Open and Closed Issues for TASKING VX-toolset for ARM v4.2r1Log in

Open Issues

This is a list of currently open issues for the TASKING VX-toolset for ARM v4.2r1. The list may include issues found in later releases, whether such issues also appear in this release has not always been verified yet. See below for the list of closed issues. The list of fixed issues for v4.2r1 is included in the release notes of the product.

Problems

IDSummary
ARMVX-37386 Not possible to define a vector using the C++ unmangled name
ARMVX-37611 Use of registers in expressions may not work for non-identifier-like names
ARMVX-37647 Not all the Altium plug-ins are signed
ARMVX-37714 Slow build when using a floating license on Windows 7
ARMVX-37944 asarm S904 and erroneous E168 due to large amount of debug information
ARMVX-38016 Tracing functionality does not work with STM32L152-EVAL and SEGGER J-Trace
ARMVX-38019 No ETM-based trace available when trace too short to include A-sync
ARMVX-38052 Script debugger may hang at termination
ARMVX-38090 Eclipse does not substitute ${ProjName} when a Workspace folder is selected at "Include paths"
ARMVX-38097 certain AFIO bit fields are not shown in the debugger
ARMVX-38100 floating point registers not shown when using ST-LINK
ARMVX-38165 Add STM32W CMSIS register files (C & XML)
ARMVX-38227 Undeserved MISRA-C rule 17.4 violation when using an array as struct member or a 2-dimensional array
ARMVX-38260 Sorting of non-default columns in map file table "Locate Result: Sections" does not work
ARMVX-38261 Flexlm activating borrow requires all components to be run once in order to work
ARMVX-38262 Standard Eclipse disassembly view pops up when switching to Instruction stepping
ARMVX-38304 Avoid jlinkarm.dll being out-of-sync with the actual Segger installation
ARMVX-38310 Cannot find core_cm4.h when debugging
ARMVX-38314 When debug probe hangs in call it is not possible to terminate the debugger
ARMVX-38323 Core registers not in XMC4500.xml
ARMVX-38324 Variables located on odd addresses are handled incorrectly
ARMVX-38356 TASKING breakpoint button grayed initially
ARMVX-38360 --dsp-library option does not pass macro settings to C++ compiler
ARMVX-38362 Multiple popups when the debugger cannot set some breakpoints at startup
ARMVX-38367 Symbolic register view shows only zeros
ARMVX-38374 debugger incorrectly complains that target is still running
ARMVX-38375 Usage linker is incorrect for -O option
ARMVX-38379 change in Memory view does not propagate to TASKING Registers view
ARMVX-38385 For an array of SFRs only the first element is displayed in SFR view
ARMVX-38387 Include paths imported from Dave not expanded, DAVE3.h not found
ARMVX-38393 CMSIS: smlald smlaldx smlsld smlsldx wrong in little endian
ARMVX-38394 Several DSP instructions in the simulator contained bugs.
ARMVX-38396 Unaligned accesses with the ldr and str instructions run into an exception.
ARMVX-38407 The prototype of some CMSIS 3.0 intrinsic functions have been changed to use unsigned arguments and return value.
ARMVX-38414 printf zero padding before 0X
ARMVX-38415 tracing functionality does not work with STM3220G-EVAL and SEGGER J-Trace
ARMVX-38416 Pending edits in LSL file are undone when opening project properties dialog
ARMVX-38419 Linker message "lkarm E100: unexpected error: Fatal error occurred" when non-existing memory is referenced in LSL sizeof() or addressof()
ARMVX-38420 The [ and ] can not be used in select statement
ARMVX-38456 Compiler generates constant pool inside code without branch
ARMVX-38465 debugger may malfunction if illegal access is attempted via FSS
ARMVX-38478 Map file viewer does not work
ARMVX-38492 Still FPU code generated when disabling 'Use FPU'
ARMVX-38493 Update CMSIS files for STM32
ARMVX-38517 DSP lib requires __ROR() intrinsic
ARMVX-38532 Dialog for download updated ELF file dialog issues
ARMVX-38533 Wrong main.c file displayed because of too generic source lookup path
ARMVX-38540 enum bitfields are signed while int bitfields are unsigned
ARMVX-38549 Can not cancel (re)building of the project
