RealView Development Suite Getting Started Guide: 2.1. Building and debugging task overview

2.1. Building and debugging task overview

Table 2.1 is a high-level procedure showing the main tasks for building and debugging applications with the RVDS tools, and where to find the information.

The tasks referred to in the referenced documentation are not necessarily described in the order presented in Table 2.1. If you are using the RealView tools for the first time, it is suggested that you work through the tasks in the order described in the referenced documents. The sequence presented in Table 2.1 reflects the order in which the tasks might usually be performed.

Table 2.1. Main building and debugging tasks

Step	Description	Reference
1	The steps to follow depend on whether or not the image you want to debug already exists: To debug an existing image, such as `dhrystone.axf` from the RVDS examples, continue at step 9. To debug an image that has not yet been built, and you want to use the RVDS tools to build the image, continue at step 2. Alternatively, use the build tools of your choice to build your image, then continue at step 9 to debug that image.	Using the example projects
2	Choose the RVDS application you want to use to manage and build your projects: To use the ARM Workbench IDE, continue at step 4. To build from your system command-line using the ARM Compiler toolchain, continue at step 3.
3	If you want to use the ARM Compiler toolchain directly, then create makefiles or command files for your platform that contain the required build commands. Continue at step 9 to load and debug your image in RealView Debugger.	ARM^® Compiler toolchain Introducing the ARM^® Compiler toolchain ARM^® Compiler toolchain Developing Software for ARM^® Processors ARM^® Compiler toolchain Building Linux Applications with ARM^® Compiler toolchain and GNU Libraries ARM^® Compiler toolchain Using the Compiler ARM^® Compiler toolchain Compiler Reference ARM^® Compiler toolchain Using ARM^® C and C++ Libraries and Floating-Point Support ARM^® Compiler toolchain ARM^® C and C++ Libraries and Floating-Point Support Reference ARM^® Compiler toolchain Using the Assembler ARM^® Compiler toolchain Assembler Reference ARM^® Compiler toolchain Using the Linker ARM^® Compiler toolchain Linker Reference ARM^® Compiler toolchain Creating Static Software Libraries with armar ARM^® Compiler toolchain Using the fromelf Image Converter ARM^® Compiler toolchain Errors and Warnings Reference
4	Start the ARM Workbench IDE.	ARM^® Workbench IDE User Guide
5	If an ARM Workbench IDE project already exists, continue at step 7. Otherwise, create an ARM Workbench IDE project for your application.	ARM^® Workbench IDE User Guide
6	Set up the build configuration settings as required to build the image for your application. Continue at step 8.	ARM^® Workbench IDE User Guide
7	Open the existing ARM Workbench IDE project.	ARM^® Workbench IDE User Guide
8	Build the image for the ARM Workbench IDE project.	ARM^® Workbench IDE User Guide
9	Start RealView Debugger.	RealView^® Debugger Essentials Guide
10	Configure your debug target and connections as required.	RealView^® Debugger User Guide RealView^® Debugger Target Configuration Guide ARM DSTREAM and RVI Using the Debug Hardware Configuration Utilities
11	Connect to your debug target.	RealView^® Debugger Essentials Guide RealView^® Debugger User Guide
12	Load the image ready for debugging.	RealView^® Debugger Essentials Guide RealView^® Debugger User Guide
13	Prepare any debugging facilities, such as breakpoints and tracepoints.	RealView^® Debugger Essentials Guide RealView^® Debugger User Guide RealView^® Debugger Trace User Guide RealView^® Debugger RTOS Guide
14	Run the image.	RealView^® Debugger Essentials Guide RealView^® Debugger User Guide
15	Perform the required debugging and monitoring tasks, such as stepping, and displaying contents of variables and memory. If using tracepoints, use the trace analysis facilities of RealView Debugger to analyze the trace output.	RealView^® Debugger Essentials Guide RealView^® Debugger User Guide RealView^® Debugger Trace User Guide RealView^® Debugger RTOS Guide
16	What is the result of the debugging session? If there are problems, continue at step 17. If there are no problems, rebuild your image for final release.	ARM^® Workbench IDE User Guide ARM^® Compiler toolchain Introducing the ARM^® Compiler toolchain
17	Decide how to fix any problems in your source code: use the ARM Workbench IDE use another source editor of your choice.	ARM^® Workbench IDE User Guide
18	When you have fixed the problem, then you must rebuild, reload, and debug the image: if you are using the ARM Workbench IDE, then return to step 8 if you are using the ARM Compiler toolchain directly, then return to step 3.

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