Jumping to random file after pressing Run button

[GeneralTao]

Hello. When I press to Run (Run main.c) button, STM32CubeIDE opens random file, possibly, from current repository, for example: startup_stm32l452xx.s, core_cm4.h etc...

Code is loading successful, but this side effect bothers me.

I would like to disable this function. How can I do it?

If you need more information about this behavior please, ask.

Thank you for reading.

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@Gaston_78 wrote:

We could open more Tickets around this topic. or send emails to support...

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Like I wrote before:
https://community.st.com/t5/stm32cubeide-mcus/jumping-to-random-file-after-pressing-run-button/m-p/740182/highlight/true#M32145

There are at least 5 topics open on this issue of which 2 are incorrectly marked as solved. This is the longest topic, so it's best to continue in this one. I think this topic should be marked as unsolved. Spamming this thread won't solve the problem.
It would be nice if someone could debug the debugger in STM32CubeIDE and find out where the problem is. But I don't even know where to start.

[Peter BENSCH]

> I think this topic should be marked as unsolved.

Done.

Regards
/Peter

[padawan]

In a month's time, the thread will have its 5th birthday.

Will we then receive the gift that the problem has finally been solved?

;)

padawan

[AAlis.23]

It’s genuinely astonishing that nobody talks about this. We’re in 2025, and ST is still using an Eclipse-based IDE with a fundamental, persistent issue that makes daily work unnecessarily frustrating. This isn’t some niche problem, it’s basic, and yet it’s still there after all these years.

To me, this says a lot about the state of software development today. The industry is flooded with developers who are mediocre at best. I wouldn’t be surprised if this bug has been handed off to someone who has no clue how to fix it. Anything beyond adjusting fonts or colors in a settings panel seems to be too much for many nowadays.

It’s disappointing, especially coming from a company like ST. This should have been resolved long ago, and the ongoing silence around it is just as frustrating as the bug itself.

[ferro]

Hi @AAlis.23 

Very interesting. I’m not sure if I have the same issue and it’s just below my threshold of annoyance.

Could you possibly screen record what the issue looks like so I can better understand?

Thanks.

[Lukasz Nowak]

Hi @ferro,

Here's a clean thread for 1.17.0, with ST confirming it's a known issue:

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32cubeide-mcus/run-program-opens-a-random-file-after-a-debuggin-session/m-p/747848/highlight/true#M32548

[ferro]

Thanks @Lukasz Nowak 

I think I saw that thread and many screenshots, but at this point, I’d like to see a video because I’m annoyed by people just being annoyed.

[Lukasz Nowak]

Hj @ferro

I'm off right now. I'll be able to make a video for you on Friday, if nobody else does it earlier.

Lukasz

[padawan]

Hi ferro 

i copied that form  this thread at the beginning from Jenny Kenny ‎2021-12-02 12:48 AM at Page 1

There you see your "video" . That whats happend all the time and over years.

So we are all a "little" aannoyed.

padawan

[awiegel]

@ferro I'm annoyed by people being annoyed by people just being annoyed. Although people just being annoyed is just above your threshold of annoyance, I am happy for you that your threshold of annoyance for this issue is just high enough. I seems that you dislike people more than IDE issues.

All silliness on a stick: It is a real error. The file being opened has nothing to do with the currently running code. It should be solved, with or without everyone's annoyance.