Cannot change register def file to relative path

[CurtisHx]

Is there a way to change the Peripheral register definition file to a relative path?  It keeps getting prefixed with “C:\SysGCC\arm-eabi\”, and that’s not where I want to store the peripheral register definition file.

[support]

Hi,

Yes, if your embedded profile contains the <BSPSubdirectory> element (e.g. set to just “BSP”), the relative path for the peripheral register definition will be evaluated against the $(ProjectDir)\BSP.

[CurtisHx]

Is there any way to set it relative to the project path?  We have all files checked into source control (TFS), and developers will have different local folders.

[support]

Hi,

Sorry for confusion. If you set the BSPSubdirectory field as described above, it will be using relative paths, e.g.

<BSPSubdirectory>BSP</BSPSubdirectory>...<MCUDefinitionFile>test.xml</MCUDefinitionFile>

Then VisualGDB will automatically use the <Project Directory>\BSP\test.xml path.

If you need a more specific example, we would recommend creating a normal BSP-based project, converting it to a stand-alone one and having a quick look into the generated mcu.xml file. It will not have any absolute paths hardcoded.

[CurtisHx]

This project has been a stand alone project for quite a while.  There are <MCUDefinitionFile> tags in the MCU.xml file, but no <BSPSubdirectory> tags.

Also, changing the peripheral register definition file will change where Make looks for the compiler.  For example, I changed the file location from “C:\SysGCC\arm-eabi\nRF52.xml” to “C:\SysGCC\arm-eabi\nRF5x\DeviceDefinitions\nRF52.xml”, and Make could no longer find the GCC C++ compiler.

[support]

Hi,

It’s hard to say why the project has no BSPSubdirectory tag, but adding it should solve the problem.

The MCUDefinition location should not be related to the compiler location. Perhaps you have changed the toolchain location instead?

[CurtisHx]

Alright.  I am having absolutely no luck with this whatsoever.  Here’s my folder structure:

Nordic
   nRF52
      Project
         MCU.xml
   SDK
     nRF5_SDK_11.0.0
        Device
           nRF52.xml

How can I force the Peripheral register definition file location in the VisualGDB Project Properties Page to read “..\..\SDK\nRF5\SDK\11.0.0\Device\nRF52.xml”?  Because every time I try to change it, I keep getting an absolute path.  It cannot be an absolute path because other developers locate their sources in different locations.  It must be a relative path.

Here’s the MCU.xml file.  What do I need to change?

