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Contents
ARM® Compiler Errors and Warnings Reference
Guide
Preface
About this book ...................................................... ...................................................... 8
Feedback ...................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 1 C and C++ Compiler Errors and Warnings

1.1 Suppressing armcc error and warning messages ......................... ......................... 1-11
1.2 List of the armcc error and warning messages ........................................................ 1-12
Chapter 2 Assembler Errors and Warnings

2.1 List of the armasm error and warning messages .......................... .......................... 2-77
Chapter 3 Linker Errors and Warnings

3.1 Suppressing armlink error and warning messages ....................... ....................... 3-106
3.2 List of the armlink error and warning messages .................................................... 3-107
Chapter 4 ELF Image Converter Errors and Warnings

4.1 List of the fromelf error and warning messages .......................... .......................... 4-147
Chapter 5 Librarian Errors and Warnings

5.1 List of the armar error and warning messages ...................................................... 5-150
Chapter 6 Other Errors and Warnings

6.1 Internal faults and other unexpected failures ............................ ............................ 6-152

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6.2 List of other error and warning messages .............................. .............................. 6-153
Appendix A Errors and Warnings Reference Guide Document Revisions

A.1 Revisions for Errors and Warnings Reference Guide .................................. Appx-A-155

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List of Tables
ARM® Compiler Errors and Warnings Reference
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Table A-1 Differences between issue J and issue K .................................................................. Appx-A-155

Table A-2 Differences between issue I and issue J ................................................................... Appx-A-155
Table A-3 Differences between Issue H and Issue I .................................................................. Appx-A-155
Table A-4 Differences between Issue G and Issue H ................................................................ Appx-A-156
Table A-5 Differences between Issue E and Issue F ................................................................. Appx-A-156
Table A-6 Differences between Issue D and Issue E ................................................................. Appx-A-156
Table A-7 Differences between Issue C and Issue D ................................................................. Appx-A-157
Table A-8 Differences between Issue B and Issue C ................................................................. Appx-A-157
Table A-9 Differences between Issue A and Issue B ................................................................. Appx-A-157

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Preface
This preface introduces the ARM® Compiler Errors and Warnings Reference Guide.
It contains the following:
• About this book on page 8.
• Feedback on page 9.

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Preface
About this book
About this book

The Errors and Warnings Reference Guide provides lists of the errors and warnings that each of the
compilation tools can generate.
Using this book

This book is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter 1 C and C++ Compiler Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the C and C++ compiler, armcc.
Chapter 2 Assembler Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the assembler, armasm.
Chapter 3 Linker Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the linker, armlink.
Chapter 4 ELF Image Converter Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the ELF image converter, fromelf.
Chapter 5 Librarian Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the ARM librarian, armar.
Chapter 6 Other Errors and Warnings
Describes error and warning messages that might be displayed by any of the tools.
Appendix A Errors and Warnings Reference Guide Document Revisions
Describes the technical changes that have been made to the Errors and Warnings Reference
Guide.
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<and>
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MRC p15, 0, <Rd>, <CRn>, <CRm>, <Opcode_2>
SMALL CAPITALS
Used in body text for a few terms that have specific technical meanings, that are defined in the
ARM glossary. For example, IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED, IMPLEMENTATION SPECIFIC, UNKNOWN, and
UNPREDICTABLE.

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Chapter 1
C and C++ Compiler Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the C and C++ compiler, armcc.
It contains the following sections:
• 1.1 Suppressing armcc error and warning messages on page 1-11.
• 1.2 List of the armcc error and warning messages on page 1-12.
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1 C and C++ Compiler Errors and Warnings
1.1 Suppressing armcc error and warning messages
1.1 Suppressing armcc error and warning messages

You can use command-line options to control the severity of the diagnostic messages that the compiler
produces.
The compiler normally warns of potential portability problems and other hazards.
When porting legacy code (for example, in old-style C) to the ARM Compiler, many warnings might be
reported. It might be tempting to disable all such warnings with –W. ARM recommends however that for
portability reasons, you change the code to make it ANSI compatible rather than suppressing the
warnings.
Some warnings are suppressed by default. To override this, use the --strict_warnings switch to enable
all suppressed warnings.
By default, optimization messages, for example most of the messages between 1593 and 2159, are not
warnings. To treat optimization messages as warnings, use the --diag_warning=optimizations option.
Related information
--diag_warning=tag[,tag,...] compiler option.
--strict_warnings compiler option.
-W compiler option.

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1.2 List of the armcc error and warning messages

A list of the error and warning messages that armcc produces.
Note
In ARM Compiler 5.02 and earlier, the IDs for the messages in the form C4XXX were in the range
3000-3499.
0: unknown error
1: last line of file ends without a new line
2: last line of file ends with a backslash
3: #include file <entity> includes itself
4: out of memory
5: cannot open <entity> input file <filename>: <reason>
For example:
#include <file.h>
results in the message:

Error: #5: cannot open source input file "file.h": No such file or directory
because file.h does not exist in the system include directory.

6: comment unclosed at end of file
Comment started with /* but no matching */ to close the comment.
7: unrecognized token
8: missing closing quote
For example:
char foo[] = {"\"};
In this example, the backslash causes the following quote " to be treated as a literal character
rather than closing the string. To fix this, use:
char foo[] = {"\\"};
9: nested comment is not allowed

For example:
/*nested
/*comment*/
10: "#" not expected here

11: unrecognized preprocessing directive
For example:
#foo
12: parsing restarts here after previous syntax error

13: expected a file name
For example:
#include <>

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14: extra text after expected end of preprocessing directive

For example:
#if EMBEDDED foo
or:
#include <stdio.h> foo
or:
#ifdef SOMETHING
:
#endif SOMETHING
The #endif does not expect or require any argument. Enclosing the trailing part of the line in a
comment fixes the problem:
#endif /* SOMETHING */
16: <entity> is not a valid source file name

17: expected a "]"
18: expected a ")"
19: extra text after expected end of number
For example:
int a = 37r;
20: identifier <entity> is undefined

For example, when compiled for C++, the code:
void foo( arg ) { }

Error: #20: identifier <arg> is undefined
Another example of code that can cause this error is:

int foo(void)
{
int a = 4;
a = i;
}
which results in the message:

Error: #20: identifier "i" is undefined
because i has not been declared.

21: type qualifiers are meaningless in this declaration
22: invalid hexadecimal number
23: integer constant is too large
24: invalid octal digit
For example:
int a = 0378;
25: quoted string should contain at least one character

For example:
char a ='';
26: too many characters in character constant

For example, the following code produces this warning because the multibyte character consists
of more bytes than can fit into an int:
int a ='abcde';

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27: character value is out of range

This error can occur when a character value described by a hex constant is too large to be
represented in a char variable, for example:
char x = '\x100';
28: expression must have a constant value

29: expected an expression
30: floating constant is out of range
31: expression must have integral type
32: expression must have arithmetic type
33: expected a line number
34: invalid line number
35: #error directive: <entity>
36: the #if for this directive is missing
37: the #endif for this directive is missing
An open #if was still active, but was not closed with #endif before the end of file.
38: directive is not allowed -- an #else has already appeared
39: division by zero
40: expected an identifier
This error is raised if preprocessor statements are incorrectly formatted, for example if an
identifier which must immediately follow a #define preprocessor command is missing.
This error can also occur when code uses a keyword as an identifier, for example:
int if =0;
41: expression must have arithmetic or pointer type

42: operand types are incompatible (<type> and <type>)
44: expression must have pointer type
45: #undef may not be used on this predefined name
46: <entity> is predefined; attempted redefinition ignored
47: incompatible redefinition of macro <entity>
A macro has been defined twice, with different replacement strings.
For example:
#define TEST 0
#define TEST 1
causes the compiler to produce:

Warning: #47-D: incompatible redefinition of macro "TEST" (declared at line 1)
If it is necessary to do this, undefine the macro using #undef before the second definition.
If you want to define a macro, unless it already has a definition, you can use conditional
preprocessing, for example:
#ifndef TEST
#define TEST 0
#endif
Compiling this with armcc -c foo.c defines TEST to be 0 (the default).

Compiling this with armcc -c -DTEST=1 foo.c defines TEST to be 1.
49: duplicate macro parameter name
50: "##" may not be first in a macro definition
51: "##" may not be last in a macro definition
52: expected a macro parameter name
53: expected a ":"
54: too few arguments in macro invocation
55: too many arguments in macro invocation

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56: operand of sizeof may not be a function

57: this operator is not allowed in a constant expression
58: this operator is not allowed in a preprocessing expression
59: function call is not allowed in a constant expression
60: this operator is not allowed in an integral constant expression
61: integer operation result is out of range
62: shift count is negative
63: shift count is too large
64: declaration does not declare anything
For example:
int;
65: expected a ";"

66: enumeration value is out of "int" range
This diagnostic message is generated by the compiler when an enum constant is outside the
range of a signed int.
For example, the compiler generates this warning when the following code is compiled in C
mode:
typedef enum
{
Bit31 = 0x80000000
} Bits;
Note
This description applies to RVCT 2.2 and later.
C mode:
• the warning is produced but the compiler promotes the constants to unsigned
• the switch --strict always produces this message as an error.
C++ mode:
• by default the out-of-range constants are promoted to unsigned without a warning and also
when --strict is used
As a work around for cases where the message is an error use the following code example:
typedef enum
{
Bit31 = (int)0x80000000
} Bits;
An overflow no longer occurs, and so no error is reported.

Note
The value of Bit31 is now negative because it is a signed int.
See the following in the armcc User Guide:

Structures, unions, enumerations, and bitfields.
67: expected a "}"
68: integer conversion resulted in a change of sign
The constant is too large to be represented in a signed long, and therefore has been given
unsigned type.
Example:
long l = 2147483648;

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69: integer conversion resulted in truncation

70: incomplete type is not allowed
Example:
typedef struct {
unsigned char size;
char string[];
} FOO;
By not declaring a size for the array in the structure, the compiler is not able to allocate a size of
the structure. Incomplete types are permitted in --gnu and --c99 modes.
71: operand of sizeof may not be a bit field
76: argument to macro is empty
77: this declaration has no storage class or type specifier
78: a parameter declaration may not have an initializer
79: expected a type specifier
The ellipses to denote variadic functions, such as printf(), must follow at least one parameter.
For example, change:
int foo( ... );
to:
int foo( int bar, ... );
80: a storage class may not be specified here

81: more than one storage class may not be specified
82: storage class is not first
83: type qualifier specified more than once
84: invalid combination of type specifiers
The type name or type qualifier cannot be used in the same declaration as the second type name
or type qualifier. For example:
typedef int int;
85: invalid storage class for a parameter

86: invalid storage class for a function
87: a type specifier may not be used here
88: array of functions is not allowed
89: array of void is not allowed
90: function returning function is not allowed
91: function returning array is not allowed
92: identifier-list parameters may only be used in a function definition
93: function type may not come from a typedef
94: the size of an array must be greater than zero
Zero-sized arrays are permitted only when in --gnu mode, for example:
char name[0];

• --gnu
• GNU extensions to the C and C++ languages.
95: array is too large
There is a limit of 4GB on the maximum size of arrays or structures.
96: a translation unit must contain at least one declaration
97: a function may not return a value of this type
98: an array may not have elements of this type
99: a declaration here must declare a parameter
100: duplicate parameter name
101: <entity> has already been declared in the current scope
102: forward declaration of enum type is nonstandard

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103: class is too large

104: struct or union is too large
There is a limit of 4GB on the maximum size of arrays or structures.
105: invalid size for bit field
Bit fields must not be larger than the size of the type.
For example, with --strict:
struct X{
int y:5000;
};
106: invalid type for a bit field

Bit fields must have integral type.
Example:
struct X{
float x:5;
float y:2;
};
107: zero-length bit field must be unnamed

108: signed bit field of length 1
109: expression must have (pointer-to-) function type
110: expected either a definition or a tag name
111: statement is unreachable
112: expected "while"
114: <entity> was referenced but not defined
115: a continue statement may only be used within a loop
116: a break statement may only be used within a loop or switch
Example:
void foo(void){
int a=0;
continue;
}
or:
void bar(void){
int a=0;
break;
}
117: non-void <entity> should return a value

118: a void function may not return a value
119: cast to type <type> is not allowed
120: return value type does not match the function type
121: a case label may only be used within a switch
122: a default label may only be used within a switch
123: case label value has already appeared in this switch
124: default label has already appeared in this switch
125: expected a "("
126: expression must be an lvalue
127: expected a statement
128: loop is not reachable from preceding code
129: a block-scope function may only have extern storage class
130: expected a "{"
131: expression must have pointer-to-class type
132: expression must have pointer-to-struct-or-union type
133: expected a member name
134: expected a field name
135: <entity> has no member <entity>

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136: <entity> has no field <entity>

137: expression must be a modifiable lvalue
138: taking the address of a register variable is not allowed
139: taking the address of a bit field is not allowed
140: too many arguments in function call
Function declaration does not match the number of parameters in an earlier function prototype.
Example:
extern void foo(int x);
void bar(void)
{
foo(1,2);
}
141: unnamed prototyped parameters not allowed when body is present

142: expression must have pointer-to-object type
143: program too large or complicated to compile
144: a value of type <type> cannot be used to initialize an entity of type <type>
The initializing string for a fixed size character array is exactly as long as the array size, leaving
no room for a terminating \0, for example:
char name[5] = "Hello";
The name array can hold up to 5 characters. "Hello" does not fit because C strings are always
null-terminated (for example, "Hello\0"). The compiler reports:
Error: #144: a value of type "const char [6]" cannot be used to initialize an entity
of type "char [5]"
A similar error is also raised if there is an implicit cast of non-zero int to pointer.
For example:
void foo_func( void )
{
char *foo=1;
}

#144: a value of type "int" cannot be used to initialize an entity of type "char *"
For the cast, this error can be suppressed with the use of the --loose_implicit_cast switch.
145: <entity> may not be initialized
146: too many initializer values
147: declaration is incompatible with <entity>
The following incorrect C code causes an error in all modes. This can be downgraded from an
error to a warning by using --diag_warning 147, or suppressed completely by using
--diag_suppress 147.
typedef enum { e } E;
typedef enum { f } F;
E g(void);
F g(void);
148: <entity> has already been initialized

149: a global-scope declaration may not have this storage class
150: a type name may not be redeclared as a parameter
151: a typedef name may not be redeclared as a parameter
152: conversion of nonzero integer to pointer
153: expression must have class type
154: expression must have struct or union type
155: old-fashioned assignment operator
156: old-fashioned initializer

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157: expression must be an integral constant expression

158: expression must be an lvalue or a function designator
159: declaration is incompatible with previous <entity>
160: external name conflicts with external name of <entity>
161: unrecognized #pragma
163: could not open temporary file <entity>
164: name of directory for temporary files is too long (<entity>)
165: too few arguments in function call
Function prototype is defined with a number of parameters that does not match the number of
parameters passed in the function call.
For example:
extern void foo(int x);
void bar(void)
{
foo();
}
166: invalid floating constant

167: argument of type <type> is incompatible with parameter of type <type>
168: a function type is not allowed here
169: expected a declaration
This can occur when attempting to compile some C++ header files with the C compiler instead
of the C++ compiler.
170: pointer points outside of underlying object
171: invalid type conversion
172: external/internal linkage conflict with previous declaration
The compiler suppresses errors about linkage disagreements, where functions are implicitly
declared as extern and later re-declared as static, unless the --strict option is used. For
example:
extern void foo(void);
static void foo(void){}
173: floating-point value does not fit in required integral type

174: expression has no effect
175: subscript out of range
177: <entity> was declared but never referenced
By default, unused declaration warnings are given for:
• Local (within a function) declarations of variables, typedefs, and functions.
• Labels (always within a function).
• Top-level static functions and static variables.
The --diag_suppress 177 option suppresses these warnings.
178: "&" applied to an array has no effect
179: right operand of "%" is zero
180: argument is incompatible with formal parameter

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181: argument is incompatible with corresponding format string conversion

For example when compiling with --strict, the following code:
unsigned long foo = 0x1234;
printf("%08X", foo);
results in the warning:

Warning: #181-D: argument is incompatible with corresponding format string conversion
To avoid the warning, the code could be rewritten as follows:

unsigned long foo = 0x1234;
printf("%0lX", foo);
or alternatively:
unsigned int foo = 0x1234;
printf("%0X", foo);
%0X can be used for char, short or int. Use lX for a long integer, even though both ints and
longs are 32-bits wide on an ARM processor.
182: could not open source file <entity> (no directories in search list)
183: type of cast must be integral
184: type of cast must be arithmetic or pointer
185: dynamic initialization in unreachable code
186: pointless comparison of unsigned integer with zero
For example:
unsigned short foo;
if (foo<0) printf("This never happens");
gives a warning that the comparison between an unsigned value, for example char or int, with
zero always evaluates to false.
187: use of "=" where "==" may have been intended
For example:
int main(void)
{
int a;
const int b =1;
if (a=b);
}
If the assignment in the if statement is intentional, then you can avoid the warning by adding an
explicit comparison. For example, change the if statement in the example to:
if ((a=b)!=0);
188: enumerated type mixed with another type

189: error while writing <entity> file
190: invalid intermediate language file
191: type qualifier is meaningless on cast type
The C specification states that a cast does not yield an lvalue, so a cast to a qualified type has
the same effect as a cast to the unqualified version of the type. This warning is to inform you
that the type qualifier has no effect, although the code is still legal. The warning is suppressible
with --diag_suppress 191.
For example:
val2 = (const float)val1;
is equivalent to:
val2 = (float)val1;

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192: unrecognized character escape sequence

This error is commonly associated with the attempted use of non-ASCII character sets, such as
16-bit Unicode characters. The compiler supports multibyte character sets, such as Unicode.
Source files are compiled according to the selected locale of that machine. It is possible to use
Escape processing (as recommended by Kernighan and Ritchie, section A2.5.2) to encode
specific values instead.
For example:
char *p = "\x12\x34\x56\x78"; // 12 34 56 78
In character and string escapes, if the character following the \ has no special meaning, the value
of the escape is the character itself, for example, \s is the same as s and the warning is given.
193: zero used for undefined preprocessing identifier <entity>
194: expected an asm string
195: an asm function must be prototyped
196: an asm function may not have an ellipsis
219: error while deleting file <entity>
220: integral value does not fit in required floating-point type
221: floating-point value does not fit in required floating-point type
222: floating-point operation result is out of range
223: function <entity> declared implicitly
This is a common warning that occurs where there is no prototype for a function.
For example:
void foo(void)
{
printf("foo");
}
To fix this, add #include <stdio.h> to include the prototype for printf().
For ANSI C, you can suppress this warning with --diag_suppress 223. This is useful when
compiling old-style C in ANSI C mode.
224: the format string requires additional arguments
225: the format string ends before this argument
226: invalid format string conversion
227: macro recursion
228: trailing comma is nonstandard
229: bit field cannot contain all values of the enumerated type
230: nonstandard type for a bit field
In strict ANSI C90, the only types permitted for a bit field are int, signed int, and unsigned
int.
For example:
struct X {
char y:2;
};
231: declaration is not visible outside of function

232: old-fashioned typedef of "void" ignored
233: left operand is not a struct or union containing this field
234: pointer does not point to struct or union containing this field
235: variable <entity> was declared with a never-completed type
236: controlling expression is constant
237: selector expression is constant
238: invalid specifier on a parameter
239: invalid specifier outside a class declaration
240: duplicate specifier in declaration

Non-Confidential
241: a union is not allowed to have a base class

242: multiple access control specifiers are not allowed
243: class or struct definition is missing
244: qualified name is not a member of class <type> or its base classes
245: a nonstatic member reference must be relative to a specific object
246: a nonstatic data member may not be defined outside its class
247: <entity> has already been defined
A typical example of this is where a variable name has been used more than once.
This can sometimes occur when compiling legacy code that relies on tentative declarations.
Tentative declarations permit a variable to be declared and initialized as separate statements
such as:
int a;
int a = 1;
Tentative declarations are permitted by default for C code, but produce an error with C++ code.
248: pointer to reference is not allowed
249: reference to reference is not allowed
250: reference to void is not allowed
251: array of reference is not allowed
252: reference <entity> requires an initializer
253: expected a ","
254: type name is not allowed
This occurs when a typedef name is being used directly in an expression, for example:
typedef int footype;
int x = footype; // reports Error: #254: type name is not allowed
To fix this, first create an instance of that type, for example, a variable of the new type:
typedef int footype;
footype bar = 1;
int x = bar;
255: type definition is not allowed

256: invalid redeclaration of type name <entity>
257: const <entity> requires an initializer
258: "this" may only be used inside a nonstatic member function
259: constant value is not known
260: explicit type is missing ("int" assumed)
261: access control not specified (<entity> by default)
262: not a class or struct name
263: duplicate base class name
264: invalid base class
265: <entity> is inaccessible
For C++ only, the --diag_warning 265 option downgrades access control errors to warnings.
For example:
class A { void f() {}; }; // private member
A a;
void g() { a.f(); } // erroneous access

Error: #265-D: function "A::f" is inaccessible
266: <entity> is ambiguous

267: old-style parameter list (anachronism)
268: declaration may not appear after executable statement in block
269: conversion to inaccessible base class <type> is not allowed
274: improperly terminated macro invocation

