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RENESAS TOOL NEWS [RSO-M3T-NC308WA_2-030601D]

A Note on Using C Compilers
M3T-NC308WA, M3T-NC30WA, M3T-NC79WA, and M3T-NC77WA

Please take note of the following problem in using the M3T-NC308WA, M3T-NC30WA, M3T-NC79WA, and M3T-NC77WA C compilers (with an assembler and integrated development environment):
  • On defining structure-type arrays


  1. Products and Versions Concerned
    M3T-NC308WA V.1.00 Release 1 through V.5.00 Release 1
    for the M32C/80 and M16C/80 series MCUs
    M3T-NC30WA V.1.00 Release 1 through V.5.00 Release 2
    for the M16C/60, M16C/30, M16C/20, and M16C/10 series MCUs
    M3T-NC79WA V.2.00 Release 1 through V.4.10 Release 1A
    for the 79xx series MCUs
    M3T-NC77WA V.3.00 Release 1 through V.5.20 Release 4
    for the 77xx series MCUs

  2. Description
    Writing an expression that references an element of a structure-type array may result in incorrect code being generated.

    Note:
    In the M3T-NC77WA V.3.00 Release 1 through V.3.20 Release 4, the error message "[Error(ccom):xxx.c,line 12] incomplete struct get by []" is displayed; no error messages are displayed in the other compilers.

  3. Conditions
    This problem occurs if the following four conditions are satisfied:
    (1) A structure-type array is defined.
    (2) A structure is defined.
    (3) The definition in (1) precedes the one in (2).
    (4) In the program exists an expression referencing an element of the array defined in (1).

  4. Example
    --------------------------------------------------------
      struct AAA a[10];       /* Conditions (1) and (3) */
      
      struct AAA {            /* Condition (2) */
              int a;
              int b;
      };
      
      int gi;
      
      void smp(int i)
      {
              gi = a[i].b;    /* Condition (4) */
      }
    --------------------------------------------------------
  5. Workaround
    Define the structure in Condition (2) in advance of defining the structure-type array in Condition (1).
    --------------------------------------------------------
      struct AAA {
              int a;
              int b;
      };
      
      struct AAA a[10];
    --------------------------------------------------------
  6. Schedule of Fixing the Problem
    For the M3T-NC308WA and M3T-NC30WA, this problem has been fixed both in V.5.10 Release 1.
    For the M3T-NC79WA and M3T-NC77WA, we plan to fix it in our next release of them.




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