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20 years ago

Is there a disassembler for Nios II ELF files?

I'd like to be able to examine the ELF file that the compiler generates so I can see exactly which instructions are being used. I have the Nios II Processor reference document which shows the opc...
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20 years ago

Hi bkucera,

> but I haven't seen anything about a dissassembler.

Use objdump with the -D option.

> Also where can I read about what exactly goes in each section of the ELF file?

> For instance, what goes in the .exceptions section?

Take a look at your linker command file, use objdump ... and you might want to

generate a map file as well.

Regards,

--Scott