Non-Confidential
276: name followed by "::" must be a class or namespace name

277: invalid friend declaration
278: a constructor or destructor may not return a value
279: invalid destructor declaration
280: declaration of a member with the same name as its class
281: global-scope qualifier (leading "::") is not allowed
282: the global scope has no <entity>
283: qualified name is not allowed
284: NULL reference is not allowed
285: initialization with "<...>" is not allowed for object of type <type>
286: base class <type> is ambiguous
287: derived class <type> contains more than one instance of class <type>
288: cannot convert pointer to base class <type> to pointer to derived class <type>
-- base class is virtual
289: no instance of constructor <entity> matches the argument list
290: copy constructor for class <type> is ambiguous
291: no default constructor exists for class <type>
292: <entity> is not a nonstatic data member or base class of class <type>
293: indirect nonvirtual base class is not allowed
294: invalid union member -- class <type> has a disallowed member function
296: invalid use of non-lvalue array
297: expected an operator
298: inherited member is not allowed
299: cannot determine which instance of <entity> is intended
300: a pointer to a bound function may only be used to call the function
301: typedef name has already been declared (with same type)
302: <entity> has already been defined
304: no instance of <entity> matches the argument list
305: type definition is not allowed in function return type declaration
306: default argument not at end of parameter list
307: redefinition of default argument
308: more than one instance of <entity> matches the argument list:
309: more than one instance of constructor <entity> matches the argument list:
310: default argument of type <type> is incompatible with parameter of type <type>
311: cannot overload functions distinguished by return type alone
312: no suitable user-defined conversion from <type> to <type> exists
313: type qualifier is not allowed on this function
314: only nonstatic member functions may be virtual
315: the object has cv-qualifiers that are not compatible with the member function
316: program too large to compile (too many virtual functions)
317: return type is not identical to nor covariant with return type <type> of
overridden virtual function <entity>
318: override of virtual <entity> is ambiguous
319: pure specifier ("= 0") allowed only on virtual functions
320: badly-formed pure specifier (only "= 0" is allowed)
321: data member initializer is not allowed
322: object of abstract class type <type> is not allowed:
323: function returning abstract class <type> is not allowed:
324: duplicate friend declaration
325: inline specifier allowed on function declarations only
326: "inline" is not allowed
327: invalid storage class for an inline function
328: invalid storage class for a class member
329: local class member <entity> requires a definition
330: <entity> is inaccessible
332: class <type> has no copy constructor to copy a const object

Non-Confidential
333: defining an implicitly declared member function is not allowed

334: class <type> has no suitable copy constructor
335: linkage specification is not allowed
336: unknown external linkage specification
337: linkage specification is incompatible with previous <entity>
If the linkage for a function is redeclared with an incompatible specification to a previous
declaration this error is produced.
For example:
int foo(void);
int bar(void)
{
int x;
x = foo();
return x;
}
extern "C" int foo(void)
{
return 0;
}

Error: #337: linkage specification is incompatible with previous "foo" (declared at
line 1)
338: more than one instance of overloaded function <entity> has "C" linkage
339: class <type> has more than one default constructor
340: value copied to temporary, reference to temporary used
341: "operator<entity>" must be a member function
342: operator may not be a static member function
343: no arguments allowed on user-defined conversion
344: too many parameters for this operator function
345: too few parameters for this operator function
346: nonmember operator requires a parameter with class type
347: default argument is not allowed
348: more than one user-defined conversion from <type> to <type> applies:
349: no operator <entity> matches these operands
350: more than one operator <entity> matches these operands:
351: first parameter of allocation function must be of type "size_t"
352: allocation function requires "void *" return type
353: deallocation function requires "void" return type
354: first parameter of deallocation function must be of type "void *"
356: type must be an object type
357: base class <type> has already been initialized
358: base class name required -- <type> assumed (anachronism)
359: <entity> has already been initialized
360: name of member or base class is missing
361: assignment to "this" (anachronism)
362: "overload" keyword used (anachronism)
363: invalid anonymous union -- nonpublic member is not allowed
364: invalid anonymous union -- member function is not allowed
365: anonymous union at global or namespace scope must be declared static
366: <entity> provides no initializer for:
367: implicitly generated constructor for class <type> cannot initialize:
368: <entity> defines no constructor to initialize the following:
This indicates that you have a const structure or a structure containing a const. It is issued as a
friendly warning to assist with error 369. This can safely be ignored providing that the const
members of structures are appropriately initialized.

Non-Confidential
369: <entity> has an uninitialized const or reference member

This indicates that you have an instance of a const structure or a structure containing a const
that has not been correctly initialized. You must either initialize it correctly for every instance or
provide a constructor to initialize it.
370: <entity> has an uninitialized const field
371: class <type> has no assignment operator to copy a const object
372: class <type> has no suitable assignment operator
373: ambiguous assignment operator for class <type>
375: declaration requires a typedef name
377: "virtual" is not allowed
378: "static" is not allowed
379: cast of bound function to normal function pointer (anachronism)
380: expression must have pointer-to-member type
381: extra ";" ignored
In C, this can be caused by an unexpected semicolon at the end of a declaration line, for
example:
int x;;
This might occur inadvertently when using macros.

Similarly, in C++, this might be caused by constructions like:
class X { ... } ; ;
This probably resulted from some macro usage, for example:

#define M(c) class c { ... } ;
M(X);
The extra semicolon is illegal because empty declarations are illegal.

382: nonstandard member constant declaration (standard form is a static const
integral member)
384: no instance of overloaded <entity> matches the argument list
386: no instance of <entity> matches the required type
387: delete array size expression used (anachronism)
389: a cast to abstract class <type> is not allowed:
390: function "main" may not be called or have its address taken
391: a new-initializer may not be specified for an array
392: member function <entity> may not be redeclared outside its class
393: pointer to incomplete class type is not allowed
394: reference to local variable of enclosing function is not allowed
395: single-argument function used for postfix <entity> (anachronism)
398: cast to array type is nonstandard (treated as cast to <type>)
399: <entity> has an operator new<entity>() but no default operator delete<entity>()
400: <entity> has a default operator delete<entity>() but no operator new<entity>()
401: destructor for base class <entity> is not virtual
403: invalid redeclaration of member <entity>
404: function "main" may not be declared inline
405: member function with the same name as its class must be a constructor
406: using nested <entity> (anachronism)
407: a destructor may not have parameters
408: copy constructor for class <type> may not have a parameter of type <type>
409: <entity> returns incomplete type <type>
410: protected <entity> is not accessible through a <type> pointer or object
411: a parameter is not allowed
412: an "asm" declaration is not allowed here
413: no suitable conversion function from <type> to <type> exists
414: delete of pointer to incomplete class

Non-Confidential
415: no suitable constructor exists to convert from <type> to <type>

416: more than one constructor applies to convert from <type> to <type>:
417: more than one conversion function from <type> to <type> applies:
418: more than one conversion function from <type> to a built-in type applies:
424: a constructor or destructor may not have its address taken
427: qualified name is not allowed in member declaration
428: enumerated type mixed with another type (anachronism)
429: the size of an array in "new" must be non-negative
430: returning reference to local temporary
433: qualifiers dropped in binding reference of type <type> to initializer of type
<type>
434: a reference of type <type> (not const-qualified) cannot be initialized with a
value of type <type>
435: a pointer to function may not be deleted
436: conversion function must be a nonstatic member function
437: template declaration is not allowed here
438: expected a "<"
439: expected a ">"
440: template parameter declaration is missing
441: argument list for <entity> is missing
442: too few arguments for <entity>
443: too many arguments for <entity>
450: the type "long long" is nonstandard
451: omission of <entity> is nonstandard
452: return type may not be specified on a conversion function
456: excessive recursion at instantiation of <entity>
457: <entity> is not a function or static data member
458: argument of type <type> is incompatible with template parameter of type <type>
459: initialization requiring a temporary or conversion is not allowed
460: declaration of <entity> hides function parameter
461: initial value of reference to non-const must be an lvalue
463: "template" is not allowed
464: <type> is not a class template
467: invalid reference to <entity> (union/nonunion mismatch)
468: a template argument may not reference a local type
469: tag kind of <entity> is incompatible with declaration of <entity>
470: the global scope has no tag named <entity>
471: <entity> has no tag member named <entity>
473: <entity> may be used only in pointer-to-member declaration
476: name followed by "::~" must be a class name or a type name
477: destructor name does not match name of class <type>
478: type used as destructor name does not match type <type>
479: <entity> redeclared "inline" after being called
485: <entity> is not an entity that can be instantiated
486: compiler generated <entity> cannot be explicitly instantiated
487: inline <entity> cannot be explicitly instantiated
490: <entity> cannot be instantiated -- it has been explicitly specialized
494: declaring a void parameter list with a typedef is nonstandard
When the compiler is not in C99 mode, this error is produced by a function declaration f(V)
where V is a void type.
Using a parameter that is a typedef to void to mean that the function has no parameters is only
permitted in C99 mode.
496: template parameter <entity> may not be redeclared in this scope
497: declaration of <entity> hides template parameter
498: template argument list must match the parameter list

Non-Confidential
501: an operator name must be declared as a function

502: operator name is not allowed
503: <entity> cannot be specialized in the current scope
504: nonstandard form for taking the address of a member function
The C++ standard requires that a pointer to a member be named using a qualifier and an
ampersand character, for example &A::f.
505: too few template parameters -- does not match previous declaration
506: too many template parameters -- does not match previous declaration
507: function template for operator delete(void *) is not allowed
508: class template and template parameter may not have the same name
511: enumerated type is not allowed
512: type qualifier on a reference type is not allowed
513: a value of type <type> cannot be assigned to an entity of type <type>
514: pointless comparison of unsigned integer with a negative constant
515: cannot convert to incomplete class <type>
516: const object requires an initializer
517: object has an uninitialized const or reference member
518: nonstandard preprocessing directive
519: <entity> may not have a template argument list
520: initialization with "<...>" expected for aggregate object
521: pointer-to-member selection class types are incompatible (<type> and <type>)
522: pointless friend declaration
524: non-const function called for const object (anachronism)
525: a dependent statement may not be a declaration
526: a parameter may not have void type
For example:
void foo(void a) { }
529: this operator is not allowed in a template argument expression

530: try block requires at least one handler
531: handler requires an exception declaration
532: handler is masked by default handler
533: handler is potentially masked by previous handler for type <type>
534: use of a local type to specify an exception
535: redundant type in exception specification
536: exception specification is incompatible with that of previous <entity>
540: support for exception handling is disabled
541: omission of exception specification is incompatible with previous <entity>
542: could not create instantiation request file <entity>
543: non-arithmetic operation not allowed in nontype template argument
544: use of a local type to declare a nonlocal variable
545: use of a local type to declare a function

Non-Confidential
546: transfer of control bypasses initialization of:

Example:
int main(void){
int choice = 1;
int z =1;
switch(choice)
{
case 1:
int y = 1;
z = y + z;
break;
case 2:
break;
}
return 0;
In this example, y is an initialized variable that is in scope but is unused in the other cases. A
transfer from the condition of the switch statement to a case label, bypassing the initialization
of y, conflicts with the C++ Standard.
The usual way to fix this is to enclose the case that declares y in braces. The following code
limits the scope of y to case 1, so an attempt to use it elsewhere causes an error:
case 1: {
int y = 1;
z = y + z;
}
break;
Because y is a Plain Old Data (POD) type, an alternative is to not use initialization:
case 1:
int y;
y = 1;
z = y + z;
break;
This approach has the disadvantage that if code outside of case 1 uses y, and accidentally
expects it to have the value assigned in case 1, no warning is given.
548: transfer of control into an exception handler
549: <entity> is used before its value is set
550: <entity> was set but never used
551: <entity> cannot be defined in the current scope
552: exception specification is not allowed
553: external/internal linkage conflict for <entity>
554: <entity> will not be called for implicit or explicit conversions
555: tag kind of <entity> is incompatible with template parameter of type <type>
556: function template for operator new(size_t) is not allowed
558: pointer to member of type <type> is not allowed
559: ellipsis is not allowed in operator function parameter list
560: <entity> is reserved for future use as a keyword
561: invalid macro definition:
562: invalid macro undefinition:
563: invalid <entity> output file <filename>
564: cannot open <entity> output file <filename>: <reason>
570: error in debug option argument
571: invalid option:
574: invalid number:
576: invalid instantiation mode:
578: invalid error limit:
585: virtual function tables can only be suppressed when compiling C++
586: anachronism option can be used only when compiling C++
587: instantiation mode option can be used only when compiling C++
588: automatic instantiation mode can be used only when compiling C++

Non-Confidential
589: implicit template inclusion mode can be used only when compiling C++
590: exception handling option can be used only when compiling C++
593: missing source file name
594: output files may not be specified when compiling several input files
595: too many arguments on command line
596: an output file was specified, but none is needed
598: a template parameter may not have void type
600: strict mode is incompatible with allowing anachronisms
601: a throw expression may not have void type
602: local instantiation mode is incompatible with automatic instantiation
603: parameter of abstract class type <type> is not allowed:
604: array of abstract class <type> is not allowed:
605: floating-point template parameter is nonstandard
606: this pragma must immediately precede a declaration
607: this pragma must immediately precede a statement
608: this pragma must immediately precede a declaration or statement
609: this kind of pragma may not be used here
611: overloaded virtual function <entity> is only partially overridden in <entity>
612: specific definition of inline template function must precede its first use
613: invalid error tag in diagnostic control option:
614: invalid error number in diagnostic control option:
615: parameter type involves pointer to array of unknown bound
616: parameter type involves reference to array of unknown bound
617: pointer-to-member-function cast to pointer to function
618: struct or union declares no named members
619: nonstandard unnamed field
620: nonstandard unnamed member
624: <entity> is not a type name
625: cannot open precompiled header input file <entity>: <reason>
626: precompiled header file <entity> is either invalid or not generated by this
version of the compiler
627: precompiled header file <entity> was not generated in this directory
628: header files used to generate precompiled header file <entity> have changed
629: the command line options do not match those used when precompiled header file
<entity> was created
630: the initial sequence of preprocessing directives is not compatible with those of
precompiled header file <entity>
631: unable to obtain mapped memory for <entity>: <reason>
This can occur if you are trying to use a large Precompiled Header (PCH), and you have a size
limitation on the TMP directory that the ARM Compiler toolchain uses. A possible workaround is
to remove the TMP environment variable. This forces the tools to create temporary files in the
current working directory.
See the following in the Getting Started Guide:
TMP and TMPDIR environment variables for temporary file directories.
632: "<entity>": using precompiled header file "<entity>"
633: "<entity>": creating precompiled header file "<entity>"
634: memory usage conflict with precompiled header file <entity>
This can occur if a PCH file cannot be mapped back into the build because the required parts of
the address space of the compiler are not available.
See also error 631.
635: invalid PCH memory size
636: PCH options must appear first in the command line
637: insufficient memory for PCH memory allocation

Non-Confidential
638: precompiled header files may not be used when compiling several input files
639: insufficient preallocated memory for generation of precompiled header file
(<entity> bytes required)
640: very large entity in program prevents generation of precompiled header file
641: <entity> is not a valid directory
642: cannot build temporary file name
643: "restrict" is not allowed
644: a pointer or reference to function type may not be qualified by "restrict"
645: <entity> is an unrecognized __declspec attribute
646: a calling convention modifier may not be specified here
647: conflicting calling convention modifiers
650: calling convention specified here is ignored
651: a calling convention may not be followed by a nested declarator
652: calling convention is ignored for this type
654: declaration modifiers are incompatible with previous declaration
655: the modifier <entity> is not allowed on this declaration
656: transfer of control into a try block
657: inline specification is incompatible with previous <entity>
658: closing brace of template definition not found
659: wchar_t keyword option can be used only when compiling C++
660: invalid packing alignment value
661: expected an integer constant
662: call of pure virtual function
A pure virtual function is being called, for example:
struct T { T(); virtual void pvfn() = 0; };
// a pure virtual function
T::T() { pvfn(); } // warning given here
By default, calling a pure virtual function results in:

1. a call to the library function __cxa_pure_virtual()
2. the __cxa_pure_virtual() function raising the signal SIGPVFN
3. the signal being trapped by the default_signal_handler
4. the handler displaying Pure virtual fn called on the console using semihosting.
Calling a pure virtual function.
663: invalid source file identifier string
664: a class template cannot be defined in a friend declaration
665: "asm" is not allowed
666: "asm" must be used with a function definition
667: "asm" function is nonstandard
668: ellipsis with no explicit parameters is nonstandard
669: "&..." is nonstandard
670: invalid use of "&..."
672: temporary used for initial value of reference to const volatile (anachronism)
673: a reference of type <type> cannot be initialized with a value of type <type>
674: initial value of reference to const volatile must be an lvalue
676: using out-of-scope declaration of <entity>
678: call of <entity> cannot be inlined
679: <entity> cannot be inlined
680: invalid PCH directory:
688: <entity> not found on pack alignment stack
689: empty pack alignment stack
690: RTTI option can be used only when compiling C++
691: <entity>, required for copy that was eliminated, is inaccessible

Non-Confidential
692: <entity>, required for copy that was eliminated, is not callable because
reference parameter cannot be bound to rvalue
693: <typeinfo> must be included before typeid is used
694: <entity> cannot cast away const or other type qualifiers
695: the type in a dynamic_cast must be a pointer or reference to a complete class
type, or void *
696: the operand of a pointer dynamic_cast must be a pointer to a complete class type
697: the operand of a reference dynamic_cast must be an lvalue of a complete class
type
698: the operand of a runtime dynamic_cast must have a polymorphic class type
699: bool option can be used only when compiling C++
702: expected an "="
703: expected a declarator in condition declaration
704: <entity>, declared in condition, may not be redeclared in this scope
705: default template arguments are not allowed for function templates
706: expected a "," or ">"
707: expected a template parameter list
708: incrementing a bool value is deprecated
709: bool type is not allowed
710: offset of base class <entity> within class <entity> is too large
711: expression must have bool type (or be convertible to bool)
712: array new and delete option can be used only when compiling C++
713: <entity> is not a variable name
717: the type in a const_cast must be a pointer, reference, or pointer to member to
an object type
718: a const_cast can only adjust type qualifiers; it cannot change the underlying
type
719: mutable is not allowed
720: redeclaration of <entity> is not allowed to alter its access
722: use of alternative token "<:" appears to be unintended
723: use of alternative token "%:" appears to be unintended
724: namespace definition is not allowed
725: name must be a namespace name
726: namespace alias definition is not allowed
727: namespace-qualified name is required
728: a namespace name is not allowed
730: <entity> is not a class template
731: array with incomplete element type is nonstandard
732: allocation operator may not be declared in a namespace
733: deallocation operator may not be declared in a namespace
734: <entity> conflicts with using-declaration of <entity>
735: using-declaration of <entity> conflicts with <entity>
736: namespaces option can be used only when compiling C++
737: using-declaration ignored -- it refers to the current namespace
738: a class-qualified name is required
744: incompatible memory attributes specified
745: memory attribute ignored
746: memory attribute may not be followed by a nested declarator
747: memory attribute specified more than once
748: calling convention specified more than once
749: a type qualifier is not allowed
750: <entity> was used before its template was declared
751: static and nonstatic member functions with same parameter types cannot be
overloaded
752: no prior declaration of <entity>
753: a template-id is not allowed

Non-Confidential
754: a class-qualified name is not allowed

755: <entity> may not be redeclared in the current scope
756: qualified name is not allowed in namespace member declaration
757: <entity> is not a type name
758: explicit instantiation is not allowed in the current scope
759: <entity> cannot be explicitly instantiated in the current scope
760: <entity> explicitly instantiated more than once
761: typename may only be used within a template
763: typename option can be used only when compiling C++
764: implicit typename option can be used only when compiling C++
765: nonstandard character at start of object-like macro definition
766: exception specification for virtual <entity> is incompatible with that of
overridden <entity>
767: conversion from pointer to smaller integer
768: exception specification for implicitly declared virtual <entity> is incompatible
with that of overridden <entity>
769: <entity>, implicitly called from <entity>, is ambiguous
770: option "explicit" can be used only when compiling C++
771: "explicit" is not allowed
772: declaration conflicts with <entity> (reserved class name)
773: only "()" is allowed as initializer for array <entity>
774: "virtual" is not allowed in a function template declaration
775: invalid anonymous union -- class member template is not allowed
776: template nesting depth does not match the previous declaration of <entity>
777: this declaration cannot have multiple "template <...>" clauses
778: option to control the for-init scope can be used only when compiling C++
779: <entity>, declared in for-loop initialization, may not be redeclared in this
scope
780: reference is to <entity> -- under old for-init scoping rules it would have been
<entity>
781: option to control warnings on for-init differences can be used only when
compiling C++
782: definition of virtual <entity> is required here
783: empty comment interpreted as token-pasting operator "##"
784: a storage class is not allowed in a friend declaration
785: template parameter list for <entity> is not allowed in this declaration
786: <entity> is not a valid member class or function template
787: not a valid member class or function template declaration
788: a template declaration containing a template parameter list may not be followed
by an explicit specialization declaration
789: explicit specialization of <entity> must precede the first use of <entity>
790: explicit specialization is not allowed in the current scope
791: partial specialization of <entity> is not allowed
792: <entity> is not an entity that can be explicitly specialized
793: explicit specialization of <entity> must precede its first use
794: template parameter <entity> may not be used in an elaborated type specifier
795: specializing <entity> requires "template<>" syntax
798: option old_specializations can be used only when compiling C++
799: specializing <entity> without "template<>" syntax is nonstandard
800: this declaration may not have extern "C" linkage
801: <entity> is not a class or function template name in the current scope
802: specifying a default argument when redeclaring an unreferenced function template
is nonstandard
803: specifying a default argument when redeclaring an already referenced function
template is not allowed

Non-Confidential
804: cannot convert pointer to member of base class <type> to pointer to member of
derived class <type> -- base class is virtual
805: exception specification is incompatible with that of <entity><entity>
806: omission of exception specification is incompatible with <entity>
807: unexpected end of default argument expression
808: default-initialization of reference is not allowed
809: uninitialized <entity> has a const member
810: uninitialized base class <type> has a const member
811: const <entity> requires an initializer -- class <type> has no explicitly
declared default constructor
812: const object requires an initializer -- class <type> has no explicitly declared
default constructor
814: strict mode is incompatible with long preserving rules
815: type qualifier on return type is meaningless
For example:
__packed void foo( void ) { }
The __packed qualifier is ignored because the return type cannot be __packed.
816: in a function definition a type qualifier on a "void" return type is not allowed
817: static data member declaration is not allowed in this class
818: template instantiation resulted in an invalid function declaration
819: "..." is not allowed
821: extern inline <entity> was referenced but not defined
822: invalid destructor name for type <type>
824: destructor reference is ambiguous -- both <entity> and <entity> could be used
825: <entity> could be used
826: <entity> was never referenced
827: only one member of a union may be specified in a constructor initializer list
828: support for "new[]" and "delete[]" is disabled
829: "double" used for "long double" in generated C code
830: <entity> has no corresponding operator delete<entity> (to be called if an
exception is thrown during initialization of an allocated object)
831: support for placement delete is disabled
832: no appropriate operator delete is visible
833: pointer or reference to incomplete type is not allowed
834: invalid partial specialization -- <entity> is already fully specialized
835: incompatible exception specifications
836: returning reference to local variable
837: omission of explicit type is nonstandard ("int" assumed)
A function has been declared or defined with no return type.
Example, with the code:
foo(void){
int a;
}
an int result is assumed.

