If you use Code Composer Studio (CCS) as your development environment, the compiler and linker options are automatically set for you when you create a project. The project settings you make determine which compiler and linker command line options are used to build the project. Follow these steps to create and build a project in CCS v6.0. The exact steps may vary somewhat in other versions of CCS.
| Step | Effects on Use of the Compiler |
|---|---|
| 1. Choose File > New > CCS Project from the menus. | |
| 2. In the New CCS Project wizard, first select the Target. You can use the drop-down on the left to filter the list of specific targets on the right. The v8.x C6000 Code Generation Tools support C64x+, C6600, and C6740 targets. | Sets the --silicon_version (-mv) compiler option. See Section 3.3.5. In addition, a preprocessor symbol matching the target is defined using the --define compiler option. See Section 3.3.2. |
| 3. In the Connection field, select the emulator you will use to connect to the device. | Generates a target configuration file for use when running the project. |
| 4. In the Project name field, type a name for the project. | Determines the folder where the project is stored. |
| 5. Expand the Advanced settings area. | |
| 6. Make sure the Compiler version you want to use is selected. | Sets the --include_path compiler option to the include directory for that version of the Code Generation Tools. See Section 3.5.2.1. |
| 7. Make sure that the Output format is set to "eabi (ELF)". The v8.x C6000 Code Generation Tools no longer supports the COFF output file format. | Sets the --abi compiler option. This option is no longer required since eabi is the only supported setting. See Section 3.15. |
| 8. By default, C6000 applications are compiled to be little-endian. In the Device endianness field, you can choose big-endian if needed. | Sets the --big_endian compiler option if the default is not used. See Section 3.3.4. |
| 9. The linker command file and runtime support library are selected automatically based on your choices in the other fields. | |
| 10. Expand the Project templates and examples area. | |
| 11. Select a template for your project. The project templates you can choose from include a completely empty project with no source files, a project containing only main.c, an assembly-only project, and a Hello World example. Other examples that use plug-in software components you have installed are available in the TI Resource Explorer window. | |
| 12. Click Finish. |
After you have created a CCS project, you can use the Properties dialog for the project to see how the compiler and linker will be used and modify the command-line options used when compiling and linking. To open this dialog, select the project in the Project Explorer and choose Project > Properties from the menus. Expand the category tree to select Build > C6000 Compiler and Build > C6000 Linker. You can learn more about any command-line options you see in this dialog in Section 3.