topic Re: Build Error: “undefined reference to '_start'”, Invalid Include Path, and Missing .elf File in S in S32K

Build Error: “undefined reference to '_start'”, Invalid Include Path, and Missing .elf File in S32DS

Sanjana_k — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:46:44 GMT

#Hello Team

I am encountering a build error while compiling the S32K344_HSE_FW_INSTALL project in S32 Design Studio. The error occurs during linking, as shown below:

undefined reference to `_start'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [S32K344_HSE_FW_INSTALLS32K344_HSE_FW_INSTALL.elf] Error 1

Steps I followed:

Using S32 Design Studio version 3.5.14.
Project path: C:\NXP\S32K3_HSE_DemoExamples_1_0_0\S32K3_HSE_DemoExamples\Device_Configuration\S32K344_HSE_FW_INSTALL.
Using default linker and startup files.

Could you please advise what might be causing this _start undefined reference and how to resolve it?

Thank you for your support.

Re: Build Error: “undefined reference to '_start'”, Invalid Include Path, and Missing .elf File in S

davidtosenovjan — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:49:29 GMT

I just tested it with your setup, all you need to do is import the project and edit the patches referencing the pink file to be installed in the linker command file. This also means you need to download the HSE FW to your computer.

Re: Build Error: “undefined reference to '_start'”, Invalid Include Path, and Missing .elf File in S

Sanjana_k — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:17:57 GMT

#Hello @davidtosenovjan

We are currently facing an issue where the .elf file is not being generated during the build process. We are not exactly sure what the cause is. Could you please help us with some guidelines or steps to identify and resolve this issue?

Thank you for your time and support.

Re: Build Error: “undefined reference to '_start'”, Invalid Include Path, and Missing .elf File in S

Sanjana_k — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:26:53 GMT

This is our entire project details please hep us with these errors