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CCS: How to view macros while debugging

Peter Borenstein
Mastermind 8695 points

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

The screenshot demonstrates my problem when trying to read the value of ACTIVE_POSITION. Hovering gives me a long expression, and macros aren't found in the Expressions window.

I have a set a bunch of macro indexes for a custom data packet with the style:

#define THING_THREE_POSITION (THING_TWO_POSITION + THING_TWO_LENGTH)
#define THING_FOUR_POSITION (THING_THREE_POSITION + THING_THREE_LENGTH)

The final thing is a longer expression that is difficult to resolve in my head at a glance.

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    TI__Guru**** 173310 points

    Peter,

    I don't believe CCS currently supports viewing macros in the Expressions view. I am checking with an expert about plans to support this in the future, but in the meantime please see this post that suggests a workaround.

  • 0 in reply to AartiG
    Mastermind 8695 points

    Thanks for investigating. I came across the post you linked, but at a glance I thought it didn't apply since the programmer seemed to have an issue with making a macro. My code compiles fine and runs as expected. The macros get the right value, but I can only see them by capturing the value in a dummy variable:

    int dummyVar = ACTIVE_POSITION;

    Adding a macro to the .gel file did not cause it appear in the expressions window.

  • 0 in reply to Peter Borenstein
    TI__Guru**** 173310 points

    Peter Borenstein said:
    Adding a macro to the .gel file did not cause it appear in the expressions window.

    Can you provide an example of how you did this?

    I tried it with a very basic example and if I add the same #define macro to the .gel file as in the C source file then I can see its value in the CCS Expressions view.

  • 0 in reply to AartiG
    TI__Guru**** 173310 points
    Peter,

    Since I haven’t heard back from you, I’m assuming you were able to get past this issue. If not, please feel free to post a reply with additional information and a reproducible example that demonstrates the issue. Thanks!
  • 0 in reply to AartiG
    Mastermind 8695 points
    Hi Aarti,

    You were right from the start. I made some mistake when trying to edit my gel file.