If you want it to return no result, use void as the return type. This is widespread in old-style C.
The --diag_suppress 837 option suppresses this warning.
See also message number 938, that is a special case of this message for main().
838: more than one partial specialization matches the template argument list of
<entity>
840: a template argument list is not allowed in a declaration of a primary template
841: partial specializations may not have default template arguments

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842: <entity> is not used in template argument list of <entity>

844: the template argument list of the partial specialization includes a nontype
argument whose type depends on a template parameter
845: this partial specialization would have been used to instantiate <entity>
846: this partial specialization would have been made the instantiation of <entity>
ambiguous
847: expression must have integral or enum type
848: expression must have arithmetic or enum type
849: expression must have arithmetic, enum, or pointer type
850: type of cast must be integral or enum
851: type of cast must be arithmetic, enum, or pointer
852: expression must be a pointer to a complete object type
854: a partial specialization nontype argument must be the name of a nontype
parameter or a constant
855: return type is not identical to return type <type> of overridden virtual
function <entity>
856: option "guiding_decls" can be used only when compiling C++
857: a partial specialization of a class template must be declared in the namespace
of which it is a member
858: <entity> is a pure virtual function
859: pure virtual <entity> has no overrider
860: __declspec attributes ignored
861: invalid character in input line
862: function returns incomplete type <type>
863: effect of this "#pragma pack" directive is local to <entity>
864: <entity> is not a template
865: a friend declaration may not declare a partial specialization
866: exception specification ignored
867: declaration of "size_t" does not match the expected type <type>
868: space required between adjacent ">" delimiters of nested template argument lists
(">>" is the right shift operator)
869: could not set locale <entity> to allow processing of multibyte characters
870: invalid multibyte character sequence
871: template instantiation resulted in unexpected function type of <type> (the
meaning of a name may have changed since the template declaration -- the type of the
template is <type>)
872: ambiguous guiding declaration -- more than one function template <entity>
matches type <type>
873: non-integral operation not allowed in nontype template argument
884: pointer-to-member representation <entity> has already been set for <entity>
885: <type> cannot be used to designate constructor for <type>
886: invalid suffix on integral constant
890: variable length array with unspecified bound is not allowed
891: an explicit template argument list is not allowed on this declaration
892: an entity with linkage cannot have a type involving a variable length array
893: a variable length array cannot have static storage duration
894: <entity> is not a template
895: variable length array dimension (declared <entity>)
896: expected a template argument
902: type qualifier ignored
912: ambiguous class member reference -- <entity> used in preference to <entity>
915: a segment name has already been specified
916: cannot convert pointer to member of derived class <type> to pointer to member of
base class <type> -- base class is virtual
917: invalid directory for instantiation files:

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921: an instantiation information file name may not be specified when compiling
several input files
923: more than one command line option matches the abbreviation "--<entity>":
925: type qualifiers on function types are ignored
926: cannot open definition list file: <entity>
928: incorrect use of va_start
929: incorrect use of va_arg
930: incorrect use of va_end
931: pending instantiations option can be used only when compiling C++
932: invalid directory for #import files:
934: a member with reference type is not allowed in a union
935: "typedef" may not be specified here
936: redeclaration of <entity> alters its access
937: a class or namespace qualified name is required
938: return type "int" omitted in declaration of function "main"
main() has been declared or defined with no return type.
For example:
main(void){
int a;
}
is reported as an error by the compiler if compiled with --strict.

If you want it to return no result, use void as the return type. This is widespread in old-style C.
For ANSI C, the --diag_suppress 938 option suppresses this warning.
For C++, this always results in an error.
See also message number 837 for more general cases.
939: pointer-to-member representation <entity> is too restrictive for <entity>
940: missing return statement at end of non-void <entity>
A return type has been defined for a function, but no value is returned.
Example:
int foo(int a)
{
printf("Hello %d", a);
}
941: duplicate using-declaration of <entity> ignored

942: enum bit-fields are always unsigned, but enum <type> includes negative
enumerator
943: option "class_name_injection" can be used only when compiling C++
944: option "arg_dep_lookup" can be used only when compiling C++
945: option "friend_injection" can be used only when compiling C++
946: name following "template" must be a template
949: specifying a default argument on this declaration is nonstandard
951: return type of function "main" must be "int"
952: a nontype template parameter may not have class type
953: a default template argument cannot be specified on the declaration of a member
of a class template outside of its class
954: a return statement is not allowed in a handler of a function try block of a
constructor
955: ordinary and extended designators cannot be combined in an initializer
designation
956: the second subscript must not be smaller than the first
959: declared size for bit field is larger than the size of the bit field type;
truncated to <entity> bits

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960: type used as constructor name does not match type <type>
961: use of a type with no linkage to declare a variable with linkage
962: use of a type with no linkage to declare a function
963: return type may not be specified on a constructor
964: return type may not be specified on a destructor
965: incorrectly formed universal character name
966: universal character name specifies an invalid character
967: a universal character name cannot designate a character in the basic character
set
968: this universal character is not allowed in an identifier
969: the identifier __VA_ARGS__ can only appear in the replacement lists of variadic
macros
970: the qualifier on this friend declaration is ignored
971: array range designators cannot be applied to dynamic initializers
972: property name cannot appear here
975: a variable-length array type is not allowed
976: a compound literal is not allowed in an integral constant expression
977: a compound literal of type <type> is not allowed
978: a template friend declaration cannot be declared in a local class
979: ambiguous "?" operation: second operand of type <type> can be converted to third
operand type <type>, and vice versa
980: call of an object of a class type without appropriate operator() or conversion
functions to pointer-to-function type
982: there is more than one way an object of type <type> can be called for the
argument list:
983: typedef name has already been declared (with similar type)
984: operator new and operator delete cannot be given internal linkage
985: storage class "mutable" is not allowed for anonymous unions
986: invalid precompiled header file
987: abstract class type <type> is not allowed as catch type:
988: a qualified function type cannot be used to declare a nonmember function or a
static member function
989: a qualified function type cannot be used to declare a parameter
990: cannot create a pointer or reference to qualified function type
991: extra braces are nonstandard
992: invalid macro definition:
Incorrect use of -D on the compile line, for example, "-D##"
993: subtraction of pointer types <type> and <type> is nonstandard
994: an empty template parameter list is not allowed in a template template parameter
declaration
995: expected "class"
996: the "class" keyword must be used when declaring a template template parameter
997: <entity> is hidden by <entity> -- virtual function override intended?
998: a qualified name is not allowed for a friend declaration that is a function
definition
999: <entity> is not compatible with <entity>
1000: a storage class may not be specified here
1001: class member designated by a using-declaration must be visible in a direct base
class
1006: a template template parameter cannot have the same name as one of its template
parameters
1007: recursive instantiation of default argument
1009: <entity> is not an entity that can be defined
1010: destructor name must be qualified
1011: friend class name may not be introduced with "typename"
1012: a using-declaration may not name a constructor or destructor

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1013: a qualified friend template declaration must refer to a specific previously

declared template
1014: invalid specifier in class template declaration
1015: argument is incompatible with formal parameter
1016: prefix form of ARM function qualifier not permitted in this position
1017: Duplicate ARM function qualifiers not permitted
1018: ARM function qualifiers not permitted on this declaration/definition
Examples of ARM function qualifiers are __svc, __pure, and __irq.
Keywords and operators.
1019: function qualifier <entity> not permitted on a non-static member function
1020: __irq functions must take no arguments
1021: __irq functions must return no result
1022: cannot have pointer nor reference to <entity> function
1023: __global_reg not allowed on this declaration
1024: invalid global register number; 1 to 8 allowed
An invalid register is being used in __global_reg.
Example:
__global_reg(786) int x;
1025 : __svc parameter <entity> is not within permitted range (0 to 0xffffff) for ARM
SVC instruction
SVC numbers are limited to the range 0 to 0xffffff for ARM code, and 0 to 0xFF for Thumb
code.
For standard semihosting SVCs, 0x123456 is used for ARM code and 0xAB is used for Thumb
code.
1026: taking the address of a global register variable is not allowed
1027: __svc_indirect function must have arguments
1028: conflicting global register declaration with <entity>
1029: __packed ignored for non-pointer parameter
1030: <entity> <type> previously declared without __packed
1031: Definition of <type> in packed <type> must be __packed
The compiler faults a non-packed child structure contained in a packed parent structure. This
includes the case where the substructure is an array.
For example:
typedef struct ChildStruct {
int a;
} ChildStruct;
typedef __packed struct ParentStruct {
ChildStruct child[1];
} ParentStruct;

Error: #1031: Definition of "ChildStruct" in packed "ParentStruct" must be __packed

__packed.
1032: Definition of nested anonymous <entity> in packed <type> must be __packed
1033: <entity> incompatible with function definition
1034: __irq functions must not be the target of a function call
1038: invalid alignment specified; only integer powers of 2 allowed
1039: conflicting alignment declaration with <entity>
1040: under-alignment not allowed

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1041: alignment for an auto object may not be larger than 8

For example:
int main(void){
__align(16) int foo = 10;
}
__align is not permitted for a local variable foo, so the error is given.

__align.
1042: <entity> cannot be dynamically initialized when compiled position independent
1043: <entity> cannot be const because it contains a mutable member
For example:
struct foo { int a; mutable int b; };
extern const struct foo bar;
When the compiler is in ROPI or RWPI mode, it disallows const objects from containing
mutable members.
The reason for this restriction is that in these modes, the compiler addresses read-only data
differently from read-write data. It therefore must know whether an object is in the RO or RW
data section. In the following example, this restriction means that bar cannot contain any
mutable members and is therefore in the RO data section:
struct foo;
extern const struct foo bar;
const struct foo *get_foo() { return &bar; }

--apcs=qualifier...qualifier.
1044: option "dep_name" can be used only when compiling C++
1045: loop in sequence of "operator->" functions starting at class <type>
1046: <entity> has no member class <entity>
1047: the global scope has no class named <entity>
1048: recursive instantiation of template default argument
1049: access declarations and using-declarations cannot appear in unions
1050: <entity> is not a class member
1051: nonstandard member constant declaration is not allowed
1053: option "parse_templates" can be used only when compiling C++
1054: option "dep_name" cannot be used with "no_parse_templates"
1055: language modes specified are incompatible
1056: invalid redeclaration of nested class
1057: type containing an unknown-size array is not allowed
1058: a variable with static storage duration cannot be defined within an inline
function
1059: an entity with internal linkage cannot be referenced within an inline function
with external linkage
1060: argument type <type> does not match this type-generic function macro
1062: friend declaration cannot add default arguments to previous declaration
1063: <entity> cannot be declared in this scope
1064: the reserved identifier <entity> may only be used inside a function
1065: this universal character cannot begin an identifier
1066: expected a string literal
1070: incorrect use of va_copy
1071: <entity> can only be used with floating-point types
1072: complex type is not allowed
1073: invalid designator kind

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1074: floating-point value cannot be represented exactly

1075: complex floating-point operation result is out of range
1077: an initializer cannot be specified for a flexible array member
1079: standard requires that <entity> be given a type by a subsequent declaration
("int" assumed)
1080: a definition is required for inline <entity>
1081: conversion from integer to smaller pointer
1082: a floating-point type must be included in the type specifier for a _Complex or
_Imaginary type
1083: Inline assembler syntax error
In ARM Compiler 4.1p2 and earlier, this error can be generated when inline assembly code
contains instructions that are not supported by the inline assembler (for example, the WFI
instruction). In 4.1p3 and later, including all ARM Compiler 5 versions, the following error is
raised instead:
1084: This instruction not permitted in inline assembler
1084: This instruction not permitted in inline assembler

1085: Missing operand
1086: Operand is wrong type
1087: Operand should be constant
1088: Wrong number of operands
1089: Invalid PSR operand
1090: Expected PSR operand
1091: Invalid shift specified
1092: Should be acc0
1093: Must be a modifiable lvalue
1094: Expected a register expression
1095: Expected a label or function name
1096: Instruction cannot be conditional
1097: Expected a [ or ]
1098: Expected a shift operation
1099: Unexpected ]
1100: Register specified shift not allowed
1101: Pre-Indexed addressing not allowed
1102: Post-Indexed addressing not allowed
1103: Writeback not allowed in the addressing mode
1104: Expected {
1105: Expected }
1106: Too many registers in register list
1107: Only ^ valid here
1108: Cannot mix virtual register and C/C++ expressions in register list
1109: Only virtual registers can be specified in a register range
1110: User mode register selection/CPSR update not supported in inline assembler. Use
embedded assembler or out-of-line assembler
1111: Expected a coprocessor name

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1112: Expected a coprocessor register name

These errors are given by the inline assembler if either of the following occurs:
• the coprocessor number is accidentally omitted from an MCR or MRC instruction
• an invalid coprocessor number or coprocessor register number has been given.
This is an example of correct use:
void foo()
{
int reg0;
__asm
{
MRC p15, 0, reg0, c1, c0, 0
}
}
1114: this feature not supported on target architecture/processor

Example when compiled with armcc --cpu 4T:
int main(void) {
int a,b,c;
__asm {
QADD a,b,c
}
return(a);
}
results in an error message because the saturated add instruction is only supported in ARMv5TE
and later.
1115: Cannot assign to const operand
1116: Register list cannot be empty
1117: Unqualified virtual function not allowed
1118: Expected a newline
1119: Reference to static variable not allowed in __asm function
1120: Reference to static function not allowed in __asm function
1121: Pointer to data member not allowed in __asm function
1122: __asm function cannot have static qualifier
1123: base class <type> is a virtual base class of <type>
1124: base class <type> is not virtual base class of <type>
1125: <entity> has no member function <entity>
1126: "__asm" is not allowed in this declaration
1127: Member initializer list not permitted for __asm constructors
1128: try block not permitted for __asm constructors
1129: Order of operands not compatible with previous compiler versions
1130: __align not permitted in typedef
1131: Non portable instruction (LDM with writeback and base in reg. list, final value
of base unpredictable)
1132: Non portable instruction (STM with writeback and base not first in reg. list,
stored value of base unpredictable)
1133: Expression operands not permitted with virtual base register

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1134: literal treated as "long long"

The constant is too large to be represented in a signed long, and therefore has been treated as a
(signed) long long.
For example:
int foo(unsigned int bar)
{ return (bar == 2147483648);
}
gives a warning because 2147483648 is one greater than the maximum value permitted for a
signed long. To eliminate the warning, if the constant should be treated as a (64-bit) long
long type rather than a signed long, explicitly add an ll or LL suffix, or, if it should be treated
as an unsigned integer, add a U suffix.
For example:
int foo(unsigned int bar)
{
return (bar == 2147483648U);
}

long long.
1135: literal treated as "unsigned long long"
The constant is too large to be represented in a signed long long, and therefore has been
given type unsigned long long. See also error number 1134.
1137: Expected a comma
1138: Unexpected comma after this expression
1139: MRRC operation opcode must lie in range 0-15
1140: MCRR operation opcode must lie in range 0-15
1141: CDP operation opcode must lie in range 0-15
1142: MRC operation opcode must lie in range 0-7
1143: MCR operation opcode must lie in range 0-7
1144: opcode_2 must lie in range 0-7
1145: LDC/STC extra opcode must lie in range 0-255
1146: LDC/STC offset must lie in range -1020 to 1020 and be word aligned
1147: Constant operand out of range
1148: floating-point operator is not permitted with --fpu=none
1149: floating-point return type in function definition is not permitted with -
fpu=none
1150: floating-point parameter type in function definition is not permitted with -
fpu=none
1151: floating-point variable definition with initialiser is not permitted with -
fpu=none
1152: polymorphic base classes need to be exported as well
1153: Cannot assign physical registers in this register list
1154: Can only specify an even-numbered physical register here
1155: Can only specify an assignment to a physical register here
1156: Can only specify an assignment from a physical register here
1157: Can only specify physical registers in a corrupted register list
1158: PSR operand not valid here
1159: Expected an unambiguous label or function name
1160: Calls to destructors for temporaries will overwrite the condition flags updated
by this instruction
1161: Cannot directly modify the stack pointer SP (r13)
1162: Cannot directly modify the link register LR (r14)
1163: Cannot directly modify the program counter PC (r15)
1164: Offset must be word-aligned

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1165: types cannot be declared in anonymous unions

1166: returning pointer to local variable
1167: returning pointer to local temporary
1168: option "export" can be used only when compiling C++
1169: option "export" cannot be used with "no_dep_name"
1170: option "export" cannot be used with "implicit_include"
1171: declaration of <entity> is incompatible with a declaration in another
translation unit
1172: the other declaration is <entity>
1175: a field declaration cannot have a type involving a variable length array
1176: declaration of <entity> had a different meaning during compilation of <entity>
1177: expected "template"
1178: "export" cannot be used on an explicit instantiation
1179: "export" cannot be used on this declaration
1180: a member of an unnamed namespace cannot be declared "export"
1181: a template cannot be declared "export" after it has been defined
1182: a declaration cannot have a label
1183: support for exported templates is disabled
1184: cannot open exported template file: <entity>
1185: <entity> already defined during compilation of <entity>
1186: <entity> already defined in another translation unit
1188: the option to list makefile dependencies may not be specified when compiling
more than one translation unit
1190: the option to generate preprocessed output may not be specified when compiling
more than one translation unit
1191: a field with the same name as its class cannot be declared in a class with a
user-declared constructor
1192: "implicit_include" cannot be used when compiling more than one translation unit
1193: exported template file <entity> is corrupted
1194: <entity> cannot be instantiated -- it has been explicitly specialized in the
translation unit containing the exported definition
1196: the object has cv-qualifiers that are not compatible with the member <entity>
1197: no instance of <entity> matches the argument list and object (the object has
cv-qualifiers that prevent a match)
1198: an attribute specifies a mode incompatible with <type>
1199: there is no type with the width specified
1200: invalid alignment value specified by attribute
1201: invalid attribute for <type>
1202: invalid attribute for <entity>
1203: invalid attribute for parameter
1204: attribute <entity> does not take arguments
1207: attribute <entity> ignored
1208: attributes may not appear here
1209: invalid argument to attribute <entity>
1210: the "packed" attribute is ignored in a typedef
1211: in "goto *expr" expr must have type "void *"
1212: "goto *expr" is nonstandard
1213: taking the address of a label is nonstandard
1214: file name specified more than once:
1215: #warning directive: <entity>
1216: attribute <entity> is only allowed in a function definition
1217: the "transparent_union" attribute only applies to unions, and <type> is not a
union
1218: the "transparent_union" attribute is ignored on incomplete types
1219: <type> cannot be transparent because <entity> does not have the same size as
the union

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1220: <type> cannot be transparent because it has a field of type <type> which is not
the same size as the union
1221: only parameters can be transparent
1222: the <entity> attribute does not apply to local variables
1224: attributes are not permitted in a function definition
1225: declarations of local labels should only appear at the start of statement
expressions
1226: the second constant in a case range must be larger than the first
1227: an asm name is not permitted in a function definition
1228: an asm name is ignored in a typedef
1229: unknown register name "<entity>"
1230: modifier letter '<entity>' ignored in asm operand
1231: unknown asm constraint modifier '<entity>'
1232: unknown asm constraint letter '<entity>'
1233: asm operand has no constraint letter
1234: an asm output operand must have one of the '=' or '+' modifiers
1235: an asm input operand may not have the '=' or '+' modifiers
1236: too many operands to asm statement (maximum is 30; '+' modifier adds an
implicit operand)
1237: too many colons in asm statement
1238: register "<entity>" used more than once
1239: register "<entity>" is both used and clobbered
1240: register "<entity>" clobbered more than once
1241: register "<entity>" has a fixed purpose and may not be used in an asm statement
1242: register "<entity>" has a fixed purpose and may not be clobbered in an asm
statement
1243: an empty clobbers list must be omitted entirely
1244: expected an asm operand
1245: expected a register to clobber
1246: "format" attribute applied to <entity> which does not have variable arguments
1247: first substitution argument is not the first variable argument
1248: format argument index is greater than number of parameters
1249: format argument does not have string type
1250: the "template" keyword used for syntactic disambiguation may only be used
within a template
1253: attribute does not apply to non-function type <type>
1254: arithmetic on pointer to void or function type
1255: storage class must be auto or register
1256: <type> would have been promoted to <type> when passed through the ellipsis
parameter; use the latter type instead
1257: <entity> is not a base class member
1262: mangled name is too long
1263: Offset must be half-word aligned
1264: Offset must be double-word aligned
1265: converting to and from floating-point type is not permitted with --fpu=none
1266: Operand should be a constant expression
1267: Implicit physical register <entity> should be defined as a variable
1268: declaration aliased to unknown entity <entity>
1269: declaration does not match its alias <entity>
1270: entity declared as alias cannot have definition
1271: variable-length array field type will be treated as zero-length array field
type
1272: nonstandard cast on lvalue not supported
1273: unrecognized flag name
1274: void return type cannot be qualified
1275: the auto specifier is ignored here (invalid in standard C/C++)

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1276: a reduction in alignment without the "packed" attribute is ignored

1277: a member template corresponding to <entity> is declared as a template of a
different kind in another translation unit
1278: excess initializers are ignored
1279: va_start should only appear in a function with an ellipsis parameter
1282: variable <entity> cannot be used in a register range
1283: A physical register name is required here
1284: A register range cannot be specified here
1285: Implicit physical register <entity> has not been defined
1286: LDRD/STRD instruction will be expanded
When LDRD and STRD instructions are used in inline assembler the compiler expands these into
two LDR or STR instructions before being passed through the compiler optimization stage.
The optimization stage normally combines the two LDR or STR instruction back into a single
LDRD or STRD instruction, however it is possible in some cases that a LDRD or STRD is not used.
1287: LDM/STM instruction may be expanded

The compiler expands LDM and STM instructions in inline assembly code into a number of LDR or
STR instructions, before passing through the compiler optimization stage.
The optimization stage normally changes the LDR or STR instructions back into LDM or STM
instructions, although it is possible that in some cases a single LDM or STM instruction is not used.
1288: Implicit ARM register <entity> was not defined due to name clash
1289: statement expressions are only allowed in block scope
1291: an asm name is ignored on a non-register automatic variable
1292: inline function also declared as an alias; definition ignored
1293: assignment in condition
In a context where a boolean value is required, for example in the controlling expression for an
if, while, or for statement, or the first operand of a conditional expression, the expression
contains one of the following instead:
• A bitwise not operator (~). It is likely that a logical not operator (!) was intended.
• An assignment operator (=). This could be a mis-typed equality operator (==). For example:
int main(void)
{
int a,b;
if (a=b);
}
In either case, if the operator was used intentionally, it might be possible to suppress the warning
by adding an explicit comparison against zero.
For example, change the if statement in the example to:
if ((a=b)!=0);
This warning can also be suppressed by using the --diag_suppress 1293 option.
See also message number 187, which applies when you compare against a constant.

