Hello,

I've installed the arm-elf toolchain on my MAC OS X machine following these instructions: http://www.ethernut.de/en/documents/cross-toolchain-osx.html
I'm able to compile and I've checked the compiled file runs on my microcontroller.

While compiling freeRTOS for the LPC2000 port, first of I get way more warnings than what I used to get when I compiled for the VC++ port. Most of the warnings are generated from the port, thus as somehow dependent on the toolchain.
Here's a subset of the warnings I get:

FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portmacro.h:108:1: warning: multi-line comment
FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portmacro.h:146:1: warning: multi-line comment
FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c: In function 'vPortISRStartFirstTask':
FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c:120: warning: no previous prototype for 'swi_handler'
FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c:120: warning: declaration of 'swi_handler' shadows a global declaration
FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c:94: warning: shadowed declaration is here
FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c: In function 'swi_handler':
FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c:140: warning: nested extern declaration of 'vTickISR'

However I get critical errors:
- For example, I had to modify the prototype declaration of pxCurrentTCB in portmacro.h, which did not seem to match the declaration in tasks.c. - I've fixed this issue, I believe.
- I get this error I can't seem to fix:

FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c:142: error: static declaration of 'vTickISR' follows non-static declaration
FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c:140: error: previous declaration of 'vTickISR' was here

and here is what portISR.c looks like between line 140 and 142 (this code is unchanged from the downloaded version):

void vTickISR( void ) __attribute__((naked));
void vTickISR( void )


So considering I wasn't expecting so many warnings, and these errors, I am thinking I don't have the appropriate compiler options (I use a make file that was initially written for winARM).
Any help fixing this error, and cleaning up a bit the warnings would be appreciated.

Thanks!
Jean

It is not clear what you are attempting here. It looks like you have built your own MAC version of arm-elf-gcc, and are trying to build a FreeRTOS demo. Which demo? Have you modified anything (linker script, source files, etc.), or are you trying a clean build?

Yes I built my own version of arm-elf-gcc, and for now I am trying to
compile the freeRTOS source code.

I am starting with a clean build, meaning I am not trying to compile a
demo project for now. I do have linker scripts and startup code that
do work on my platform. I understand that eventually I will need to
get startup code that initialize the CPU into a mode suitable for
freeRTOS. I guess that will be another issue, as I have to use a
bootloader that comes with specific startup code too. Some kind of
merging will be necessary.

Anyhow for now I'm just trying to have freeRTOS to compile on the
arm-elf toolchain I have installed on my Mac OS X machine. While doing
so, as explained in my initial email, I observed several critical
errors, like the one I pointed out.

Jean

The search path and definitions defined in the makefile have to be right to ensure the right header files get included in the right order. I would recommend starting with a makefile from a demo app, even if you don't use the demo app main.c

Alright following your advice I am now reusing the LPC2106-GCC port.

Something must not be right with my install because now I am guessing this error:

command-line>: error: macro names must be identifiers
In file included from ../../Source/include/portable.h:307,
from ../../Source/include/FreeRTOS.h:70,
from ../../Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c:82:

From the comment in portable.h, I believe this is happening because portENTER_CRITICAL is not defined, because portMacro.h is not included yet.

However, I am now using all the code provided as is from the port. It seems portmacro.h has to be included before compiling freeRTOS. From what I see happening during the compilation process, portIsr.c is compiled first. portIsr.h includes "freeRTOS.h", which includes "portable.h", which seems to be generating this error because portENTER_CRITICAL is not defined (portMacro.h not included?).

Shouldn't main.c be compiled first, as it includes all the freeRTOS headers? How do you control this? I guess portISR.c is compiled first because this is the only code compiled in ARM mode? - the rest being compiled in Thumb mode...

That demo can be built in one of four ways, each of which has a batch file to configure the definitions. Look at the .bat files in the Demo\ARM7_LPC2106_GCC directory. One of the batch files must be executed before make is called.

Thank you for your reply.

ok, I now use the content of the bat files to setup my environment.

