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.

[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.

[ferro]

haha, some recursion in your 1st paragraph, made me laugh

"It is a real error"

of course, no questiuon about that..just want to see how bad it is..i've worked with a well known £10k+ licence dev tools and ST ecosystem is better, for 'free'..I am surprised how stable it is..embedded is a jungle