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1294: Old-style function <entity>

The compiler accepts both old-style and new-style function declarations. The difference
between them is shown in the following example:
// new style
int add2(int a, int b)
{
return a+b;
}
// old style
int oldadd2(a,b)
int a;
int b;
{
return a+b;
}
When compiling old-style functions in C mode, the compiler reports:

Warning: #1294-D: Old-style function oldadd2
1295: Deprecated declaration <entity> - give arg types

This warning is normally given when a declaration without argument types is encountered in
ANSI C mode. In ANSI C, declarations like this are deprecated. However, it is sometimes useful
to suppress this warning with the --diag_suppress 1295 option when porting old code.
In C++:
void foo();
means:
void foo(void);
and no warning is generated.

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1296: extended constant initialiser used

The expression used as a constant initializer might not be portable.
This warns that there is a constant initializer that does not follow the strict rules of ANSI C.
The solution is to rewrite your code to be ANSI compliant.
The following examples show code that generates this warning, and suggest potential
alternatives for achieving the same goal with ANSI C compliant code.
Compiling with --diag_suppress 1296 suppresses the warning.
Example 1:
This code generates warning 1296 when x and y are static objects, that is, global variables or
static local variables, because the C standard does not permit a cast of a pointer to an integer in a
constant expression:
int x;
int y = (int) &x;
ANSI C requires the initializer for a static object to be a constant expression. (int) &x is not
considered to be a constant expression.
Be aware that addresses are not arithmetic types, so this example C code is disallowed for ANSI
C. Unfortunately, this is a common ANSI non-compliance amongst other compilers, and can
result in problems when porting legacy code to ARM. This is why the ARM compiler issues a
warning rather than an error.
An ANSI C compliant alternative method would be to rewrite the code so that y is a pointer to x:
int x;
int* y = &x;
Example 2:
This code, compiled with the --c90 switch, generates warning 1296:
const int foo_table[] = { (int)"foo", 0, 1, 2};
An ANSI C compliant alternative method would be to rewrite the code as follows:

const char* foo_table[] = { "foo", 0, (char*)1, (char*)2};
Example 3:
This code generates warning 1296 because the C standard does not permit a cast of a pointer to a
long integer in a constant expression:
char value;
long array[] = {
(long)&value,
(long)"string"
};
An ANSI C compliant alternative method would be to rewrite the code to use pointers:
char value;
char *array[] = {
(char*)&value,
(char*)"string"
};
This solution works because pointer-to-pointer casts are allowed in C.

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1297: Header file not guarded against multiple inclusion

This warning is given when an unguarded header file is #included.
An unguarded header file is a header file not wrapped in a declaration such as:
#ifdef foo_h
#define foo_h
/* body of include file */
#endif
This warning is off by default. It can be enabled with:

--diag_warning 1297
1298: Header file is guarded by '<entity>', but does not #define it

Example:
#ifndef MYHEADER_H
//#define MYHEADER_H
#endif
To correct the code, remove the comment slashes (//). This warning is off by default. It can be
enabled with:
--diag_warning 1298
1299: members and base-classes will be initialized in declaration order, not in

member initialisation list order
1300: <entity> inherits implicit virtual
This warning is issued when a non-virtual member function of a derived class hides a virtual
member of a parent class. For example:
struct Base { virtual void f(); };
struct Derived : Base { void f(); };

Warning: #1300-D: f inherits implicit virtual
struct Derived : Base { void f(); };
^
Adding the virtual keyword in the derived class prevents the warning. For C++, specifying the
--diag_suppress 1300 option suppresses the implicit virtual warning.
1301: padding inserted in struct <entity>

For the members of the structure to be correctly aligned, some padding has been inserted
between members. This warning is off by default and can be enabled with --diag_warning
1301 or --remarks.
For example:
struct X {
char x;
int y;
}

Warning: #1301-D: padding inserted in struct X
The compiler can also warn of padding added at the end of a struct or between structs, see
message number 2530.
1302: type too large to be returned in registers - __value_in_regs ignored
1303: using --force_new_nothrow: added "throw()"
1304: operator new missing exception specification
1305: using --force_new_nothrow: added "(::std::nothrow)"
1307: floating point argument not permitted with -fpu=none
1308: Base class <type> of __packed class <type> must be __packed

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1310: shared block size does not match one previously specified
1311: bracketed expression is assumed to be a block size specification rather than an
array dimension
1312: the block size of a shared array must be greater than zero
1313: multiple block sizes not allowed
1314: strict or relaxed requires shared
1316: block size specified exceeds the maximum value of <entity>
1317: function returning shared is not allowed
1320: shared type inside a struct or union is not allowed
1321: parameters may not have shared types
1323: shared variables must be static or extern
1327: affinity expression must have a shared type or point to a shared type
1328: affinity has shared type (not pointer to shared)
1329: shared void* types can only be compared for equality
1331: null (zero) character in input line ignored
1332: null (zero) character in string or character constant
1333: null (zero) character in header name
1334: declaration in for-initializer hides a declaration in the surrounding scope
1335: the hidden declaration is <entity>
1336: the prototype declaration of <entity> is ignored after this unprototyped
redeclaration
1338: <entity> must have external C linkage
1339: variable declaration hides declaration in for-initializer
1340: typedef <entity> may not be used in an elaborated type specifier
1341: call of zero constant ignored
1342: parameter <entity> may not be redeclared in a catch clause of function try
block
1343: the initial explicit specialization of <entity> must be declared in the
namespace containing the template
1345: "template" must be followed by an identifier
1347: layout qualifier cannot qualify pointer to shared
1348: layout qualifier cannot qualify an incomplete array
1349: declaration of <entity> hides handler parameter
1350: nonstandard cast to array type ignored
1351: this pragma cannot be used in a _Pragma operator (a #pragma directive must be
used)
1352: field uses tail padding of a base class
1353: GNU C++ compilers may use bit field padding
1354: memory mapping conflict with precompiled header file <entity>
1355: abstract class <type> has a non-virtual destructor, calling delete on a pointer
to this class is undefined behaviour
1356: an asm name is not allowed on a nonstatic member declaration
1357: static initialisation of <entity> using address of <entity> may cause link
failure <option>
See error number 1359.
1358: static initialisation of extern const <entity> using address of <entity> cannot
be lowered for ROPI

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1359: static initialisation of <entity> using address of <entity> may cause link
failure <option>
Warnings 1357 and 1359 highlight code constructs that are not position independent (PI) and
that might cause a subsequent link step to fail.
The following code, when compiled with --apcs /ropi:
char *str = "test"; /* global pointer */

Warning: #1357-D: static initialisation of variable "str" using address of string
literal may cause link failure --ropi
because the global pointer str must be initialized to the address of the char string test in
the .constdata section, but absolute addresses cannot be used in a PI system.
The following code, when compiled with --apcs /rwpi:
int bar;
int *foo = &bar; /* global pointer */

Warning: #1359-D: static initialisation of variable "foo" using address of bar may
cause link failure --rwpi
because the global pointer foo must be initialized to the address of bar in the .data section, but
absolute addresses cannot be used in a PI system.
The following workarounds are possible:
• Change your code to avoid use of a global pointer. You can, for example, use a global array
or local pointer instead.
• Do the initialization at run-time, for example:
int bar;
int *foo;
Then write code inside a function that sets foo = &bar;. This is because when generating
code as opposed to statically initializing data, the compiler has scope to work around the
ROPI/RWPI constraints.
See also the linker error L6248E.
1360: static initialisation of extern const <entity> using address of <entity> cannot
be lowered for RWPI
For example, when compiled with --apcs /rwpi:
extern int y;
int* const x = &y;
int* foo()
{
return(x);
}
produces a warning because prefixing y by extern prevents the compiler defining a direct
address offset between the variables x and y.
1361: <entity> was declared "deprecated"
1362: unrecognized format function type <entity> ignored
1363: base class <entity> uses tail padding of base class <entity>
1366: this anonymous union/struct field is hidden by <entity>
1367: invalid error number
1368: invalid error tag
1369: expected an error number or error tag
1370: size of class is affected by tail padding
1371: labels can be referenced only in function definitions

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1372: transfer of control into a statement expression is not allowed

1374: transfer of control out of a statement expression is not allowed
1375: a non-POD class definition is not allowed inside of a statement expression
1376: destructible entities are not allowed inside of a statement expression
1377: a dynamically-initialized local static variable is not allowed inside of a
statement expression
1378: a variable-length array is not allowed inside of a statement expression
1379: a statement expression is not allowed inside of a default argument
1382: nonstandard conversion between pointer to function and pointer to data
1383: interface types cannot have virtual base classes
1384: interface types cannot specify "private" or "protected"
1385: interface types can only derive from other interface types
1386: <type> is an interface type
1387: interface types cannot have typedef members
1388: interface types cannot have user-declared constructors or destructors
1389: interface types cannot have user-declared member operators
1390: interface types cannot be declared in functions
1391: cannot declare interface templates
1392: interface types cannot have data members
1393: interface types cannot contain friend declarations
1394: interface types cannot have nested classes
1395: interface types cannot be nested class types
1396: interface types cannot have member templates
1397: interface types cannot have static member functions
1398: this pragma cannot be used in a __pragma operator (a #pragma directive must be
used)
1399: qualifier must be base class of <type>
1400: declaration must correspond to a pure virtual member function in the indicated
base class
1401: integer overflow in internal computation due to size or complexity of <type>
1402: integer overflow in internal computation
1404: potentially narrowing conversion when compiled in an environment where int,
long, or pointer types are 64 bits wide
1405: current value of pragma pack is <entity>
1406: arguments for pragma pack(show) are ignored
1407: invalid alignment specifier value
1408: expected an integer literal
1409: earlier __declspec(align(...)) ignored
1410: expected an argument value for the <entity> attribute parameter
1411: invalid argument value for the <entity> attribute parameter
1412: expected a boolean value for the <entity> attribute parameter
1413: a positional argument cannot follow a named argument in an attribute
1414: attribute <filename> has no parameter named <filename>
1415: expected an argument list for the <entity> attribute
1416: expected a "," or "]"
1417: attribute argument <entity> has already been given a value
1418: a value cannot be assigned to the <entity> attribute
1419: a throw expression may not have pointer-to-incomplete type
1420: alignment-of operator applied to incomplete type
1421: <entity> may only be used as a standalone attribute
1422: <entity> attribute cannot be used here
1423: unrecognized attribute <entity>
1424: attributes are not allowed here
1425: invalid argument value for the <entity> attribute parameter
1426: too many attribute arguments
1427: conversion from inaccessible base class <type> is not allowed

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1428: option "export" requires distinct template signatures

1429: string literals with different character kinds cannot be concatenated
1430: GNU layout bug not emulated because it places virtual base <entity> outside
<entity> object boundaries
1431: virtual base <entity> placed outside <entity> object boundaries
1432: nonstandard qualified name in namespace member declaration
1433: reduction in alignment ignored
1434: const qualifier ignored
1436: __breakpoint argument must be an integral compile-time constant
1437: __breakpoint argument must be within 0-65535 when compiling for ARM
1438: __breakpoint argument must be within 0-255 when compiling for Thumb
1439: BKPT instruction is not supported on target architecture/processor
1440: oversize bitfield layout will change -- consider preceeding with "<entity>:0;"
1441: nonstandard cast on lvalue
The C specification states "An assignment operator shall have a modifiable lvalue as its left
operand" and "a cast does not yield an lvalue".
1442: polymorphic base classes need to be exported if they are to be used for
exported derivation
1443: polymorphic base classes inherited via virtual derivation need to be exported
1444: polymorphic base classes inherited via virtual derivation need all virtual
functions to be exported
1446: non-POD class type passed through ellipsis
1447: a non-POD class type cannot be fetched by va_arg
The ISO C++ standard defines that the non-required arguments of a variadic function must be of
type Plain Old Data (POD), such as an int or a char, but not structs or classes.
To avoid the error or warning, the address of a class or struct could be given instead.
1448: the 'u' or 'U' suffix must appear before the 'l' or 'L' suffix in a fixed-point
literal
1450: integer operand may cause fixed-point overflow
1451: fixed-point constant is out of range
1452: fixed-point value cannot be represented exactly
1453: constant is too large for long long; given unsigned long long type
(nonstandard)
1454: layout qualifier cannot qualify pointer to shared void
1456: a strong using-directive may only appear in a namespace scope
1457: <entity> declares a non-template function -- add <> to refer to a template
instance
1458: operation may cause fixed-point overflow
1459: expression must have integral, enum, or fixed-point type
1460: expression must have integral or fixed-point type
1461: function declared with "noreturn" does return
1462: asm name ignored because it conflicts with a previous declaration
1463: class member typedef may not be redeclared
1464: taking the address of a temporary
1465: attributes are ignored on a class declaration that is not also a definition
1466: fixed-point value implicitly converted to floating-point type
1467: fixed-point types have no classification
1468: a template parameter may not have fixed-point type
1469: hexadecimal floating-point constants are not allowed
1471: floating-point value does not fit in required fixed-point type
1472: value cannot be converted to fixed-point value exactly
1473: fixed-point conversion resulted in a change of sign
1474: integer value does not fit in required fixed-point type
1475: fixed-point operation result is out of range
1481: fixed-point value does not fit in required floating-point type

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1482: fixed-point value does not fit in required integer type

1483: value does not fit in required fixed-point type
1485: a named-register storage class is not allowed here
1486: <entity> redeclared with incompatible named-register storage class
1487: named-register storage class cannot be specified for aliased variable
1488: named-register storage specifier is already in use
1492: invalid predefined macro entry at line <entity>: <reason>
1493: invalid macro mode name <entity>
1494: incompatible redefinition of predefined macro <entity>
1495: redeclaration of <entity> is missing a named-register storage class
1496: named register is too small for the type of the variable
1497: arrays cannot be declared with named-register storage class
1498: const_cast to enum type is nonstandard
1500: __svc parameter <entity> is not within permitted range (0 to 0xff) for Thumb
SVC instruction
1501: too many arguments for __svc or __svc_indirect function
1502: arguments for __svc or __svc_indirect function must have integral type
1503: __svc_indirect function must have arguments
1504: first argument for __svc_indirect function must have integral type
1505: result of __svc or __svc_indirect function must be returned in integer
registers
1506: source file <entity> has bad format
1507: error while writing <entity> file: <reason>
1508: cannot overload functions distinguished by function qualifier alone
1509: function qualifier <entity> not permitted on a virtual member function
1510: function "__attribute__((__<entity>__))" present on overridden virtual function
<entity> must be present on overridding function
1511: function qualifier <entity> is not identical on overridden virtual function
<entity>
1512: function qualifier <entity> present on overridden virtual function <entity>
must be present on overridding function
1514: an empty initializer is invalid for an array with unspecified bound
1515: function returns incomplete class type <type>
1516: <entity> has already been initialized; the out-of-class initializer will be
ignored
1517: declaration hides <entity>
1519: invalid suffix on fixed-point or floating-point constant
1522: <entity> has no corresponding member operator delete<entity> (to be called if
an exception is thrown during initialization of an allocated object)
1523: a thread-local variable cannot be declared with "dllimport" or "dllexport"
1525: an initializer cannot be specified for a flexible array member whose elements
have a nontrivial destructor
1526: an initializer cannot be specified for an indirect flexible array member
1528: variable attributes appearing after a parenthesized initializer are ignored
1529: the result of this cast cannot be used as an lvalue
1530: negation of an unsigned fixed-point value
1531: this operator is not allowed at this point; use parentheses
1532: flexible array member initializer must be constant
1533: register names can only be used for register variables
1534: named-register variables cannot have void type
1535: __declspec modifiers not valid for this declaration
1536: parameters cannot have link scope specifiers
1537: multiple link scope specifiers
1538: link scope specifiers can only appear on functions and variables with external
linkage
1539: a redeclaration cannot weaken a link scope

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1540: link scope specifier not allowed on this declaration

1541: nonstandard qualified name in global scope declaration
1542: implicit conversion of a 64-bit integral type to a smaller integral type
(potential portability problem)
1543: explicit conversion of a 64-bit integral type to a smaller integral type
(potential portability problem)
1544: conversion from pointer to same-sized integral type (potential portability
problem)
1547: only static and extern variables can use thread-local storage
1548: multiple thread-local storage specifiers
1549: virtual <entity> was not defined (and cannot be defined elsewhere because it is
a member of an unnamed namespace)
1550: carriage return character in source line outside of comment or character/string
literal
1551: expression must have fixed-point type
1552: invalid use of access specifier is ignored
1553: pointer converted to bool
1554: pointer-to-member converted to bool
1555: storage specifier ignored
1556: dllexport and dllimport are ignored on class templates
1557: base class dllexport/dllimport specification differs from that of the derived
class
1558: redeclaration cannot add dllexport/dllimport to <entity>
If this message is suppressed, the behavior is as though the dllexport or dllimport had been
omitted. For example:
void f(void);
__declspec(dllimport) void f(void) { } /* suppress treats as
void f(void) { } */
1559: dllexport/dllimport conflict with <entity>; dllexport assumed

This indicates that an entity is marked as both dllimport and dllexport. In this case, the
compiler assumes that the entity is dllexport.
In the following example, the function definition foo() conflicts with the declaration
__declspec(dllimport) void foo(). In this situation, the compiler assumes dllexport.
---test.cpp---
__declspec(dllimport) void foo();
void foo()
{
}
------------
armcc -c test.cpp
"test.cpp", line 3: Warning: #1559-D: dllexport/dllimport conflict with "foo"
(declared at line 1); dllexport assumed
fromelf –s test.o
...
# Symbol Name Value Bind Sec Type Vis Size
====================================================================
6 _Z3foov 0x00000000 Gb 1 Code Pr 0x4
...
The warning message and the symbol visibility indicate that the function foo() is dllexport
assumed.
1560: cannot define dllimport entity
1561: dllexport/dllimport requires external linkage
1562: a member of a class declared with dllexport/dllimport cannot itself be declared
with such a specifier
1563: field of class type without a DLL interface used in a class with a DLL
interface
1564: parenthesized member declaration is nonstandard
1565: white space between backslash and newline in line splice ignored

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1566: dllexport/dllimport conflict with <entity>; dllimport/dllexport dropped

1567: invalid member for anonymous member class -- class <type> has a disallowed
member function
1568: nonstandard reinterpret_cast
1569: positional format specifier cannot be zero
1570: a local class cannot reference a variable-length array type from an enclosing
function
1571: member <entity> already has an explicit dllexport/dllimport specifier
1572: a variable-length array is not allowed in a function return type
1573: variable-length array type is not allowed in pointer to member of type <type>
1574: the result of a statement expression cannot have a type involving a variable-
length array
1575: Load/Store with translation not supported in inline assembler. Use embedded
assembler or out-of-line assembler
1576: Flag-setting multiply instructions not supported in inline assembler. Use
embedded assembler or out-of-line assembler
1577: Flag-setting MOV/MVN instructions with constant operand not supported in inline
assembler. Use embedded assembler or out-of-line assembler
1578: an asm name is ignored on an automatic variable
1593: Could not optimize: Use of unsigned index prevents optimization
1594: Could not optimize: Loop parameters must be integer for full optimization
1604: Could not optimize: Reference to this function inhibits optimization
1613: Could not optimize: Multiple store conflict
1617: Could not optimize: Loop too complex
1621: Optimization: Dead code eliminated
1624: Could not optimize: Too many overlapping conditions for efficient translation
1629: Could not optimize: Iteration count too short for array optimization
1636: Could not optimize: Complicated use of variable
1637: Unknown pragma - ignored
1638: Unable to determine last value of scalar temporary
1639: Use nolstval directive if possible
1641: Could not optimize: Too many data dependency problems
1656: Problem in pragma syntax
1661: Could not optimize: Backward transfers cannot be optimized
1662: Could not optimize: Last value of promoted scalar required
1663: Could not optimize: Branches out of the loop prevent translation
1670: Optimization: If loop converted to for loop
1676: Could not optimize: This statement prevents loop optimization
1679: Optimization: Loop vectorized
1687: Could not optimize: Reduction function suppressed - needs associative
transformation
1690: Could not optimize: Unsupported data type for explicit vector operations
1691: Optimization: Loop fused with previous loop
1714: Could not optimize: Outer loop conditionally executes inner loop
1730: No indexing done along this loop
1742: Could not optimize: Feedback of array elements (equivalenced arrays)
1750: Optimization: Loop re-rolled
1759: Could not optimize: Non-unit stride interferes with vector optimization
1771: Could not optimize: Volatile items prevent analysis
1801: Optimization: Function expanded
1824: Could not optimize: Not enough vector operations to justify translation
1885: Could not optimize: Loop bounds exceed array dimensions
1861: Could not optimize: This store into array prevents optimization of outer loop
1866: Could not optimize: Non-integer subscript
1894: Optimization: Iterations peeled from loop in order to avoid dependence
1896: Optimization: Logical clause simplified