ARMVX-38551 Erroneous do-while loop optimization when integer loop counter wraps around
ARMVX-38558 Build Selected File(s) button does not compile modified file
ARMVX-38568 Eclipse sometimes freezes after a project is copied and pasted
ARMVX-38570 xmc42xx.lsl has incorrect handler names
ARMVX-38574 amk does not expand macros inside a "macro string substitution"
ARMVX-38583 Setting start address fails when using Thumb startup code
ARMVX-38588 debugger cannot reload ELF file while target is running
ARMVX-38606 Semantic Error when using namespace std
ARMVX-38616 Implement workaround for XMC4000 prefetch problem
ARMVX-38623 PSRAM is not correct for XMC42xx derivatives
ARMVX-38626 Building without automatically generated vector table fails
ARMVX-38627 debugger may fail to read readable target memory
ARMVX-38641 Remove --signed-bitfields from C++ compiler
ARMVX-38643 Check on ST-Link drivers may fail unexpectedly
ARMVX-38655 __bit, _Imaginary and _Complex keyword highlighting not working for C++ files
ARMVX-38662 Slow makefile generator in Eclipse
ARMVX-38675 Code generation workaround for 'Interrupted loads to SP can cause erroneous behavior'
ARMVX-38676 GNU extension #warning causes Eclipse complaint 'invalid preprocessor directive'
ARMVX-38679 DAVE Import wizard fails for XMC1xxx and XMC42xx
ARMVX-38682 Enabling silicon bug workaround pmc_cm_001 results in linker warning
ARMVX-38722 Debugger may crash when using ST-LINK or DAP
ARMVX-38725 Binaries do not run on AMD processors
ARMVX-38733 Double precision (64-bit) floating point VLDR from literal pool not supported.
ARMVX-38756 Cannot locate constant variables in ROM with value zero
ARMVX-38770 Linker error "section is out of range (should be 25-bit signed)"
ARMVX-38780 Allow optimization across volatile access too loose on 64-bit volatiles
ARMVX-38790 Many STM32F4xxx SFRs not shown in Register window of debugger
ARMVX-38795 Default compiler optimization should set to level 1 for the Eclipse Debug configuration
ARMVX-38800 STM32F0xx and STM32F030 SFRs not shown in Register window of debugger
ARMVX-38811 Incorrect optimization
ARMVX-38821 Flash error for STM32F429ZI when using ST-Link and size is greater than 1MB
ARMVX-38823 Passing a big struct as stack parameter will cause error S917
ARMVX-38827 Register allocation failed for deeply nested for-loop and --cpu=ARMv6M --thumb
ARMVX-38828 Incorrect code generation for -O0 -t0 --cpu=ARMv7R
ARMVX-38840 Cannot start debug session when 2 ST boards are connected
ARMVX-38847 Exception occurred during launch "Error within Debug UI"
ARMVX-38856 Silicon bug: LDMIA instruction not supported in ADC digital interface ( F30x family)
ARMVX-38868 LDMIA instruction peephole optimization ignores volatile access sequence
ARMVX-38870 ISO C99 macros FE_TONEAREST, FE_UPWARD, etc missing
ARMVX-38871 Test P50009 of the Perennial-suite fails because argv[argc] is not a NULL pointer
ARMVX-38877 Assembler allows negative constant values with MOVW/MOVT instructions and with LDR= pseudo-instruction.
ARMVX-38879 Generic instructions in an IT-block are not handled properly.
ARMVX-38880 Bottom of call stack shown by Debug view may be incorrect
ARMVX-38887 ISO C99 macros FP_NAN, FP_INFINITE, etc missing
ARMVX-38888 Missing ISO C99 floating point library functions
ARMVX-38889 ISO C99 macro INFINITY is missing
ARMVX-38890 ISO C99 IEEE 754 floating point functions prototype has changed
ARMVX-38891 atof does not always correcttly convert constants with a "binary-exponent-part" ('p')
ARMVX-38892 Incorrect localtime with return from mktime
ARMVX-38893 Scanf does not leave next argument untouched when it should
ARMVX-38894 ISO C99 macros/functions MATH_* macros and math_errhandling missing
ARMVX-38905 Flash programming may fail where devices abut
ARMVX-38917 Float value comparison might fail when FPU instructions are used
ARMVX-38924 .FLOAT instruction leads to storage with reverse endiannes incompatible with compiler's float
ARMVX-38926 No error reported when breakpoint cannot be placed
ARMVX-38927 Breakpoints may disappear after reloading application
ARMVX-38928 Stack breakpoint only works once
