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Fix for MPLAB® XC Compilers

http://www.microchip.com/pagehandler/en_us/promo/mplabxc/

Windows, Linux & Mac OS X

13-Aug-2012; Updated for v1.10 compilers.
14-Aug-2012; MPLAB XC32 C++ license activated.
01-Jan-2013; License info update.
12-Jun-2014; Updated for v1.32 compilers.
19-Jun-2014; Fixed issue with XC32 compilers.

[graywolf]

I have completed a linux version and fully tested, same link to download Mac and Linux, when I have time I will do it for Windows as well.

if you run [xclm -v] you should see "Linux xclm XC8 XC16 XC32 patch V1.00.00 by Graywolf"

I have completed a version for OSX Catalina and tested against the latest versions.  

XC8  = V2.20    Success
XC16 = V1.50   Success
XC32 = V2.40   Success

1) copy orginal xclm to xclm.old
2) copy new xclm
3) run the following command

[chmod +x xclm]

4) You can scan first by running

[xclm -scan]

5) You can patch by running the next command

[xclm -patch]


if you run [xclm -v] you should see "OSX Catalina xclm XC8 XC16 XC32 patch V1.00.00 by Graywolf"

Enjoy

[krayzeeman]

Hi, thanks for the patch, but it doesn't seem to work for me.

I downloaded and installed a fresh copy of the XC8 v2.20 compiler and checked the status:

Code:

# ./xc8 --chip=16f1516 --opt=s
/Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/pic/bin/picc --chip=16f1516 --opt=s
Microchip MPLAB XC8 C Compiler V2.20
Build date: Apr  8 2020
Part Support Version: 2.20
Copyright (C) 2020 Microchip Technology Inc.
License type: Node Configuration

the current license does not permit the selected optimization level, using optimization level 2
(939) no file arguments
(908) exit status = 1

Which shows the correct error that the optimization level is not supported.

Then I ran the scan and the patch:

Code:

# chmod +x xclm
# ./xclm -scan 
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/avr/bin/avr-pa
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-cpp
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-gcc
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-gcc-5.4.0
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-c++
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-g++
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/libexec/gcc/avr/5.4.0/lto1
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/libexec/gcc/avr/5.4.0/cc1plus
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/libexec/gcc/avr/5.4.0/cc1
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/picc18
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/aspic
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/cgpic18
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/aspic18
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/cgpic
Discovered /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/picc
Total Files scanned 15360
Total Files ready to patch 15

# ./xclm -patch
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/avr/bin/avr-pa
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-cpp
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-gcc
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-gcc-5.4.0
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-c++
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/bin/avr-g++
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/libexec/gcc/avr/5.4.0/lto1
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/libexec/gcc/avr/5.4.0/cc1plus
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../avr/libexec/gcc/avr/5.4.0/cc1
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/picc18
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/aspic
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/cgpic18
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/aspic18
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/cgpic
Patching 64 bytes /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/bin/../pic/bin/picc
Total Files scanned 15360
Total Files patched 15

And then I ran the check again to see if the patch was successful:

Code:

# ./xc8 --chip=16f1516 --opt=s
/Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/pic/bin/picc --chip=16f1516 --opt=s
/Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/pic/bin/picc: signal 9 
(900) exec failed: /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/pic/bin/picc

Code:

# ./xclm -v
OSX Catalina xclm XC8 XC16 XC32 patch V1.00.00 by Graywolf

I’m running macOS 10.15.4 Catalina with the latest updates.
Any ideas?

[tumbleweed]

@graywolf - When you get a chance it'd be nice to try out a win version.

tia

[pickit2]

@graywolf - When you get a chance it'd be nice to try out a win version.

tia

Why when the solution is a few pages back?
lazy looker

or if that's too hard try the demo...

[tumbleweed]

lazy looker

Not at all.

I've used the original version for quite a while with no problems. I like the scan feature he has in his version.

[heyb4r]

@graywolf - hello, i was able to patch xc16 - v1.50 but the patched version seems not working. It tries to find a linker script file named

Code:

--script=p24FJ1024GB610.gld.00

instead of

Code:

--script=p24FJ1024GB610.gld

The "normal" version does not have this problem. I'm on Catalina up to date.
Have I missed something ??
Ps: I've also tested the Linux version of your tool which crashes on Ubuntu 20.04 (core dump)

[engiadina]

@graywolf

Same problem here:

(900) exec failed: /Applications/microchip/xc8/v2.20/pic/bin/picc

Seems, the patch might need some minor touchup :-)

Many regards

[MetaMetal]

XC8 2.20 Windows:

Copy xclm.exe from C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.20\bin to C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.20\pic\bin as xclm.old.
Copy the patcher (xclm.exe) to C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.20\pic\bin.
Run xclm.exe.
Copy xclm.exe and xclm.old to C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.20\bin.

Try it!

[max]

Hi,

Is there any simple IDE for using with XC8 compiler, I am looking
for mplab simple alternative.

