated numbers have been added to
the codes that can be selected to display.
(2) Debugging load module files in the ELF/DWARF2 format
The following have been added to the functions for debugging load
module files in the ELF/DWARF2 format:
(a) Displaying and modifying the values of variables of the complex
and imaginary types
The values of variables of the complex and imaginary types
defined by the C99 language specifications are displayed
when any of the following windows and functions are used:
- Stack Trace window
- Watch window
- Locals window
- Tool-Tip Watch function
- Instant Watch function
Note that the modification of the values of variables can be
made in the Watch and Locals windows only.
(b) Displaying the values of variables by using character codes
in the UTF-8 format
The values of variables of characters and character strings
are displayed in the UTF-8 format when any of the following
windows and functions are used:
- Stack Trace window
- Watch window
- Locals window
- Tool-Tip Watch function
- Instant Watch function
(c) Setting more than one breakpoint in one source line
If two or more instances are generated for a template function,
software breakpoints can be set for all the instances.
To do so, keyword "all" has been added to the operation
parameters of the "set_source_soft_break" command.
(3) Typing the values of hexadecimal floating constants
Hexadecimal floating constants are used to type floating-point
numbers in the following windows:
- Watch window
- Locals window
(4) Saving code-coverage information on a file
To save the results of code coverage on a file, they are sorted
in order of addresses when any of the following software products
is used:
- E100 Emulator Software
- E200F Emulator Software
- E6000H Emulator Software for the AE-5 series
- E6000 Emulator Software for the AE-4 series
(5) Displaying selected lines in the Profile window
The lines selected in the List sheet on the Profile window before
the program is executed are displayed in the window after the
program is exited when any of the following software products is
used:
- Simulator debugger for the SuperH family
- Simulator debugger for the H8SX, H8S, and H8 families
- E200F Emulator Software
- E6000H Emulator Software
- E10A-USB Emulator Software for the SuperH family
(6) Debugging real-time OSes
(a) Supported real-time OSes increased
The TOPPERS/ASP kernel has been added to the support line.
(b) Task names supported
Task names are displayed in the windows of the debuggers
concerned when Micrium uC/OS-II used.
(c) Opening the Select OS Definition File dialog box automatically
The Select OS Definition File dialog box is opened automatically
when load modules containing real-time OSes are loaded on
any of the following software products:
- Simulator debugger for the SuperH family V.9.08.00 or later
- Simulator debugger for the H8SX, H8S, and H8 families
V.5.07.00 or later
- E100 Emulator Software V.1.00 Release 00 or later
- E8a Emulator Software V.1.02 Release 00 or later
- E10A-USB Emulator Software V.3.00 Release 00 or later
This improvement has been also fixed the problem in RENESAS TOOL NEWS
Document No. 090201/tn2.
For details of the problem, see at:
http://tool-support.renesas.com/eng/toolnews/090201/tn2.htm
3. How to Update Your Products
Online update is available free of charge. Update yours in either of
the following ways:
(1) Use AutoUpdate Utility. This service is available on and after
July 7.
(2) Download the update program of the product from:
http://www.renesas.com/hew_download
Then execute it. This site will be opened from July 6 on.
The above URL is one of our global site (in English).
NOTES:
Two types of update program are available. Use either of them
as necessary. They are as follows:
(a) Full-update program
The components of High-performance Embedded Workshop to which
changes have been made in and after V.3.00.00 are updated;
that is, V.3.00.00 and later can be updated.
(b) Differential-update program
The components of High-performance Embedded Workshop to which
changes have been made in and after V.4.05.01 are updated;
that is, V.4.05.01 and later can be updated.
4. A Note on Using Install Manager to Uninstall High-performance
Embedded Workshop
4.1 Problem
If you use Install Manager to uninstall High-performance Embedded
Workshop, clicking the Uninstall button may not start uninstalling.
4.2 Conditions
This problem arises if the following conditions are both satisfied:
(1) The version of Install Manager is V.1.00.00 or V.1.02.00.
(2) The version of High-performance Embedded Workshop is V.4.05.00
or later.
To check to see the version number of your Install Manager, click the
About Install Manager button in the Maintenance window of Install
Manager.
If the About Install Manager button is not found, it indicates the
version number is V.1.00.00.
4.3 Workaround
Uninstall High-performance Embedded Workshop by performing the
following procedure:
(1) Out of the upper list in the Maintenance window of Install Manager,
select the High-performance Embedded Workshop to uninstall; then
click the Switch Active Environment button.
(2) Start Add/Remove Programs from Control Panel of Windows(R); then
follow the instructions to uninstall High-performance Embedded
Workshop.
4.4 Schedule of Fixing the Problem
This problem has already been fixed in Install Manager V.1.03.00.
This version of Install Manager is included in each of the compiler
packages and the emulator debuggers that include High-performance
Embedded Workshop V.4.05.01 or later.
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