• State Resolved
  • Locked Locked
  • Replies 2 replies
  • Answers 1 answer
  • Subscribers 54 subscribers
  • Views 380 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Support feedback
Options
Options
Related

This thread has been locked.

If you have a related question, please click the "Ask a related question" button in the top right corner. The newly created question will be automatically linked to this question.

CCS/TMS320F2808: Compiler Discovery - old compiler version

Giles Robnson
Expert 1495 points
Part Number: TMS320F2808


Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hello,

I have picked up an old project that is using the CL2000 compiler version 3.09.

It is also using an old version of CCS, but I have brought the code into the latest CCS, 8.3.0.
With this I am using the latest compiler 18.1.4, but would like to use 3.09, at least for a while.

Is it possible to make CCS discover such an old compiler?
Using Preferences -> Compilers I have discovered others, back to v6.1.0, which (excluding 3.09) is the oldest on my PC (Windows 10, 64-bit).
Perhaps it is just too old?

Regards, Giles

  • 0
    TI__Guru**** 472461 points

    Hello Giles,

    Giles Robnson said:
    Perhaps it is just too old?

    Unfortunately, it is. I believe the the absolute earliest versions of the C28x compiler that can be recognized is v4.x. And support for it may be limited. When checking the compiler versions available via Update Manager, I don't see anything earlier that v5.x. This is likely the earliest officially supported version.

    If you still really want to use that old compiler with more current CCS versions, you can use an old hack where you install the oldest supported version of the compiler and then replace the bin, include, and lib folders with the ones from v3.09. When you build the project in CCS, it will call the build tools from v3.09. This will usually work for most people, though it is not an officially supported setup.

    Thanks

    ki

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Expert 1495 points
    Hello Ki,
    Thanks for the info.
    I've tried the hack quickly, but I'm getting a lot of errors. I may keep trying, but it may be better to just build from the command line. I can still load and debug the image that way, which is good.
    Regard, Giles