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Altera_Forum
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21 years ago

How can I obtain a map file from the linker?

Hi all, just a silly question... How can I obtain a map file from the NIOS II IDE? (usually I always put a "-M >mymapfile.txt" at the end of the linker command, but if I do that on th...
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Altera_Forum
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21 years ago

Yes and no...

The map file generated by LD gives concise informations about which file contributed to which section...

The objdump file contains the information about the size of each section, and its disassembled content...

I usually using the map file to see which files have contributed to the final image, and which is the final footprint of the files I'm writing; It is quite hard to find these info in the objdump file.

bye

Paolo