CCS 5.3.0 Super slow linking on >some< computers! How to fix this? What is wrong?

Jeff Choate

Hi,

I recently upgraded from CCS5.1 to CCS5.3 (5.3.0.00090), and everything works fine - no issues, except now the final link takes about 4.5 minutes to link. There are no problems with the build, the link will eventually complete successfully and with no additional issues. However, the 4.5 minutes is AWFUL to have to sit through each time I make a code change! It used to take less than 20 seconds to complete!

I am not sure what is wrong here. The real kicker is that I can do the same build on a different PC running the same version and same sources (we keep the projects and all sources in a central repository - .project files and everything), and the results are like they used to be! The link completes quickly (normally)!!!! I also have CCS installed on a virtual linux machine (Ubuntu 12.04) and the link there is quick as well.

I am not doing anything different in the build settings - there are additional include directories in the compiler section, but the linker section has nothing but the defaults set there.

Several of my colleagues are also facing this same issue. It is driving us crazy!

I have tried everything I can think of! I have tried starting CCS with the --clean flag. I have tried deleting the work space entirely and starting from scratch! I have even uninstalled and re-installed CCS totally in case it was an installation problem! Nothing helps! It is still taking forever to link!

Are there any known issues on this? Are there any work arounds or better yet fixes? This is awful!

Thanks for any help or suggestion. I would be happy to provide any supporting information if this is not enough.

-Jeff

over 12 years ago

Ki over 12 years ago

TI__Guru**** 479211 points

Hi Jeff,

Jeff Choate said:
The real kicker is that I can do the same build on a different PC running the same version and same sources (we keep the projects and all sources in a central repository - .project files and everything), and the results are like they used to be! The link completes quickly (normally)!!!!

Does this other PC have a similar setup as the one with the issue (same Windows version, same IT software (antivirus, etc), same user access, etc)? If not, please describe the differences.

Thanks

Jeff Choate over 12 years ago in reply to Ki

Intellectual 610 points

Hello,

The machines are effectively identical - one has more hard drive space than the one that doesn't work, but others having the problem also have the larger hard drive size as well, so that cancels that out (there is plenty of space even on the smaller one - 360GB free)

Windows 7 64 bit

8GB RAM

Same configuration as far as IT software goes - these are corporate machines.

Same user configuration - Users are Active Domain authenticated users with admin privs on the machines.

-Jeff

Ki over 12 years ago in reply to Jeff Choate

TI__Guru**** 479211 points

Could provide a screenshot of CCS where it appears stuck for most of the time? I'm most interested in the output window and any progress bars. I'd like to see where it is hung up.

Thanks