[fpc-devel] Embedded Strings on nRF51-DK

[Michael Ring]

Paul,

I can generate the pascal unit for the nrf51 module from the CMSIS Data 
of this chip.

Drop me a note if are you interested, this unit should make your life a 
lot easier.


Michael


Am 16.04.15 um 20:29 schrieb Jeppe Johansen:
> On 04/16/2015 12:49 PM, Paul Michell wrote:
>> I assume this is because string handling support is not included in the
>> embedded RTL generated with the compiler, or that I am not linking 
>> the right
>> object files if I need to do this by hand?  What would be the best 
>> way to
>> enable string handling? Even short string handling would make FPC far 
>> more
>> preferable to C for me for embedded work.
> You would make it a whole lot easier for yourself if you just used the 
> Embedded target and added an actual controller type for that specific 
> microcontroller. Then you wouldn't need to play around with linker 
> scripts and manually including and trimming RTL files.
>
> Adding the controller type is about 5-10 lines of code. Then the RTL 
> unit can be a stub for now which basically just initializes .data and 
> .bss.
>
> If you have the name of the controller I can add it?
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