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CCSv5 syntax coloring for assembler

steve duncan
Prodigy 85 points


When editing assembly files in CCSv5, lines containing parallel instructions (i.e starting with "||") are colored as if they were comments.  

Can this behaviour be changed by the user?

  • 0
    TI__Guru**** 471801 points

    Hi Steve,

    These cannot be changed manually by the user. I'll file a request for you. What is the exact CCS version you are using? And what device?

    Thanks

    ki

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    TI__Guru* 84110 points

    Ki,

    With CCSv5.1.0.09000, I see this with the DM8168's Cortex A8 assembly (even if the || is invalid) and with the C6678 C66x assembly.

    If you think there are advantages, I will upgrade to 5.1.1.00031 and see if the same happens there.

    Regards,
    RandyP

  • 0 in reply to RandyP
    TI__Guru**** 471801 points

    Thanks Randy. I don't expect any improvements for this particular issue in 5.1.1 so it is up to you if you want to update anyway (Note 5.2.0 is coming in a few weeks)

    ki

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    TI__Guru* 84110 points

    What are the chances it will be fixed in 5.2 in a few weeks?

    This is not a major bug but it is incorrect highlighting for a .asm file. More of a distraction, I guess.

    Thanks,
    RandyP

  • 0 in reply to RandyP
    Prodigy 85 points

    Hi.

    Dumb of me not to say what processor or version.

    I am using CCSv5 for c6678 v 5.1.0.09000

    Thanks.

  • 0 in reply to steve duncan
    TI__Guru**** 471801 points

    I've filed a bug for this issue. The tracking ID is:

    SDSCM00044374

    Thanks

    ki

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    TI__Guru* 84285 points

    Does the parallel instruction get highlighted as a comment if there is whitespace before the vertical bars?

  • 0 in reply to Archaeologist
    TI__Guru**** 471801 points

    Seems like anything after a single vertical bar is highlighted as a comment by the CCS editor for *.asm, *.s extensions. Having a whitespace before the vertical bar does not have any impact.

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Prodigy 10 points

    I'm using Code Composer Studio Version 5.4.0.00091 and of course the problem is still here as the bug ID is still considered a known issue. Honestly this is quite the annoyance since it affects my CLA assembly code readability. There are a number of other characters that are treated as line comment characters:

    ! @ # ^ @ * + = - [ ] < > | , ? | ` ~ ; 

    Digging deeper on my spare time, it seems the getLineCommentCharacters() method from TIASMLanguage.class is working properly; in fact, I can change the line comment character from a semi-colon to the letter A. After reassigning the line comment character to 'A', semi-colon is still treated as a line comment character even though 'A' is as well (hence I added semi colon to the list above). Something else is going on in the lexer to make the parser think those characters above are line comment characters.