How to use
This script searches in .map file, generated from GCC-Tool chain, for information related to memory usage
User has to change settings in the associated file "map_settings.txt" to set:
- Directory to .map file
- Sections defined in linker script that has unique start and end address keywords (.i.e
__bss_start__) - Sections defined in linker script with no unique start and end address keywords. User must specify start keyword and next section keyword ... look bellow:
....
*(.dtors)
*(.rodata*)
KEEP(*(.eh_frame*))
....
that was part from linker script. (.eh_frame) is the unique keyword that make the map_file_analyzer.py knows where (.rodata) ends.
Tested Using ...
- Python 2.7 (64 bit) and Python 3.7.2 (32 bit) on Winodws 10 and using linker script of NRF52 SDK (nrf5x_common.ld)