Hi Joe,
can you please confirm/provide some details:
- what os and exact ccs version do you use
- what exact steps/optimization settings did you check/change/use. Depending on what is causing the problem in your case, you need to have optimization completely off. There is an off setting in the compilers "optmization" settings tab. Project->properties->build->msp430 compiler->optimization
- what msp compiler version do you use (you can see this in the project properties->general. you need to have the advanced setttings expanded
Best Regards,
Lisa