calling functions from external files

[antony_GB]

Hello everybody,

                        Please excuse my newb question. The problem I am having is that I can't seem to call functions defined in external files. At the moment, in order to try and do so, I am using the following structure:

In "Main.c"

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#include "header_file.h"

/*call function*/

<r-type> <function_name> ();

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In "header_file.h"

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/*function prototype*/

<r-type> <function_name> (<p-type> <p-name>)

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In "file_containing_function.c"

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/*define function*/

<r-type> <function_name> (<p-type> <p_name>)

{

       some_code;

}

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The main.c file obviously already exists, however I have added both the "header_file.h" containing the function prototype; and the "file_containing_function.c" which defines my function to my project. Can somebody please explain to me why when in debug mode, I cannot view the 'stack crawl window' step through the function in the external file. It simply seems to bypass the function call altogether.

Thanks for your help.  

[CrasyCat · Accepted solution]

Hello

First I assume there is a typo in your initial post. Content of main.c should read as:

In "main.c"

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#include "header_file.h"

<r-type>  retval;

/*call function*/

retVal =  <function_name> ();

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Then next question is which CPU are you targeting (HC08, HC12, Coldfire, ..)
- Which version of CodeWarrior are you using?
   To retrieve that info:
      - Start CodeWarrior
      - Select Help -> About Freescale CodeWarrior
      - Click on "Install Products"
      - CodeWarrior version used is displayed on top in the Installed Products dialog.

Finally did you enable generation of debug information on file_containing_function.c?

Please check FAQ-27442 on www.freescale.com for more details on how to figure that out.

CrasyCat

[antony_GB]

Thanks CrasyCat for correcting my syntax. Problem solved.