3.1.1.1. TI ARM CGT
The tool is located in tools/waf-tools.
3.1.1.1.1. Tool Documentation
Implements a waf tool to use TI ARM CGT (https://www.ti.com/tool/ARM-CGT).
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.AtTemplate(template)
 Bases:
TemplateCustom ‘Template’-string to support the ‘@{abc}’ syntax
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.GitInformation(version: str, dirty: str, tag: str, major: int, minor: int, patch: int, distance: int, commit: str)
 Bases:
objectgit version information object
- f_ti_arm_cgt.accept_node_to_link(self, node)
 filters which output files are not meant to be linked
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.app_crc_gen(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
TaskTask create the CRC file from the .bin file
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when generating the CRC table file
- run()
 implements the CRC file generation.
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.asm(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
Taskclass to run the TI ARM CGT compiler in compiler mode to create object files from assembler sources.
![digraph ASM_TO_OBJECT {
    compound=true;
    rankdir=LR;
    nd_armcl [label="armcl", style=filled, fillcolor=green];
    nd_asm  [label="*.asm", style=filled];
    nd_obj  [label="*.obj", style=filled];
    subgraph cluster_cmd {
        label = "Command Line";
        rank=same;
        nd_cflags           [label="CFLAGS"];
        nd_cc_compile_only  [label="CC_COMPILE_ONLY"];
        nd_incpaths         [label="INCPATHS"];
        nd_defines          [label="DEFINES"];
    }
    nd_armcl    -> nd_cflags    [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_asm      -> nd_cflags    [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_cflags   -> nd_obj       [ltail=cluster_cmd];
}](../../../_images/graphviz-ffeac0933f97a9a21da4454db6cd5e0c2548cb74.png)
Fig. 3.5 Input-output relation for assembler source files
- ext_in = ['.h']
 extensions that trigger a re-build
- Type:
 list of str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when assembler source files are compiled
- run_str = '${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CC_COMPILE_ONLY} ${ASM_DIRECTORY}${TGT[0].parent.bldpath()} ${CPPPATH_ST:INCPATHS} ${DEFINES_ST:DEFINES} ${SRC} ${CC_TGT_F}${TGT[0].relpath()}'
 string to be interpolated to create the command line to compile assembler files. See Fig. 3.5 for a simplified representation
- Type:
 str
- scan
 function to be used as scanner method
- Type:
 fun
- vars = ['CCDEPS']
 values that effect the signature calculation
- Type:
 list of str
- f_ti_arm_cgt.asm_hook(self, node)
 creates the compiled task for assembler sources
f_ti_arm_cgt.create_compiled_task_asm().
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.bingen(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
TaskTask create bin file from elf files
- after = ['link_task']
 tasks after that hexgen task can be run
- Type:
 list of str
- color = 'CYAN'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when generating the bin file
- run_str = '${TIOBJ2BIN} ${SRC[0].abspath()} ${TGT[0].abspath()} ${ARMOFD} ${ARMHEX} ${MKHEX4BIN}'
 string to be interpolated to create the command line to create a bin file from an elf file.
- Type:
 str
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.c(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
TaskThis class implements the TI ARM CGT compiler in compiler mode to create object files from c sources. Additionally an aux file (user information file), a crl files (cross-reference listing file) and a rl file (output preprocessor listing) are generated.
