use static library created on codewarried IDE 5.6 in 10.7 for MCF5208 controller

[pawan_modi]

The IDE which I use is quite old (IDE version 5.7.0 build 2264) and it works only on WinXp machine. I wanted to migrate this IDE to latest one  CodeWarrior for MCU Version: 10.7 Build Id:160721 it does support MCF5208 but uses GNU library. To avoid bigger risk in recompile complete code on new compiler instead I want to create a static library of exiting code  base from old version of IDE then include in latest version of IDE as a static library and in future development can continue on latest version of IDE.

[TomE]

Migrating from versions prior to 7.2 to those later takes a lot of work. That can't be avoided.

it is unlikely your "static library" will work because the ABI between the two compilers is different. One passes parameters on the stack and the other passes in registers. You can't code around that fundamental difference.

You're far better off recompiling your code under the new compiler. If there's anything obviously wrong, the new compiler should tell you. You'll only have problems if you have inline assembly or assembly source files, because they explicitly code the ABI (which is the bit that changed). Also note in various App Notes that libraries have changed as well, so if you're relying on old libraries you may have to port the code to new ones.

I should be able to point you to the links in this article. The links used to work.They of course point to "community.freescale.com" and not "community.nxp.com", but should redirect, or the article numbers should work, but they don't.

https://community.nxp.com/message/1028460?commentID=1028460#comment-1028460 

See which ones of them you can still locate.

Read this one. Search for "REG_ABI" in the Search-thing and see what you can find.

https://community.nxp.com/message/401840?commentID=401840#comment-401840 

Tom

[Hui_Ma]

Hi，

There are two application note about porting classic ColdFire project to CodeWarrior for MCU V10.x version.

Please check below link for the detailed info.

AN4727 & AN4104.

About create a static library, please refer CWMCUDBGUG document:

Wish it helps.

Have a great day,
Mike

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