Re: [avr-gcc-list] ElfCoff Error parsing symbol

[Iztok Zupet]

That one uses the coff exec file format and thus uses elfcoff (look at the 
first message in this thread!)... 

On Wednesday 19 June 2002 15:13, David Breeze wrote:
> AVRstudio is a generic program and not specific to a paticular compiler. 
> So you can get a copy from the link at avrfreaks.net.  The problem occurs
> when trying to debug because of the elf/coff issues, for which there is a
> conversion program, also on avrfreaks.net
>
> Hope this helps
>
> DaveB
>
> >>> Iztok Zupet <address@hidden> 19 June 2002 12:46:38 >>>
>
> Hi
>
>   Did they mention where to obtain the GCC version of avrstudio?
> Can't find anything like that on the net, yet.
>
> iz
>
> On Tuesday 18 June 2002 22:54, Glenn wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > I attended an Atmel AVR seminar reciently. The Marketing Manager for AVR
> > product line gave the presentation (his name was Ojay; didn't catch his
> > last name).
> >
> > Anyway, they are promoting/recommending 3 toolsets packages:
> > 1. High performance: STK500, ICE50, IAR, avrstudio; $5500US
> > 2. Low-cost: STK500, ICE200/JTAGICE, ICC or CV, avrstudio; $577US or
> > $377US 3. Nearly-free: STK500, avrstudio, GCC $79US
> >
> > Cheers! Atmel is promoting GCC! (But, brace yourselves for the onslaught
> > of questions....)
> > He even went so far to say the quality of the code was pretty good.
> >
> > BTW:
> > When asked, he said that the AT86RF401 (AVR w/ OOK RF modem) and the
> > AT43USB320A (AVR w/ USB HUB+FN) are a different group @ Atmel so he had
> > no info about them. Obviousely, the FPSLIC (AVR+FPGA) is a different
> > group (it runs @ 25MHz)! There will be a STK500 plug-on for that product.
> > The AVR w/ 100-segment LCD controller (Mega169) was news to me.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Glenn.
> >
> > --- Larry Barello <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Last year the Atmel folks assured me that they were working on
> > > supporting GCC - the results is Astudio 4.0 and the ability to "plug"
> > > in modules.
> > >
> > > This year, they assure me that their S/W guys are working on the
> > > module directly supporting Dwarf/ELF, but of course, who knows when.
> > > I assume they have the spec.  I don't know if they would appreciate
> > > help.  The way to get started is to contact them at address@hidden and
> > > ask to get hooked into the Studio developers (there are four full time
> > > S/W developers working on it).
> > >
> > > Astudio works well with IAR, ICC and CV products.  Those products
> > > either are intimately tied with the early adoption of AVR or did the
> > > work, on their own, to produce COFF file output.  I don't see any
> > > sinister commercial preferences, just prioritizing their efforts where
> > > the biggest return is.  Atmel is perfectly aware of the excellent
> > > quality of GCC - but it isn't user friendly for Windows folks and the
> > > vast bulk of their users are using windows and windows based tools.
> > > Perhaps if we all took a few minutes to request ELF support they might
> > > be a bit more responsive?
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Iztok Zupet" <address@hidden>
> > >
> > > > On Tuesday 18 June 2002 15:33, Marek Michalkiewicz wrote:
> > > > > >   The same happened to me when I tried elfcoff. Guess we'l have
> > >
> > > to wait
> > >
> > > > > > for another release of elfcoff or accidentaly someone might
> > >
> > > become
> > >
> > > > > > intersted in writing coff-avr bfd description file for gnu
> > >
> > > binutils...
> > >
> > > > > Would be even better if Atmel becomes interested in adding ELF
> > >
> > > support
> > >
> > > > > to AVR Studio.  Conversion between formats often loses
> > >
> > > information, so
> > >
> > > > > native ELF support should solve most of the current problems.
> > > > >
> > > > > ELF is an open standard, not specific to GCC or Linux, but also
> > >
> > > used
> > >
> > > > > on most of the modern Unices.  I'm not sure where the specs are,
> > >
> > > but
> > >
> > > > > I'm sure they must be publicly available somewhere...
> > > > >
> > > > > Marek
> > > >
> > > > Hi:
> > > >
> > > >  It seems to me that the Atmel company preferes commercial (not
> > >
> > > open)
> > >
> > > > standards for their products (AVR JTAG interface for instance) and
> > >
> > > that they
> > >
> > > > would prefer to seek commercial SW partnership then open source. So
> > >
> > > far, I
> > >
> > > > haven't found any up to date description of avr-coff format
> > >
> > > specialities.
> > >
> > >
> > > avr-gcc-list at http://avr1.org
> >
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