While this cleared the error with portable.h not being included, I am now back to having the following error:

../../Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c:143: error: static declaration of 'vTickISR' follows non-static declaration
../../Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c:141: error: previous declaration of 'vTickISR' was here

I read on a forum that gcc treats this as an error while it should be a warning instead... I'm not to sure how to fix this is this is the case.

I just tried building that project with arm-elf-gcc V4.4.2 and did not get any warnings or errors output.

arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototypes
-Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm7
tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../../Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c -o
../../Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototypes
-Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm7
tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm serial/serialISR.c -o serial/serialISR.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm main.c -o main.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm serial/serial.c -o serial/serial.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ParTest/ParTest.c -o ParTest/ParTest.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../Common/Minimal/integer.c -o ../Common/Minimal/in
teger.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../Common/Minimal/flash.c -o ../Common/Minimal/flas
h.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../Common/Minimal/PollQ.c -o ../Common/Minimal/Poll
Q.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../Common/Minimal/comtest.c -o ../Common/Minimal/co
mtest.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../Common/Minimal/flop.c -o ../Common/Minimal/flop.
o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../Common/Minimal/semtest.c -o ../Common/Minimal/se
mtest.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../Common/Minimal/dynamic.c -o ../Common/Minimal/dy
namic.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../Common/Minimal/BlockQ.c -o ../Common/Minimal/Blo
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arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
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7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../../Source/tasks.c -o ../../Source/tasks.o
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7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../../Source/queue.c -o ../../Source/queue.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../../Source/list.c -o ../../Source/list.o
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s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../../Source/portable/MemMang/heap_2.c -o ../../Sou
rce/portable/MemMang/heap_2.o
arm-elf-gcc -c -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototype
s -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm
7tdmi -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../../Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/port.c -o ..
/../Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/port.o
arm-elf-gcc -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototypes -W
missing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wunused -D RUN_FROM_ROM -D GCC_ARM7 -I. -I../../Source/include -I../Common/include -mcpu=arm7tdm
i -Tlpc2106-rom.ld -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm ../../Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.o serial
/serialISR.o main.o serial/serial.o ParTest/ParTest.o ../Common/Minimal/integer.o ../Common/Minimal/flash.o ../Common/Minimal/PollQ.o ../Com
mon/Minimal/comtest.o ../Common/Minimal/flop.o ../Common/Minimal/semtest.o ../Common/Minimal/dynamic.o ../Common/Minimal/BlockQ.o ../../Sour
ce/tasks.o ../../Source/queue.o ../../Source/list.o ../../Source/portable/MemMang/heap_2.o ../../Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/port.o -no
startfiles boot.s -Xlinker -ortosdemo.elf -Xlinker -M -Xlinker -Map=rtosdemo.map
arm-elf-objcopy rtosdemo.elf -O ihex rtosdemo.hex

Alright, so there must be something wrong with my arm-elf version. I'm compiling from OS X.

arm-elf-gcc --version

arm-elf-gcc (GCC) 4.2.2
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

arm-elf-g++ --version

arm-elf-g++ (GCC) 4.2.2
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


Do you have any further checks your recommend?

Only to ensure that portASM.c is being compiled to ARM mode, otherwise it will not work, although might still compile.

I have done a thorough check and cannot find vTickISR() declared static anywhere in the whole directory tree.

Also, I am not using G++.

I'm not using g++ either, I though I would just trow the version I'm using since gcc and g++ come together.

The specific error I'm pointing out happens at this section of the code in portisr.c:

void vTickISR( void ) __attribute__((naked));
void vTickISR( void )
{

The C compiler seems to consider that the __attribute__((naked)) makes the first prototype static., while the body of the function (next line) does not specify the attribute, and thus is not considered static...

I can compile and run code that uses ISRs. The code both does not use the naked attribute and also uses direct names for interrupt vector: void UNDEF_Routine(void) __attribute__ ((interrupt("UNDEF")));

Alright, got it to compile, finally.

I had to remove this attribute: -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm

Apparently it's not supported with the GCC version we get on OS X...