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CCS 6.0.1 crashing after importing GEL file into my Target Configuration File

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AM3359

Dear TI representative,

Attached there are images describing my issue. Important parts on the images are highlighted in yellow.

 

Image #1: After creating my Target Configuration File for my AM3359 processor, I search for my GEL file, and add it as an initialization script.

 

Image #2: Then when I launch the target configuration file, CCS 6.0.1 crashes and exits.

 

NOTE: CCS only crashes when I add an “initialization script” like on image #1. But if I lunch the target file without initially adding a GEL (i.e., I launch the target configuration file first, then I go to  “Tools > GEL Files” and add the GEL file manually, unlike on image #1), then the program does not crash.

 

Image #3: I’ve found when the issue happens. When I import my target configuration file, and select “Copy file,” CCS tries to look for the Target Configuration file in the wrong path. But when I do “Link to files” and I launch the target configuration with the GEL already imported, then the program does not crash anymore. Why does this happen?

 

 

Also, the sentence “Select show files should be imported:” on image #3 seems to have the word “show” instead of “how”?

 

Thanks

 

  • Hi,

    What exactly do you mean by crashing? Does CCS freeze without responding, shows a dialog box error or simply vanishes without trace?

    To your point, the fact this configuration works when you link it to your target configurations is probably because this way the target configuration file is left at its original place. When selecting copy, it is copied to your default target configuration area (typically /Users/user/ti/CCSTargetConfigurations) and therefore the link to the GEL file is missed.

    I can't tell for sure why CCS crashes (although if the file is in a protected area I wonder that anything could happen), but one guess is that usually the root path for the target configuration files starts at the CCS install directory (ccsv6/ccs_base/DebugServer/bin). For example, a typical BeagleBone configuration has it populated as follows:

    A simple test I did was to add everything (GEL + .ccxml) to a project and it worked just fine. I did the following:

    I also tried following the same procedure as you with the target configuration file above and it simply told me the GEL file could not be found, but it did not collapse.

    Therefore, I am unsure what may be happening in your case. This is a long shot, but I would double-check if the file is in a protected area, mapped drive or perhaps in a version control system.

    Regards,

    Rafael