![digraph C_TO_OBJECT {
    compound=true;
    rankdir=LR;
    nd_armcl [label="armcl", style=filled, fillcolor=green];
    nd_c    [label="*.c", style=filled];
    nd_obj  [label="*.obj", style=filled];
    nd_aux  [label="*.aux", style=filled];
    nd_crl  [label="*.crl", style=filled];
    nd_rl   [label="*.rl", style=filled];
    subgraph cluster_cmd {
        label = "Command Line";
        rank=same;
        nd_cflags               [label="CFLAGS"];
        nd_cflags_compile_only  [label="CFLAGS_COMPILE_ONLY"];
        nd_cc_compile_only      [label="CC_COMPILE_ONLY"];
        nd_incpaths             [label="INCPATHS"];
        nd_defines              [label="DEFINES"];
    }
    nd_armcl    ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_c        ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_cflags   ->  nd_obj      [ltail=cluster_cmd];
    nd_cflags   ->  nd_aux      [ltail=cluster_cmd];
    nd_cflags   ->  nd_crl      [ltail=cluster_cmd];
    nd_cflags   ->  nd_rl       [ltail=cluster_cmd];
}](../../../_images/graphviz-67c3004ab3b88ddd9d82ecbac2e60efb19c27b4d.png)
Fig. 3.6 Input-output relation for assembler source files
- ext_in = ['.h']
 extensions that trigger a re-build
- Type:
 list of str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when source files are compiled
- run_str = '${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CMD_FILES_ST:CMD_FILES} ${CFLAGS_COMPILE_ONLY} ${CC_COMPILE_ONLY} ${OBJ_DIRECTORY}${TGT[0].parent.bldpath()} ${CPPPATH_ST:INCPATHS} ${DEFINES_ST:DEFINES} ${SRC[0].abspath()} ${CC_TGT_F}${TGT[0].abspath()}'
 string to be interpolated to create the command line to compile C files. See Fig. 3.6 for a simplified representation
- Type:
 str
- scan
 function to be used as scanner method
- Type:
 fun
- vars = ['CCDEPS', 'CMD_FILES_HASH']
 values that effect the signature calculation
- Type:
 list of str
- f_ti_arm_cgt.c_hook(self, node)
 creates all related task generators for C sources, which are
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.c_pp(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
Taskclass to run the TI ARM CGT compiler in “preproc_only” mode, to have a pp file that includes the preprocess information
![digraph C_TO_PPI {
    compound=true;
    rankdir=LR;
    nd_armcl [label="armcl", style=filled, fillcolor=green];
    nd_c    [label="*.c", style=filled];
    nd_pp   [label="*.pp", style=filled];
    subgraph cluster_cmd {
        label = "Command Line";
        rank=same;
        nd_cflags       [label="CFLAGS"];
        nd_cflags_pp    [label="PP"];
        nd_incpaths     [label="INCPATHS"];
        nd_defines      [label="DEFINES"];
    }
    nd_armcl    ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_c        ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_cflags   ->  nd_ppi      [ltail=cluster_cmd];
}](../../../_images/graphviz-c0c13d61d2219cee1dae8ca0f361e5faa4ac894f.png)
Fig. 3.7 Input-output relation for C source files and preprocess information
- color = 'CYAN'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- ext_in = ['.h']
 extensions that trigger a re-build
- Type:
 list of str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when source files are parsed for pp information
- run_str = '${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CMD_FILES_ST:CMD_FILES} ${PPO} ${CC_TGT_F}${TGT[0].abspath()} ${CPPPATH_ST:INCPATHS} ${DEFINES_ST:DEFINES} ${SRC[0].abspath()}'
 string to be interpolated to create the command line to get include information from C files. See Fig. 3.7 for a simplified representation
- Type:
 str
- scan
 function to be used as scanner method
- Type:
 fun
- vars = ['CCDEPS', 'CMD_FILES_HASH']
 values that effect the signature calculation
- Type:
 list of str
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.c_ppd(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
Taskclass to run the TI ARM CGT compiler in “preproc_dependency” mode, to have a ppd file that includes dependency information
![digraph C_TO_PPD {
    compound=true;
    rankdir=LR;
    nd_armcl [label="armcl", style=filled, fillcolor=green];
    nd_c    [label="*.c", style=filled];
    nd_ppd  [label="*.ppd", style=filled];
    subgraph cluster_cmd {
        label = "Command Line";
        rank=same;
        nd_cflags       [label="CFLAGS"];
        nd_cflags_ppd   [label="PPD"];
        nd_incpaths     [label="INCPATHS"];
        nd_defines      [label="DEFINES"];
    }
    nd_armcl    ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_c        ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_cflags   ->  nd_ppd      [ltail=cluster_cmd];
}](../../../_images/graphviz-c65b1b966c7c895ae325062dc9ec7c36bdde7e3c.png)
Fig. 3.8 Input-output relation for C source files and include information
- color = 'CYAN'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- ext_in = ['.h']
 extensions that trigger a re-build
- Type:
 list of str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when source files are parsed for ppd information
- run_str = '${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CMD_FILES_ST:CMD_FILES} ${PPD} ${CC_TGT_F}${TGT[0].abspath()} ${CPPPATH_ST:INCPATHS} ${DEFINES_ST:DEFINES} ${SRC[0].abspath()}'
 string to be interpolated to create the command line to get dependency information from C files. See Fig. 3.8 for a simplified representation
- Type:
 str
- scan
 function to be used as scanner method
- Type:
 fun
- vars = ['CCDEPS', 'CMD_FILES_HASH']
 values that effect the signature calculation
- Type:
 list of str
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.c_ppi(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
Taskclass to run the TI ARM CGT compiler in “preproc_includes” mode, to have a ppi file that includes the include information
![digraph C_TO_PPI {
    compound=true;
    rankdir=LR;
    nd_armcl [label="armcl", style=filled, fillcolor=green];
