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fix(build): use DWARF 4 when building debug

GCC 11 and Clang 14 now use the DWARF 5 standard by default however
Arm-DS currently only supports up to version 4. Therefore, for debug
builds, ensure the DWARF 4 standard is used.
Also update references for Arm DS-5 to it's successor Arm-DS (Arm
Development Studio).

Change-Id: Ica59588de3d121c1b795b3699f42c31f032cee49
Signed-off-by: Daniel Boulby <daniel.boulby@arm.com>
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Daniel Boulby 3 years ago
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  1. 9
      Makefile
  2. 12
      docs/getting_started/build-options.rst
  3. 5
      docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst

9
Makefile

@ -307,13 +307,8 @@ endif
$(eval $(call add_define,DEBUG))
ifneq (${DEBUG}, 0)
BUILD_TYPE := debug
TF_CFLAGS += -g
ifneq ($(findstring clang,$(notdir $(CC))),)
ASFLAGS += -g
else
ASFLAGS += -g -Wa,--gdwarf-2
endif
TF_CFLAGS += -g -gdwarf-4
ASFLAGS += -g -Wa,-gdwarf-4
# Use LOG_LEVEL_INFO by default for debug builds
LOG_LEVEL := 40

12
docs/getting_started/build-options.rst

@ -1051,11 +1051,11 @@ To compile a debug version and make the build more verbose use
make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
AArch64 GCC uses DWARF version 4 debugging symbols by default. Some tools (for
example DS-5) might not support this and may need an older version of DWARF
symbols to be emitted by GCC. This can be achieved by using the
``-gdwarf-<version>`` flag, with the version being set to 2 or 3. Setting the
version to 2 is recommended for DS-5 versions older than 5.16.
AArch64 GCC 11 uses DWARF version 5 debugging symbols by default. Some tools
(for example Arm-DS) might not support this and may need an older version of
DWARF symbols to be emitted by GCC. This can be achieved by using the
``-gdwarf-<version>`` flag, with the version being set to 2, 3, 4 or 5. Setting
the version to 4 is recommended for Arm-DS.
When debugging logic problems it might also be useful to disable all compiler
optimizations by using ``-O0``.
@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ It is also possible to introduce an infinite loop to help in debugging the
post-BL2 phase of TF-A. This can be done by rebuilding BL1 with the
``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT=1`` build flag. Refer to the :ref:`build_options_common`
section. In this case, the developer may take control of the target using a
debugger when indicated by the console output. When using DS-5, the following
debugger when indicated by the console output. When using Arm-DS, the following
commands can be used:
::

5
docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst

@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ AArch32 and AArch64 target platforms.
It may possible to build |TF-A| with combinations of software packages that are
different from those listed below, however only the software described in this
document can be officially supported.
Build Host
----------
@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ These tools are optional:
source files (``.dts`` files). DTC is available for Linux through the package
repositories of most distributions.
- Arm `Development Studio 5 (DS-5)`_
- Arm `Development Studio (Arm-DS)`_
The standard software package used for debugging software on Arm development
platforms and |FVP| models.
@ -166,5 +165,5 @@ documentation, available `here <https://git-scm.com/docs/githooks>`_.
.. _Gerrit Code Review: https://www.gerritcodereview.com/
.. _Linaro Release Notes: https://community.arm.com/dev-platforms/w/docs/226/old-release-notes
.. _Linaro instructions: https://community.arm.com/dev-platforms/w/docs/304/arm-reference-platforms-deliverables
.. _Development Studio 5 (DS-5): https://developer.arm.com/products/software-development-tools/ds-5-development-studio
.. _Development Studio (Arm-DS): https://developer.arm.com/Tools%20and%20Software/Arm%20Development%20Studio
.. _Linaro Release 20.01: http://releases.linaro.org/members/arm/platforms/20.01

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