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How to compile C++ freestanding / baremetal with g++?

2022-03-13 14:47 SRobertJames imported from Stackoverflow

C++ has many aspects, included by default, that are not desirable or even functional on embedded bare metal / free standing platforms.

How can I configure g++ to compile C++ in a manner suitable for embedded bare-metal / freestanding?

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  • answered 2022-03-14 09:48 Lundin

    The compiler option -ffreestanding is explicitly there for this purpose. It enables implementation-defined forms of main and it will disable various assumptions about standard library functions, optimizing code a bit differently in some situations.

    Unfortunately in terms of of main(), C++ explicitly doesn't allow void main (void) as an implementation-defined form, unlike C. There is no sensible solution to this, it's a language flaw. Name it main_ or some such.

    However, this doesn't disable or block any dangerous and unsuitable C++ features from being used - that burden lies on the programmer who picked C++. You have to manually ensure that things like heap allocation, RTTI, exceptions and so on aren't present. Removing the entire heap segment from your linker script is a sensible thing to do - it should block things like std::vector or std::string from linking.

    Then depending on target, there might be certain suitable gcc compiler ports. Such as in case of ARM where one compiler port is called "gcc-none-eabi", which would be the suitable one for bare metal Cortex M microcontrollers.

    At a minimum, you'll need a "C run-time" (CRT) for the target - either use one provided by the tool chain (generally recommended) or create one yourself (compile with -nostdlib). It's not a beginner task to create one, particularly not for targets with advanced MMUs. Some general advise of how to do so here. Creating one for C++ is slightly more intricate than for C, since it also has to include all constructor calls to static storage duration objects.

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