CodeGuard there but not there!

[Derek Harvey]

My project, brought over from BCB6 into BCB2007 had and has GodeGuard
enabled and working (I see a tab called Codeguard and get reports from time
to time).
But, in Tools menu there is no CodeGuard configuration item (as expected
from Help pages);
In Project options->C++ compiler there is no CodeGuard compile support item
(again as expected from Help).
I cannot find CodeGuard anywhere else in the options, global or per-project.
1. How is this explained??

2. What I was looking for is a way of directing the .cgl file to an explicit
path (which could be an allowed path when the program is running in
'free-standing' mode without Admin privileges when the default path seems
inaccessible under XP). I assume such an option will be found in one of the
above places, but why do I not have them? If there is no such option
(implied by the Help page?) how do I solve this problem?

Thanks
Derek

[Bruce Salzman]

Post by Derek Harvey
My project, brought over from BCB6 into BCB2007 had and has GodeGuard
enabled and working (I see a tab called Codeguard and get reports from time
to time).
But, in Tools menu there is no CodeGuard configuration item (as expected
from Help pages);
In Project options->C++ compiler there is no CodeGuard compile support item
(again as expected from Help).
I cannot find CodeGuard anywhere else in the options, global or per-project.
1. How is this explained??

You can add cgconfig.exe to the tools menu (it's in the BCB bin folder).

Post by Derek Harvey
2. What I was looking for is a way of directing the .cgl file to an explicit
path (which could be an allowed path when the program is running in
'free-standing' mode without Admin privileges when the default path seems
inaccessible under XP). I assume such an option will be found in one of the
above places, but why do I not have them? If there is no such option
(implied by the Help page?) how do I solve this problem?

AFAIK the log is placed in the same location as the app. I suppose you could
put your app in some other folder for debugging purposes.

[Derek Harvey]

Thanks for your hints. I can certainly open cgconfig from ...\bin which
gives global options.
How do I get it into Project options so I can switch it on or off for a
compile/make/build?

Do I have to go into the project file and edit that. I did not have to do
that in BCB6?
Possibly a Release build has it off by default?
That doesn't solve my problem of the file location. I want to issue a 'beta'
which can be run by non-admin users and I still want the CGL file and XP
will not allow it to be written in the program's location.
I will try putting it somewhere else, perhaps shared documents and see if
that will work. It would not be a satisfactory solution IMHO.

Derek

Post by Bruce Salzman

Post by Derek Harvey
My project, brought over from BCB6 into BCB2007 had and has GodeGuard
enabled and working (I see a tab called Codeguard and get reports from
time to time).
But, in Tools menu there is no CodeGuard configuration item (as expected
from Help pages);
In Project options->C++ compiler there is no CodeGuard compile support
item (again as expected from Help).
I cannot find CodeGuard anywhere else in the options, global or per-project.
1. How is this explained??

You can add cgconfig.exe to the tools menu (it's in the BCB bin folder).

Post by Derek Harvey
2. What I was looking for is a way of directing the .cgl file to an
explicit path (which could be an allowed path when the program is running
in 'free-standing' mode without Admin privileges when the default path
seems inaccessible under XP). I assume such an option will be found in
one of the above places, but why do I not have them? If there is no such
option (implied by the Help page?) how do I solve this problem?

AFAIK the log is placed in the same location as the app. I suppose you
could put your app in some other folder for debugging purposes.
--
Bruce

[Dennis Cote]

Post by Derek Harvey
Thanks for your hints. I can certainly open cgconfig from ...\bin which
gives global options.
How do I get it into Project options so I can switch it on or off for a
compile/make/build?

There should be an Enable All CodeGuard Options checkbox in the Project
Options dialog under the C++ Compiler - Debugging section.


You use the Configure Tools item in the Tools menu to add the Codegaurd
configuration item to the tolls menu itself. Click Add to add a new menu
item, and fill in the boxes. My Codeguard configuration has the
following entries:

Title: &CodeGuard Configuration
Program: C:\CodeGear\RAD\5.0\bin\cgconfig.exe
Working Dir: C:\CodeGear\RAD\5.0\bin\

Post by Derek Harvey
That doesn't solve my problem of the file location. I want to issue a 'beta'
which can be run by non-admin users and I still want the CGL file and XP
will not allow it to be written in the program's location.
I will try putting it somewhere else, perhaps shared documents and see if
that will work. It would not be a satisfactory solution IMHO.

I don't think there is any option to change the location of the
codeguard log file. It is always created in the same directory as the
application.

HTH
Dennis Cote

[Derek Harvey]

Thanks. Yes, it is there under 'debugging'. The Help file, as so often, was
imprecise.
And I have now got it into the Tools menu.
Derek

Post by Dennis Cote

Post by Derek Harvey
Thanks for your hints. I can certainly open cgconfig from ...\bin which
gives global options.
How do I get it into Project options so I can switch it on or off for a
compile/make/build?

There should be an Enable All CodeGuard Options checkbox in the Project
Options dialog under the C++ Compiler - Debugging section.
You use the Configure Tools item in the Tools menu to add the Codegaurd
configuration item to the tolls menu itself. Click Add to add a new menu
item, and fill in the boxes. My Codeguard configuration has the following
Title: &CodeGuard Configuration
Program: C:\CodeGear\RAD\5.0\bin\cgconfig.exe
Working Dir: C:\CodeGear\RAD\5.0\bin\

Post by Derek Harvey
That doesn't solve my problem of the file location. I want to issue a
'beta' which can be run by non-admin users and I still want the CGL file
and XP will not allow it to be written in the program's location.
I will try putting it somewhere else, perhaps shared documents and see if
that will work. It would not be a satisfactory solution IMHO.

I don't think there is any option to change the location of the codeguard
log file. It is always created in the same directory as the application.
HTH
Dennis Cote

[Bruce Salzman]

Post by Derek Harvey
Thanks for your hints. I can certainly open cgconfig from ...\bin which
gives global options.
How do I get it into Project options so I can switch it on or off for a
compile/make/build?

I created a new Build Configuration called Codeguard Debug that has the
Codeguard options activated (as Dennis described).

[Derek Harvey]

Thanks. That sounds a useful thing to do.
Derek

Post by Bruce Salzman

Post by Derek Harvey
Thanks for your hints. I can certainly open cgconfig from ...\bin which
gives global options.
How do I get it into Project options so I can switch it on or off for a
compile/make/build?

I created a new Build Configuration called Codeguard Debug that has the
Codeguard options activated (as Dennis described).
--
Bruce