ARMVX-38937 Initialization of anonymous struct fails with "too many initializers".
ARMVX-38945 Incorrect order of parameters of .PAGE control in the manual
ARMVX-38954 Initial spurious data breakpoint at 0x0
ARMVX-38959 FPU definitions in processors.xml and XML SFR files inconsistent for TI devices
ARMVX-38968 Disassembly view edit field does not accept leading zeros in address
ARMVX-38977 Assigning value to multi-register variable may fail (silently)
ARMVX-38978 Linker does not prevent locating code in STM32 core-coupled memory (CCM)
ARMVX-38983 % in Function column not filled in profiler view
ARMVX-38988 Proftool failed for projects having their own cstart
ARMVX-38994 A fatal error may occur when stepping quickly
ARMVX-38997 STM32F2xx SFR RCC.CFGR bitfield definitions contains errors
ARMVX-39007 Downloading to RAM may fail depending on initial target state
ARMVX-39018 Trace may deviate from actual instruction execution
ARMVX-39020 Conflicting mapping symbols may prevent proper disassembling
ARMVX-39021 Raw trace reconstruction may emit random trailing characters and may cause crash
ARMVX-39027 DAVE project import hampered because of missing processor_mappings.xml
ARMVX-39040 Error: Program "amk" not found in PATH
ARMVX-39062 Virtual function pointer table is not initialized
ARMVX-39082 Remove the --no-auto-instantiate command-line option
ARMVX-39092 Debugger may not accept very short Motorola S-record files
ARMVX-39093 Some vendor CMSIS SystemInit() routines use __Vectors symbol
ARMVX-39111 Constant expression constructor done as dynamic initialization instead of static
ARMVX-39143 STM32F407 DMA Stream CR register bitfield definitions are wrong
ARMVX-39147 Using include file cstdint results in an error
ARMVX-39156 Heap view in debugger is always empty
ARMVX-39159 Provide CMSIS startup files also voor generic cores
ARMVX-39171 Eclipse: explicit --fpu=none option is not passed to the linker
ARMVX-39328 Alignment of long long variable on the user stack not according to the description in the User Guide
ARMVX-39341 XMC4700 simulation not possible due to download error
ARMVX-39345 Incorrect branching on cast unsigned short constant
ARMVX-39361 Function declaration where the asterisk in the declaration of a typedefed function pointer parameter is omitted
ARMVX-39371 Flash programming fails for XMC devices
ARMVX-39398 Invalid constant propagation with tripple indirection
ARMVX-39424 Internal consistency check compiler error (S911) sample case
ARMVX-39425 C compiler S900: internal consistency check failed
ARMVX-39426 C compiler error F103: out of memory
ARMVX-39427 C compiler error E354: MISRA rule 10.3 violation
ARMVX-39428 Inlined array access may cause stack overwrite
ARMVX-39429 Issues with designated initializers for an element of an array of structs
ARMVX-39430 C compiler ctc S900: internal consistency check failed - please report
ARMVX-39431 Initializing code sequence left out
ARMVX-39432 C compiler ctc S900: internal consistency check failed with MISRA 2012 --misrac=17.5
ARMVX-39433 Assertion failed error for a certain C code module with MISRA C:2012 rule 17.5 enabled
ARMVX-39434 Incorrect dead store elimination after inlining
ARMVX-39435 Erroneous sign extension after ABS instruction with signed short operand
ARMVX-39436 Unexpected MISRA C:2012 rule 16.1 violation error for code not using any switch case
ARMVX-39437 C compiler error F117: object size must be lower than 256MB error when debug information enabled
ARMVX-39438 Unexpected MISRA C:2012 rule 13.5 violation message
ARMVX-39439 C++ compiler warning W2639 when pragma section is used within extern "C"
ARMVX-39440 STLport C++ header files contain unnecessarily complex references to TASKING STL header files
ARMVX-39441 C compiler error using -Of : ctc S911: internal consistency check failed - please report
ARMVX-39442 Compound literals using const values are placed in RAM memory
ARMVX-39443 Erroneous W549: condition is always false message when constant propagation switched off
ARMVX-39444 C compiler ctc S911: internal consistency check failed with MISRA C rule 10.3 enabled
