Xcode: Build architecture specific per file compiler build settings - iphone

in my iPhone project I am using some inline asm, which is excluded if the target architecture is the device and not the simulator.
Since some of the inline asm code is arm only and not thumb I need to specify the c flag -marm when compiling it for the iPhone, since it otherwise trys to compile the code with the thumb instructions.
And here is the problem if I enter the -marm flag in the file specific build setting, gcc outputs an error if I compile for the simulator:
cc1obj: error: unrecognized command line option "-marm"
Is there a way to pass this option only if the target architecture is arm?
I know you can do it with the global c flags, but I dont want to compile my whole project with the -marm flag. I want only a few .m files to be -marm.
Thanks and greetings, Kim

OK I found a solution for the issue.
Here is the comment I added to the code:
// the asm code only works with arm not with thumb,
// so if you compile it and gcc trys to compile it as thumb
// you will get an error.
// to make gcc compile the file as arm and not thumb you need
// to add -marm to the files compiler config (select the file
// and press cmd + i and select the build tab and enter there
// the problem is that if you try to compile for the simulator
// it will fail, because intel gcc doesnt know the flat -marm.
// To solve this add a new "User defined setting" in your targets
// build settings with the name use_marm and give it the value ""
// then add a build setting condition and select Any iPhone OS
// Device and give it the value "-marm"
// In your file's compiler flags add $use_marm
// If you build for the device it will add -marm and if you
// build for the simulator it wont.

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How to link to pistache in Eclipse C++

I fail to link the pistache library in Eclipse C++ on my Ubuntu machine. I already make this reference:
Properties > C/C++ Build > Settings > Tool Settings
Under GCC C++ Linker > Libraries > Library search path
Under GCC C++ Compiler > Includes > Include paths
Add /usr/local/include/pistache to each
It throws a bunch of errors like this:
.... undefined reference to `Pistache::Ipv4::any()'
Why does this fail? The autocomplete is able to see the reference when I try rewrite the whole line, but it still errors out.
You have to let the linker use shared libraries and pass the -fpic option to the compiler:
a. First step -shared, see this image
b. Last Step Position Independent Code -fPic, see this image
Update
Another way to solve this is:
a. Add support for pthread to the linker
b.Add pistache to libraries in the linker

