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RENESAS TOOL NEWS on June 1, 2005: RSO-SHC_1-050601D

The C/C++ Compiler Package
for the SuperH RISC engine Family
Revised to V.8.00 Release 05

We have revised the C/C++ compiler package for the SuperH RISC engine family from V.8.00 Release 04 to V.8.00 Release 05.

  1. Product Concerned
    C/C++ compiler package V.8 for the SuperH RISC engine family


  2. Description of Revision
    The following problems have been fixed:
    (1) On incorrect execution encountered when any of the following DSP
    library functions is used in programs for the SH4AL-DSP CPU core
    FftComplex, FftReal, IfftComplex, IfftReal, FftInComplex,
    FftInReal, IfftInComplex, IfftInReal, Fir, ConvComplete,
    ConvCyclic, ConvPartial, Correlate, CorrCyclic, MatrixMult,
    MsPower, and Variance
    NOTICE:
    According to this bug-fixing, the names of the library files for the SH4AL-DSP CPU core linked to the main program have been modified, depending on compile options you use, as follows:
    Compile Option Library File Names
    Modified Original
    -pic=0 -endian=big sh4aldspnb.lib sh3dspnb.lib
    -pic=1 -endian=big sh4aldsppb.lib sh3dsppb.lib
    -pic=0 -endian=little sh4aldspnl.lib sh3dspnl.lib
    -pic=1 -endian=little sh4aldsppl.lib sh3dsppl.lib

    (2) The eleven problems reported in RENESAS TOOL NEWS "A Note on Using the C/C++ Compiler Package V.8 for the SuperH RISC Engine Family" (Doc. No. RSO-SHC-050216D), issued on February 16, 2005.

    NOTE:
    The problem on executing the batch file for setting environmental variables still remain unfixed.
    For details of this, see RENESAS TOOL NEWS "A Note on Using the C/C++ Compiler Packages for the SuperH RISC Engine; and the H8, H8S and H8SX Families (Windows Versions Only)" (Doc. No. RSO-SHC_1-050316D), issued on March 16, 2005.


  3. How to Revise Yours and Order the Revised One
    3.1 Revision (without Charge)
    When you are using any of the versions V.8.0.00 through V.8.00 Release 04, free-of-charge revision is available.

    (1) For Windows version
    Download the revised product from HERE.

    (2) For Solaris or HP-UX version
    Please supply the following items of information to your local Renesas Technology sales office or distributor. We will send you the latest version of the product package by return:

    Host OS Solaris or HP-UX
    Version No. V.8.00
    Release No. Release 05


    NOTICE:
    If you need to purchase the V.8 product, order V.8.00 Release 04 and then revise it to V.8.00 Release 05 by performing the procedure explained above.
    When you place an order for the V.8 product, supply the followingitems of information to your local Renesas Technology sales office or distributor:

    Host OS Windows, Solaris, or HP-UX
    Version No. V.8.00
    Release No. Release 04


    3.2 First Ordering (Chargeable)
    We released the C/C++ compiler package V.9 on October 1, 2004. In its latest version, V.9.00 Release 02, the problems described in Section 2 have also been fixed (the problem stated in NOTE at the last of Section 2 remains unfixed though).
    So we encourage you to purchase the C/C++ compiler package V.9.00 Release 02 instead of V.8.00 Release 05 if you are going to purchase this compiler package.

    When you place an order for the V.9 product, supply the following items of information to your local Renesas Technology sales office or distributor:

    Host OS Windows, Solaris, or HP-UX
    Version No. V.9.00
    Release No. Release 02




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