ARM Compiler Toolchain v4.1 Web Patch, Build 894 for Windows

The ARM Compiler Toolchain v4.1 Web Patch, Build 894, is intended for use with ARM RVDS v4.1 products. It can be used to update RVDS 4.1 Standard, Professional or Evaluation installation, whether previously patched or an original installation. It is NOT compatible with other releases of RVCT/RVDS.

This patch consists of an updated compiler, linker, assembler, fromelf, and armar program executables, include files and C/C++ libraries.

Enhancements and Corrections

OS Platforms

This version of the tools has been tested on the following supported platforms:

• Windows 7
• Windows XP SP2, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Windows XP SP3, 32-bit
• Windows Vista Business Edition SP1, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Windows Vista Enterprise Edition SP1, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Windows Server 2003 32-bit & 64-bit
• Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4 for x86, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Red Hat Linux Enterprise 5 for x86, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Solaris for SPARC 10

In addition, the tools have been tested on the following non-supported platforms:

• Windows 2000 SP4
• SUSE Linux 9.2
• Ubuntu Linux 8.10

Installation Instructions

To install the patch carry out the following steps:

1. Ensure that you are currently using RVCT 4.1. To do this, type:

   armcc --vsn

   and ensure that this returns RVCT 4.1 build 462 or later.

2. Extract all the files from the ZIP file into a temporary directory.

3. Copy the include directory from the temporary directory to replace your existing include directory. The existing directory can be located by the ARMCC41INC environment variable, e.g:

   C:\> set ARMCC41INC
   ARMCC41INC=C:\Program Files\ARM\RVCT\Data\4.1\462\include\windows\

4. Copy the lib directory from the temporary directory to replace your existing lib directory. The existing directory can be located by the ARMCC41LIB environment variable, e.g.:

   C:\> set ARMCC41LIB
   ARMCC41LIB=C:\Program Files\ARM\RVCT\Data\4.1\462\lib\

5. Copy the win_32-pentium directory from the temporary directory to replace your existing win_32-pentium directory. The existing directory can be located by the ARMCC41BIN environment variable, e.g.:

   C:\> set ARMCC41BIN
   ARMCC41BIN=C:\Program Files\ARM\RVCT\Programs\4.1\462\win_32-pentium\

6. The updated tools should now have been installed. To confirm this, open a DOS command prompt window and enter:

   armcc --vsn
   armlink --vsn
   armasm --vsn
   fromelf --vsn
   armar --vsn

   The version returned should be RVCT 4.1 build 894.

64-bit Linker

RVDS 4.1 Service Pack 1, and this patch, include a 64-bit version of armlink.exe. If you have installed RVDS 4.1 Sevice Pack 1 or later, there will also be a directory for 64-bit executables. For example:

C:\Program Files\ARM\RVCT\Programs\4.1\462\win-x86_64

These can be updated by copying the contents of the win-x86_64 directory from the temporary directory to this location. If have not installed RVDS Service Pack 1 or later this directory will not be present, but can be created if you wish to use the 64-bit version of the linker.

The win-x86_64 directory also contains copies of armcc.exe, armasm.exe, fromelf.exe and armar.exe. However, these are 32-bit executables, and are provided because some functionality requires all the executables to be in the same directory.

Note: By default, your system will be configured to use the 32-bit version of the linker. If you wish to use the 64-version, you must change the ARMCCBIN environment variable to point to the win-x86_64 directory, and modify the PATH to include this directory instead of, or before, the win_32-pentium directory.