    nd_c    [label="*.c", style=filled];
    nd_ppi  [label="*.ppi", style=filled];
    subgraph cluster_cmd {
        label = "Command Line";
        rank=same;
        nd_cflags       [label="CFLAGS"];
        nd_cflags_ppi   [label="PPI"];
        nd_incpaths     [label="INCPATHS"];
        nd_defines      [label="DEFINES"];
    }
    nd_armcl    ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_c        ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_cflags   ->  nd_ppi      [ltail=cluster_cmd];
}](../../../_images/graphviz-c79f64092ba46593d8adb5eefd23b6c51975bb9d.png)
Fig. 3.9 Input-output relation for C source files and include information
- color = 'CYAN'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- ext_in = ['.h']
 extensions that trigger a re-build
- Type:
 list of str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when source files are parsed for ppi information
- run_str = '${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CMD_FILES_ST:CMD_FILES} ${PPI} ${CC_TGT_F}${TGT[0].abspath()} ${CPPPATH_ST:INCPATHS} ${DEFINES_ST:DEFINES} ${SRC[0].abspath()}'
 string to be interpolated to create the command line to get include information from C files. See Fig. 3.9 for a simplified representation
- Type:
 str
- scan
 function to be used as scanner method
- Type:
 fun
- vars = ['CCDEPS', 'CMD_FILES_HASH']
 values that effect the signature calculation
- Type:
 list of str
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.c_ppm(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
Taskclass to run the TI ARM CGT compiler in “preproc_macros” mode, to have a ppm file that includes all compile time macros
![digraph C_TO_PPM {
    compound=true;
    rankdir=LR;
    nd_armcl [label="armcl", style=filled, fillcolor=green];
    nd_c    [label="*.c", style=filled];
    nd_ppm  [label="*.ppm", style=filled];
    subgraph cluster_cmd {
        label = "Command Line";
        rank=same;
        nd_cflags       [label="CFLAGS"];
        nd_cflags_ppm   [label="PPM"];
        nd_incpaths     [label="INCPATHS"];
        nd_defines      [label="DEFINES"];
    }
    nd_armcl    ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_c        ->  nd_cflags   [lhead=cluster_cmd];
    nd_cflags   ->  nd_ppm      [ltail=cluster_cmd];
}](../../../_images/graphviz-44f157647c2565271458b9dbc196ba96820a1743.png)
Fig. 3.10 Input-output relation for C source files and include information
- color = 'CYAN'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- ext_in = ['.h']
 extensions that trigger a re-build
- Type:
 list of str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when source files are parsed for ppm information
- run_str = '${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CMD_FILES_ST:CMD_FILES} ${PPM} ${CC_TGT_F}${TGT[0].abspath()} ${CPPPATH_ST:INCPATHS} ${DEFINES_ST:DEFINES} ${SRC[0].abspath()}'
 string to be interpolated to create the command line to get macro information from C files. See Fig. 3.10 for a simplified representation
- Type:
 str
- scan
 function to be used as scanner method
- Type:
 fun
- vars = ['CCDEPS', 'CMD_FILES_HASH']
 values that effect the signature calculation
- Type:
 list of str
- f_ti_arm_cgt.cgt_flags(ctx)
 sets flags and related configuration options of the compiler.
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.clean_pp_file(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
TaskTask to remove some information from the preprocessed files
- color = 'PINK'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when post-processing the pre-processed files
- remove_str = ('#define', '#pragma', '# pragma', '_Pragma')
 strings that need to be removed from the preprocessed file
- Type:
 tuple
- replace_str = [('__attribute__\\(.*\\)', '')]
 regular expressions that should be removed with a certain string
- Type:
 list
- run()
 Removes empty lines and strips some intrinsics that should not be included in the postprocessed file
- f_ti_arm_cgt.configure(ctx)
 configuration step of the TI ARM CGT compiler tool
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.copy_to_out_dir(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
TaskThis class implements the copying of a node to another location in the build tree
- after = ['link_task']
 tasks after that hexgen task can be run
- Type:
 list of str
- color = 'CYAN'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when copying the elf file
- run()
 copy the generated elf file to build directory of the variant
- weight = 3
 priority of the task
- Type:
 int
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.cprogram(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
link_taskclass to run the TI ARM CGT compiler in linker mode to create the target
- ext_out = ['.elf']
 extensions that trigger a re-build
- Type:
 list of str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when linking the target
- vars = ['LINKDEPS', 'CMD_FILES_HASH']
 values that effect the signature calculation
- Type:
 list of str
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.create_app_build_cfg_source(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
Taskcreates the app build configuration information file
- before = ['c']
 specifies task, that this task needs to run before
- Type:
 list of str
- color = 'BLUE'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- ext_out = ['.h']
 extensions that trigger a re-build
- Type:
 list of str
- get_build_configuration()
 Puts together the information for the build configuration struct returns the build configuration in a dictionary
- run()
 Created the application build information file
- weight = 2
 priority of the task
- Type:
 int
- f_ti_arm_cgt.create_compiled_task_asm(self, name, node)
 creates the assembler task and binds it to the
f_ti_arm_cgt.asmclass.The created tasks are appended to the list of
compiled_tasks.
