Porting from CSS Ti compiler to GCC (Newb)

[SvdSinner 3]

I'm port some code over to GCC (GNU_4.6.3:MSPGCC compiler inside CCS6.1) to take advantage of existing driver code for some of my devices.

 

After clearing all basic errors, my build fails with this error:  

.../energia-0101e0014/hardware/tools/msp430/bin/../lib/gcc/msp430/4.6.3/../../../../msp430/bin/ld.exe: error: no memory region specified for loadable section `.noinit.crt0'

gmake: *** [main.o] Error 1

gmake: Target `all' not remade because of errors.

 

How do I fix that?

 

NOTE/CLUE:  I tried making a new, blank GNU_4.6.3:MSPGCC project in CCS, and it gets identical compile errors.  However, a new "Energia Sketch" does not have this problem.  What is the difference between an "Energia Sketch" and a regular project?  If the end-functionality is identical, I can just switch project types, but I don't know if a sketch project has any "gotcha"s that I will regret later.

 

 

In case anything else is useful, here is the full console output of a failed compile:

**** Build of configuration Debug for project MyDevicesGCC ****

"C:\\TI\\ccsv6\\utils\\bin\\gmake" -k all 
'Building file: ../main.cpp'
'Invoking: GNU Compiler'
"C:/.../energia-0101E0014/hardware/tools/msp430/bin/msp430-gcc.exe" -c -mcpu=430x -mmcu=msp430f5529 -D__MSP430_HAS_USCI_A0__ -D__MSP430_HAS_USCI_B0__ -D__MSP430_HAS_USCI_B1__ -D__MSP430_HAS_USCI_A1__ -I"C:/.../energia-0101E0014/hardware/tools/msp430/msp430/include" -I"C:/.../energia-0101E0014/hardware/msp430/libraries/Wire" -I"C:/.../energia-0101E0014/hardware/tools/msp430/msp430/include" -I"C:/.../ElectronicsProjects/FlightControlsGCC/MyDevicesGCC/HeadersGCC" -I"C:/.../energia-0101E0014/hardware/msp430/variants/launchpad_f5529" -I"C:/.../energia-0101E0014/hardware/msp430/cores/msp430" -I"C:/TI/ccsv6/ccs_base/msp430/include_gcc" -Os -g -gdwarf-3 -gstrict-dwarf -Wall -MMD -MP -MF"main.d" -MT"main.d" -o"main.o"  "../main.cpp"
In file included from C:/TI/ccsv6/ccs_base/msp430/include_gcc/msp430f5529.h:63:0,
                 from C:/TI/ccsv6/ccs_base/msp430/include_gcc/msp430.h:760,
                 from C:/.../energia-0101E0014/hardware/msp430/cores/msp430/Energia.h:4,
                 from ../main.cpp:1:
C:/TI/ccsv6/ccs_base/msp430/include_gcc/iomacros.h:70:0: warning: "__interrupt" redefined [enabled by default]
<built-in>:0:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
In file included from C:/TI/ccsv6/ccs_base/msp430/include_gcc/msp430.h:760:0,
                 from C:/.../energia-0101E0014/hardware/msp430/cores/msp430/Energia.h:4,
                 from ../main.cpp:1:
C:/TI/ccsv6/ccs_base/msp430/include_gcc/msp430f5529.h:4806:0: warning: "__MSP430_HAS_USCI_A0__" redefined [enabled by default]
<command-line>:0:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
C:/TI/ccsv6/ccs_base/msp430/include_gcc/msp430f5529.h:4851:0: warning: "__MSP430_HAS_USCI_B0__" redefined [enabled by default]
<command-line>:0:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
C:/TI/ccsv6/ccs_base/msp430/include_gcc/msp430f5529.h:5123:0: warning: "__MSP430_HAS_USCI_A1__" redefined [enabled by default]
<command-line>:0:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
C:/TI/ccsv6/ccs_base/msp430/include_gcc/msp430f5529.h:5168:0: warning: "__MSP430_HAS_USCI_B1__" redefined [enabled by default]
<command-line>:0:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
../main.cpp: In function 'int main()':
../main.cpp:37:20: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*' [-Wwrite-strings]
../main.cpp:49:13: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*' [-Wwrite-strings]
../main.cpp:85:16: warning: unused variable 'repeats' [-Wunused-variable]
'Finished building: ../main.cpp'
' '
'Building target: MyDevicesGCC.out'
'Invoking: GNU Linker'
"C:/.../energia-0101E0014/hardware/tools/msp430/bin/msp430-gcc.exe" -mcpu=430x -mmcu=msp430f5529 -D__MSP430_HAS_USCI_A0__ -D__MSP430_HAS_USCI_B0__ -D__MSP430_HAS_USCI_B1__ -D__MSP430_HAS_USCI_A1__ -Os -g -gdwarf-3 -gstrict-dwarf -Wall -Wl,-Map,"MyDevicesGCC.map" -o"MyDevicesGCC.out" "./main.o" -T"../msp430f5529.ld"  -Wl,--start-group -l"c" -l"gcc" -Wl,--end-group 
c:/.../energia-0101e0014/hardware/tools/msp430/bin/../lib/gcc/msp430/4.6.3/../../../../msp430/bin/ld.exe: error: no memory region specified for loadable section `.noinit.crt0'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
gmake: *** [MyDevicesGCC.out] Error 1
gmake: Target `all' not remade because of errors.

**** Build Finished ****

 

[bluehash 1,581]

Are you compiling for the right chip? MSP430G5529. 

Here are some E2E threads:

 

[msp430-elf] Incorrect placement of uninitialized variables to .noinit

GNU v4.6.3 MSPGCC error: no memory region specified for loadable section `.noinit.crt0'

[spirilis 1,265]

In CCS, you are using "GNU_4.6.3:MSPGCC" ?

 

That sounds like a compiler hook in CCS intended for Energia builds (as Energia for msp430 uses the old @@pabigot MSPGCC 4.6.3).  I would use the GCC 4.9.1 release instead as that is compatible with the TI MSP430 ABI used by TI's own compiler et al.