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Mac Forum / Programming / CodeWarrior / November 2005CW 10 free license problems
Hello, I've downloaded the free evaluation version of CW 10, with the intention of paying for the full licence as soon as I can see that I can really use it for my work. I also downloaded the License.dat file as instructed by Metrowerks in their confirmation e-mail. Yet, the compiler fails to run, complaining about a missing licence (and, at the same time, referring to the very License.dat I downloaded and copied into the folder of the application). Is registering a requirement for it to run? I can't do it directly because the machine I try to run it on has no Internet access. I tried to visit the same site from another computer but I can't detemine what product registration code to enter. Also, the wording in the compiler itself seems to imply that I do have 15 days for evaluation before registering and I expect two weeks to be enough for me to decide whether to pay for the full licence anyhow. Thanks, Gábor > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > same time, referring to the very License.dat I downloaded and copied > into the folder of the application). I personally found the wording on where it put the license.dat file somewhat obscure, and the whole registration process painful. Here are some of the things I learned. license.dat goes in the directory with the "Codewarrior IDE" application. Probably that is what you did..as you say above. But just to be pedantic, the path is /Applications/Metrowerks Codewarrior 10.0/Metrowerks Codewarrior/license.dat The downloaded version of CW10 comes with a license.dat file that starts with the line: # EVALUATION LICENSE This should allow the fifteen days, as I understand it. The "Free" version of license.dat starts ########################################################## # Limited # # CodeWarrior Development Studio for MacOS, Version 10.0 # # Limited # ########################################################## This allows you to compile projects with a limited number of source files. Finally, if you purchase a license, there was (and may still be) a bug in Freescales distribution system that puts the character "&" for "&" in the string " Mac OS X & \ Classic If you replace the "&apm;" with "&" the license will work.  SignatureJames Meiss <http://amath.colorado.edu/faculty/jdm> > But just to be pedantic, the path is It pays to be pedantic, thanks, I put it one folder above this one. However, although it did start this time, I don't particularly like how Metrowerks handles this. I found no mentioning of this on their web page but I'm now faced with the limitations you mention. I ran into both the number of source files (it's not my project that's huge but I have to recompile a precompiled header in the SDK I'm using and this has quite a lot of files) and the fact that some optimizations are not supported (I wouldn't mind that much if the compiler simply fell back to less optimization but it gives me an error instead). My actual problem is that I'm not sure version 10 will be good for me, the SDK might force me back to version 9. I will buy one of the versions all right but I wouldn't really like to end up buying both just because I can't use one of them. I hoped for a way to test v10 before purchase but with these limitations, it doesn't seem to be possible at all. > > But just to be pedantic, the path is > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > supported (I wouldn't mind that much if the compiler simply fell back > to less optimization but it gives me an error instead). But you can turn off the optimization in the project's info panel, can't you? > My actual > problem is that I'm not sure version 10 will be good for me, the SDK > might force me back to version 9. I will buy one of the versions all > right but I wouldn't really like to end up buying both just because I > can't use one of them. I hoped for a way to test v10 before purchase > but with these limitations, it doesn't seem to be possible at all. Version 10 works well for me--once I finally got the license installed. YMMV. SignatureJames Meiss <http://amath.colorado.edu/faculty/jdm> > But you can turn off the optimization in the project's info panel, can't > you? That I can. But it won't help me because of the stronger limitation, the number of files, so it's not worth worrying about... > Version 10 works well for me--once I finally got the license installed. > YMMV. I don't doubt the general capabilities of the compiler as far as standalone application development is concerned. In such a case, it would be just normal to want to purchase the latest version. However, in my case, the SDK of an actual application might not be compatible with a later version of the compiler than the one the developers created it with (actually, I hear from the experience of others that it *isn't* compatible straight out of the box; what I'd need CW10 evalution for is to find out whether this incompatibility can be worked around or not; it might be as simple as a few #defines here and there, or maybe something much more sinister, I can't tell beforehand). I wouldn't be proud of writing such an SDK myself (actually, I wouldn't be proud of writing anything for broader use that's linked to a specific compiler and vendor) but that's another question, out of my jurisdiction... :-) Bye, Gábor >> But just to be pedantic, the path is > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >can't use one of them. I hoped for a way to test v10 before purchase >but with these limitations, it doesn't seem to be possible at all. Youu can download the free LE version and use it as an evaluation version for 15 days before buying, but if you do buy it or find out after you thought it worked that it didn't I would consider that price if we were able to sell you a CW 9 version. Ron SignatureCodeWarrior Community Forum is a free online resource for developers to discuss CodeWarrior topics with other users and our staff -- http://www.codewarrior.com/community -- Ron Liechty - ron.liechty@freescale.com - http://www.codewarrior.com |
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