- f_ti_arm_cgt.create_compiled_task_c(self, name, node)
 Creates the assembler task and binds it to the
f_ti_arm_cgt.cclass.The created tasks are appended to the list of
compiled_tasks.
- f_ti_arm_cgt.create_compiled_task_c_pp(self, name, node)
 Creates the pp task and binds it to the
f_ti_arm_cgt.c_ppclass.
- f_ti_arm_cgt.create_compiled_task_c_ppd(self, name, node)
 Creates the ppd task and binds it to the
f_ti_arm_cgt.c_ppdclass.
- f_ti_arm_cgt.create_compiled_task_c_ppi(self, name, node)
 Creates the ppi task and binds it to the
f_ti_arm_cgt.c_ppiclass.
- f_ti_arm_cgt.create_compiled_task_c_ppm(self, name, node)
 Creates the ppm task and binds it to the
f_ti_arm_cgt.c_ppmclass.
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.create_version_source(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
Taskcreates the version information file
- before = ['c']
 specifies task, that this task needs to run before
- Type:
 list of str
- color = 'BLUE'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- ext_out = ['.h']
 extensions that trigger a re-build
- Type:
 list of str
- get_remote()
 returns the git ‘origin’ remote
- get_repo_dirty_from_git()
 returns a boolean marking if the project’s working directory is dirty (which means it contains unstaged changes)
- get_version_from_git() GitInformation
 returns a version information object that is extracted directly from the underlying git repository, if available. if the project is not within a git repository, the version defined in the top level wscript is used.
- run()
 Created the version information file
- weight = 2
 priority of the task
- Type:
 int
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.cstlib(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
stlink_taskc static library
- f_ti_arm_cgt.find_armar(ctx)
 configures the archive tool
- f_ti_arm_cgt.find_armcl(ctx)
 configures the compiler, determines the compiler version, and sets the default include paths.
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.get_stack(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
Taskgathers all stack information in one file
- run()
 Gathers the stack usage information
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.hexgen(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
TaskTask create hex file from elf files
- after = ['link_task']
 tasks after that hexgen task can be run
- Type:
 list of str
- color = 'YELLOW'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when generating the hex file
- run_str = '${ARMHEX} -q ${HEXGENFLAGS} --map=${TGT[1].abspath()} ${LINKER_SCRIPT_HEX} ${SRC[0].abspath()} -o ${TGT[0].abspath()}'
 string to be interpolated to create the command line to create a hex file from an elf file.
- Type:
 str
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.nm(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
TaskTask to run armnm on all input files
- color = 'PINK'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when armnm is run on object files
- run_str = '${ARMNM} ${NMFLAGS} --output=${TGT} ${SRC}'
 string to be interpolated to create the command line to create a nm file from an
*.obj,*.aor*.elffile.- Type:
 str
- f_ti_arm_cgt.options(opt)
 Configurable options of the
f_ti_arm_cgttool.Furthermore the default formatter gets replaced by
f_ti_arm_cgt.armclFormatter.
- f_ti_arm_cgt.remove_targets(task)
 General helper function to remove targets
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.size(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
TaskTask to run size on all input files
- color = 'BLUE'
 color in which the command line is displayed in the terminal
- Type:
 str
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when size is run on object files
- run()
 implements the actual behavior of size and pipes the output into a file.
- class f_ti_arm_cgt.stlink_task(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)
 Bases:
link_taskstatic link task
- keyword()
 displayed keyword when linking
- f_ti_arm_cgt.tiprogram(bld: waflib.Build.BuildContext, *k, **kw)
 wrapper for bld.program for simpler target configuration. The linker script is added as env input/output dependency for the target. Based on the target name all related targets are created:
binary: <target>.<format>
linker information: <target>.<format>.xml
map information: <target>.<format>.map