CCSv4 watch window for pointer array problem

Dave Bell

I have a global array of void pointers in my binary, that all actually point at instances of
a certain type of structure for which debug info is available in the debug information.

In order to debug this list I want to use the Watch window of CCSv4.

I will normally enter an expression like this to watch an instance in this array:

*(struct my_struct *)my_struct_list[3]

and all is well. I get the members displaying in a tree structure in the watch window
just as expected.

But! When I later change the index, the members in the tree are not updated (say, if I
change the index from 3 to 4). Member variables from the old instance will still be
displayed in the tree. Pressing the "Refresh" button does not help.

over 16 years ago

0 Dave Bell over 16 years ago

TI__Genius 14680 points

2 screen shots related to this.

Here is the first state, where everything looks alright.

The following shows the state after the array index is changed to 4, to inspect the next instance. The address of the "folder icon" has been updated correctly, but the subitems's addresses have not been updated. Also, the contents of the array is showing wrong values, not updated (look at the pid value, for example). Refresh button does not help.