Using SES to flash a hex, not an elf file

RE: Using SES to flash a hex, not an elf file

awneil — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 09:13:28 GMT

This is really a question for Segger rather than Nordic.

https://forum.segger.com/index.php/Board/9-SEGGER-Embedded-Studio-related

If you do cross-post there, don't forget to give links between threads there & here

RE: Using SES to flash a hex, not an elf file

Eliot Stock — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 09:07:27 GMT

But in my own makefiles (based on those from the Nordic SDK), I flash only a hex file, not an elf file. And I can debug just fine, using gdb directly.

RE: Using SES to flash a hex, not an elf file

Einar Thorsrud — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 09:01:26 GMT

Hi,

The .hex file contains the binary file only, and no debug information. Therefore, even though SES can program the .hex file without any issues, it needs to use the ELF file for debugging.