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<EmbeddedProfile xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
 <ToolchainID>com.visualgdb.arm-eabi</ToolchainID>
 <BspID>com.visualgdb.bsp.in-place</BspID>
 <BspVersion>1.0</BspVersion>
 <BSPSubdirectory>..\..\SDK\nRF5_SDK_11.0.0\</BSPSubdirectory>
 <MCUDefinitionFile>\device\nRF52.xml</MCUDefinitionFile>
 <McuID>nRF52832_XXAA</McuID>
 <MCUProperties>
 <Entries />
 </MCUProperties>
 <BSPSourceFolderName>Device-specific files</BSPSourceFolderName>
 <InPlaceMCU>
 <ID>nRF52832_XXAA</ID>
 <UserFriendlyName>nRF52832_XXAA</UserFriendlyName>
 <CompilationFlags>
 <PreprocessorMacros>
 <string>$$com.sysprogs.bspoptions.nrf5x.defmak$$</string>
 <string>nosoftdev</string>
 <string>ARM_MATH_CM4</string>
 </PreprocessorMacros>
 <IncludeDirectories>
 <string>.</string>
 </IncludeDirectories>
 <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
 <string>$$SYS:BSP_ROOT$$/nRF5x/SoftdeviceLibraries</string>
 </AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
 <AdditionalLibraries>
 <string>compactcpp</string>
 </AdditionalLibraries>
 <CFLAGS />
 <CXXFLAGS />
 <LDFLAGS />
 <ASFLAGS>-mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16</ASFLAGS>
 <LinkerScript>nRF52832_XXAA_nosoftdev.lds</LinkerScript>
 <COMMONFLAGS>-mabi=aapcs $$com.sysprogs.bspoptions.nrf5x.floatsoft$$ -mcpu=cortex-m4 -mthumb -mfloat-abi=hard</COMMONFLAGS>
 <EnableLinkerGroups>true</EnableLinkerGroups>
 </CompilationFlags>
 <AdditionalSourceFiles />
 <AdditionalHeaderFiles />
 <AdditionalSystemVars>
 <SysVarEntry>
 <Key>com.sysprogs.bspoptions.nrf5x.defmak</Key>
 <Value>NRF52</Value>
 </SysVarEntry>
 <SysVarEntry>
 <Key>com.sysprogs.bspoptions.nrf5x.floatsoft</Key>
 <Value />
 </SysVarEntry>
 <SysVarEntry>
 <Key>com.sysprogs.bspoptions.nrf5x.typsf</Key>
 <Value>NRF52</Value>
 </SysVarEntry>
 <SysVarEntry>
 <Key>com.sysprogs.nordic.default_config_suffix</Key>
 <Value>s132_pca10036</Value>
 </SysVarEntry>
 </AdditionalSystemVars>
 <ConfigurableProperties>
 <PropertyGroups>
 <PropertyGroup>
 <Properties>
 <PropertyEntry xsi:type="Boolean">
 <Name>Softdevice firmware is programmed separately</Name>
 <UniqueID>com.sysprogs.bspoptions.nrf5x.softdevice_suffix</UniqueID>
 <OmitPrefixIfEmpty>false</OmitPrefixIfEmpty>
 <DefaultValue>false</DefaultValue>
 <ValueForTrue>_reserve</ValueForTrue>
 </PropertyEntry>
 <PropertyEntry xsi:type="Enumerated">
 <Name>Execute from</Name>
 <UniqueID>com.sysprogs.bspoptions.primary_memory</UniqueID>
 <OmitPrefixIfEmpty>false</OmitPrefixIfEmpty>
 <SuggestionList>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>FLASH</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>flash</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>SRAM</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>sram</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 </SuggestionList>
 <DefaultEntryIndex>0</DefaultEntryIndex>
 <AllowFreeEntry>false</AllowFreeEntry>
 </PropertyEntry>
 <PropertyEntry xsi:type="Enumerated">
 <Name>Floating point support</Name>
 <UniqueID>com.sysprogs.bspoptions.arm.floatmode</UniqueID>
 <OmitPrefixIfEmpty>false</OmitPrefixIfEmpty>
 <SuggestionList>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>Software</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>-mfloat-abi=soft</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>Hardware (required when using a softdevice)</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>-mfloat-abi=hard</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>Unspecified</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue />
 </Suggestion>
 </SuggestionList>
 <DefaultEntryIndex>1</DefaultEntryIndex>
 <AllowFreeEntry>false</AllowFreeEntry>
 </PropertyEntry>
 <PropertyEntry xsi:type="Enumerated">
 <Name>RAM size</Name>
 <UniqueID>com.sysprogs.bspoptions.nrf5x.ramsuffix</UniqueID>
 <OmitPrefixIfEmpty>false</OmitPrefixIfEmpty>
 <SuggestionList>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>32 KB (Preview)</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>_32k</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>64 KB (Final)</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>_64k</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 </SuggestionList>
 <DefaultEntryIndex>0</DefaultEntryIndex>
 <AllowFreeEntry>false</AllowFreeEntry>
 </PropertyEntry>
 <PropertyEntry xsi:type="Enumerated">
 <Name>Softdevice</Name>
 <UniqueID>com.sysprogs.bspoptions.nrf5x.softdevice</UniqueID>
 <OmitPrefixIfEmpty>false</OmitPrefixIfEmpty>
 <SuggestionList>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>None</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>nosoftdev</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>S132 (Bluetooth LE)</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>S132</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 </SuggestionList>
 <DefaultEntryIndex>1</DefaultEntryIndex>
 <AllowFreeEntry>false</AllowFreeEntry>
 </PropertyEntry>
 <PropertyEntry xsi:type="Enumerated">
 <Name>C Library Type</Name>
 <UniqueID>com.sysprogs.toolchainoptions.arm.libctype</UniqueID>
 <OmitPrefixIfEmpty>false</OmitPrefixIfEmpty>
 <SuggestionList>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>Default</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue />
 </Suggestion>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>Newlib-nano</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>--specs=nano.specs</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>Newlib-nano with floating point support in printf()</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>--specs=nano.specs -u _printf_float</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 <Suggestion>
 <UserFriendlyName>Newlib-nano with floating point support in printf() and scanf()</UserFriendlyName>
 <InternalValue>--specs=nano.specs -u _printf_float -u _scanf_float</InternalValue>
 </Suggestion>
 </SuggestionList>
 <DefaultEntryIndex>0</DefaultEntryIndex>
 <AllowFreeEntry>false</AllowFreeEntry>
 </PropertyEntry>
 <PropertyEntry xsi:type="Boolean">
 <Name>Reduce the size of C++ binaries</Name>
 <UniqueID>com.sysprogs.toolchainoptions.arm.compactcpp</UniqueID>
 <OmitPrefixIfEmpty>false</OmitPrefixIfEmpty>
 <DefaultValue>true</DefaultValue>
 <ValueForTrue>compactcpp</ValueForTrue>
 </PropertyEntry>
 <PropertyEntry xsi:type="Boolean">
 <Name>Provide default stubs for system calls</Name>
 <UniqueID>com.sysprogs.toolchainoptions.arm.libnosys</UniqueID>
 <OmitPrefixIfEmpty>false</OmitPrefixIfEmpty>
 <DefaultValue>false</DefaultValue>
 <ValueForTrue>--specs=nosys.specs</ValueForTrue>
 </PropertyEntry>
 </Properties>
 <CollapsedByDefault>false</CollapsedByDefault>
 </PropertyGroup>
 </PropertyGroups>
 </ConfigurableProperties>
 <HierarchicalPath>nRF5x\nRF5Xxxxx</HierarchicalPath>
 <FamilyID>nRF5Xxxxx</FamilyID>
 <FLASHSize>524288</FLASHSize>
 <RAMSize>32768</RAMSize>
 <FLASHBase>0</FLASHBase>
 <RAMBase>536870912</RAMBase>
 <AdditionalSourcesRequiredForTesting>false</AdditionalSourcesRequiredForTesting>
 </InPlaceMCU>
 <MCUMakFile>mcu.mak</MCUMakFile>
 <FrameworkProperties>
 <Entries />
 </FrameworkProperties>
 <TestFrameworkProperties>
 <Entries />
 </TestFrameworkProperties>
</EmbeddedProfile>

[support]

Hi,

Looks like you have a typo in the MCUDefinitionFile element:

 <MCUDefinitionFile>\device\nRF52.xml</MCUDefinitionFile>

According to Windows path syntax, this actually means X:\device\nRF52.xml, where X: is the drive letter of the project directory. Please try changing it to this:

 <MCUDefinitionFile>device\nRF52.xml</MCUDefinitionFile>

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