ARMVX-39445 C compiler ctc S900: internal consistency check failed with MISRA C rule 10.2 enabled
ARMVX-39446 Different debug labels generated when the same file is compiled multiple times
ARMVX-39447 False positive warning "W507 variable is possibly uninitialized" with constant propagation optimization switched off
ARMVX-39451 Incorrect __asm processing if input refers to output duplicated by other input
ARMVX-39452 Compound literals generate incorrect code in recursive functions
ARMVX-39453 C library function nexttowardf() incorrectly considers some values equal
ARMVX-39454 C++ compiler error: E0498: ["\include.cxx\limits" 490] template argument list must match the parameter list
ARMVX-39455 Perennial C P64072 fails on overlapping struct initialization
ARMVX-39456 C compiler error S911: internal consistency check failed error when control flow simplification disabled
ARMVX-39457 Math functions log10f() and log2f() use double precision arithmetic
ARMVX-39458 C++ compiler using C++ 2003 standard cannot process _Pragma(...)
ARMVX-39459 Sizeof operator applied to a VLA involving variable post-modification causes wrong code
ARMVX-39460 Incorrect warning W541: possibly uninitialized variable
ARMVX-39461 Pragma warning not working for warning W508 'empty source file'
ARMVX-39462 C++ example using unordered map container does not build
ARMVX-39464 Non justified if condition optimization
ARMVX-39465 Stack calculation includes stack usage of non referenced functions
ARMVX-39466 Functions printf and sprintf show incorrect IEEE754 single precision formatting / truncation
ARMVX-39467 Proftool function "main" not found error (F454) when profiling library projects
ARMVX-39468 Automatic inlining causes invalid code generation for a local static variable
ARMVX-39469 Dependency scan not working for library projects
ARMVX-39470 Incorrect merging of consecutive updates of the same object
ARMVX-39471 Incorrect empty loop removal when the loop condition has side effects
ARMVX-39473 Static profiling not working with library subproject
ARMVX-39475 Using "Resume at Line" gives "Debug Event Dispatch" error
ARMVX-39476 Move to Line feature is always disabled
ARMVX-39477 Compiler MISRA 2012 rule 9.5 : incorrect flagging of rule violation
ARMVX-39478 C compiler omits value assignment to pointer type function argument with forward store optimization enabled
ARMVX-39479 Compile-time concatenation of character string literal with unicode string literal fails
ARMVX-39481 Unexpected MISRA C:2012 rule 12.4 violation error
ARMVX-39482 Include file may be skipped when same filename is included from different directories
ARMVX-39483 Incorrect conversion of _Complex type to _Bool
ARMVX-39484 Check on constant expression of _Static_assert() not strict enough
ARMVX-39485 Multiple section selection in LSL results in unexpected section removal
ARMVX-39488 Including a copytable in an output section may result in an internal error or a corrupt copy table
ARMVX-39489 Locating fails when contiguous is used for an ordered group with __align sections
ARMVX-39490 References to a locator symbol __lc_x_name can be ambiguous
ARMVX-39491 Linker misplaces .alignment_protection sections in reserved memory or a reserved section without notice
ARMVX-39492 Linker error F009 when an initialized output section is used with copy and blocksize attributes
ARMVX-39495 Linker error E172: Could not completely fill memory when an absolute located reserved section is used
ARMVX-39496 LSL reserved sections may be selected by select statements resulting in a corrupt internal linker state
ARMVX-39497 Linker error E821: Could not fill area when a section with size not multiple of 4 added to a LSL checksum() range
ARMVX-39499 Linker may hang when the size of an output section is at least 2 MB
ARMVX-39500 Linker inserts section in an ordered, contiguous, fill group
ARMVX-39702 C++ compiler option --no-stdinc does not work
ARMVX-39703 C++ compiler: uppercase sub-options of -E/--preprocess do not work
ARMVX-39762 Header file setjmp.h - MISRA C check disabling not restored to default