STM32 GNU ARM Linker: undefined reference to function() with eclipse

I am currently learning STM32F103 with Eclipse. I am facing a problem in linker stage, that I got linker error : undefined reference to `HAL_TIM_Base_Init'
Building target: TimerTest.elf
Invoking: GNU ARM Cross C++ Linker
arm-none-eabi-g++ -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -Og -fmessage-length=0 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -ffreestanding -fno-move-loop-invariants -Wall -Wextra -g3 -T "C:\Users\Gebruiker\Dropbox\CodeBase\Eclipse\TimerTest\SW4STM32\WS2812_TimerTest\STM32F103C8Tx_FLASH.ld" -Xlinker --gc-sections -L"C:\Users\Gebruiker\Dropbox\CodeBase\Eclipse\TimerTest\Src" -L"C:\Users\Gebruiker\Dropbox\CodeBase\Eclipse\TimerTest\Drivers\STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver\Src" -L"C:\Users\Gebruiker\Dropbox\CodeBase\Eclipse\TimerTest\Drivers\STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver\Inc" -L"C:\Users\Gebruiker\Dropbox\CodeBase\Eclipse\TimerTest\Inc" -Wl,-Map,"TimerTest.map" -Xlinker --cref --specs=nano.specs -o "TimerTest.elf" ./Src/WS2812.o ./Src/main.o ./Src/stm32f1xx_hal_msp.o ./Src/stm32f1xx_hal_tim.o ./Src/stm32f1xx_it.o ./Src/system_stm32f1xx.o ./Src/usb_device.o ./Src/usbd_cdc_if.o ./Src/usbd_conf.o ./Src/usbd_desc.o ./SW4STM32/startup_stm32f103xb.o ./Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Src/usbd_core.o ./Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Src/usbd_ctlreq.o ./Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Core/Src/usbd_ioreq.o ./Middlewares/ST/STM32_USB_Device_Library/Class/CDC/Src/usbd_cdc.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_cortex.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_dma.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_flash.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_flash_ex.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_gpio.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_gpio_ex.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_i2c.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_pcd.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_pcd_ex.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_pwr.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_rcc.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_rcc_ex.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_spi.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_spi_ex.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_tim.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_hal_tim_ex.o ./Drivers/STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver/Src/stm32f1xx_ll_usb.o
./Src/WS2812.o: In function `WS2812Init':
C:\Users\Gebruiker\Dropbox\CodeBase\Eclipse\TimerTest\Debug/../Src/WS2812.c:30: undefined reference to `HAL_TIM_Base_Init'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [makefile:64: TimerTest.elf] Error 1
Here is my code:
main.c
#include "main.h"
#include "WS2812.h"
#include "stm32f1xx_hal.h"
#include "usb_device.h"
int main(void)
{
WS2812Init();
while (1)
{
}
}
WS2812.h:
#ifndef INC_WS2812_H_
#define INC_WS2812_H_
#include <stm32f1xx_hal_gpio.h> // use gpio output
#include <stm32f1xx_hal_rcc.h>
#include <stm32f1xx_hal_tim.h> // use timer
// adopt gpio port & pin for following section
#define WS2812_GPIO_PORT GPIOB
#define WS2812_GPIO_PIN GPIO_PIN_12
#define ENABLE_GPIO_RCC() do{\
if(!__HAL_RCC_GPIOB_IS_CLK_ENABLED())\
__HAL_RCC_GPIOB_CLK_ENABLE();\
}while(0U)
static GPIO_InitTypeDef SW2812Pin = {
.Pin = WS2812_GPIO_PIN,
.Speed = GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_LOW,
.Mode = GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT_PP
};
#define SYS_CLOCK
// adopt timer configuration for following section
#define WS2812_SELECTED_TIMER TIM4
static TIM_HandleTypeDef ws2812TimerConfig;
void WS2812Init(void);
#endif /* INC_WS2812_H_ */
WS2812.c:
#include "WS2812.h"
void WS2812Init(void)
{
// init GPIO as output
ENABLE_GPIO_RCC();
HAL_GPIO_WritePin(WS2812_GPIO_PORT, WS2812_GPIO_PIN, GPIO_PIN_RESET);
HAL_GPIO_Init(WS2812_GPIO_PORT, &SW2812Pin);
// init timer
uint16_t targetFrequency = 1000; // 1kHz
const uint16_t preScaler = 360;
const uint16_t period = SystemCoreClock / (preScaler*targetFrequency);
// clear status register
__HAL_RCC_TIM4_CLK_ENABLE();
ws2812TimerConfig.Instance = WS2812_SELECTED_TIMER;
ws2812TimerConfig.Init.Prescaler = preScaler - 1;
ws2812TimerConfig.Init.Period = period;
ws2812TimerConfig.Init.CounterMode = TIM_COUNTERMODE_UP;
HAL_TIM_Base_Init(&ws2812TimerConfig); // <- linker can not find this function
__HAL_TIM_ENABLE(&ws2812TimerConfig);
}
This is my include structure:
main->
include"WS2812.h" ->
include stm32f1xx_hal_tim.h
The stm32f1xx_hal_tim.h is in the STM32F1xxHAL_DRIVER->inc, which is also put in the include path.
I also have added the include path in the project properties->C/C++ Build->Settings
for
GNU ARM Cross Assembler
GNU ARM Cross C compiler
GNU ARM Cross C++ Compiler
I searched in the internet found out this is a linker issue, that the linker can not find the proper source for linking.
What I have found in internet and tried:
added the folder which contents stm32f1xx_hal_tim.h and WS2812.h to project properties-> C/C++ Build -> GNU ARM Cross C++ Linker -> Libraries -> (-L)
