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@fbedard fbedard released this 27 Nov 14:28
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Release 4.8-R2 is the second release of the GNU Toolchain for ARC Processors, based on GCC 4.8.

Release contents:

  • Prebuilt elf32 and uclibc toolchains for RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) v6.0 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
  • New ARC GNU Toolchain Eclipse IDE for Windows for use with ARC EM Starter Kit (downloaded separately from https://github.com/foss-for-synopsys-dwc-arc-processors/arc_gnu_eclipse/releases)
  • Code size improvements for ARC EM Processor
  • Performance improvements for ARC EM Processor
  • New -mpy toggle (soft-multiply) in GCC
  • New -mARC601 option in GCC to specify ARC601 processor, consistent with other ARC processors
  • New option --external-download in toolchain build scripts to automatically download required
    dependencies (gmp, mpfr, mpc)
  • Enhanced openOCD support (cache configurations, big-endian support)
  • Support for debugging using Ashling Opella-XD probe with GDB 7.5
  • Several bug fixes improving stability and performance across all components (GCC, GDB, binutils)

A list of Known Issues can be found here

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