Hi
I get a huge amount of compile errors of core code when I activate the debugger. I am running the latest release software version 1.1412.10 or at least this is what the config shows.

Some of the Errors :

>Build started 2014-12-26 15:00:43.
1>InitializeBuildStatus:
1>  Touching "Debug\udpcomms.unsuccessfulbuild".
1>ClCompile:
1>  wiring_shift.c
1>c:\users\mariusl\documents\arduino\udpcomms\visual micro\.udpcomms.vsarduino.h(13): warning C4005: '__AVR_ATmega328p__' : macro redefinition
1>          command-line arguments :  see previous definition of '__AVR_ATmega328p__'
1>c:\users\mariusl\documents\arduino\udpcomms\visual micro\.udpcomms.vsarduino.h(14): warning C4005: '__AVR_ATmega328P__' : macro redefinition
1>          command-line arguments :  see previous definition of '__AVR_ATmega328P__'
1>c:\users\mariusl\documents\arduino\udpcomms\visual micro\.udpcomms.vsarduino.h(16): warning C4005: 'ARDUINO_MAIN' : macro redefinition
1>          command-line arguments :  see previous definition of 'ARDUINO_MAIN'
1>c:\users\mariusl\documents\arduino\udpcomms\visual micro\.udpcomms.vsarduino.h(17): warning C4005: '__AVR__' : macro redefinition
1>          command-line arguments :  see previous definition of '__AVR__'
1>c:\users\mariusl\documents\arduino\udpcomms\visual micro\.udpcomms.vsarduino.h(18): warning C4005: '__avr__' : macro redefinition
1>          command-line arguments :  see previous definition of '__avr__'
1>c:\users\mariusl\documents\arduino\udpcomms\visual micro\.udpcomms.vsarduino.h(20): warning C4005: '__cplusplus' : macro redefinition
1>          command-line arguments :  see previous definition of '__cplusplus'
1>c:\users\mariusl\documents\arduino\udpcomms\visual micro\.udpcomms.vsarduino.h(27): warning C4005: '__asm__' : macro redefinition
1>          c:\users\mariusl\documents\arduino\udpcomms\visual micro\.udpcomms.vsarduino.h(22) : see previous definition of '__asm__'
1>c:\users\mariusl\documents\arduino\udpcomms\visual micro\.udpcomms.vsarduino.h(40): error C2059: syntax error : 'string'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\tools\avr\avr\include\stdlib.h(54): error C2059: syntax error : 'string'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\tools\avr\avr\include\string.h(56): error C2059: syntax error : 'string'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\tools\avr\avr\include\math.h(95): error C2059: syntax error : 'string'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\tools\avr\avr\include\avr\pgmspace.h(106): error C2059: syntax error : 'string'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\tools\avr\avr\include\avr\interrupt.h(110): error C2010: '[' : unexpected in macro formal parameter list
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\tools\avr\avr\include\avr\interrupt.h(110): error C2010: ']' : unexpected in macro formal parameter list
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\arduino.h(15): error C2059: syntax error : 'string'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\tools\avr\avr\include\ctype.h(48): error C2059: syntax error : 'string'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(26): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(26): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(27): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(27): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(28): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(28): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(29): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(29): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(30): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(30): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(31): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(31): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(32): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(32): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(33): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(33): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(34): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(34): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(35): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(35): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(36): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(36): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(37): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(37): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(38): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(38): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(39): error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(39): error C2085: 'toAscii' : not in formal parameter list
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(40): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'inline'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(41): error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(41): error C2085: 'toUpperCase' : not in formal parameter list
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(46): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'inline'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(54): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(54): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(56): warning C4013: 'isalpha' undefined; assuming extern returning int
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(62): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(62): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(64): warning C4013: 'isascii' undefined; assuming extern returning int
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(69): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(69): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(71): warning C4013: 'isblank' undefined; assuming extern returning int
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(76): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'boolean'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(76): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
1>c:\arduino_1_5_4\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino\wcharacter.h(78): warning C4013: 'iscntrl' undefined

Hi Marius,

Not sure it's connected to the debugger. The errors are Visual Studio errors when it fails to compile the C++ project. That means that Visual Micro has hit some sort of config error and given up, allowing VS to do what it would normally do for Arduino (not much)

The output you are seeing is also because vs has switched the output window.

Can you please click the list of "output windows" and select the "Micro Build" output window then post or email the output after failed compiled.

Thanks

Hi Marius,

That's the same thing. If vs takes over the build it will try to compile an exe then run it

This all suggests that visual micro is either not working at all due to install clash or some other exception is happening such as arduino ide location is wrong in the options.

To prove it is unrelated to debug please try "debug>start without debugging". It should fail in the same way.

Can you click the "Micro Output" window and report what it shows? or does the micro output window not appear in the output windows list?

Thanks

Hi Tim
Sorry I did not see your post before I replied. The micro build output is not shown and if I start without debugging it still wants the exe file.

Tim
I am still using VS2010 so I dont have the settings that you are referring to. 
Some other strange behaviour - when I click the "?" to get the explorer, it opens the VM project properties window. Something is drastically wrong with my installation.

What is the correct uninstall procedure to follow. Maybe I should start from scratch with the installation.