CCS3.3 DSP/BIOS won't generate programcfg.cmd files

Lee Ackerson said:

SPRU423, the DSP/BIOS User's Manual states, "When you add a *.tcf file to a Code Composer Studio project" (programcfg.cmd) "is automatically added to the Generated Files folder of the Project View".  Not true, no such file is generated. I get compile errors as it cannot file the sections which are defined in the programcfg.cmd file.  And since it is a generated file you cannot just add a "dummy" file and expect it to work.  Help! What's wrong; the documentation? a missing undocumented switch somewhere? The other automatically generated files, f28015cfg.s28 and f28015cfg_c.c, f28015cfg.h28 and f28015cfg.h and others all get generated correctly.

I believe this is a documentation issue and agree it is a nuisance.  When you are editing the DSP/BIOS configuration within the CCS session and save it, it will generate the associated assembly, C source and header files you mentioned.  In addition, it will generate the .cmd file.  However, unlike the source files and header files, the .cmd file is not automatically added to the project.  You will need to specifically add it yourself.  You will need to do this before trying to build the project.

Lee Ackerson said:

Also, I think because of the missing cmd file, there are undefined symbols, such as _HWI_STKTOP, GBL_boot, _KNL_exit, and _TSK_init, etc.etc.

Very likely.