Regards

[mars01]

Hi,

Is there any simple IDE for using with XC8 compiler, I am looking
for mplab simple alternative.

Regards

Notepad++ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v7.0/ ?
Not really an IDE but you can have the C keywords highlighted and once you used a keyword is also included in the Completer.

Or perhaps Code::Blocks http://codeblocks.org/

Compiling then can be done in command line (you can make some scripts for that).

[pickit2]

Also Slickedit & UltraEdit
link for PDF file

[metal]

Just use MPLABx, it has everything you will need to program a (ds)PIC/AVR and it is already there for this purpose.

[pickit2]

I already reposted the file in this post from 2017:
http://www.sonsivri.to/forum/index.php?topic=44014.msg186926#msg186926
It's still up and working with the latest compilers.

Link still working

[Crackn]

hello,

maybe this is a little bit offtopic but I am writing to confirm that XC8 v2.31 running inside
the new Microchip Studio (old atmel studio 7), works fine with medicine.

you just need to copy and run xclm.exe and xclm.old to avr folders like you do for pic folders.

ex.: \xc8\v2.31\bin
       \xc8\v2.31\avr\avr\bin
       \xc8\v2.31\avr\bin
       \xc8\v2.31\avr\libexec\gcc\avr\5.4.0
       \xc8\v2.31\pic\bin

cheers.

  

[metal]

There is no need, just do the following and it should work OK:

rename original xclm.exe into xclm.old inside "C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.31\bin".
Copy cracked xclm.exe to "C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.31\bin".
Copy cracked xclm.exe and xclm.old to "C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.31"

Open a cmd as admin in this location: "C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.31", and run xclm.exe

that's it.

[saeed7701]

Hi , I installed Microchip Studio V 7 today and for xc8 I use this patch ( xclm.exe) and the method for AVR folder in the XC8 and I patched it , How can I find that this patch work correctly ? this patch can be useful for Microchip Studio ?

[metal]

One thing that caught my attention, does atmel studio differ that much for AVR chips? I am interested in finding out.

[saeed7701]

I don't understand what you say , I'm newbie in coding and MCU. can you help me please

[Crackn]

Hi , I installed Microchip Studio V 7 today and for xc8 I use this patch ( xclm.exe) and the method for AVR folder in the XC8 and I patched it , How can I find that this patch work correctly ? this patch can be useful for Microchip Studio ?

just enable optimization for size (-Os) in Project / Properties / Toolchain and compile your code.
Microchip Studio will show a warning message if the compiler is not patched correctly. (see capture1.png attached)


Posted on: 13 January 2021, 16:23:13 - Automerged

There is no need, just do the following and it should work OK:

rename original xclm.exe into xclm.old inside "C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.31\bin".
Copy cracked xclm.exe to "C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.31\bin".
Copy cracked xclm.exe and xclm.old to "C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.31"

Open a cmd as admin in this location: "C:\Program Files\Microchip\xc8\v2.31", and run xclm.exe

that's it.

the method above only works for PICs, if you need to use it with AVRs inside microchip studio, you need to patch AVR folders as well.
image 1 is doing exactly what you described.
image 2 is the same + patch AVR folders

cheers,

[saeed7701]

Yes , the Microchip Studio show that message that you attach and patch doesn't work but I  patch with instructions above , could you say another way to patch and How ?
Thank You Very Much

[Crackn]

Yes , the Microchip Studio show that message that you attach and patch doesn't work but I  patch with instructions above , could you say another way to patch and How ?
Thank You Very Much

there is no other way, just the correct way.
you need to use the xclm.exe with size of 26K.
rename the original xclm.exe to xclm.old and copy both xclm.old and xclm.exe to these folders:

       \xc8\v2.31\bin
       \xc8\v2.31\avr\avr\bin
       \xc8\v2.31\avr\bin
       \xc8\v2.31\avr\libexec\gcc\avr\5.4.0
       \xc8\v2.31\pic\bin

you need to run it at command line with administrator rights.
and check if after you run the xclm.exe, it shows you some messages saying that files are patched (see attached files).

obs. I did this method in 3 computers running windows 10 64bits and all worked fine.

cRACKn

[saeed7701]

yes , I use 26k size of xclm.exe and patch with instruction but I don't know why it doesn't work
TNX

[metal]

btw, does microchip studio show the size of flash/ram used after compilation?

[Crackn]

btw, does microchip studio show the size of flash/ram used after compilation?

see attached files.

same source, first was compiled with -Os (Patched compiler)
                    second was compiled without optimization.

cheers.

[danymogh]

the patch works as expected even on the latest version 2.31

Does anyone know if the "functional-safety" and "code-coverage" options are also activated this way?
supplying "--codecov" doesn't give any errors however this feature should also be enabled in Mplab X as well.

what about the "functional safety" ? what type of message should one expect if it is activated?

I already see product codes in the original xclm binary which indicate these options are activated from xclm as well.