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1947: Could not optimize: Cannot transform this combination of data types and
operations
1978: Could not optimize: Unable to optimize user-selected loop
1979: Could not optimize: This operation inhibits loop transformation
1987: Optimization: Loop switched
1988: Optimization: Alternate code generated
1997: Optimization: Constant-length loop unrolled
2091: Optimization: Loop unrolled
2168: Optimization: Outer loop moved inside inner loop(s)
2170: Optimization: Invariant expression moved outside of outer loop
2189: Optimization: Loop unrolled and rotated
2190: Optimization: Loop unrolled and optimized
2191: Optimization: Some loads lifted to top of loop
2218: Idiom detected and optimized
2300: Might not be able to optimize: Feedback of scalar value from one loop pass to
another. Conflict on line <entity>. Loop index is <entity> (<filename>,<entity>)"
another. Conflict on line <entity>. Loop index is <entity> (<filename>)
2302: Might not be able to optimizee: Feedback of scalar value from one loop pass to
another. Conflict on line <entity>. (<entity>,<filename>)
another. Conflict on line <entity>. (<entity>)
2304: Might not be able to optimize: Potential multiple store conflict between loop
iterations. Conflict on line <entity>. Loop index is <entity> (<filename>,<entity>)
iterations. Conflict on line <entity>. Loop index is <entity> (<filename>)
iterations. Conflict on line <entity>. (<entity>,<filename>)
iterations. Conflict on line <entity>. (<entity>)
2308: Might not be able to optimize: Potential feedback between loop iterations.
Conflict on line <entity>. Loop index is <entity> (<filename>,<entity>)
Conflict on line <entity>. Loop index is <entity> (<filename>)
Conflict on line <entity>. (<entity>,<filename>)
Conflict on line <entity>. (<entity>)
2312: Could not optimize: Potential pointer aliasing - use restrict qualifier if ok.
Conflict on line <entity>. Loop index is <entity> (<filename>,<entity>)
Conflict on line <entity>. Loop index is <entity> (<filename>)
Conflict on line <entity>. (<entity>,<filename>)
Conflict on line <entity>. (<entity>)
2351: Loop nest fused with following nest(s)
2438: Could not inline: Void function used in expression
2439: Could not inline: Identifier declaration
2442: Could not inline: Cannot remove function from expression
2516: High Level Optimization halted: assembly code in routine
2519: Unable to determine constant iteration count for this loop

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2524: #pragma pop with no matching #pragma push

#pragma push and #pragma pop save and restore the current pragma state.
Each pop must be paired with a push, so an error is raised for the following code:
#pragma push
;
#pragma pop
;
#pragma pop
2525: #pragma push with no matching #pragma pop

#pragma push and #pragma pop save and restore the current pragma state.
Each push must be paired with a pop.

2529: expression must be an integral constant in range <entity> to <entity>
2530: padding added to end of struct <entity>
The compiler can warn of padding added at the end of a struct or between structs. This
warning is off by default. You can enable it with --diag_warning 2530 or --remarks.
For example:
typedef struct {
int x;
char y;
} A;
typedef struct {
int p;
int q;
} B;

Warning: #2530-D: padding added to end of struct 'anonymous'
The compiler can also warn of padding inserted within a struct, see message number 1301.
2531: dllimport/dllexport applied to a member of an unnamed namespace
2533: the <entity> attribute can only appear on functions and variables with external
linkage
2534: strict mode is incompatible with treating namespace std as an alias for the
global namespace
2535: in expansion of macro "<entity>" <entity>,
2537: in expansion of macro "<entity>" <entity><entity>
2540: invalid symbolic operand name <entity>
2541: a symbolic match constraint must refer to one of the first ten operands
2544: thread-local variable cannot be dynamically initialized
2546: some enumerator values cannot be represented by the integral type underlying
the enum type
2547: default argument is not allowed on a friend class template declaration
2548: multicharacter character literal (potential portability problem)
2549: expected a class, struct, or union type
2550: second operand of offsetof must be a field
2551: second operand of offsetof may not be a bit field
2552: cannot apply offsetof to a member of a virtual base
2553: offsetof applied to non-POD types is nonstandard
2554: default arguments are not allowed on a friend declaration of a member function
2555: default arguments are not allowed on friend declarations that are not
definitions
2556: redeclaration of <entity> previously declared as a friend with default
arguments is not allowed
2557: invalid qualifier for <type> (a derived class is not allowed here)
2558: invalid qualifier for definition of class <type>
2560: wide string literal not allowed

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2565: template argument list of <entity> must match the parameter list
2566: an incomplete class type is not allowed
2567: complex integral types are not supported
2570: <entity> was declared "deprecated (<entity>)"
2571: invalid redefinition of <entity>
2574: explicit specialization of <entity> must precede its first use (<entity>)
2575: a sealed class type cannot be used as a base class
2576: duplicate class modifier
2577: a member function cannot have both the "abstract" and "sealed" modifiers
2578: a sealed member cannot be pure virtual
2579: nonvirtual function cannot be declared with "abstract" or "sealed" modifier
2580: member function declared with "override" modifier does not override a base
class member
2581: cannot override sealed <entity>
2582: <entity> was declared with the class modifier "abstract"
2662: unrecognized calling convention <entity>, must be one of:
2665: attribute <entity> not allowed on parameter declarations
2666: underlying type of enum type must be an integral type other than bool
2667: some enumerator constants cannot be represented by <type>
2668: <entity> not allowed in current mode
2676: no #pragma start_map_region is currently active: pragma ignored
2677: <entity> cannot be used to name a destructor (a type name is required)
2678: nonstandard empty wide character literal treated as L'\\0'
2679: "typename" may not be specified here
2680: a non-placement operator delete must be visible in a class with a virtual
destructor
2681: name linkage conflicts with previous declaration of <entity>
2682: alias creates cycle of aliased entities
2683: subscript must be constant
2684: a variable with static storage duration allocated in a specific register cannot
be declared with an initializer
2685: a variable allocated in a specific register must have POD type
2686: predefined meaning of <entity> discarded
2687: declaration hides built-in <entity>
2688: declaration overloads built-in <entity>
2689: static member function not permitted here
2690: the <entity> attribute can only appear on functions and variables with internal
linkage
2751: routine is both "inline" and "noinline"
2813: empty dependent statement in if-statement
This remark indicates that an if statement has no dependent statement, and is not followed by
an else statement. For example:
if (x <= 0); // remark 2813 is generated here
{
foo(x);
}
You can enable this remark by using --diag_warning 2813 or --remarks. When using the
--remarks option, you can suppress this remark by using --diag_suppress 2813.
2815: empty dependent statement in while-statement

This remark indicates that a while statement has no dependent statement. For example:
while (x != 0);
You can enable this remark by using --diag_warning 2815 or --remarks. When using the
--remarks option, you can suppress this remark by using --diag_suppress 2815.

Non-Confidential
2902: unrecognized Unicode source kind (must be one of UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-16LE,
UTF-16BE)
2903: Unicode character with hex value <entity> not representable in preprocessing
output
2917: cannot open <entity> file <entity>
2918: cannot open <entity> file <entity>: <entity>
2934: conversion drops "__restrict" qualifier
2935: unable to obtain mapped memory for <entity>: <entity>
2936: array of elements containing a flexible array member is nonstandard
2938: the initialization of <entity> will be done before that of <entity>
In the C++ standard, member variables are initialized in the order they are declared in the
class, not in the order they are written in the initializer list. The compiler produces this warning
when the order of the initializations in the initializer list does not match the order of declarations
in the class. You can enable this warning with --diag_warning 2938 or --remarks.
For example:
class Foo {
int x;
char y;
public:
Foo() : y(42), x(32) {}
};

Warning: #2938-D: the initialization of member "Foo::x" will be done before that of
member "Foo::y"
2939: inheritance kind is not allowed in C

2940: inheritance kind is ignored on an enum specifier
2941: modifier is not allowed on an enum specifier
2942: modifier is ignored on an enum specifier
2943: identifier character cannot be represented in Unicode
2944: header name contains characters that cannot be represented in Unicode
2945: <entity> is not a valid locale name
2946: declaring a void parameter list with a template parameter is nonstandard
2949: <entity> is not a variable
2960: invalid template directory:
2969: "\" followed by white space is not a line splice
2970: this dynamic_cast cannot be done without runtime type information, which is
disabled
The compiler produces this error when a dynamic_cast must perform runtime type checking
but you have disabled support for RTTI by compiling using the --no_rtti option. For example
the following code results in this error:
class Foo {
virtual int foo() = 0;
};
class Bar {};
Bar *convert(Foo *x) {
return dynamic_cast<Bar *>(x);
}
2971: conversion to <entity> is ambiguous; direct base selected

2972: an internal buffer would be too large
2973: C++ exception handler used, but exception handling semantics have not been
specified
2974: type qualifier ignored on constructor
2981: explicit template arguments ignored
2983: <entity> is not a class type

Non-Confidential
2984: "delete" applied to a pointer-to-array type treated as delete[]

The compiler produces this warning when the programmer has used the wrong kind of delete
operator and the compiler has automatically corrected it. For example, the following code
results in this warning:
void f(char (*data)[10]) {
delete data;
}
2985: "delete" applied to a pointer-to-array type is nonstandard; treated as delete[]

This warning has the same meaning as message number 2984. The compiler generates this
instead of 2984 when you compile with --strict on the command line.
2989: type qualifiers are ignored (underlying type is a reference)
2990: <entity>, declared using a local type, must be defined in this translation unit
2991: <entity>, declared using a type with no linkage, must be defined in this
translation unit
2997: __builtin_va_arg_pack/__builtin_va_arg_pack_len can appear only in an inline
function with an ellipsis parameter
2999: expected a C++ keyword
3001: offset is not constant
3002: unrecognized #pragma comment type <entity>
3006: invalid string in #pragma comment
3011: default arguments of <entity> is incompatible with a declaration in another
translation unit
3012: default arguments of <entity> were different during compilation of <entity>
3014: initializer for <entity> is different in another translation unit
3015: initializer for <entity> was different during compilation of <entity>
3016: a designator into a template-dependent type is not allowed
3017: unrecognized conformance kind
3018: expected "on" or "off"
3019: #pragma conform(forScope) stack is empty
3020: no previous #pragma conform(forScope) entry matches <entity>
3021: forScope behavior is nonstandard
3022: forScope behavior is standard
3024: type qualifiers are meaningless here
3028: function call requires one argument
3029: function call requires a real floating-point argument
3033: nonstandard first parameter <entity> of "main", expected "int"
3034: nonstandard number of parameters for "main", expected zero or two parameters
3035: nonstandard second parameter <entity> of "main", expected "char *[]" or "char
**"
3039: "packed" attribute ignored on class with non-POD <entity>
3040: error while deleting file <entity>: <entity>
3049: SWP instructions are deprecated in architecture ARMv6 and above
3050: FLDMX/FSTMX instructions are deprecated
3051: instruction is unpredictable in the current instruction set
3052: instruction is unpredictable with MSB < LSB
3053: instruction is unpredictable with the specified immediate value
3054: instruction is unpredictable with the specified condition
3055: instruction is unpredictable in IT block
3056: instruction is unpredictable with the specified special register
3057: instruction is unpredictable with the specified PSR mask
3058: immediate not in range <entity>
3059: immediate not a multiple of <entity>
3060: selected target does not have VFP
3061: unrecognized instruction opcode
3062: expected "<entity>"

Non-Confidential
3063: expected flag characters from "<entity>"

3064: expected special register for MSR/MRS
3065: deprecated special register name
3066: deprecated special register field specifier (use "<entity>" instead)
3067: MRS cannot select fields, use APSR, CPSR or SPSR directly
3068: expected a condition code
3069: VCVT conversion between these data types not available
3070: destination operand type or register sort incorrect
3071: source operand type or register sort incorrect
3072: data type specifiers do not match a valid encoding for this instruction
3073: missing data type specifier
3074: expected scalar operand
3075: expected data type specifier "<entity>" for destination operand
3076: expected data type specifier "<entity>" for source operand(s)
3077: writeback with no effect
3078: data type specifiers are not allowed on this instruction
3079: invalid instruction width qualifiers or data type specifiers
3080: unsupported special register
3081: expected end of line or a ";"
3082: option to enable GNU-C89-style inlining can be used only when compiling C
3083: function was previously declared without the "gnu_inline" attribute
3084: the "gnu_inline" attribute is ignored on non-inline functions
3092: anonymous unions are only supported in --gnu mode, or when enabled with #pragma
anon_unions
3093: anonymous structs are only supported in --gnu mode, or when enabled with
#pragma anon_unions
3094: __stack_chk_guard must be data
3095: __stack_chk_fail must be a function
3096: value of constant expression must fit fully within the bitmask <mask>
3097: a trailing return type requires the "auto" type specifier
3098: a trailing return type cannot appear in a nested declarator
3099: a function declarator with a trailing return type must be preceded by a simple
"auto" type specifier
3100: "auto" function requires a trailing return type
3101: a member template cannot have a pure specifier
3102: option to control the nullptr keyword can be used only when compiling C++
3103: std::nullptr_t converted to bool
3106: attribute <attribute> does not allow an empty argument list
3107: attribute appears more than once
3108: attribute <attribute> does not apply here
3109: attribute <attribute> does not apply to bit fields
3110: attribute <attribute> requires a bit field
3111: attribute <attribute> does not apply to member functions
3112: attribute <attribute> requires a member function
3113: attribute <attribute> does not apply to virtual functions
3114: attribute <attribute> requires a virtual function
3115: attribute <attribute> does not apply to pure virtual functions
3116: attribute <attribute> requires a pure virtual function
3117: attribute <attribute> does not apply to register variables
3118: attribute <attribute> requires a register variable
3119: attribute <attribute> did not appear on original declaration
3120: attributes are not allowed here
3121: attribute <attribute> must appear in a class definition
3122: "final" applied to a pure virtual function
3123: cannot override "final" <entity>
3124: <entity> previously declared without the carries_dependency attribute

Non-Confidential
3125: invalid initializer for array <entity>

3127: attribute <attribute> does not apply to function types
3128: attribute <attribute> requires a function type
3129: attribute <attribute> does not apply to nonstatic member functions
3130: attribute <attribute> does not apply to automatic variables
3131: attribute <attribute> requires an automatic variable
3132: attribute <attribute> does not apply to a variable or function with external
linkage
3133: attribute <attribute> requires a local variable
3134: attributes ignored here
3135: attribute does not apply to any entity
3136: bad attribute argument substitution
3137: the argument of the "tls_model" attribute must be "global-dynamic", "local-
dynamic", "initial-exec", or "local-exec"
3138: the declaration <enntity> specified a different "tls_model" argument
3139: attribute <attribute> does not apply to inline functions
3140: attribute <attribute> requires a inline function
3141: both file names in an include_alias pragma must use the same delimiter
characters
3142: comparison between signed and unsigned operands
3143: attribute <attribute> ignored on unnamed type
3144: attribute <attribute> ignored because no definition follows
3145: thread locality is incompatible with a previous declaration of <entity>
3146: this enclosing-function local variable cannot be referenced in this lambda body
because an enclosing lambda does not allow implicit captures
3147: this attribute argument contains unmatched parentheses, brackets, or braces
3148: a call to __builtin_fpclassify requires five integral arguments followed by one
floating-point argument
3149: the last argument in a call to __builtin_fpclassify must have a real floating-
point type
3150: alignment cannot be set to less than the default alignment
3151: attributes are not allowed on explicit instantiations
3152: attribute <attribute> does not apply to a definition
3153: attribute <attribute> requires a definition
3154: standard attributes cannot appear on friend declarations that are not
definitions
3155: specified alignment (<n>) is different from alignment (<n>) specified on a
previous declaration
3156: alignment attribute must also appear on definition <entity>
3157: <entity> may not be used in the type-id of the alias-declaration
3159: <type> cannot be transparent because its first field has a floating-point type
3160: <type> cannot be transparent because its first field is a bit field
3161: virtual function of a "base_check" class overrides a base class member but
lacks the "override" attribute
3162: "hiding" attribute specified on a declaration referred to by the using-
declaration <entity>
3163: attribute "hiding" is required on a declaration (in a "base_check" class) that
hides <entity>
3164: <entity> is not defined in this translation unit but depends on a local type
3165: <entity> is not defined in this translation unit but depends on a type with no
linkage
3166: attribute <attribute> is missing in another translation unit
3167: attribute <attribute> conflicts with another translation unit
3168: the "nonstd_gnu_keywords" option is only valid in GNU C and GNU C++ modes
3169: use of a const variable in a constant expression is nonstandard in C

Non-Confidential
3170: an initializer cannot be specified for a flexible array member with automatic
storage duration
3172: a "final" class type cannot be used as a base class
3173: exported templates are no longer in the standard C++ language
3174: a template-dependent designator is not allowed
3175: second operand of offsetof may not be a field with reference type
3176: long lifetime temporaries are incompatible with other requested newer language
features
3177: wide character string literal will not be quoted in diagnostics
3178: missing arguments for attribute <attribute>
3179: options "c++11" and "c++11_sfinae" require a different compiler configuration
3180: template parameter pack not at end of parameter list
3181: a parameter pack declaration is not allowed here
3182: a parameter pack cannot have a default
3184: "value__" cannot be used as the name of an enumerator constant (it is a
reserved name in this context)
3185: an explicit enumerator value is required in an enumeration type with boolean
underlying type
3187: parameter pack <entity> was referenced but not expanded
3188: pack expansion does not make use of any argument packs
3189: pack <entity> does not have the same number of elements as <entity>
3191: vector_size attribute is not allowed with an enumeration type
3192: a property cannot be both static and virtual
3193: an indexed property cannot be trivial
3194: this declaration cannot appear in a property definition
3195: a qualified function type cannot be used to declare an accessor function
3196: an accessor function cannot have an ellipsis parameter
3197: a "get" accessor was already declared for this property <property>
3198: a "set" accessor was already declared for this property <property>
3199: a "get" accessor cannot have a parameter
3200: return type of "get" accessor does not match property type
3201: return type of "set" accessor must be void
3202: a property cannot declare an empty list of indices
3203: a property index cannot have type void
3204: index type does not match the corresponding parameter in the "set" accessor
3205: index type does not match the corresponding parameter in the "get" accessor
3206: index type is missing in the "set" accessor
3207: index type is missing in the "get" accessor
3208: "set" accessor is missing its value parameter
3209: accessor function has too many parameters
3210: the last parameter of the "set" accessor does not match the property type
3213: #using may only be used at global scope
3214: member name <entity> is reserved by <entity>
3215: expected a "["
3217: a default-indexed property cannot be static
3218: a property accessor cannot be both static and virtual
3219: a top-level visibility specifier cannot appear on a nested type declaration
3220: a top-level visibility specifier requires a type definition
3221: a trivial property cannot have a reference type
3222: a trivial property cannot have a const or volatile type
3223: <entity> was previously declared as a different kind of enumeration type
3226: array of handles is not allowed
3227: handle to array is not allowed
3228: handle to function is not allowed
3229: handle to void is not allowed
3230: handle to handle, pointer, or reference is not allowed

Non-Confidential
3231: tracking reference to function is not allowed

3233: a field cannot be a tracking reference
3234: a tracking reference cannot be combined with an ordinary reference in this way
3235: a variable with static storage duration cannot have a ref class type
3238: <entity> was previously declared as a different kind of class
3239: <entity> was previously declared as a different kind of class template
3241: a literal data member must be initialized
3242: a literal data member of type <type> is not allowed
3243: const has no effect on a literal data member
3245: const has no effect on an initonly data member
3246: <entity> has no "get" accessor
3247: <entity> has no "set" accessor
3248: a static constructor cannot have parameters
3249: a static constructor cannot be a member template
3250: a compound lvalue is not allowed as an asm output operand
3255: override specifier does not name a base class member function
3256: override specifier designates a nonvirtual member <entity>
3257: member function overrides <entity> which is already overridden by <entity>
3258: at most one visibility specifier is allowed
3259: type <type> used for delegate definition is not a function type
3261: a tracking reference to a delegate type is not allowed
3262: a delegate type is not allowed here
3263: this pack expansion produced an empty list of expressions, and an expression is
needed here
3273: accessor function has too many parameters
3274: the type <type> of the parameter of the event accessor does not match the event
type (<type>)
3275: the type of the "raise" accessor does not match the event's delegate invocation
type
3277: a static conversion function must accept exactly one argument
3278: static operator must have a parameter type T, T&, T%, or T^ with T = <type>
3279: the operand of sizeof... must be a parameter pack name
3280: the sizeof... operator can be used only in a variadic template
3283: a handle to an unscoped enum type is not allowed
3285: a pure specifier ("= 0") followed by a definition is nonstandard
3287: the "&" operator cannot be used to take the address of an object with a ref
class type
3292: could not import metadata from file <file>
3297: <type> cannot be a class member
3299: invalid finalizer declaration
3300: a finalizer may not have parameters
3301: a type qualifier is not allowed on a finalizer
3302: a return type may not be specified on a finalizer
3303: a using-declaration may not name a finalizer
3304: a finalizer name must be qualified
3305: qualifier of finalizer name <entity> does not match type <type>
3306: <entity> cannot be used to name a finalizer (a type name is required)
3307: invalid finalizer name for type <type>
3308: finalizer reference is ambiguous -- both <entity> and <entity> could be used
3309: a finalizer can only be a member of a ref class
3311: type used as finalizer name does not match type <type>
3312: a finalizer does not exist for this type
3332: "<entity>" not loaded from default assemblies
3333: list initialization syntax is a C++11 feature
3334: operand of sizeof may not be a ref class type or interface class type
3345: <entity> overridden with reduced access

