NEW version DOES mean NEW bugs

[abraxas]

Always, is that normal that after each release of a version, we're getting new bugs? I'm getting tired of all these new bugs. I'm now using 4.021, and for example : in 4.020 I was able to compile older code correctly, NOW, with 4.021 half of my projects are not building themselves ?

The "microsoft" approach of : release the fastest and let the user find all the bugs" is not really the best approach

I'm an intensive user of CCS, In fact I'm and engineer who devellop several codes, but the problem is that I lose praticly 10% of time with all the problems with the compiler.

That was just a review

I had to talk to someone ( what a relief ! lol )

[Assen]

One more argument to stay with "the old" ver 3.249
10 000 lines of code, no compiler errors and I have no complains at all

[GuestFORADAY]

Hi, just poped back to see if CCS had actually started to get thier act together and guess what! on the first page in for forum I see compliants about BUGS in the compiler. lol

I moved to AVR chips about 18months ago simply because this company is like M$ they can't get anything right and charge you for doing it.

I use BASCOM AVR it's brilliant, easy reliable. do your self a favour and dump these guys.

Cya in 18months or should that be 500 version and 10,000 known bugs, lol

[yerpa]

I still use PCM version 2.679 because I have invested too much time in discovering and working around various bugs - many were simply typos in device definition files. Even with bugs, it is infinitely preferable to assembly. My advice is stick to simple C statements - don't compound several operations in a single statement. Also, develop and test your programs incrementally - don't try to write too many lines before testing what you have written. When I look at total hours saved versus assembly, the program was a good value. Your mileage may vary.

[abraxas]

2.679------->WOW, 679 versions before getting something stable ?..euh, weird

[yerpa]

No, I'm sure there have been many stable versions. Many compiler releases seem to be done to keep up with Microchip's rapid release cycle for new chips. The chips have had hardware bugs, too. I just keep using the old 2.xxx version because it works very well and I have been too lazy to buy a new one!