HXCPP_PROFILER doesn't generate any output

[azrafe7]

Hi @hughsando,
I'm trying to make the cpp profiler work again with the latest hxcpp version. I've successfully used it in the past, but now it doesn't generate any output, and I'm lost as to what I'm doing wrong.

(there's also this unanswered SO question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/41836910/hxcpp-profiler-wont-create-log-file that suggests I'm not the only one with this problem)

For how I'm trying to trigger it:

• I have a simple project (similar to the one in the SO question)
• I define -D HXCPP_STACK_TRACE and -D HXCPP_PROFILER
• I've tried rebuilding the tools (as per hxcpp readme)
• and following instructions given in http://gamehaxe.com/2012/09/14/hxcpp-built-in-debugging/ (bit outdate I know, but that was all I needed to do last time I checked)
• using an absolute path didn't solve the issue (still no file is generated)

For completeness here's the code I was using:

class TestProfile {
  
  static function main() {
    var logFile = "c:\\profile.log";
    var args = Sys.args();
    if (args.length > 0) {
      logFile = args[0];
    }
    trace("args: " + args);
    trace('start profiling to $logFile');
    cpp.vm.Profiler.start(logFile);
    for (i in 0...100) {
      Sys.print(".");
    }
    Sys.println("");
    cpp.vm.Profiler.stop();
    trace('stop profiling');
    //Sys.exit(0);
  }
}

Any ideas?

PS: I'm on latest haxe/hxcpp, on win7 64bit/vs2015

Thanks

[matrefeytontias]

I'm bumping this. I'm the author of that still unanswered Stack Overflow question, and I still have no idea what's going on and can't make the profiler generate any output. Any progress on this ?

[azrafe7]

Oooh... that PR fixed it! 👍

Thanks to both @matrefeytontias and @hughsando.

Closing this.

PS: the SO question still needs an answer though. 😛