Non-Confidential
3346: a reference of type <type> cannot be initialized with a value of type <type>
3360: a property definition must include at least one accessor ("get" or "set")
3361: default-indexed property conflicts with <type>
3362: <entity> cannot be used because it follows a parameter pack and cannot be
deduced from the parameters of <entity>
3363: this pack expansion produced more than one expression, and a single expression
is needed here
3366: an unnamed parameter pack declaration cannot be parenthesized
3367: variadic templates can be enabled only when compiling C++
3371: a generic parameter cannot have a default
3372: a generic can only have type parameters
3373: to be used with "for each" statements, type <type> must provide nonstatic
member function <entity>
3374: "for each" cannot use member <entity> because it is static
3375: in this "for each" statement, no instance of <entity> is callable with an empty
argument list
3376: "for each" cannot use member function "MoveNext" because the return type is
invalid
3377: a "for each" statement cannot operate on an expression of type <type>
3378: to be used with "for each" statements, type <type> must provide a non-indexed
property <property>
3380: in this "for each" statement, <type> is not a valid enumerator (returned by
"GetEnumerator" of <type>)
3381: expected "in"
3382: class <type> has no suitable assignment operator (after operator synthesis)
3383: <entity> is not a generic parameter
3384: <entity> is not a generic parameter of the innermost generic parameter list
3385: invalid generic constraint
3388: only "+=" and "-=" are valid for events
3391: name followed by "::typeid" must be a type name
3397: the operand of a handle dynamic_cast must be a handle to a complete class type
3400: an interior pointer cannot be cast to a native pointer
3401: explicit conversion operators can only be declared in ref and value class types
3402: explicit conversion operator cannot be virtual
3403: expression must have arithmetic or unscoped enum type
3404: expression must have arithmetic, unscoped enum, or pointer type
3405: expression must have integral or unscoped enum type
3406: expression must have integral, unscoped enum, or fixed-point type
3407: a built-in binary operator applied to a scoped enumeration requires two
operands of the same type
3410: new can only be used with simple value types
3412: new cannot be used on a handle type
3416: too many array bounds
3417: too few array bounds
3418: too few arguments for <entity>
3419: too many arguments for <entity>
3421: no declaration of <entity> accepts the number of generic arguments supplied
3422: invalid delegate initializer -- must be a function
3423: invalid delegate initializer -- more than one function matches the delegate
type
3424: invalid delegate initializer -- function does not match the delegate type
3425: invalid delegate initializer -- an object is needed in addition to a function
3427: invalid delegate initializer -- object is not needed for the specified function
3428: invalid delegate initializer -- object has type <type> but type <type> is
expected

Non-Confidential
3430: invalid delegate initializer -- expected either "(<function-address>)" or

"(<object-handle>, <member-address>)"
3431: class fails to implement interface member <entity>
3436: a destructor or finalizer declaration cannot include a named override specifier
3437: an override specifier cannot designate a destructor or finalizer
3439: no member designated by the named override specifier matches the type of this
member
3440: a static constructor declaration cannot include a named override specifier
3441: a scoped enumeration type must have a name
3442: transfer of control into a finally block is not allowed
3443: return statement inside a finally block is not allowed
3444: try block requires at least one handler or finally clause
3446: a break statement cannot be used in a finally block
3447: a continue statement cannot be used in a finally block
3448: builtin offsetof cannot be used when subscripting is overloaded
3449: duplicate constraint
3450: more than one class constraint: <type> and <type>
3451: more than one constraint clause for <entity>
3452: initonly static data members must have an initializer or be initialized in a
static constructor
3453: GNU attributes on a template redeclaration have no effect
3454: GNU attributes on a template redeclaration have no effect (the attributes of
the original declaration <entity> apply instead)
3459: __inline and __forceinline are not allowed here
3464: an array of generic parameter type is not allowed
3465: a pointer, handle, or reference to a generic parameter type is not allowed
3466: an initonly field cannot have a ref class type
3467: a reference cannot be bound to an initonly field
3468: taking the address of an initonly field is not allowed
3469: an initonly field can only be modified by the instance constructor of its
containing class
3470: a static initonly field can only be modified by the static constructor of its
containing class
3471: member function will be invoked on a copy of the initonly field
3472: expression must have pointer or handle type
3473: a move constructor or move assignment operator is used to copy an lvalue here,
which may destroy the source object
3475: a ref class type cannot derive from <type>
3477: a sealed class cannot be used as a constraint
3478: the type in a dynamic_cast cannot be a generic type that might be a value type
3479: a universal character name must designate a valid code point
3480: generic constraints do not match those of <entity>
3481: __underlying_type only applies to enumeration types
3482: expected only one operand expression for this cast
3483: Unicode character with hex value <value> not representable in the system
default code page
3484: nonstandard conversion of bound pointer-to-member to a function pointer
3485: access specifier <entity> is deprecated -- use <entity> instead
3486: a static accessor function is not permitted in a nonstatic property or event
definition
3487: <type> has both a value class and ref class constraint
3488: <type> and <type> involve circular naked type constraints
3489: <type> is not a valid type constraint
3490: precompiled header file <entity> not used (because it is incomplete)
3491: <type> is not a valid generic argument
3492: assembly_info attribute applied to an invalid type

Non-Confidential
3493: <type> does not satisfy the ref class constraint of generic parameter <type>
3494: <type> does not satisfy the value class constraint of generic parameter <type>
3498: <type> does not satisfy the <type> type constraint of generic parameter <type>
3499: constraint on generic parameter <type> differs from previous declaration
(<entity>)
3503: a template argument may not reference a generic type parameter
3504: an expression list is not allowed in this subscript operation (use parentheses
around a top-level comma operator)
3506: unrecognized attribute
3510: a delegate may not be declared as a template
3511: a generic cannot be explicitly specialized
3512: a generic cannot be declared in a class template
3513: a template cannot be declared in a generic class
3514: a literal field cannot be declared "static"
3515: "long float" is a nonstandard extension -- use "double" instead
3519: <entity> is not allowed here
3520: a trivial property or event cannot be used to override <entity>
3521: expected an iterator variable name
3522: the iterator type in this "for each" statement is <type>, which is not a
pointer type or an iterator-like class type
3525: packing attribute on the parent type is ignored for this field of non-POD type
<type>
3526: <entity> not implemented because this declaration is not public and has no
named override specifier
3527: this declaration is missing the gnu_inline attribute specified in the previous
declaration <entity>
3529: previously-declared <entity> invalid as iterator of "for each" statement
3531: a function type involving a generic parameter cannot have an ellipsis parameter
3532: "virtual" is required to override the matching <entity>
3533: "virtual" is required to implement the matching <entity>
3534: an initonly data member cannot be volatile
3536: a tracking reference to non-const cannot be bound to a constant
3537: attributes ignored here because they do not apply to a declared entity
3539: invalid use of a generic class <type> with pending constraints (probably caused
by an invalid metadata file)
3540: a pending constraint clause is only allowed for generic class declarations (but
not generic class definitions)
3541: empty initializer list not allowed here
3543: a generic declaration is not allowed here
3544: interface types cannot have member generics
3545: Unicode character not Latin-1, truncated to low-order byte
3546: to be used with range-based "for" statements, type <type> must provide function
<entity>
3547: the iterator type in this range-based "for" statement is <type>, which is not a
3550: a range-based "for" statement cannot operate on an array of unknown size or
incomplete type <type>

Non-Confidential
3551: return types for "begin" and "end" functions used in a range-based "for"
statement must be the same ("begin" return type is <type>, "end" return type is
<type>)
3552: <entity>, required to destroy temporary that was eliminated, is inaccessible
3553: in this range-based "for" statement, no instance of <entity> matches the
argument list
3554: this range-based "for" statement requires a suitable <entity> function and none
was found
3555: this "for each" statement requires a suitable <entity> function and none was
found
3557: expected "..."
3558: <type> in __implements list is not an interface
3559: an __implements list must precede virtual function declarations
3560: <type> specified "__implements ..." in its list of bases, but is missing a
matching __implements list
3561: old for-init compatibility mode cannot be used with C++11 mode
3562: expected a ")"; pragma ignored
3564: Note: <entity> could have been called but was not considered because it is
inaccessible
3566: declaring this unary "operator*" can change the meaning of dereferencing a
handle (use static member operators to explicitly indicate applicable types)
3581: an interface class cannot contain a nonstatic data member
3582: #pragma GCC system_header cannot be used in the primary source file
3583: <entity> is too large to be inlined
3585: option to control move operations can be used only when compiling C++
3586: move operations cannot be generated when rvalue constructors are copy
constructors
3587: option to control move operations cannot be used when rvalue references are
disabled
3591: this declaration hides the nonstandard declaration of <entity> because the
underlying types are incompatible
3592: pointer comparison result is constant, because operand can never be null
3593: an object of the incomplete type <type> cannot be value-initialized
3594: a reference cannot be value-initialized
3595: expected a "(" or a "{"
3596: copy-list-initialization cannot use a constructor marked "explicit"
3597: pointer to member of type void is not allowed
3598: pointer to member of reference type is not allowed
3599: pointer to member of handle type is not allowed
3600: a brace-enclosed list is not allowed here
3602: assembly metadata refers to non-existent assembly
3603: attribute <attribute> conflicts with earlier attribute <attribute>
3604: <entity> was previously declared with a different base type
3605: "enum class" and "enum struct" cannot be used here (use plain "enum" instead)
3606: only one level of braces is allowed on an initializer for an object of type
<type>
3607: <entity> cannot be used as an enumeration type name
3608: in a lambda with an implicit return type, all return statements must return the
same type
3609: a braced-initializer cannot be used with "new auto"
3610: the definition of std::initializer_list does not contain the expected
constructor
3611: declaration hides <entity>
3612: invalid template parameter list for std::initializer_list (it should be one
ordinary type parameter with no default)
3613: a brace-enclosed list cannot be passed for an ellipsis parameter

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3614: an #include <initializer_list> is needed prior to a use of

std::initializer_list, including an implicit use
3615: the "inline" keyword cannot be used on a namespace alias declaration
3616: the previous declaration of <entity> was not declared inline
3617: a redeclaration of inline <entity> must be declared inline
3618: the first argument must be an integer constant
3619: a designator for an anonymous union member can only appear within braces
corresponding to that anonymous union
3620: function prototype tags can only be enabled when compiling C
3621: braces cannot be omitted for this subobject initializer
3622: invalid narrowing conversion from <type> to <type>
3623: invalid narrowing conversion from <type> to <type>: constant value does not fit
in destination type
3624: cast to incomplete array type <type> is not allowed
3625: invalid narrowing conversion from <type> to <type>: constant value cannot be
represented exactly in destination type
3626: a parenthesized initializer for a non-class entity must be an expression, not a
brace-enclosed list
3627: a brace-enclosed list does not provide a return type for this lambda
3628: the declared exception specification is incompatible with the generated one
3629: scoped enumeration types are a C++11 feature
3630: a function type cannot be value-initialized
3631: list-initialization of an object type <type> is not allowed because the type is
incomplete
3632: std::initializer_list has a destructor, and is not supposed to -- library is
misconfigured
3633: explicit enum base types are a C++11 feature
3634: this constant expression has type <type> instead of the required <type> type
3635: a "new" of an std::initializer_list object is unlikely to work as expected
because the underlying array will be destroyed at the end of the full expression
3637: "noexcept" is ignored on a function type that is not the type of a function
declaration
3638: "defined" is always false in a macro expansion in Microsoft mode
3639: <type> cannot be the element type of an initializer list because it is not a
complete object type
3640: mismatched delimiters in default argument expression
3641: nonstandard conversion of pointer-to-member to a function pointer
3642: dynamic exception specifications are deprecated
3643: <entity> cannot be partially specialized in the current scope
3644: <entity> was previously declared constexpr
3645: <entity> was previously not declared constexpr
3646: a constexpr variable declaration must be a definition
3647: "constexpr" is not valid here
3648: a constexpr function must contain exactly one return statement
3649: statement may not appear in a constexpr function
3650: statement may not appear in a constexpr constructor
3651: a function cannot be both constexpr and virtual
3652: a constexpr function cannot have a nonliteral return type <type>
3653: a constexpr function cannot have a parameter of nonliteral type <type>
3654: unsequenced uses of <entity> in expression may produce undefined results
3655: the optional third argument of a call to __builtin_assumed_aligned must have
integral type
3656: a destructor cannot be constexpr
3657: address supplied for mmap must be aligned on a page boundary:
3658: the body of a constexpr constructor cannot be a function try block
3659: constexpr <entity> provides no initializer for:

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3661: calling the default constructor for <type> does not produce a constant value
3662: the default constructor for <type> is not constexpr
3663: a constexpr variable must have a literal type or a reference type
3664: a constructor for a class with virtual bases cannot be constexpr
3665: function call must have a constant value in a constant expression
3666: function "main" may not be declared constexpr
3667: a constexpr member function is only permitted in a literal class type
3668: a class or enumeration type definition cannot appear in a constexpr function or
constructor body
3669: only GNU-style attributes are permitted here
3670: nonstandard use of "auto" to both deduce the type from an initializer and to
announce a trailing return type
3671: declaring a void parameter list with a qualified void type is nonstandard
3672: the qualifier on this local declaration is ignored
3673: this constant expression has type <type> instead of the required <entity> type
3674: an instantiation of __bases or __direct_bases requires a class type
3675: the argument of __bases and __direct_bases must be a type template parameter
3676: <entity> can only be used in template contexts
3677: constexpr constructor calls non-constexpr <entity>
3678: constructor cannot be constexpr because the initializer of <entity> is not a
constant expression
3679: non-constant initializer for constexpr constructor
3680: the generated default constructor for <type> cannot be used in an initializer
for its own data member
3681: instantiation of initializer of <entity> depends on its own value
3682: defaulted default constructor cannot be constexpr because the corresponding
implicitly declared default constructor would not be constexpr
3683: expression not folded to a constant due to excessive constexpr function call
nesting (possible infinite recursion)
3684: invalid binary number
3685: a union can have at most one field initializer -- <entity> also has an
initializer
3686: a constexpr static data member cannot be declared with an incomplete type
<type>
3687: constexpr constructor of a union must initialize one of its fields
3688: constexpr constructor fails to initialize an anonymous union (defined <entity>)
3689: a constexpr static data member declaration requires an in-class initializer
3690: maximum constexpr depth/count options can be used only when compiling C++
3691: expression not folded to a constant due to excessive constexpr function call
complexity
3692: unrestricted union options can be used only when compiling C++
3693: constexpr constructor must initialize direct base class <type>
3694: creation of an std::initializer_list object in a field initializer is unlikely
to work as expected because the underlying array will be destroyed at the end of the
full expression
3695: "this" cannot be used in a constant expression
3696: an empty initializer is not valid for this union type (which member should be
initialized is ambiguous)
3697: "constexpr" is not allowed on an explicit instantiation directive
3698: cannot determine the exception specification of the default constructor due to
a circular dependency
3699: anonymous union defined <entity>
3700: this constructor uses the initializer of <entity>, which would result in
unbounded recursion
3701: anonymous union defined <entity> cannot be default-initialized because it has a
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3702: an initializer is not allowed on a local declaration of an extern variable

3703: an initializer is not allowed on a local declaration of a named register
variable
3704: expression is not constant due to a dangling pointer (points to a temporary
whose lifetime has ended)
3706: constructor delegates directly or indirectly to itself
3707: a delegating constructor cannot have other mem-initializers
3708: a ref-qualifier is not allowed here
3709: overloading two member functions with the same parameter types requires that
they both have ref-qualifiers or both lack ref-qualifiers
3710: invalid character in raw string delimiter -- raw string indicator ignored
3711: parenthesis terminating raw string delimiter not found after 16 characters
-- raw string indicator ignored
3712: ending delimiter for raw string not found
3713: a parameter pack must be the final template argument in a partial
specialization
3714: a pointer-to-member function with type <type> can only be used with an lvalue
object
3715: a pointer-to-member function with type <type> can only be used with an rvalue
object
3716: the parameter of this defaulted copy-constructor cannot be const because a base
or member copy constructor parameter is non-const
3717: the parameter of this defaulted assignment operator cannot be const because a
base or member copy assignment parameter is non-const
3718: an anonymous union must contain at least one nonstatic data member
3719: option "delegating_constructors" requires a different compiler configuration
3720: delegating constructors are not permitted with both of --cpp_compat and
--exceptions
C4002W: illegal unaligned load or store access - use __packed instead
C4008W: splitting LDM/STM has no benefit
Inappropriate use of the switch --split_ldm. This option has no significant benefit for cached
systems, or for processors with a write buffer.
C4009E: unsupported CPU <entity>
C4016W: unknown option '-<entity><entity>': ignored
C4017W: <entity> may be used before being set
The compiler performs data flow analysis at optimization level -O1 and above. You can use this
information to identify potential problems in the code such as variables being used before being
set. However, this is really a by-product of optimization rather than a feature in its own right.
The data flow analysis that detects variables being used before being set only analyzes hardware
register use, that is, variables that are held in processor registers. It does not analyze variables or
structures that are allocated on the stack, that is, stored in memory rather than in processor
registers.
As code (and also register memory usage) generated by the compiler varies with the level of
optimization, the warning might appear for code compiled at one level of optimization but not
others. You might see it, for example, at -O2, but not -O1.
Note
• The data flow analysis is not intended to be a fully complete feature. You must only treat
C4017W warnings given by the compiler as a guide, and not rely on them to identify faulty
code reliably. The compiler never provides as much information as a special purpose tool
such as Lint.
• In ARM Compiler 5.04 and later, this warning is suppressed by default. To enable it, use
--diag_warning=C4017.

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C4018W: division by zero: <entity>

Constant propagation shows that a divide or remainder operator has a second operand with value
0. It is an error if execution reaches this expression. The compiler returns a result of 0 for a
divide by constant 0.
C4038E: Function too large or complicated to compile (0x<num>)
C4041U: I/O error writing '<entity>': <entity>
C4047U: Too many errors
C4048U: out of store while compiling with -g. Allocation size was <entity>, system
size is <entity>
C4049U: out of store. Allocation size was <entity>, system size is <entity>
A storage allocation request by the compiler failed. Compilation of the debugging tables
requested with the -g option might require a large amount of memory. Recompiling without -g,
or with the program split into smaller pieces, might help.
C4050U: Compilation aborted.
C4051E: couldn't write file '<entity>': <entity>
C4052E: couldn't read file '<entity>': <entity>
C4056E: bad option '<s>'
C4057E: bad option '<s1> <s2>'
C4065E: type of input file '<entity>' unknown
C4066E: The code space needed for this object is too large for this version of the
compiler
Split the source file into smaller pieces.
C4075E: Can't open <entity> for output
C4078E: stdin ('-') combined with other files
C4079E: <entity> command with no effect
C4301W: configuration file appears to be from a newer version of the compiler
The configuration file is one of the XML files supplied to the compiler with the
--arm_linux_config_file switches when using --arm_linux_paths or GCC command-line
translation. For example:
armcc --arm_linux_paths --arm_linux_config_file=arm_linux_config.xml
This warning indicates the file is from a newer compiler so might contain unsupported features.
To avoid incompatibilities, either use the newer version of the compiler that generated the
configuration file, or re-generate the configuration file using your current compiler version.
--arm_linux_config_file=path.
--arm_linux_paths.
C4302E: configuration file has an invalid version string
This represents an error reading from or writing to an ARM Linux configuration file.
Do the following:
1. Check that the file can be read from and written to and has valid permissions.
2. Try re-generating the configuration file using --arm_linux_configure.
--arm_linux_configure.
C4303E: configuration file was not specified
See the description for error C4302E.
C4304E: I/O error reading configuration file <file>
C4305E: I/O error writing configuration file <file>
C4306E: could not parse configuration file <file>

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C4307E: unable to read configuration file

C4308W: cannot find system include directory
When using an ARM Linux mode, --arm_linux, --arm_linux_paths, or GCC command-line
translation, set the ARMCC5INC environment variable to install_directory\include. This
ensures that the compiler can find the arm_linux header subdirectory.
--arm_linux.
--arm_linux_paths.
Toolchain environment variables.
C4309E: automatic configuration failed - cannot find GCC
This error is produced when you try to automatically configure the tools with
--arm_linux_configure, but GCC cannot be found. Use the --configure_gcc=path_to_gcc
command-line option to specify the path to the GCC executable, such as arm-none-linux-
gnueabi-gcc.

--configure_gcc=path.
C4310W: automatic configuration is incomplete - cannot determine sysroot path from
GCC
The GCC that was used for the ARM Linux configuration process did not provide a valid
sysroot path. Use --configure_sysroot=sysroot_path to set the path.

