Cadence Tensilica Xtensa C/C++ Compiler (XCC)
Obtain Tensilica Software Development Toolkit targeting the specific SoC on hand. This usually contains two parts:
The Xtensa Xplorer which contains the necessary executables and libraries.
A SoC-specific add-on to be installed on top of Xtensa Xplorer.
This add-on allows the compiler to generate code for the SoC on hand.
Install Xtensa Xplorer and then the SoC add-on.
Follow the instruction from Cadence on how to install the SDK.
Depending on the SDK, there are two set of compilers:
GCC-based compiler:
xt-xcc
and its friends.Clang-based compiler:
xt-clang
and its friends.
Make sure you have obtained a license to use the SDK, or has access to a remote licensing server.
Set these environment variables:
Set
ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT
toxcc
orxt-clang
.Set
XTENSA_TOOLCHAIN_PATH
to the toolchain installation directory.There are two ways to specify the SoC ID and the SDK version to use. They are mutually exclusive, and cannot be used together.
When building for a single SoC:
Set
XTENSA_CORE
to the SoC ID where application is being targeted.Set
TOOLCHAIN_VER
to the Xtensa SDK version.
When building for multiple SoCs, for each SoC and board combination:
Set
XTENSA_CORE_{normalized_board_target}
to the SoC ID where application is being targeted.Set
TOOLCHAIN_VAR_{normalized_board_target}
to the Xtensa SDK version.
For example, assuming the SDK is installed in
/opt/xtensa
, and using the SDK for application development onintel_adsp/ace15_mtpm
, setup the environment using the two above mentioned ways:Single SoC:
# Linux export ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT=xt-clang export XTENSA_TOOLCHAIN_PATH=/opt/xtensa/XtDevTools/install/tools/ export XTENSA_CORE=ace10_LX7HiFi4_2022_10 export TOOLCHAIN_VER=RI-2022.10-linux
Multiple SoCs:
# Linux export ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT=xt-clang export XTENSA_TOOLCHAIN_PATH=/opt/xtensa/XtDevTools/install/tools/ export TOOLCHAIN_VER_intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm=RI-2022.10-linux export XTENSA_CORE_intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm=ace10_LX7HiFi4_2022_10
To use Clang-based compiler:
Set
ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT
toxt-clang
.Note that the Clang-based compiler may contain an old LLVM bug which results in the following error:
/tmp/file.s: Assembler messages: /tmp/file.s:20: Error: file number 1 already allocated clang-3.9: error: Xtensa-as command failed with exit code 1
If this happens, set
XCC_NO_G_FLAG
to1
.For example:
# Linux export XCC_NO_G_FLAG=1