Why does my Cosmic compiler license fail?
When I do a "Rebuild all" of a new, blank project, I get the following errors:
----------- Project test - STM8 Cosmic - Configuration Debug -------------
Removing intermediate files ... Done!
----------- Project test - STM8 Cosmic - Configuration Debug -------------
Compiling main.c...
cxstm8 +debug -pxp -no -l +mods0 -pp -i"C:\Program Files (x86)\COSMIC\FSE_Compilers\Hstm8" -clDebug\ -coDebug\ main.c
#error cpstm8 C:\Program Files (x86)\COSMIC\FSE_Compilers\CXSTM8\HSTM8\mods0.h:1 FlexLM Invalid host.
main.c:
The command: "cxstm8 +debug -pxp -no -l +mods0 -pp -i"C:\Program Files (x86)\COSMIC\FSE_Compilers\Hstm8" -clDebug\ -coDebug\ main.c " has failed, the returned value is: 1
exit code=1.
test.elf - 3 error(s), 0 warning(s)
When I do the same in a VMware installation, there are no problems.
When I modify the the license file on the VM, I get a different error:
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#error cpstm8 C:\Program Files (x86)\COSMIC\FSE_Compilers\CXSTM8\Hstm8\mods0.h:1 FlexLM Invalid (inconsistent) license key.
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So it appears the problem is not that the license file is invalid, it is that the LmregFSE.exe file which generates the HOSTID does so incorrectly. The FLEXlm manual supports this:
"Invalid host." : The hostid of this system does not match the hostid specified in the license file.
A look in the license file shows that the HOSTID is partially based on the UUID / BIOS serial number. In the VM, the 5 last characters of the HOSTID correspond to the last 5 characters of the UUID / BIOS serial number. But this is not the case on the physical machine.
I tried generating licenses for modified HOSTID's, by editing the emails that are sent to stm8_Free@cosmic.fr. But when I do that, no license file email comes back. I only get the license files if I choose the "On the Web" License request.
I've tried changing my hostname (computer name) to no effect. Also, suspecting the LmregFSE.exe file could have problem with a non-ASCII character in my user name, I tried a different user. The generated HOSTID was the same.
So now I've run out of ideas...
Suggestions?