Re: .elf to .bin (making an image)

[msokolov at ivan dot Harhan dot ORG (Michael Sokolov)]

Shaun Jackman <sjackman@ed.gray.internal> wrote:

> How do I create an image of an executable suitable for burning into flash?
> I have a .elf, so a file converter would do.

Use objcopy from binutils.

> Or, is
> there a way to get an ld script to link the .bin in with a symbol at the
> start of the dump?

You can list your .bin as an object on the link line (indicating the input
object format as binary) and use the linker script to direct it where you want
it to go.

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