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CCS/CODECOMPOSER: Adding Debug Configuration to Source Control

Part Number: CODECOMPOSER

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hello,

When working with CCS, especially with the dual core Delfino parts, it would be a great help to have the debug configuration storable in revision control.  It looks like this is tied to the files in the `.launches` directory with the extension `.launch`.  The help for eclipse (not CCS, since CCS claims that it isn't changed) states that in the "Debug Configuration" window, the "Common" tab can set a "shared" launch configuration to save into version control.

This would be good, except it appears that CCS embeds the full absolute path into many of the data keys.  If these were instead project relative, it would allow us to check the debug configuration into source control so other users wouldn't have to go through multiple steps of configuring the debug when restoring an old project.  (multiple CPU configuration is a nightmare for debugging) Please see the below code from an example launch file.  

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<launchConfiguration type="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.launchType.device.debugging">
<stringAttribute key="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.debugModel.ATTR_DEBUGGER_PROPERTIES.C:\tempworkspace\AppMainControlBoard\Project\CCSv8All\CPU1\targetConfigs\TMS320F28377D.ccxml.Texas Instruments XDS2xx USB Debug Probe/C28xx_CPU1" value="&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; standalone=&quot;no&quot; ?&gt;&#10;&lt;PropertyValues&gt;&#10;&#10;  &lt;property id=&quot;ConnectOnStartup&quot;&gt;&#10;    &lt;curValue&gt;1&lt;/curValue&gt;&#10;  &lt;/property&gt;&#10;&#10;  &lt;property id=&quot;EnableInstalledBreakpoint&quot;&gt;&#10;    &lt;curValue&gt;1&lt;/curValue&gt;&#10;  &lt;/property&gt;&#10;&#10;  &lt;property id=&quot;IgnoreSoftLaunchFailures&quot;&gt;&#10;    &lt;curValue&gt;0&lt;/curValue&gt;&#10;  &lt;/property&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;/PropertyValues&gt;&#10;"/>
<stringAttribute key="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.debugModel.ATTR_DEBUGGER_PROPERTIES.C:\tempworkspace\AppMainControlBoard\Project\CCSv8All\CPU1\targetConfigs\TMS320F28377D.ccxml.Texas Instruments XDS2xx USB Debug Probe/C28xx_CPU2" value="&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; standalone=&quot;no&quot; ?&gt;&#10;&lt;PropertyValues&gt;&#10;&#10;  &lt;property id=&quot;ConnectOnStartup&quot;&gt;&#10;    &lt;curValue&gt;1&lt;/curValue&gt;&#10;  &lt;/property&gt;&#10;&#10;  &lt;property id=&quot;EnableInstalledBreakpoint&quot;&gt;&#10;    &lt;curValue&gt;1&lt;/curValue&gt;&#10;  &lt;/property&gt;&#10;&#10;  &lt;property id=&quot;IgnoreSoftLaunchFailures&quot;&gt;&#10;    &lt;curValue&gt;0&lt;/curValue&gt;&#10;  &lt;/property&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;/PropertyValues&gt;&#10;"/>
<setAttribute key="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.debugModel.ATTR_HIDE_CONFIG_ELEMENT_TYPES">
<setEntry value="BOARD"/>
<setEntry value="BYPASSED_CPU"/>
<setEntry value="BYPASSED_ROUTER"/>
<setEntry value="CONNECTION"/>
<setEntry value="DEVICE"/>
<setEntry value="NON_DEBUG_CPU"/>
<setEntry value="NO_DRIVER"/>
<setEntry value="ROUTER"/>
<setEntry value="SUBPATH"/>
<setEntry value="SYSTEM"/>
</setAttribute>
<stringAttribute key="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.debugModel.ATTR_PROGRAM.C:\tempworkspace\AppMainControlBoard\Project\CCSv8All\CPU1\targetConfigs\TMS320F28377D.ccxml.Texas Instruments XDS2xx USB Debug Probe/C28xx_CPU1" value="${build_artifact:MainControlCpu1}"/>
<stringAttribute key="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.debugModel.ATTR_PROGRAM.C:\tempworkspace\AppMainControlBoard\Project\CCSv8All\CPU1\targetConfigs\TMS320F28377D.ccxml.Texas Instruments XDS2xx USB Debug Probe/C28xx_CPU2" value="${build_artifact:MainControlCpu1}"/>
<stringAttribute key="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.debugModel.ATTR_PROJECT.C:\tempworkspace\AppMainControlBoard\Project\CCSv8All\CPU1\targetConfigs\TMS320F28377D.ccxml.Texas Instruments XDS2xx USB Debug Probe/C28xx_CPU1" value="MainControlCpu1"/>
<stringAttribute key="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.debugModel.ATTR_PROJECT.C:\tempworkspace\AppMainControlBoard\Project\CCSv8All\CPU1\targetConfigs\TMS320F28377D.ccxml.Texas Instruments XDS2xx USB Debug Probe/C28xx_CPU2" value="MainControlCpu1"/>
<stringAttribute key="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.debugModel.ATTR_TARGET_CONFIG" value="${target_config_active_default:MainControlCpu1}"/>