Improvements and/or New Features

IDSummary
ARMVX-37416 Update ST library to v2.0
ARMVX-37738 support use of data breakpoints with ST Link
ARMVX-38054 Make profiling views aware of active project
ARMVX-38237 Update CMSIS to v3.00
ARMVX-38265 support J-Trace for Fujitsu SK-FM3-100PMC board
ARMVX-38296 show dialog suggesting re-download when ELF file has changed on disk
ARMVX-38299 Reorganize tabs in debug configurations dialog
ARMVX-38303 Select a target board and configuration when creating a new project
ARMVX-38355 allow "variable method"-breakpoints
ARMVX-38366 Cleanup of Reset_Handler alias to _START
ARMVX-38368 Show popup message when processor does not match target at launch time
ARMVX-38377 New tool for showing size summary of sections in object files
ARMVX-38383 Add support for Hitex XMC-HiLight board
ARMVX-38397 Add support for STM32F37x
ARMVX-38398 Add support for STM32F30x
ARMVX-38400 Update CMSIS to V3.01
ARMVX-38408 Extend hldump with support for displaying multiple source lines per address
ARMVX-38410 Add/Update support for EFM32 Gecko devices
ARMVX-38411 Add support for EFM32 Tiny Gecko devices
ARMVX-38412 Add support for EFM32 Giant Gecko devices
ARMVX-38413 Add support for EFM32 Leopard Gecko devices
ARMVX-38418 Add support for EFM32TG225 and EFM32TG825 Tiny Gecko devices
ARMVX-38422 Remove duplicate code sections improvement
ARMVX-38426 Add support for STM32303C-EVAL
ARMVX-38427 Add support for STM32373C-EVAL
ARMVX-38429 Add support for EFM32 Tiny Gecko Starter Kit
ARMVX-38430 Add support for EFM32 Giant Gecko Starter Kit
ARMVX-38438 Add support for Infineon XMC4200 series
ARMVX-38439 Update Eclipse to Juno
ARMVX-38445 Add support for EFM32 Leopard Gecko Starter Kit
ARMVX-38446 Add support for EFM32 Gecko Starter Kit
ARMVX-38447 Add support for EFM32 Gecko Development Kit
ARMVX-38470 Update XMC4500 XML SFR files to v1.1.2 of SVD file
ARMVX-38476 Add support for Infineon XMC4400 series
ARMVX-38477 Update XMC4500 CMSIS files to latest versions
ARMVX-38479 Add __BKPT intrinsic
ARMVX-38484 Update Fujitsu FM3 CMSIS files, and add new devices
ARMVX-38485 Remove silicon workarounds in cstart for XMC4500
ARMVX-38500 C compiler cache to improve compilation times
ARMVX-38501 C compiler cache eclipse UI
ARMVX-38528 Add support for Infineon XMC4200 Hexagon Application Kit
ARMVX-38529 Add support for the Infineon XMC4500 Relax Kit
ARMVX-38538 update JRE to version 7
ARMVX-38560 Import examples should grey out examples in workspace
ARMVX-38566 Add support for STM32F050
ARMVX-38572 Add support for Boot Kit for XMC1100, XMC1200 and XMC1300
ARMVX-38584 Update MB9AFB4xM XML SFR file to SVD XML file 1.7
ARMVX-38586 Add support for XMC4100 devices
ARMVX-38594 Add support EFM32 Wonder family of microcontrollers
ARMVX-38595 Update EFM32 CMSIS files to v3.0.3
ARMVX-38596 Update support for STM32L family
ARMVX-38598 Add STM32F405OE/OG, STM32F415OG, STM32F427 and STM32F437
ARMVX-38604 Add support for XMC1100, XMC1200 and XMC1300 devices
ARMVX-38608 Require minimal Segger software V4.66
ARMVX-38630 Update XML SFR files of XMC4000 Family
ARMVX-38632 Update CMSIS files for XMC4000 family
ARMVX-38652 Link the complete library, not just the needed objects from the library
ARMVX-38730 Support for Interrupt Aware debugging using ST-link
ARMVX-38792 Unreachable license server causes slow Eclipse user interaction
ARMVX-38878 The LDR= pseudo-instruction should generate a T2 LDR if a high register is used.
ARMVX-38897 Add low-power mode debug support with ST-Link
ARMVX-38923 Trace support for Cortex-M0+
ARMVX-39012 Allow setting hardware breakpoints above 0x1fffffff (DAP)
ARMVX-39095 Compiler should support GCC attribute 'at'
ARMVX-39132 Allow setting hardware breakpoints above 0x1fffffff (ST-LINK)
ARMVX-39158 DAvE 4.0 project import: do not add CMSIS include paths by default

Closed Issues

This is a list of issues that have been closed with a resolution other than fixed. This list contains issues that will not be fixed, issues that appeared to be not a problem and/or issues that could not be reproduced. The list of fixed issues for v4.2r1 is not shown here, it is included in the release notes of the product.

Cannot Reproduce

IDSummary
ARMVX-38513 Task entry address not shown in map file
ARMVX-39472 Viewing local variables (in a C function) sometimes results in message 'no storage assigned'

Won't Fix

IDSummary
ARMVX-35315 signed, unsigned and hexadecimal watch errors from command window
ARMVX-35314 dump command failure when 'width' equals 1
ARMVX-35458 e-command only works on 3rd attempt
ARMVX-35710 Emit hexadecimals rather than decimals in assembly source file
ARMVX-35853 CrossView Pro 'file | open source' error
ARMVX-37264 asarm -OgsJ results in E294: generic instruction has no suitable ...
ARMVX-38579 asarm E122: invalid instruction: old syntax not allowed
ARMVX-39360 Pointers to different functions shall not be equal

Not a problem

IDSummary
ARMVX-37415 intrinsic name mismatch between compiler intrinsic and ST library
ARMVX-37786 Add Watchpoint C/C++ not working using context menu in Variables view
ARMVX-38417 move immediate with shift optimization
ARMVX-38624 Typo's in chapter "3.1. Assembly Syntax"

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