Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

RE: Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

soumil — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:07:14 GMT

Okay so i had to remove the path defined by macports in my .bash_profile to make it work. Thanks it is working now.

RE: Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

soumil — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:58:07 GMT

Okay so i installed the arm-none-eabi-gcc using macports. Now it is giving me the following error after correcting the MakeFile.posix.

arm-none-eabi-gcc: error: nano.specs: No such file or directory
make: *** [nrf52832_xxaa] Error 1

I think this is because i am not using the ARM GCC compiler downloaded from their website but using the one installed using macports.

RE: Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

butch — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:48:54 GMT

What do you mean by arm-gcc path? Where is it defined or which scripts use it? What symptoms?

RE: Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

soumil — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:42:21 GMT

Thanks butch. It was actually because of the extra space but i never noticed that. Also can you tell me how can i change the arm-gcc path from opt/local/bin to some other folder.

RE: Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

butch — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:36:33 GMT

Note that the error message says ".../ /...." i.e. there is an extra space and forward slash. Are you sure that you didn't define GNU_ROOT_PATH = "/opt/local/ " (where there is an extra forward slash, and space? If not, I don't have an explanation, but you might be able to read and debug the 'code' that cobbles together the definitions, code in the Makefiles?

RE: Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

soumil — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:58:41 GMT

Thanks butch. Using the which command, the path shown by the terminal is /opt/local/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc. The version is 5.4.1. Now in the makefile.posix this should be the settings

GNU ROOT PATH = /opt/local
GNU Version = 5.4.1
GNU Prefix = arm-none-eabi.

The error is the same

make: *** [_build/system_nrf52.o] Error 1 make: /opt/local/ /bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc: No such file or directory

RE: Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

butch — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:37:03 GMT

First find out where the compiler is installed, at a terminal: >which arm-none-eabi-gcc

(For details about the which command: >man which)

Then edit Makefile.posix until the toolchain produces the same path. The error message tells you the path it has cobbled together from Makefile.posix definitions.

I am not familiar with macports. I would guess that it only helps you install, and after that, does not enter into the equation.

RE: Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

soumil — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 07:12:20 GMT

Yes i tried but the same thing is happening. I also have installed using macports. Are both the things interfering with each other

RE: Arm-gcc error in Mac OSX

butch — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 19:14:52 GMT

Read the blog/tutorial by Nordic about Eclipse/Gcc. Especially the step about editing /components/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.posix. Change the first definition of ....ROOT to "/usr/bin" or "/usr" or where ever the arm gcc binary is installed. It seems the toolchain pieces these definitions together to get the path to the compiler. The error message shows the definitions are not correct for your installation.

My answer is inexact from my limited experience on Linux , you will need to discover the exact details yourself.