added the folder which contents stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c and WS2812.c to project properties-> C/C++ Build -> GNU ARM Cross C++ Linker -> Libraries -> (-L)
Checked "stm32f1xx_hal_tim.h" -> property-> Exclude resource from build is unchecked (some people in the internet solved the problem by this)
Added "--specs=nano.specs" to the Linker options
All of above do not solve the problem.
Some people suggest to modify the makefile. But the project generate the makefile automatically, so I don't know where to start.
If anyone can provide a hint or solution, it will be very thanksful.
UPDATE 1:
Thanks Jacek Ślimok's input.
I didn't know that, I also need to doe the "exclude from build" for .c files. And I check in the file browser. The .c files are not check in this configuration. Do you mean like this?
excluded from Build
The stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c is under project->Driver->STM32F1xxHAL_Driver->Src
At this moment, the problem remains unsolved.
Another thing I noticed is that, the Eclipse read my stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c differently. When I open the stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c in Eclipse, it just give me a plane text like in normal notepad:
stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c
But other .c file like stm32f1xx_hal_gpio.c looks like normal.
stm32f1xx_hal_gpio.c
They are in the same folder. I don't know where and why this difference came from. Does this relative to my problem.
Update2
#Jacek Ślimok, I found out why the eclipse see the stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c as plane text. I accidentally turned on the Scalability setting in Preference-> Editor, stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c has relatively large file size, 161kB. After I change it back to default, Eclipse shows the file as normal. But the linker problem is still there...
In the main.c I also used HAL_GPIO_TogglePin() from stm32f1xx_hal_gpio.h/.c. The linker does not complain about that. Currently I can not tell the difference between these 2 files(stm32f1xx_hal_gpio and stm32f1xx_hal_tim) They are in the same folder, and included the same as well. But I can use the function for GPIO not for Timer.
But one thing can be sure:
I can use the macro in the stm32f1xx_hal_tim.h, so this is a linker problem.
I start this project base on another project, which was generated from STM32CubeMX. To practice the timer function I added the timer config to it, this is the point I got problem with the linker.
I hope these information can lead to more hints.
Update 3
I tried build the .c files separately
For stm32f1xx_hal.h.c:
00:09:16 **** Building Selected Files of configuration Release for project TimerTest ****
Info: Internal Builder is used for build
arm-none-eabi-gcc -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -Os -fmessage-length=0 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -ffreestanding -Wall -Wextra -g -DSTM32F103xB -DHSE_VALUE=8000000 "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Drivers\\CMSIS\\Include" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Drivers\\CMSIS\\Device\\ST\\STM32F1xx\\Include" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Drivers\\STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver\\Inc" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Inc" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Middlewares\\ST\\STM32_USB_Device_Library\\Class\\CDC\\Inc" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Middlewares\\ST\\STM32_USB_Device_Library\\Core\\Inc" -std=gnu11 -c -o "Drivers\\STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver\\Src\\stm32f1xx_hal_tim.o" "..\\Drivers\\STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver\\Src\\stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c"
00:09:17 Build Finished (took 285ms)
For WS2812.c:
00:11:23 **** Building Selected Files of configuration Release for project TimerTest ****
Info: Internal Builder is used for build
arm-none-eabi-gcc -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -Os -fmessage-length=0 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -ffreestanding -Wall -Wextra -g -DSTM32F103xB -DHSE_VALUE=8000000 "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Drivers\\CMSIS\\Include" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Drivers\\CMSIS\\Device\\ST\\STM32F1xx\\Include" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Drivers\\STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver\\Inc" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Inc" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Middlewares\\ST\\STM32_USB_Device_Library\\Class\\CDC\\Inc" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Middlewares\\ST\\STM32_USB_Device_Library\\Core\\Inc" -std=gnu11 -c -o "Src\\WS2812.o" "..\\Src\\WS2812.c"
00:11:23 Build Finished (took 275ms)
And for Main.c:
00:12:02 **** Building Selected Files of configuration Release for project TimerTest ****
Info: Internal Builder is used for build
