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How To Generate A Map File
Jun 13th, 2014 at 9:18pm
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I've got a nasty bug I'm trying to slay.  I need to know where things are in memory, but don't see a map file in the build directory.  Is there one?  If not, how do I generate one?

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Reply #1 - Jun 13th, 2014 at 10:07pm
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Hi,

It doesn't look like the arduino 1.5 definition includes the map but you can add it yourself.

I think you would add this into the respective compiler pattern of arduinoide/hardware/avr/arduino/platform.txt

-Map,{build.path}/{build.project_name}.map
  
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Tim,

I don't seem to have a file names platform.txt anywhere on my PC....

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Have you got arduino 1.5.x installed?
  
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Reply #4 - Jun 14th, 2014 at 2:55am
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Tim,

No, I currently have 1.05 but I need to update since I'll be using a Due in a few days.  I'll go ahead and install it now.

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Reply #5 - Jun 14th, 2014 at 3:38am
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Well, this is bizarre.  I tried downloading v1.5.6r2 Beta.  Downloaded both the Zip file and the Windows installer, and BOTH are corrupt and can't be opened....

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Reply #6 - Jun 14th, 2014 at 3:39pm
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Hi Ray,

I tried today and got an error but it worked using the links on this page instead of the main arduino.cc download page

http://arduino.cc/en/main/software#toc3

I also downloaded the zip to here if the above link doesn't work http://www.visualmicro.com/downloads/arduino-1.5.6-r2-windows.zip

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Reply #7 - Jun 14th, 2014 at 9:35pm
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Tim,

I re-downloaded the installer from the Arduino software page, and this time it worked fine.  v1.5.6r2 is now installed, and working except....  VisualMicro is now unhappy - it can't find any descriptors.  It's for the correct "Application IDE Location", but when I select v1.5 in the drop-down list, then click OK, it reverts to v1.0.  Is there another setting somwhere I'm missing?  In Tools->VisualMicro, the Boards menu item is now disabled.  Everything works fine in the new Arduino IDE.

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Reply #8 - Jun 14th, 2014 at 9:39pm
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Hi Ray,

If you overwrote the 1.0.5 you probably need to clear the Arduino 1.0.x location from Visual Micro and set the Arduino 1.5.x location instead
  
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Reply #9 - Jun 14th, 2014 at 10:04pm
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Tim,

But HOW?  v1.5.6 installed to the same directory "ProgramFiles (x86)\Arduino", and 1.05 was uninstalled.  No matter what I do, the v1.5x drop-down gets re-set to v1.0 when I click Ok.

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Reply #10 - Jun 14th, 2014 at 10:11pm
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Oh, I think the possible confusion is that Visual Micro supports multiple versions at the same time. 

Don't click OK immediately, use the dialog to configure the paths for the Ide's you want to use. 

For example, 

1) select 1.0.x and clear the Ide location, do not click OK
2) then drop down the list of Ide's and select 1.5.x, then enter the location

When you have done both of those things for each of the two Ide's then click OK

Does this help or am I missing the point?
  
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Reply #11 - Jun 14th, 2014 at 10:16pm
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Tim,

OK, that did it.  But that UI is not at all intuitive....  Thanks.

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Reply #12 - Jun 14th, 2014 at 10:27pm
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Hi Ray,

I have just realized that if people only have one Ide is is not intuitive. 

I work with many Ide's so it made perfect sense until this post and now I see it needs some extra message or help on the screen.

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