Hi there - new to the forum. I frequently encounter display bugs within latest uVision 5.23.0.0 using Toolchain MDK-ARM Version: 5.23 (everything else is V5.06 update 4).
I am constantly getting errors in the error/syntax highlighting in the IDE. I usually repair a line, but the error doesn't go away. I have to cut/paste the line(s) in order to get the IDE to make the errors disappear. Often these indicators come back too, even when there is no syntax/compiler errors. It often will highlight sections of comments (random areas) as a code error in the IDE.
Frankly, it's driving me nuts and I've often resorted to using just Keil to compile or use other tools but it's text editor is flaky. The intellisense is pretty unpredictable too. Is this a known problem? Is it just limited to the newest versions or has this been around a while?
Since a picture is worth a thousand words: www.dropbox.com/.../Keil-syntaxerror.jpg
I can't capture the tooltip - but it says "warning: comparison of unsigned expression < 0 is always false." This was an error from about 10 minutes previous. Compiling does not cause these events to be updated, only a cut/paste operation or reload the entire tab.
Sounds similar: http://www.keil.com/forum/62453 ?
It very much indeed looks like the same issue.
Does Keil have a bug tracker?
You would have to contact Keil direct for that.
I guess if it is a known issue, then I guess it should be in the Release Notes ... ?
I guess you meant something like:
I guess if it is a fixed known issue, then I guess it should be in the Release Notes ... ?
In general, it is not uncommon that still-existing known issues/limitations etc are noted in Release Notes ...
Of course, that does happen. The list of issues fixed is normally way larger though. Maybe you would happily expect, accept or create the opposite. I sure wouldn't.
This is what Bug Trackers are for - tracking bugs, features and status. Release notes are an overview of what was performed and aren't useful if they are only updated every few months, though in Keil's there isn't much to go on:
http://www.keil.com/support/man/docs/uv4/uv4_rev_hist523.htm
And there certainly is no mention of ongoing unfixed bugs. As for why they are named as uv4 is a mystery to me.
I don't know if Keil is just a very small development team of 1-4 people, but I expect more from such an expensive product. The tools and packaging support are great, but the basics are really lacking (don't even get me started on this barebones forum that doesn't really work on mobile) and I would love to contribute to it's improvement if I can.