arm-none-eabi-gcc -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -Os -fmessage-length=0 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -ffreestanding -Wall -Wextra -g -DSTM32F103xB -DHSE_VALUE=8000000 "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Drivers\\CMSIS\\Include" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Drivers\\CMSIS\\Device\\ST\\STM32F1xx\\Include" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Drivers\\STM32F1xx_HAL_Driver\\Inc" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Inc" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Middlewares\\ST\\STM32_USB_Device_Library\\Class\\CDC\\Inc" "-IC:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\Dropbox\\CodeBase\\Eclipse\\TimerTest\\Middlewares\\ST\\STM32_USB_Device_Library\\Core\\Inc" -std=gnu11 -c -o "Src\\main.o" "..\\Src\\main.c"
..\Src\main.c: In function '_Error_Handler':
..\Src\main.c:268:27: warning: unused parameter 'file' [-Wunused-parameter]
void _Error_Handler(char *file, int line)
^~~~
..\Src\main.c:268:37: warning: unused parameter 'line' [-Wunused-parameter]
void _Error_Handler(char *file, int line)
^~~~
In file included from ..\Src\main.c:55:0:
At top level:
C:\Users\Gebruiker\Dropbox\CodeBase\Eclipse\TimerTest\Inc/WS2812.h:36:26: warning: 'ws2812TimerConfig' defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
static TIM_HandleTypeDef ws2812TimerConfig;
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\Users\Gebruiker\Dropbox\CodeBase\Eclipse\TimerTest\Inc/WS2812.h:26:25: warning: 'SW2812Pin' defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
static GPIO_InitTypeDef SW2812Pin = {
^~~~~~~~~
00:12:02 Build Finished (took 272ms)
There are few warning in the main.c, but they are not crucial.
Update4:
Thanks for Jacek Ślimok's input:
I found out that functions of stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c shows gray in file browser.
functions seems like not usable
But the functions in stm32f1xx_hal_gpio.c shows solid balck.
function in gpio.c are usable
Now the difference is there, just need to find out why.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards.
Doing #include stm32f1xx_hal_tim.h is not enough - it only causes your compiler not to complain, linker will still have a problem. Neither is adding a search path for the linker - this one you use mainly when you have static pre-compiled libraries that you explicitly link with the -l option. HAL is not a static library but rather a library you compile yourself.
To solve your problem, make sure you compile the corresponding source files - in this case stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c file and that it's later being linked. You mention that you use Eclipse and by default it generates a Makefile that causes all source files that you compiled in your project to also be linked. Therefore you mainly should check whether stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c is being compiled. One way to do that is to find the file in the Project Explorer, rightclick on it and select Resource Configurations -> Exclude from Build.... Make sure it's NOT checked. If it is, it is likely a whole directory is excluded from build which it should not be.
Another possibility is given function not being defined in any source file that is compiled or the function signature (name, return type and parameter types) don't match.
Yet another possibility (which in this case turned out to be the source of the issue) is that a portion of the file may not be compiled due to a #if/#ifdef preprocessor directive. In the OP's case this was caused by HAL_TIM_MODULE_ENABLED being undefined.
It is not relative to linker issue, but pre-processor.
As I mentioned, that I am building this code based on a project, which was generated from cubeMX. In the previous project, there is no timer used or configured. Than I started to write timer configuration. What I forgot is that to uncomment the #define HAL_TIM_MODULE_ENABLED in stm32f1xx_hal_conf.h. Which blocked all the implementation in stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c by pre-processor.
That is why eclipse shows all the function in stm32f1xx_hal_tim.c as gray color and not be able to be referenced.
And anyway, thanks Jacek Ślimok's effort!
Agree with Jacek Slimok, had this problem a while back, and for some reason I keep forgetting how to fix it. Googling the same solution every time if becoming annoying.
Just Skip to Solution
So you hit ctrl+space and autocomplete locates the function you want to call.
Yet in build, errors show up as "undefined reference to YOUR_FUNCTION_NAME".
So, you compile dependencies to become object files, but link object files to form an executable "firmware" generated by the compiler.
The "undefined reference" function called in main supposed to come from an object file which the linker can't locate.
Eclipse has a feature that allows you to exclude certain files from being "built" into object files. Thus the linker can't locate that dependency.
Solution:
This works for added folders or individual files in Eclipse.
So you have .c and .h files you created and you sometimes lump them in a folder you added to eclipse.
Right-click that added folder and hit properties.
In left menu select "Settings" under "C/C++ Build".
On the right, uncheck "Exclude resource from build".
Link to the picture below.
Folder Properties window in Eclipse:
Hope that helps everyone, and myself when I forget in a few days. Can you imagine the shock when I see my name on this post?

