CRC and static data location

[Altera_Forum]

Hello all nios users, 

 I have 2 questions that are somehow related:  1. Is there a built in feature in the IDE or compiler that enables to calculate a CRC of any kind on the build code? If so, where is it being placed?  2. More general question: can I "force" location of static data in pre-determined memory section (something like pragma locate in other compilers)? how?  Thanks a lot for your help,  A.G.

[Altera_Forum]

Hi A.G. 

 I don't know of any CRC feature but it may be worth checking the GCC documentation.  It is possible to specify a memory section to place code or data in e.g.  alt_u32 cheese __attribute__ (( section (".nv_sram")));  would put the variable 'cheese' into the memory device called 'nv_sram' in your system.  To verify where the linker has placed this variable (and everything else besides), add the following compiler option to your Project properties:  -Wl,-Map,Output.map  This will create a linker map file called 'Output.map' in your project's output folder.  I hope this is useful.  All the best  Sharkybaba