Targetting an embedded ARM chip?
I'm thinking of maybe using gcc to compile the code for this embedded ARM device
I'm working with.
I expect to be getting a netwinder soon from one of the list members here, and
so wouldn't even have to cross-compile. But what I would need to do is make an
executable that's in the format for uploading to a flash rom.
I have a windows-based development system the vendor supplied me with, it
includes a flash upload utility. I'm not sure what it wants for its format,
maybe just a file of raw code, but I'm sure the vendor would tell me if I asked
(it might already be in the doc I have).
I know some people use gcc set up as a cross-compiler for various kinds of
embedded work. My question is how to link the code into the right executable
format. Does anyone here know where I can find information about that?
I know the GNU ld can be customized with some manner of script, so maybe I can
do it with the standard ld. Or maybe there is a special GNU linker for embedded
work.
There is a small quantity of assembly code involved but it's short enough that
it wouldn't be hard to hand-translate it into gas' idea of assembly syntax.
Thanks for any tips you can give me,
Mike
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