Programming Arduino with avrdude within Eclipse- cannot find -l/usr/avr

I am trying to program the Arudino Nano from Eclipse. It has the same processor as the Uno (Atmega328p). I have had this working before with the Uno, but have since gotten a new hard drive and had to reinstall/reconfigure everything. I am running Fedora 19 with Eclipse Kepler. I am getting an error in the build process that I don't even know where to start looking to solve, and Google hasn't been much help...
Here is the error:
make all
Building target: Arduino_Template.elf
Invoking: AVR C Linker
avr-gcc -Wl,-Map,Arduino_Template.map -mmcu=atmega328p -o "Arduino_Template.elf" ./Analog.o -l/usr/avr
/usr/lib/gcc/avr/4.8.2/../../../../avr/bin/ld: cannot find -l/usr/avr
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [Arduino_Template.elf] Error 1
17:29:38 Build Finished (took 124ms)
Has anyone encountered this before? Or does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.
The problem could be described like this:
First, the library should be specified only by its name and without the "lib" prefix and the ".a" suffix. The linker (this is where you get the error) will look for the library within the specified in the project paths and will add whatever is necessary to the file library name. So if the library you need is named mystuff it will look for a file named libmystuff.a.
In your case this is specified by the -l/usr/avr which I think could be misconfiguration or you did not copy/paste the entire error output. With the '-l' option you specify the name only, not the entire path to the file.
Second, the path should be specified, in the project configuration, where to look for the libraries, otherwise the linker will look for the library files only within your own project only. Often libraries are part of another project - so you need to adjust the project configuration accordingly.
I had similar problem and this is how I solved it ...
Go to menu Project/Properties. On left - choose "C/C++ Build". On right - choose the tab "Tool Settings". On the tree view choose "AVR C Linker" then "Libraries" sub-item. You are where you may need to make changes.
The list of "Libraries" is where you add libraries names, such as mystuff.
The Libraries Path is where you specify the paths to the libraries. This may look like this: "${workspace_loc:/mystuff/Release}"
The result of this is that the linker will look for this file: /mystuff/Release/libmystuff.a under you workspace root folder.

NO GCOV DATA FOUND

I am using Eclipse Juno with GCC compiler for C code. I am trying to use gcno plugin to get code coverage.
of course I added -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs to the compiler and the linker flags.
But, when I click on profiling tools for code coverage I get the error in the image below:
"Recompile at least one of your C/C++ source files with the
"-fprofile-arcs" and "-ftest-coverage" options and link your
executable with "-lgcov". If you compile and link in a single gcc
call, you can use the gcc "--coverage" option. "
Please I need help with this error.
In order to use the gcov code coverage results you must not only compile with the compiler and linker flags you mentions, but you must also either run a unit test or run your program to gather the data. Gcov gathers the data as the points in your code are reached. If you do not run the program you will not generate any data.

Debugging inline assembly with Xcode

I have written some gcc ARM inline assembly in iphone sdk 3.1.2
however the breakpoints don't get hit (infact anywhere in the c file that contains it). How can i debug it?
Thanks
In xcode 4.2:
Set a breakpoint on the inline _asm statement
Set Product->Debug Workflow->Show Assembly When Debugging = yes
Run
When stops at breakpoint open the 'Debugger Output' window (bottom right) - (default is 'Target output')
type si at the gdb prompt then press enter (for single step)
etcetera