Re: [avr-gcc-list] avr-gcc code generation and initialization of the return stack

[Theodore A. Roth]

On Thu, 13 May 2004, Torleif Sandnes wrote:

> > Due to the stack-manipulation involved in context-switching, the current
> > JTAGICE mkII and other avr tools will not work with RTOS applications.
> > sorry :(
>
> Hi.
>
> What I wrote earlier is not true. JTAGICE mkII and other AVR tools
> *will* work on RTOS applications.
>
> What I intended to say was:
>
> There are some problems concerning step over and step-out-of in the current
> tools implementations that will not work with elf/dwarf object files produced
> with avr-gcc 3.4.0.
>
> All other compilers for AVR produce objects that will work in this regard.
>
> To make sure my point is made: The *only* problem is step-out-of and
> step-over on elf/dwarf objects from *avr-gcc*. All other debug
> functionality for elf/dwarf objects are ok. (This will not concern any
> current users, since the parser of such files is not
>   yet released)
>
> We are currently working to fix the step-over/out-of problem.

Is this problem specific to AvrStudio?

Unless you have changed the serial protocol that the mkII uses, I would
like to think that gdb/avarice users are not affected by this (we still
use stabs for gdb/avarice though).

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