--configure_sysroot=path.
C4311E: automatic configuration failed - cannot find GLD
This error is produced when you try to automatically configure the tools with
--arm_linux_configure, but the GNU linker (ld) could not be found. Use the
--configure_gkd=path_to_gcc command-line option to specify the path to the GNU ld
executable, such as arm-none-linux-gnueabi-ld.
--configure_gcc=path.
C4312E: automatic configuration failed - could not execute GCC
This error indicates that, when using automatic configuration for ARM Linux by specifying
--arm_linux_configure, the respective tools (GCC or GNU ld) could not be executed or failed
when invoked. Check that they have execute permissions, and your GNU toolchain installation
is working correctly.
--arm_linux_configure
C4313E: automatic configuration failed - could not execute GLD
See the description of error C4312E.
C4314W: gcc command line translation - ignoring option with no translation: <option>
C4315W: gcc command line translation - translation for this command is not fully
supported: <option>
C4316W: option is not supported under arm linux: <option>

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C4317W: translated cpu or architecture option <option> is not valid

C4318W: unable to read file <file>
C4319W: cannot recognise type of file <file> - file will be ignored
C4320W: cannot find file <file> - file will be ignored
C4321E: automatic configuration failed - could not determine configuration from GCC
When configuring automatically for ARM Linux with --arm_linux_configure, the compiler
could not determine sufficient information from GCC to produce the configuration. Try a
manual configuration by specifying a sysroot path with --configure_sysroot and a path to
the GNU C++ header files with --configure_cpp_headers.
--configure_cpp_headers=path.
--configure_sysroot=path.
C4322W: could not accurately determine library configuration from GCC - configuration
might be incomplete
C4323E: automatic configuration failed - GCC internal specs configuration report
error: <text>
C4324W: could not determine libstdc++ header file path - specify this manually to
ensure that C++ code will compile correctly
The path to the libstdc++ header files could not be determined from GCC. Specify this path with
--configure_cpp_headers=path

--configure_cpp_headers=path.
C4327W: cannot determine application entry point function - using <value> as default
C4328W: cannot determine library paths from GNU linker - trying to use defaults
C4329W: option is missing an argument : <option>
C4330E: GCC configuration is invalid
C4331W: script file <file> will be treated as a scatter file
C4332E: I/O error reading via file <file>
C4333E: I/O error closing via file <file>
C4334W: invalid GCC version in configuration file - using default
C4335E: cannot retry because configuration file does not provide path to GNU
executable
Displayed when the ARM Linux configuration file specified for GCC fallback does not include
the correct path to gcc.
Using GCC fallback when building applications.
-Warmcc,--gcc_fallback.
C4336W: compilation failed - retrying with GNU tools
Displayed if an armcc compilation fails and GCC fallback is specified. armcc then attempts to
run gcc to complete the compilation.

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C4337E: compilation with GNU tools also failed

Displayed if gcc fails during GCC fallback.
C4338W: compilation with GNU tools succeeded
Displayed when GCC fallback succeeds.
C4339W: ambiguous translation mode options specified - using <option>
You must not specify more than one translation mode option to select a particular translation
mode. The translation mode options are:
• --translate_gcc.
• --translate_g++.
• --translate_gld.
--translate_g++.
--translate_gcc.
--translate_gld.
C4340W: could not obtain license for vectorization (implied by -O3) - defaulting to -
fno-tree-vectorize
With GCC command-line translation, -O3 implies vectorization. However, in ARM Compiler
4.1 and earlier, a separate license is required to use the NEON vectorization feature of the
compiler. If a NEON vectorization license is not available, the compiler emits this warning and
disables vectorization. In ARM Compiler 5.0 and later, a separate NEON vectorization license is
not required, so this warning is no longer generated.
Licensed features of ARM Compiler.
-Onum.
C4403E: __alloca_state not defined
C4419W: dynamic stack alignment veneer inserted in <entity>
This warning is given when compiling __irq functions for --cpu=Cortex-M3-rev0 to force the
stack to be 8-byte aligned on entry into the interrupt.
C4421W: write to string literal
There is a write through a pointer that has been assigned to point at a literal string. The behavior
is undefined by the ANSI standard. A subsequent read from the location written might not
reflect the write.
C4435E: reference to <entity> not allowed
C4447E: option '-E' and input file '<filename>' type conflict
C4484E: Minimum toplevel array alignment must be 1, 2, 4 or 8
C4486W: option '-<optionchar>' causes input file '<filename>' to be ignored

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C4487E: read from variable '<var>' with offset out of bounds

For example :
void foo(void) {
unsigned int pntr;
pntr = (unsigned int)&pntr;
pntr -= 4;
pntr = *(unsigned int*)pntr;
}
C4488E: write to variable '<var>' with offset out of bounds

C4489E: __vfp_status() intrinsic not supported for targets without VFP
C4490W: instruction set switching using file extension is deprecated
C4493E: Function alignment must be a power of 2 and greater than 1
C4494E: invalid global register number <num>; 1 to <num> allowed
C4497E: invalid syntax for retention constraint: <text>
C4498E: option conflicts with an arm linux targeting option: <option>
Certain options are expected to be used when targeting ARM Linux, for example to select the
correct ABI variant options. This message is given to indicate when an incompatible option is
specified.
--arm_linux.

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Chapter 2
Assembler Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the assembler, armasm.
• 2.1 List of the armasm error and warning messages on page 2-77.

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2 Assembler Errors and Warnings
2.1 List of the armasm error and warning messages

A list of the error and warning messages that armasm produces.
A1017E: :INDEX: cannot be used on a pc-relative expression
The :INDEX: expression operator has been applied to a PC-relative expression, most likely a
program label. :INDEX: returns the offset from the base register in a register-relative expression.
If you require the offset of a label called <label> within an area called <areaname>, use
<label> - <areaname>.
See the following in the armasm User Guide:

Unary operators.
A1020E: Bad predefine: <directive>
The operand to the --predefine or --pd command-line option was not recognized. The
directive must be enclosed in quotes if it contains spaces, for example on Windows:
--predefine "versionnum SETA 5"
If the SETS directive is used, the argument to the directive must also be enclosed in quotes,
which might require escaping, depending on the operating system and shell. For example:
--predefine "versionstr SETS \"5A\""
A1021U: No input file

No input file was specified on the command line. This might be because there was no
terminating quote on a quoted argument.
A1023E: File "<filename>" could not be opened: <reason>
A1024E: File "<filename>" could not all be loaded: <reason>
A1042E: Unrecognized APCS qualifier '<qualifier>'
There is an error in the argument given to the --apcs command line option. Check the spelling
of <qualifier>.
A1051E: Cannot open --depend file '<filename>': <reason>
A1055E: Cannot open --errors file '<filename>': <reason>
A1056E: Target cpu '<cpu>' not recognized
The name given in the --cpu command line option is not a recognized processor name. Check
the spelling of the argument.
Use --cpu=list to list the supported processors and architectures.
A1067E: Output file specified as '<filename1>', but it has already been specified as
'<filename2>'
More than one output file, -o filename, has been specified on the command line. Misspelling a
command line option can cause this.
A1071E: Cannot open listing file '<filename>': <reason>
The file given in the --list <filename> command-line option could not be opened. This could
be for any of the following reasons:
• The given name is not valid.
• There is no space.
• A read-only file with the same name already exists.
• The file is in use by another process.
Check you have specified the correct path for the file.
A1072E: The specified listing file '<filename>' must not be a .s or .o file
The filename argument to the --list command line option has an extension that indicates it is a
source or object file. This might be because the filename argument was accidentally omitted
from the command line. Check that the correct argument is given to the --list command line
option.

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A1073E: The specified output file '<filename>' must not be a source file
The object file specified on the command line has a filename extension that indicates it is a
source file. This might be because the object filename was accidentally omitted from the
command line.
A1074E: The specified depend file '<filename>' must not be a source file
The filename argument to the --depend command line option has an extension that indicates it
is a source (.s) file. This might be because the filename argument was accidentally omitted
from the command line. Check that the correct arguments are given.
A1075E: The specified errors file '<filename>' must not be a source file
The filename argument to the --errors command line option has an extension that indicates it
is a source (.s) file. This might be because the filename argument was accidentally omitted
from the command line. Check that the correct arguments are given.
A1085W: Forced user-mode LDM/STM must not be followed by use of banked R8-R14
The ARM architecture does not permit you to access banked registers in the instruction
immediately following a User registers LDM or STM. Adding a NOP immediately after the LDM or
STM is one way to avoid this.
For example:
stmib sp, {r0-r14}^ ; Return a pointer to the frame in a1.
mov r0, sp
change to:
stmib sp, {r0-r14}^ ; Return a pointer to the frame in a1.
nop
mov r0, sp
A1088W: Faking declaration of area AREA |$$$$$$$|

This is reported when no AREA directive is specified. See also message number A1105E.
A1099E: Structure stack overflow max stack size <max>
A1100E: Structure stack underflow
A1105E: Area directive missing
This is reported when no AREA directive is specified. See also message number A1088W.
A1106E: Missing comma
A1107E: Bad symbol type, expect label
A1108E: Multiply defined symbol '<name>'
A1109E: Bad expression type
A1110E: Expected constant expression
A constant expression was expected after, for example, SETA.
Numeric expressions.
A1111E: Expected constant or address expression
A1112E: Expected address expression
A1113E: Expected string expression
A string expression was expected after, for example, SETS.
String expressions.
A1114E: Expected register relative expression
A1116E: String operands can only be specified for DCB
A1117E: Register symbol '<name>' already defined
A1118E: No current macro expansion

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A1119E: MEND not allowed within conditionals

MEND means END of Macro (not the English word mend).

About macros.
A1120E: Bad global name
A1121E: Global name '<name>' already exists
A1122E: Locals not allowed outside macros
A1123E: Bad local name
A1125E: Unknown or wrong type of global/local symbol '<name>'
A1126E: Bad alignment boundary, must be a multiple of 2
A1127E: Bad IMPORT/EXTERN name
A1128E: Common name '<sym>' already exists
A1129E: Imported name '<sym>' already exists
A1130E: Bad exported name
A1131E: Bad symbol type for exported symbol '<sym>'
A1132E: REQUIRE directive not supported for <entity> format output
A1133E: Bad required symbol name
A1134E: Bad required symbol type, expect (symbol is either external or label) and
(symbol is relocatable and absolute)
A1135E: Area name missing
AREA names starting with any non-alphabetic character must be enclosed in bars, for example
change:
AREA 1_DataArea, CODE, READONLY
to:
AREA |1_DataArea|, CODE, READONLY
A1136E: Entry address already set

A1137E: Unexpected characters at end of line
This is given when extra characters that are not part of an instruction are found on an instruction
line.
For example:
ADD r0, r0, r1 comment
You could change this to:

ADD r0, r0, r1 ; comment
A1138E: String "<string>" too short for operation, length must be > <oplength>
A1139E: String overflow, string exceeds <max> characters
A1140E: Bad operand type
A1141E: Relocated expressions may only be added or subtracted
A1142E: Subtractive relocations not supported for <entity> format output
This can occur when subtracting symbols that are in different areas, for example:
IMPORT sym1
IMPORT sym2
DCD (sym2 - sym1)
A1143E: COMMON directive not supported for %s format output

A1144E: DCDO directive not supported for %s format output
A1145E: Undefined exported symbol '<sym>'
A1146E: Unable to open output file <filename>: <reason>
A1147E: Bad shift name
A1148E: Unknown shift name <name>, expected one of LSL, LSR, ASR, ROR, RRX

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A1150E: Bad symbol, not defined or external

This typically occurs in the following cases:
• When the current file requires an INCLUDE of another file to define some symbols, for
example:
"init.s", line 2: Error: A1150E: Bad symbol
2 00000000 DCD EBI_CSR_0
In this case, the solution is to include the required definitions file. For example:
INCLUDE targets/eb40.inc
• When the current file requires IMPORT for some symbols, for example:
"init.s", line 4: Error: A1150E: Bad symbol
4 00000000 LDR r0, =||Image$$RAM$$ZI$$Limit||
In this case, the solution is to import the required symbol, for example:
IMPORT ||Image$$RAM$$ZI$$Limit||
A1151E: Bad register name symbol

Example:
MCR p14, 3, R0, Cr1, Cr2
The coprocessor registers CR must be labeled as a lowercase c for the code to build. The ARM
register can be r or R:
MCR p14, 3, r0, c1, c2
or
MCR p14, 3, R0, c1, c2
A1152E: Unexpected operator

A1153E: Undefined symbol
A1154E: Unexpected operand, operator expected
A1155E: Unexpected unary operator equal to or equivalent to <operator>
A1156E: Missing open bracket
A1157E: Syntax error following directive
A1158E: Illegal line start, should be blank
Some directives, for example, ENTRY, IMPORT, EXPORT, and GET must be on a line without a label
at the start of the line. This error is given if a label is present.
A1159E: Label missing from line start
Some directives, for example, FUNCTION or SETS, require a label at the start of the line, for
example:
my_func FUNCTION
or
label SETS
This error is given if the label is missing.

A1160E: Bad local label number
A numeric local label is a number in the range 0-99, optionally followed by a name.
Numeric local labels.
A1161E: Syntax error following local label definition
A1162E: Incorrect routine name '<name>'

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A1163E: Unknown opcode <name> , expecting opcode or Macro

The most common reasons for this are:
• Forgetting to put white space in the left hand margin, before the instruction. For example,
change the following:
MOV PC,LR
to:
MOV PC,LR
• Use of a hardware floating point instruction without using the --fpu switch. For example:
FMXR FPEXC, r1 ;
must be assembled with armasm --fpu=vfp

• Mis-typing the opcode:
ADDD
instead of:
ADD
A1164E: Opcode not supported on selected processor

The processor selected on the armasm command line does not support this instruction.
See the following:
ARM Architecture Reference Manual.
A1165E: Too many actual parameters, expecting <actual> parameters
A1166E: Syntax error following label
A1167E: Invalid line start
A1168E: Translate not allowed in pre-indexed form
A1169E: Missing close square bracket
A1170E: Immediate 0x<adr> out of range for this operation, must be below (0x<adr>)
This error is given when a DCB, DCW or DCWU directive is used with an immediate that is too large.
• DCB.
• DCW and DCWU.
A1171E: Missing close bracket
A1172E: Bad rotator <rotator>, must be even and between 0 and 30
A1173E: ADR/L cannot be used on external symbols
The ADR and ADRL pseudo-instructions can only be used with labels within the same code
area. To load an out-of-area address into a register, use LDR instead.
A1174E: Data transfer offset 0x<val> out of range. Permitted values are 0x<min> to
0x<max>
A1175E: Bad register range
A1176E: Branch offset 0x<val> out of range. Permitted values are 0x<min> to 0x<max>
Branches are PC-relative, and have a limited range. If you are using numeric local labels, you
can use the ROUT directive to limit their scope. This helps to avoid referring to the wrong label
by accident.
Numeric local labels.
A1179E: Bad hexadecimal number
A1180E: Missing close quote
A1181E: Bad operator
A1182E: Bad based <base> number
A1183E: Numeric overflow

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A1184E: Externals not valid in expressions

A1185E: Symbol missing
A1186E: Code generated in data area
An instruction has been assembled into a data area. This can happen if you have omitted the
CODE attribute on the AREA directive.

AREA.
A1187E: Error in macro parameters
A1188E: Register value <val> out of range. Permitted values are <min> to <max>
A1189E: Missing '#'
A1190E: Unexpected '<entity>'
A1191E: Floating point register number out of range 0 to <maxi>
A1192E: Coprocessor register number out of range 0 to 15
A1193E: Coprocessor number out of range 0 to 15
A1194E: Bad floating-point number
A1195W: Small floating point value converted to 0.0
A1196E: Too late to ban floating point
A1198E: Unknown operand
This can occur when an operand is accidentally mistyped.
For example:
armasm init.s -g -PD "ROM_RAM_REMAP SETL {FALS}"
must be:
armasm init.s -g -PD "ROM_RAM_REMAP SETL {FALSE}"

Assembly time substitution of variables.
A1199E: Coprocessor operation out of range 0 to <maxi>
A1200E: Structure mismatch expect While/Wend
A1201E: Substituted line too long, maximum length <max>
A1202E: No pre-declaration of substituted symbol '<name>'
Assembly time substitution of variables.
A1203E: Illegal label parameter start in macro prototype
A1204E: Bad macro parameter default value
A1205E: Register <reg> occurs multiply in list
A1206E: Registers should be listed in increasing register number order
This warning is given if registers in, for example, LDM or STM instructions are not specified in
increasing order and the --checkreglist option is used.
A1207E: Bad or unknown attribute
This error is given when an invalid attribute is given in the AREA directive. For example:
AREA test,CODE,READONLY,HALFWORD
HALFWORD is invalid, so remove it.

AREA.
A1209E: ADRL cannot be used with PC as destination
A1210E: Non-zero data within uninitialized area '<name>'
A1211E: Missing open square bracket
A1212E: Division by zero

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A1213E: Attribute <entity> cannot be used with attribute <entity>

A1214E: Too late to define symbol '<sym>' as register list
A1215E: Bad register list symbol
A1216E: Bad string escape sequence
A1217E: Error writing to code file <codeFileName>: <reason>
A1219E: Bad APSR, CPSR or SPSR designator
For example:
MRS r0, PSR
It is necessary to specify which status register to use (CPSR or SPSR), such as, for example:
MRS r0, CPSR
A1220E: BLX <address> must be unconditional

A1221E: Area attribute '<entity>' not supported for <entity> object file format
A1223E: Comdat Symbol '<name>' is not defined
A1224E: <entity> format does not allow PC-relative data transfers between areas
A1225E: ASSOC attribute is not allowed in non-comdat areas
A1226E: SELECTION attribute is not allowed in non-comdat areas
A1227E: Comdat Associated area '<name>' undefined at this point in the file
A1228E: Comdat Associated area '<name>' is not an area name
A1229E: Missing COMDAT symbol
A1230E: Missing '}' after COMDAT symbol
A1234E: Undefined or Unexported Weak Alias for symbol '<sym>'
A1237E: Invalid register or register combination for this operation
A1238E: Immediate value must be word aligned when used in this operation
A1240E: Immediate value cannot be used with this operation
A1241E: Must have immediate value with this operation
A1242E: Offset must be word aligned when used with this operation
A1243E: Offset must be halfword aligned with this operation
A1244E: Missing '!'
A1245E: B or BL from Thumb code to ARM code
A1246E: B or BL from ARM code to Thumb code
A1247E: BLX from ARM code to ARM code, use BL
This occurs when there is a BLX label branch from ARM code to ARM code within this
assembler file. This is not permitted because BLX label always results in a change of
instruction set state. The usual solution is to use BL instead.
A1248E: BLX from Thumb code to Thumb code, use BL
This occurs when there is a BLX label branch from Thumb code to Thumb code within this
assembler file. This is not permitted because BLX label always results in a change of
instruction set state. The usual solution is to use BL instead.
A1249E: Post indexed addressing mode not available
A1250E: Pre indexed addressing mode not available for this instruction, use [Rn, Rm]
A1253E: Thumb branch to external symbol cannot be relocated: not representable in
<fmt>
A1254E: Halfword literal values not supported
In the following example, change the LDRH into LDR, which is the standard way of loading
constants into registers:
LDRH R3, =constant
A1256E: DATA directive can only be used in CODE areas

A1259E: Invalid PSR field specifier, syntax is <PSR>_ where <PSR> is either CPSR or
SPSR
A1260E: PSR field '<entity>' specified more than once

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A1261E: MRS cannot select fields, use APSR, CPSR or SPSR directly
This is caused by an attempt to use fields for CPSR or SPSR with an MRS instruction. For
example:
MRS r0, CPSR_c
A1262U: Expression storage allocator failed

A1265U: Structure mismatch: IF or WHILE unmatched at end of INCLUDE file
A1267E: Bad GET or INCLUDE for file <filename>
A1268E: Unmatched conditional or macro
A1269U: unexpected GET on structure stack
A1270E: File "<entity>" not found
A1271E: Line too long, maximum line length is <MaxLineLength>
A1272E: End of input file
A1273E: '\\' should not be used to split strings
A1274W: '\\' at end of comment
A1283E: Literal pool too distant, use LTORG to assemble it within 1KB
For Thumb code, a literal pool must be within 1KB of an LDR instruction that is trying to access
it. See also messages A1284E and A1471W.
A1284E: Literal pool too distant, use LTORG to assemble it within 4KB
For ARM code, a literal pool must be within 4KB of an LDR instruction that is trying to access it.
To solve this, add an LTORG directive into your assembly source code at a convenient place.
• Load addresses to a register using LDR Rd, =label.
• LTORG.
A1285E: Bad macro name
A1286E: Macro already exists
A1287E: Illegal parameter start in macro prototype
A1288E: Illegal parameter in macro prototype
A1289E: Invalid parameter separator in macro prototype
A1290E: Macro definition too big, maximum length <max>
A1291E: Macro definitions cannot be nested
A1310W: Symbol attribute not recognized
A1311U: macro definition attempted within expansion
A1312E: Assertion failed
A1313W: Missing END directive at end of file
The assembler requires an END directive to know when the code in the file terminates. You can
add comments or other such information in free format after this directive.
A1314W: Reserved instruction (using NV condition)
A1315E: NV condition not supported on targeted CPU
A1316E: Shifted register operand to MSR has undefined effect
A1319E: Undefined effect (using PC as Rs)
A1320E: Undefined effect (using PC as Rn or Rm in register specified shift)
A1321E: Undefined effect (using PC as offset register)
A1322E: Unaligned transfer of PC, destination address must be 4 byte aligned,
otherwise result is UNPREDICTABLE
This error is reported when you try to use an LDR instruction to load the PC from a non word-
aligned address. For example:
AREA Example, CODE
LDR pc, [pc, #6] ; Error – offset must be a multiple of 4
END
This code gives an UNPREDICTABLE result.

