How do you find your way to AVR LIBC documentation on Microchip web site? - Page 1
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author: VinzC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2019, 08:26:34 am
content: Hi all.I wanted to show a friend Microchip/Atmel documentation library on using AVR-LIBC but struggled (still am ATM, it's a real pain in the butt) to find the entry page on Microchip web site... I had to use a web search engine to find it, buried deep inside their web site, as if they wanted to make it invisible from the home page. I've finally found, okayhttps://www.microchip.com/webdoc/AVRLibcReferenceManual/index.htmlbut not from their home page nor their search box.I know there's a reference from the makers of avr-libc (http://www.nongnu.org/avr-libc/user-manual/modules.html) but I like the treeview on the old Atmel web site — which Microchip ported to theirs, just not easily accessible if at all. Do you guys know how Microchip have organized the search path to that documentation? As a subsidiary question, I'm not sure which one of the two web sites is the most up-to-date so let me know in your response.Thanks a lot in advance.

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2019, 08:49:35 am
content: Open a support ticket or send a feedback to the webmaaster. They usually update it fast

author: HwAoRrDk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2019, 12:10:31 pm
content: If you are using Atmel Studio 7, you can also get the AVR-LibC documentation installed locally, for viewing in the AS7 help viewer.Go to Help > Add and Remove Help Content, then find User Guides > Software > AVR LibC in the list and click 'Add', then 'Update' to install it.I believe that documentation is generated from the source files, so should always match the version of AVR-LibC that's bundled.

author: VinzC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 06, 2019, 06:13:30 am
content: Quote from: JPortici on February 05, 2019, 08:49:35 amWell, thanks a lot but I didn't raise the question as if it were a bug (unless I missed something in your post, which is always possible). I'll consider it an issue if there's indeed no way to land on the documentation I mentioned, which is not yet proven impossible. If it is then maybe I'll submit a bug. See my comments below.Quote from: HwAoRrDk on February 05, 2019, 12:10:31 pmThanks, too.FTR I'm running Linux and command line compiling utilities like make aso. Atmel Studio is also not an option. But it's not relevant to my question.My question was not so much about finding alternate ways to get to the documentation — "Googling" is one such option. My question is how, on the web site itself, do we land on the AVR-libc documentation? The reason I exposed, being that I like the tree view is just my motivation for knowing. I'd still like to know.

author: westfw
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 06, 2019, 11:56:03 am
content: Starting athttp://microchip.com/webdoc?(No, I can’t figure out how to get to webdoc from their homepage...)

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 06, 2019, 02:03:33 pm
content: Quote from: VinzC on February 06, 2019, 06:13:30 amWhich is my point. You can't find a way so it's either a bug or a missing feature, intentional or not.The only way to know is to ask support by sending an email to the web admin or raising a ticket

author: Yansi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 06, 2019, 02:05:27 pm
content: Use google. Works great on many corporate shit websites.Or just save this link (or google it always using "avr libc reference")http://nongnu.org/avr-libc/user-manual/

author: GBowes
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2019, 02:44:29 am
content: I am no Microchip fan but I am not sure that we need to find evil conspiracies everywhere.To find the libc documents from the home pagehttps://www.microchip.com, click on "Technical Support" then enter AVR libc in the search box.This seems reasonable to me...Renumbering the Atmel App notes to make them hard to find, or rerouting almost any link to atmel.com to the microchip home page where the search rarely works as well as that for libc are far more problematic.

author: Yansi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2019, 05:50:21 am
content: Wait... they have renumbered the atmel appnotes?F*turds...

author: VinzC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2019, 11:29:12 am
content: Quote from: GBowes on February 07, 2019, 02:44:29 amThanks for your insights. No need to look for evil intentions there indeed. This said, having to resort to the site search to find the technical documentation about their products is a little bit «how-you-doin'» right?Think I'll reach out through their web form as suggested.