SLAU646F September   2015  – June 2020

 

  1.   Read This First
    1.     How to Use This User's Guide
    2.     Related Documentation
    3.     If You Need Assistance
    4.     Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
  3. 2Installing MSP430 GCC Toolchain
    1. 2.1 Installing MSP430 GCC in CCS Releases Before v7.2
    2. 2.2 Installing MSP430 GCC as Stand-Alone Package
  4. 3Using MSP430 GCC Within CCS
    1. 3.1 Create New Project
    2. 3.2 Debug Using MSP-FET, MSPFET430UIF, eZ-FET, eZ430
    3. 3.3 Build Options for MSP430 GCC
      1. 3.3.1  GNU Compiler
      2. 3.3.2  GNU Compiler: Runtime
      3. 3.3.3  GNU Compiler: Symbols
      4. 3.3.4  GNU Compiler: Directories
      5. 3.3.5  GNU Compiler: Optimization
      6. 3.3.6  GNU Compiler: Preprocessor
      7. 3.3.7  GNU Compiler: Assembler
      8. 3.3.8  GNU Compiler: Debugging
      9. 3.3.9  GNU Compiler: Diagnostic Options
      10. 3.3.10 GNU Compiler: Miscellaneous
      11. 3.3.11 GNU Linker
      12. 3.3.12 GNU Linker: Basic
      13. 3.3.13 GNU Linker: Libraries
      14. 3.3.14 GNU Linker: Symbols
      15. 3.3.15 GNU Linker: Miscellaneous
      16. 3.3.16 GNU Objcopy Utility
    4. 3.4 CCS Compared to MSP430 GCC
  5. 4MSP430 GCC Stand-Alone Package
    1. 4.1 MSP430 GCC Stand-Alone Package Folder Structure
    2. 4.2 Package Content
    3. 4.3 MSP430 GCC Options
    4. 4.4 MSP430 Built-in Functions
    5. 4.5 Using MSP430 GCC Support Files
    6. 4.6 Quick Start: Blink the LED
      1. 4.6.1 Building with a Makefile
      2. 4.6.2 Building Manually with gcc
      3. 4.6.3 Debugging
        1. 4.6.3.1 Starting GDB Agent
          1. 4.6.3.1.1 Using the GUI
          2. 4.6.3.1.2 Using the Command Line
        2. 4.6.3.2 Debugging With GDB
          1. 4.6.3.2.1 Running a Program in the Debugger
          2. 4.6.3.2.2 Setting a Breakpoint
          3. 4.6.3.2.3 Single Stepping
          4. 4.6.3.2.4 Stopping or Interrupting a Running Program
      4. 4.6.4 Creating a New Project
    7. 4.7 GDB Settings
      1. 4.7.1 Console Application
      2. 4.7.2 Optional Parameters for msp430.dat
      3. 4.7.3 GUI Application
      4. 4.7.4 Attaching the Debugger
      5. 4.7.5 Configuring the Target Voltage
      6. 4.7.6 Resetting the Target
      7. 4.7.7 Halting the Target
  6. 5MSP430 GCC Features
    1. 5.1 C/C++ Attributes
      1. 5.1.1 GCC Function Attribute Support
      2. 5.1.2 GCC Data Attribute Support
      3. 5.1.3 GCC Section Attribute Support
    2. 5.2 Hints for Reducing the Size of MSP430 GCC Programs
      1. 5.2.1 The -mtiny-printf Option
      2. 5.2.2 The -ffunction-sections and -fdata-sections Options
      3. 5.2.3 Making Large Programs Fit Across Upper and Lower Memory
      4. 5.2.4 NOP Instructions Surrounding Interrupt State Changes
    3. 5.3 C Runtime Library (CRT) Startup Behavior
    4. 5.4 Using printf with MSP430 GCC
    5. 5.5 Link-time Optimization (LTO)
    6. 5.6 The __int20 Type and Pointers in the Large Memory Model
  7. 6Building MSP430 GCC From Sources
    1. 6.1 Required Tools
    2. 6.2 Building MSP430 GCC (Mitto Systems Limited)
      1. 6.2.1 Building a Native MSP430 GCC Toolchain
      2. 6.2.2 Building the MSP430 GCC Toolchain for Windows
    3. 6.3 Building MSP430 GCC Stand-Alone Full Package
  8. 7MSP430 GCC and MSPGCC
    1. 7.1 Calling Convention
    2. 7.2 Other Portions of the ABI
  9. 8Appendix
    1. 8.1 GCC Intrinsic Support
    2. 8.2 NOP Instructions Required Between Interrupt State Changes
  10. 9References
  11.   Revision History

4 MSP430 GCC Stand-Alone Package

The MSP430 GCC stand-alone package is provided for users who prefer to use the MSP430 GCC toolchain with other IDE or console-based solutions for compiling and debugging. This stand-alone package supports different operating systems and is provided in different formats:

  • GCC, Binutils, and GDB binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS
  • MSP430 header and linker files
  • MSP430 GCC source code
  • GDB agent configuration

The following table lists all the available MSP430 GCC stand-alone packages.

Table 4-1 MSP430 GCC Stand-Alone Package
Software Description
msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-x.x.x.x.run MSP430 GCC 64-bit Linux installer including support files, debug stack, and USB drivers. Run sudo chmod +x <installer> before executing the package.
msp430-gcc-full-osx-installer-x.x.x.x .app.zip MSP430 GCC macOS installer including support files, debug stack, and USB drivers.
msp430-gcc-full-windows-installer-x.x.x.x.exe MSP430 GCC Windows installer including support files, debug stack, and USB drivers.
msp430-gcc-x.x.x.x_{platform}.{zip,tar.bz2} MSP430 GCC toolchain only. For linux32, linux64, macOS, win32, and win64 platforms.
msp430-gcc-x.x.x.x-source-full.tar.bz2 Full source tree of MSP430 GCC toolchain with scripts and instructions to build the toolchain from source.
msp430-gcc-x.x.x.x-source-patches.tar.bz2 Patch files for each of the components of MSP430 GCC (GCC, binutils, newlib, GDB). These can be applied on top of the corresponding upstream release of the component to build the toolchain from source.
msp430-gcc-support-files-x.xxx.zip Header files and linker scripts.