February 2nd 2010

KPIT Eclipse v2.1, an Eclipse-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is intended for users of Renesas RX, Super-H series and H8 series of microcontrollers.

Salient Features

KPIT Eclipse v2.1 is a significant update to KPIT Eclipse (v2.0) and includes the following features:
            1. KPIT Eclipse v2.1 now supports integration with GNURX v10.01 toolchains.
            2. KPIT Eclipse v2.1 is based on Eclipse version 3.4.1 [Ganymede] and CDT version 5.0.1.
                (For more information please visit http://www.eclipse.org)
            3. KPIT Eclipse IDE officially supports the Windows 7 platforms.
            4. KPIT Eclipse IDE supports simulator debugging using GDB. Hardware debugging is currently not supported within KPIT Eclipse v2.1.
                However, GNURX projects that are created by using KPIT Eclipse v2.1 can be easily debugged on the hardware using HEW IDE.
                Please refer to the KPIT Eclipse User Manual, Section 4.3.5 for detailed steps on hardware debugging.
                You may also refer to the following FAQ,
                http://www.kpitgnutools.com/phpmyfaq/index.php?aktion=artikel&rubrik=009001&id=442&lang=en

Changes In This Release:

This section describes the enhancements made and the issues fixed in the KPIT Eclipse 2.1 release.
            1. KPIT Eclipse now supports the spell check feature.
            2. The Debug Configuration view generates null pointer exceptions when no project is selected This problem is now fixed.
            3. Build automatically is turned off by default.

ABOUT KPIT Eclipse v2.1:

Release version:         KPIT Eclipse v2.1

Release Date:             February 2nd 2010

Toolchains Supported: Renesas SHC v9.3.0 onwards( *see below)
                                 GNUSH v0902 onwards
                                 GNUH8 v0902 onwards
                                 GNURX v10.01 onwards

Platforms Supported:  Windows XP / Vista, Windows XP (Japanese), Windows 7, Fedora Linux 9/10/11 (**see below)

Language:                 C, C++

Known Limitations:

This section describes the known limitations in this release. We intend to fix these limitations in future releases.

Windows/Linux:

            1. The known limitations in the linker script wizard for the GNU toolchain projects are listed below:
                a. Groups/sections added or modified so as to have the start address type as 'Label', when moved up or down using the 'Move up' or 'Move                 down' buttons causes the data to get corrupted and the wizard to behave incorrectly.
                (Workaround: If such a case occurs, please click 'Cancel' instead of 'Apply' to go back to the previously saved data and condition.)
                b. The memory region feature is not provided in this release.
                c. While modifying the address of a group, ensure that the preceding '0x' does not get deleted.
                d. While adding or modifying a group's start address from 'Follow on from previous group' to 'Label', the group does not get added or                 modified if the last label (e.g. _stack) is selected.
                e. The KEEP() attribute cannot be used per section, instead it needs to be used per group.
            2. The local variables are not visible in the watch window while debugging the GNUH8 projects in KPIT Eclipse v2.1.
                Please visit the following link for more details:
                http://www.kpitgnutools.com/phpmyfaq/index.php?aktion=artikel&rubrik=009001&id=473&lang=en
            3. The software update feature is currently unavailable in this version of KPIT Eclipse IDE due to limitations in platform configuration.
                Please visit the following link for details:
                http://kpitgnutools.com/phpmyfaq/index.php?aktion=artikel&rubrik=009001&id=483&lang=en

Known Issues: Eclipse CDT 5.0.1

The following are the known issues in Eclipse CDT 5.0.1. These issues are also present in KPIT Eclipse v2.1.
            1. Exception on opening the debug-modules tree:
                In the debug perspective, the tree view for "<project_name>.x" module gives an exception when clicked on the "Modules" tab. This error                 occurs the first time a project is debugged. Later the label gets populated and then the files are visible.
                Please refer to the following bugs:
                https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=250929
                https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=247274
            2. The error 'mi_cmd_var_create: unable to create variable object� occurs repeatedly during debug. This error is observed in Eclipse CPP                 runtime, when the variables (which are not accessible at the breakpoint while debugging and which are defined at some other location in the                 source code) are added in the watch window. This error can be fixed by deleting the particular variable from the watch window.
                Please refer to the following bug: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=182206
            3. Warnings are displayed after the debug session is terminated. Similar warnings are observed with native CPP runtime using the native GDB.

Note :
            (*) Windows Users:

            1. The KPIT Eclipse v2.1 supports integration with Renesas SHC toolchains (v9.0.0 onwards). Renesas SHC toolchains with versions lower than                 v9.3.0 are not officially supported in KPIT Eclipse v2.1.

            (**) Linux Users:
            1. Please refer to the following FAQ link to know about how the IDE can be launched on FC 11.
                http://www.kpitgnutools.com/phpmyfaq/index.php?aktion=artikel&rubrik=009001&id=472&lang=en  

            2. KPIT Eclipse will be blocked by SELinux on some versions of Fedora if the SELinux mode is not relaxed from the default "Enforcing" setting.                 To check your settings, use the command "sestatus | grep -i mode".
                If the setting shows "enforcing", use the GUI tool "system-config-selinux".
                Change the "System Default Enforcing Mode" and "Current Enforcing Mode" to "Permissive" or "Disabled" (though note that the "Disabled                 setting" will require you to reboot) and then select [File->Quit] from the menu. Double check your settings took effect by using "sestatus |                 grep -i mode" again.
                Once correctly set, launch KPIT Eclipse using the "kpit-eclipse- fc11.sh" script. Advanced users may prefer to tailor SELinux to relax settings                 for KPIT Eclipse specifically.

            3. KPIT Eclipse v2.1 supports integration of Renesas SHC toolchains on the Windows platform only. KPIT Eclipse v2.1 does not support                 integration of Renesas SHC toolchains on the Linux platform as SHC toolchains are not available for the Linux platform.

            For free technical support, please register at http://www.kpitgnutools.com.

            For your feedback and suggestions, please visit http://www.kpitgnutools.com/feedback.php

            Please refer to the following FAQ link to know about how the IDE can be launched on FC 11.
            http://www.kpitgnutools.com/phpmyfaq/index.php?aktion=artikel&rubrik=009001&id=472&lang=en