The ARM Compiler Toolchain v4.1 Web Patch, Build 894, is intended for use with ARM RVDS v4.1 products. It can be used to update RVDS 4.1 Standard, Professional or Evaluation installation, whether previously patched or an original installation. It is NOT compatible with other releases of RVCT/RVDS.

This patch consists of an updated compiler, linker, assembler, fromelf, and armar program executables, include files and C/C++ libraries.

This version of the tools has been tested on the following supported platforms:

• Windows 7
• Windows XP SP2, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Windows XP SP3, 32-bit
• Windows Vista Business Edition SP1, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Windows Vista Enterprise Edition SP1, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Windows Server 2003 32-bit & 64-bit
• Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4 for x86, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Red Hat Linux Enterprise 5 for x86, 32-bit & 64-bit
• Solaris for SPARC 10
  

In addition, the tools have been tested on the following non-supported platforms:

• Windows 2000 SP4
• SUSE Linux 9.2
• Ubuntu Linux 8.10
  

To install the patch carry out the following steps:

• Ensure that you are currently using RVCT 4.1. To do this, type:

  armcc --vsn

  and ensure that this returns RVCT 4.1 build 462 or later.
  
• Extract all the files from the ZIP file into a temporary directory.
• Copy the include directory from the temporary directory to replace your existing include directory. The existing directory can be located by the ARMCC41INC environment variable, e.g:

  C:> set ARMCC41INC
  ARMCC41INC=C:Program FilesARMRVCTData4.1462includewindows

• Copy the lib directory from the temporary directory to replace your existing lib directory. The existing directory can be located by the ARMCC41LIB environment variable, e.g.:

  C:> set ARMCC41LIB
  ARMCC41LIB=C:Program FilesARMRVCTData4.1462lib

• Copy the win_32-pentium directory from the temporary directory to replace your existing win_32-pentiumdirectory. The existing directory can be located by the ARMCC41BIN environment variable, e.g.:

  C:> set ARMCC41BIN
  ARMCC41BIN=C:Program FilesARMRVCTPrograms4.1462win_32-pentium

• The updated tools should now have been installed. To confirm this, open a DOS command prompt window and enter:

  armcc --vsn
  armlink --vsn
  armasm --vsn
  fromelf --vsn
  armar --vsn

  The version returned should be RVCT 4.1 build 894.
  

RVDS 4.1 Service Pack 1, and this patch, include a 64-bit version of armlink.exe. If you have installed RVDS 4.1 Sevice Pack 1 or later, there will also be a directory for 64-bit executables. For example:

C:Program FilesARMRVCTPrograms4.1462win-x86_64

These can be updated by copying the contents of the win-x86_64 directory from the temporary directory to this location. If have not installed RVDS Service Pack 1 or later this directory will not be present, but can be created if you wish to use the 64-bit version of the linker.

The win-x86_64 directory also contains copies of armcc.exe, armasm.exe, fromelf.exe and armar.exe. However, these are 32-bit executables, and are provided because some functionality requires all the executables to be in the same directory.

Note: By default, your system will be configured to use the 32-bit version of the linker. If you wish to use the 64-version, you must change the ARMCCBIN environment variable to point to the win-x86_64 directory, and modify the PATH to include this directory instead of, or before, the win_32-pentium directory.