<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_PATHS">
<listEntry value="/MainControlCpu1"/>
</listAttribute>
<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_TYPES">
<listEntry value="4"/>
</listAttribute>
<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.source_locator_id" value="com.ti.ccstudio.debug.sourceLocator"/>
<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.source_locator_memento" value="&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; standalone=&quot;no&quot;?&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;sourceLookupDirector&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;sourceContainers duplicates=&quot;false&quot;&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;container memento=&quot;&amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;quot;1.0&amp;quot; encoding=&amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;quot; standalone=&amp;quot;no&amp;quot;?&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;default/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&quot; typeId=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.containerType.default&quot;/&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;container memento=&quot;&amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;quot;1.0&amp;quot; encoding=&amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;quot; standalone=&amp;quot;no&amp;quot;?&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;cpuSpecificContainer cpuName=&amp;quot;Texas Instruments XDS2xx USB Debug Probe/C28xx_CPU1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;project name=&amp;amp;quot;MainControlCpu1&amp;amp;quot; referencedProjects=&amp;amp;quot;true&amp;amp;quot;/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.containerType.project&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;default/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.containerType.default&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;productsSource/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;com.ti.ccstudio.debug.containerType.products.source&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;deviceLibrarySource/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;com.ti.ccstudio.debug.containerType.device.library.source&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;librarySource/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;com.ti.ccstudio.debug.containerType.library.source&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;/cpuSpecificContainer&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&quot; typeId=&quot;com.ti.ccstudio.debug.containerType.cpu.specific&quot;/&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;container memento=&quot;&amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;quot;1.0&amp;quot; encoding=&amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;quot; standalone=&amp;quot;no&amp;quot;?&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;cpuSpecificContainer cpuName=&amp;quot;Texas Instruments XDS2xx USB Debug Probe/C28xx_CPU2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;project name=&amp;amp;quot;MainControlCpu1&amp;amp;quot; referencedProjects=&amp;amp;quot;true&amp;amp;quot;/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.containerType.project&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;default/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.containerType.default&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;productsSource/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;com.ti.ccstudio.debug.containerType.products.source&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;deviceLibrarySource/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;com.ti.ccstudio.debug.containerType.device.library.source&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;childContainerEntry childMemento=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;amp;quot;1.0&amp;amp;quot; encoding=&amp;amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;amp;quot; standalone=&amp;amp;quot;no&amp;amp;quot;?&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;amp;lt;librarySource/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;#13;&amp;amp;#10;&amp;quot; childType=&amp;quot;com.ti.ccstudio.debug.containerType.library.source&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;/cpuSpecificContainer&amp;gt;&amp;#13;&amp;#10;&quot; typeId=&quot;com.ti.ccstudio.debug.containerType.cpu.specific&quot;/&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;/sourceContainers&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;/sourceLookupDirector&gt;&#13;&#10;"/>
</launchConfiguration>