A1323E: Reserved instruction (Rm = Rn with post-indexing)
A1324E: Undefined effect (PC + writeback)

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A1327E: Non portable instruction (LDM with writeback and base in register list, final
value of base unpredictable)
In the LDM instruction, if the base register <Rn> is specified in <registers>, and base register
writeback is specified, the final value of <Rn> is UNKNOWN.
A1328E: Non portable instruction (STM with writeback and base not first in register
list, stored value of base unpredictable)
In the STM instruction, if <Rn> is specified in <registers> and base register writeback is
specified:
• If <Rn> is the lowest-numbered register specified in <register_list>, the original value of
<Rn> is stored.
• Otherwise, the stored value of <Rn> is UNKNOWN.
A1329E: Unpredictable instruction (forced user mode transfer with write-back to base)
This is caused by an instruction such as PUSH {r0}^ where the ^ indicates access to user
registers. Writeback to the base register is not available with this instruction. Instead, the base
register must be updated separately. For example:
SUB sp, sp,#4
STMID sp, {r0}^
Another example is replacing STMFD R0!, {r13, r14}^ with:

SUB r0, r0,#8
STM r0, {r13, r14}^
See also message A1085W.

A1331E: Unpredictable instruction (PC as source or destination)
A1332E: Unpredictable effect (PC-relative SWP)
A1334E: Undefined effect (use of PC/PSR)
A1335E: Useless instruction (PC cannot be written back)
A1337E: Useless instruction (PC is destination)
A1338E: Dubious instruction (PC used as an operand)
A1339E: Unpredictable if RdLo and RdHi are the same register
A1341E: Branch to unaligned destination, expect destination to be <max> byte aligned
A1342W: <name> of symbol in another AREA will cause link-time failure if symbol is
not close enough to this instruction
A1344I: host error: out of memory
A1355U: A Label was found which was in no AREA
This can occur if no white space precedes an assembler directive. Assembler directives must be
indented. For example use:
IF :DEF: FOO
; code
ENDIF
instead of:
IF :DEF: FOO
; code
ENDIF
Symbols beginning in the first column are assumed to be labels.

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A1356E: Instruction not supported on targeted CPU

This occurs if you try to use an instruction that is not supported by the selected architecture or
processor.
For example:
SMULBB r0,r0,r1 ;
This can be assembled with:

armasm --cpu 5TE
See the following:

A1406E: Bad decimal number
A1407E: Overlarge floating point value
A1408E: Overlarge (single precision) floating point value
A1409W: Small (single precision) floating value converted to 0.0
A1411E: Closing '>' missing from vector specifier
A1412E: Bad vector length, should be between <min> and <max>
A1413E: Bad vector stride, should be between <min> and <max>
A1414E: Vector wraps round over itself, length * stride should not be greater than
<max>
A1415E: VFPASSERT must be followed by 'VECTOR' or 'SCALAR'
A1416E: Vector length does not match current vector length <len>
A1417E: Vector stride does not match current vector stride
A1418E: Register has incorrect type '<type>' for instruction, expect floating point/
double register type
A1419E: Scalar operand not in a scalar bank
A1420E: Lengths of vector operands are different
A1421E: Strides of vector operands are different
A1422E: This combination of vector and scalar operands is not allowed
A1423E: This operation is not vectorizable
A1424E: Vector specifiers not allowed in operands to this instruction
A1425E: Destination vector must not be in a scalar bank
A1426E: Source vector must not be in a scalar bank
A1427E: Operands have a partial overlap
A1428E: Register list contains registers of varying types
A1429E: Expected register list
The assembler reports this when FRAME SAVE and FRAME RESTORE directives are not given
register lists.
• FRAME RESTORE.
• FRAME SAVE.
A1430E: Unknown frame directive
A1431E: Frame directives are not accepted outside of PROCs/FUNCTIONs
Frame directives.
A1432E: Floating-point register type not consistent with selected floating-point
architecture
A1433E: Only the writeback form of this instruction exists
The addressing mode specified for the instruction did not include the writeback specifier (that is,
a '!' after the base register), but the instruction set only supports the writeback form of the
instruction. Either use the writeback form, or replace with instructions that have the required
behavior.

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A1434E: Architecture attributes '<attr1>' and '<attr2>' conflict

A1435E: {PCSTOREOFFSET} is not defined when assembling for an architecture
{PCSTOREOFFSET} is only defined when assembling for a processor, not for an architecture.
A1437E: {ARCHITECTURE} is undefined
{ARCHITECTURE} is only defined when assembling for an architecture, not for a processor.
A1446E: Bad or unknown attribute '<attr>'. Use --apcs /interwork instead
For example:
AREA test1, CODE, READONLY
AREA test, CODE, READONLY, INTERWORK
This code might have originally been intended to work with the legacy ARM Software
Development Toolkit (SDT). The INTERWORK area attribute is obsolete. To eliminate the error, do
the following:
• remove the ", INTERWORK" from the AREA line.
• assemble with armasm --apcs /interwork foo.s instead.
A1447W: Missing END directive at end of file, but found a label named END
This is caused by the END directive not being indented.
A1448E: Deprecated form of PSR field specifier used (use _f)
A1449E: Deprecated form of PSR field specifier used (use _c)
A1450E: Deprecated form of PSR field specifier used (use _cxsf for future
compatibility)
armasm supports the full range of MRS and MSR instructions, in the following forms:
MRS(cond) Rd, CPSR
MRS(cond) Rd, SPSR
MSR(cond) CPSR_fields, Rm
MSR(cond) SPSR_fields, Rm
MSR(cond) CPSR_fields, #immediate
MSR(cond) SPSR_fields, #immediate
where fields can be any combination of cxsf.

Legacy versions of the assembler permitted other forms of the MSR instruction to modify the
control field and flags field:
• cpsr or cpsr_all, control and flags field
• cpsr_flg, flags field only
• cpsr_ctl, control field only.
Similar control and flag settings apply for SPSR.

These forms are deprecated and must not be used. If your legacy code contains them, the
assembler reports:
Deprecated form of PSR field specifier used (use _cxsf)
To avoid the warning, in most cases you can modify your code to use _c, _f, _cf or _cxsf
instead.
• Conditional execution in ARM state.
• Conditional execution in Thumb state.
• General-purpose registers.
• Access to the inline barrel shifter.
See the following FAQ:
armasm: use of MRS and MSR instructions ('Deprecated form of PSR field specifier').

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A1454E: FRAME STATE RESTORE directive without a corresponding FRAME STATE REMEMBER
• Frame directives.
• FRAME STATE REMEMBER.
• FRAME STATE RESTORE.
A1456W: INTERWORK area directive is obsolete. Continuing as if --apcs /inter selected
For example, the following code generates this warning:
AREA test, CODE, READONLY, INTERWORK
This code might have originally been intended to work with the legacy ARM Software
Development Toolkit (SDT). The INTERWORK area attribute is obsolete. To eliminate the
warning, do the following:
1. Remove the ", INTERWORK" from the AREA line.
2. Assemble with armasm --apcs /interwork foo.s instead.
See also message A1446E.
A1457E: Cannot mix INTERWORK and NOINTERWORK code areas in same file
INTERWORK and (default) NOINTERWORK code areas cannot be mixed in the same file. This code
might have originally been intended to work with the ARM Software Development Toolkit
(SDT). The INTERWORK AREA attribute is obsolete in the ARM Compiler toolchain.
For example:
AREA test1, CODE, READONLY
…
AREA test2, CODE, READONLY, INTERWORK
To eliminate the error, carry out the following steps:

1. Move the two AREAs into separate assembly files, for example, test1.s and test2.s.
2. Remove , INTERWORK from the AREA line in test2.s.
3. Assemble test1.s with armasm --apcs /nointerwork.
4. Assemble test2.s with armasm --apcs /interwork.
5. At link time, the linker adds any necessary interworking veneers.
See also message A1446E.
A1458E: DCFD or DCFDU not allowed when fpu is None
A1459E: Cannot B or BL to a register
This form of the instruction is not permitted. See the following for the permitted forms:
A1461E: Specified processor or architecture does not support Thumb instructions
It is likely that you are specifying an architecture or processor using the --cpu option and
incorporating Thumb code in the AREA that is generating this error.
For example, in the following command line, the selected architecture, ARMv4, does not
support Thumb code:
armasm --cpu 4 code.s
A1462E: Specified memory attributes do not support this instruction

A1463E: SPACE directive too big to fit in area, area size limit 2^32
A1464W: ENDP/ENDFUNC without corresponding PROC/FUNC

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A1466W: Operator precedence means that expression would evaluate differently in C

armasm has always evaluated certain expressions in a different order to C. This warning might
help C programmers from being caught out when writing in assembly language.
To avoid the warning, do either of the following:
• Modify the code to make the evaluation order explicit, by adding brackets.
• Suppress the warning with the --unsafe switch.
Operator precedence.
A1467W: FRAME ADDRESS with negative offset <offset> is not recommended
A1468W: FRAME SAVE saving registers above the canonical frame address is not
recommended
A1469E: FRAME STATE REMEMBER directive without a corresponding FRAME STATE RESTORE
• Frame directives.
• FRAME STATE REMEMBER.
• FRAME STATE RESTORE.
A1471W: Directive <directive> may be in an executable position
This can occur with, for example, the LTORG directive (see messages A1283E and A1284E).
LTORG instructs the assembler to dump literal pool DCD data at this position.
To prevent this warning, the data must be placed where the processor cannot execute them as
instructions. A good place for an LTORG is immediately after an unconditional branch, or after
the return instruction at the end of a subroutine.
As a last resort, you could add a branch over the LTORG to avoid the data being executed. For
example:
B unique_label
LTORG
unique_label
A1475E: At least one register must be transferred, otherwise result is UNPREDICTABLE

A1476E: BX r15 at non word-aligned address is UNPREDICTABLE
A1477E: This register combination results in UNPREDICTABLE behavior
This error is generated when you are assembling an instruction that has UNPREDICTABLE results on
execution. You must rewrite your code to avoid this UNPREDICTABLE behavior. For example, the
following instructions all cause this error when assembling to Thumb, and the target architecture
is ARMv6T2 or later:
ADD sp, r0, #100 ; error - UNPREDICTABLE use of SP
CMP pc, #1 ; error - UNPREDICTABLE use of PC
PUSH {r0, pc} ; error - use of an UNPREDICTABLE register combination

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A1479W: Requested alignment <alignreq> is greater than area alignment <align>, which
has been increased
This is warning about an ALIGN directive that has a coarser alignment boundary than its
containing AREA. This is not permitted. To compensate, the assembler automatically increases
the alignment of the containing AREA for you. A simple test case that gives the warning is:
AREA test, CODE, ALIGN=3
ALIGN 16
mov pc, lr
END
In this example, the alignment of the AREA (ALIGN=3) is 2^3=8 byte boundary, but the mov
pc,lr instruction is on a 16-byte boundary, causing the error.
Note
The two alignment types are specified in different ways.
This warning can also occur when using AREA ... ALIGN=0 to align a code section on a byte
boundary. This is not possible. Code sections can only be aligned on:
• a four-byte boundary for ARM code, so use "ALIGN=2"
• a two-byte boundary for Thumb code, so use "ALIGN=1".
• ALIGN.
• AREA.
A1480W: Macro cannot have same name as a directive or instruction
A1481E: Object file format does not support this area alignment
A1482E: Shift option out of range, allowable values are from <min> to <max>
A1484W: Obsolete shift name 'ASL', use LSL instead
The ARM architecture does not have an ASL shift operation. The ARM barrel shifter only has
the following shift types:
• ROR.
• ASR.
• LSR.
• LSL.
An arithmetic (that is, signed) shift left is the same as a logical shift left, because the sign bit
always gets shifted out.
If the name ASL is used, the assembler reports this warning and converts the ASL to LSL.
• --unsafe.
• ASR.
A1485E: LDM/STM instruction exceeds maximum register count <max> allowed with
--split_ldm
A1486E: ADR/ADRL of a symbol in another AREA is not supported in ELF
The ADR and ADRL pseudo-instructions can only be used with labels within the same code
section. To load an out-of-area address into a register, use LDR instead.
A1487W: Obsolete instruction name 'ASL', use LSL instead
This warning is given when the ASL instruction is used in pre-UAL Thumb code, that is, when
you assemble using the --16 command-line option, or you use the CODE16 directive. See the
corresponding ARM ASL message A1484W.
A1488W: PROC/FUNC at line <lineno> in '<filename>' without matching ENDP/ENDFUNC
A1489E: <FPU> is undefined
A1490E: <CPU> is undefined
{CPU} is only defined by assembling for a processor and not an architecture.

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A1491W: Internal error: Found relocation at offset <offset> with incorrect alignment
This might indicate an assembler fault. Contact your supplier.
A1492E: Immediate 0x<val> out of range for this operation. Permitted values are
0x<min> to 0x<max>
A1493E: REQUIRE must be in an AREA
A1495W: Target of branch is a data address
armasm determines the type of a symbol and detects branches to data. To suppress this warning,
specify --diag-suppress 1495.
A1496W: Absolute relocation of ROPI address with respect to symbol '<symbol>' at
offset <offset> may cause link failure
For example, when assembling the following code with --apcs /ropi, this warning is given.
This is because it generates an absolute relocation (R_ARM_ABS32) to a PI code symbol.
AREA code, CODE
codeaddr DCD codeaddr
END
A1497W: Absolute relocation of RWPI address with respect to symbol '<symbol>' at

offset <offset> may cause link failure
For example, when assembling the following code with --apcs /rwpi, this warning is given.
This is because it generates an absolute relocation (R_ARM_ABS32) to a PI data symbol.
AREA data, DATA
dataaddr DCD dataaddr
END
A1498E: Unexpected characters following Thumb instruction

For example, the following instruction is valid in both UAL and pre-UAL code:
ADD r0, r0, r1
However, the following instruction is invalid in pre-UAL Thumb code. The unexpected
characters are , ASR #1.
ADD r0, r0, r1, ASR #1
A1499E: Register pair is not a valid contiguous pair

A1500E: Unexpected characters when expecting '<eword>'
A1501E: Shift option out of range, allowable values are 0, 8, 16 or 24
A1502W: Register <reg> is a caller-save register, not valid for this operation
A1505E: Bad expression type, expect logical expression
A1506E: Accumulator should be in form accx where x ranges from 0 to <max>
A1507E: Second parameter of register list must be greater than or equal to the first
A1508E: Structure mismatch expect Conditional
A1509E: Bad symbol type, expect label, or weak external symbol
A1510E: Immediate 0x<imm> cannot be represented by 0-255 and a rotation
A1511E: Immediate cannot be represented by combination of two data processing
instructions
A1512E: Immediate 0x<val> out of range for this operation. Permitted values are <min>
to <max>
A1513E: Symbol not found or incompatible Symbol type for '<name>'
A1514E: Bad global name '<name>'
A1515E: Bad local name '<name>'
A1516E: Bad symbol '<name>', not defined or external
A1517E: Unexpected operator equal to or equivalent to <operator>
A1539E: Link Order dependency '<name>' not an area
A1540E: Cannot have a link order dependency on self
A1541E: <code> is not a valid condition code
A1542E: Macro names <name1> and <name2>[parameter] conflict
A1543W: Empty macro parameter default value
A1544E: Invalid empty PSR field specifier, field must contain at least one of c,x,s,f

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A1545U: Too many sections for one <objfmt> file

A1546W: Stack pointer update potentially breaks 8 byte stack alignment
The stack must be eight-byte aligned on an external boundary so pushing an odd number of
registers causes this warning. For example:
PUSH {r0}
This warning is suppressed by default. To enable it, use --diag_warning 1546.

--diag_warning=tag{, tag}.
A1547W: PRESERVE8 directive has automatically been set
Example:
PUSH {r0,r1}
This warning is given because you have not explicitly set the PRESERVE8 directive, but the
assembler has set it automatically. This warning is suppressed by default. To enable it, use
--diag_warning 1547.

• --diag_warning=tag{, tag}.
• REQUIRE8 and PRESERVE8.
A1548W: Code contains LDRD/STRD indexed/offset from SP but REQUIRE8 is not set
This warning is given when the REQUIRE8 directive is not set when required. For example:
PRESERVE8
STRD r0,[sp,#8]

REQUIRE8 and PRESERVE8.
A1549W: Setting of REQUIRE8 but not PRESERVE8 is unusual
Example:
PRESERVE8 {FALSE}
REQUIRE8
STRD r0,[sp,#8]
A1550U: Input and output filenames are the same

A1551E: Cannot add Comdef area <name> to non-comdat group
A1560E: Non-constant byte literal values not supported
A1561E: MERGE and STRING sections must be data sections
A1562E: Entry size for Merge section must be greater than 0
A1563W: Instruction stalls CPU for <stalls> cycle(s)
The assembler can give information about possible interlocks in your code caused by the
pipeline of the processor chosen by the --cpu option. To do this, assemble with
armasm --diag_warning 1563.
Note
If the --cpu option specifies a multi-issue processor such as Cortex-A8, the interlock warnings
are unreliable.
See also warning A1746W.

A1572E: Operator SB_OFFSET_11_0 only allowed on LDR/STR instructions
A1573E: Operator SB_OFFSET_19_12 only allowed on Data Processing instructions
A1574E: Expected one or more flag characters from "<str>"
A1575E: BLX with bit[0] equal to 1 is architecturally UNDEFINED
A1576E: Bad coprocessor register name symbol

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A1577E: Bad coprocessor name symbol

A1578E: Bad floating point register name symbol '<sym>'
A1581W: Added <no_padbytes> bytes of padding at address <address>
By default, the assembler warns when it adds padding bytes to the generated code. This occurs
whenever an instruction or directive is used at an address that requires a higher alignment, for
example, to ensure ARM instructions start on a four-byte boundary after some Thumb
instructions, or where there is a DCB followed by a DCD.
For example:
AREA Test, CODE, READONLY
THUMB
ThumbCode
MOVS r0, #1
ADR r1, ARMProg
BX r1
; ALIGN ; <<< uncomment to avoid the first warning
ARM
ARMProg
ADD r0,r0,#1
BX LR
DCB 0xFF
DCD 0x1234
END
This code results in the following warnings:

A1581W: Added 2 bytes of padding at address 0x6
8 00000008 ARM
A1581W: Added 3 bytes of padding at address 0x11
13 00000014 DCD 0x1234
The warning can also occur when using ADR in Thumb-only code. The ADR Thumb pseudo-
instruction can only load addresses that are word aligned, but a label within Thumb code might
not be word aligned. Use ALIGN to ensure four-byte alignment of an address within Thumb code.
• ADR (PC-relative).
• ADR (register-relative).
• ALIGN.
• DCB.
• DCD and DCDU.
A1582E: Link Order area '<name>' undefined
A1583E: Group symbol '<name>' undefined
A1584E: Mode <mode> not allowed for this instruction
A1585E: Bad operand type (<typ1>) for operator <op>
A1586E: Bad operand types (<typ1>, <typ2>) for operator <op>
A1587E: Too many registers <count> in register list, maximum of <max>
A1588E: Align only available on VLD and VST instructions
A1589E: Element index must remain constant across all registers
A1590E: Mix of subscript and non-subscript elements not allowed
A1593E: Bad Alignment, must match transfer size UIMM * <dt>
A1595E: Bad Alignment, must match <st> * <dt>, or 64 when <st> is 4
A1596E: Invalid alignment <align> for dt st combination
A1597E: Register increment of 2 not allowed when dt is 8
A1598E: Bad Register list length
A1599E: Out of range subscript, must be between 0 and <max_index>
A1600E: Section type must be within range SHT_LOOS and SHT_HIUSER
A1601E: Immediate cannot be represented
A1603E: This instruction inside IT block has UNPREDICTABLE results
A1604W: Thumb Branch to destination without alignment to <max> bytes
A1606E: Symbol attribute <attr1> cannot be used with attribute <attr2>

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A1607E: Thumb-2 wide branch instruction used, but offset could fit in Thumb-1 narrow
branch instruction
A1608W: MOV pc,<rn> instruction used, but BX <rn> is preferred
A1609W: MOV <rd>,pc instruction does not set bit zero, so does not create a return
address
This warning is caused when the current value of the PC is copied into a register while
executing in Thumb state. An attempt to create a return address in this fashion fails because
bit[0] is not set. Attempting to BX to this instruction causes a state change (to ARM).
To create a return address, you can use:
MOV r0, pc
ADDS r0, #1
This warning can then be safely suppressed with:

--diag_suppress 1609
A1611E: Register list increment of 2 not allowed for this instruction

A1612E: <type> addressing not allowed for <instr>
A1613E: Invalid register or register combination for this operation, <registers>,
expected one of <expected>
A1614E: Scalar access not allowed when dt is 64
A1615E: Store of a single element or structure to all lanes is UNDEFINED
A1616E: Instruction, offset, immediate or register combination is not supported by
the current instruction set
This error can be caused by attempting to use an invalid combination of operands. For example,
in Thumb:
MOV r0, #1 ; /* Not permitted */
MOVS r0, #1 ; /* Ok */

ARM and Thumb Instructions.
A1617E: Specified width is not supported by the current instruction set
A1618E: Specified instruction is not supported by the current instruction set
A1619E: Specified condition is not consistent with previous IT
A1620E: Error writing to file '<filename>': <reason>
A1621E: CBZ or CBNZ from Thumb code to ARM code
A1622E: Negative register offsets are not supported by the current instruction set
A1623E: Offset not supported by the current instruction set
A1624W: Branch from Thumb code to ARM code
A1625W: Branch from ARM code to Thumb code
A1626W: BL from Thumb code to ARM code
A1627W: BL from ARM code to Thumb code
This occurs when there is a branch from ARM code to Thumb code (or vice-versa) within this
file. The usual solution is to move the Thumb code into a separate assembler file. Then, at link-
time, the linker adds any necessary interworking veneers.
A1630E: Specified processor or architecture does not support ARM instructions
ARM M-profile processors, for example Cortex-M3 and Cortex-M1, implement only the Thumb
instruction set, not the ARM instruction set. It is likely that the assembly file contains some
ARM-specific instructions and is being built for one of these processors.
A1631E: Only left shifts of 1, 2 and 3 are allowed on load/stores
A1632E: Else forbidden in IT AL blocks
A1633E: LDR rx,= pseudo instruction only allowed in load word form
A1634E: LDRD/STRD has no register offset addressing mode in Thumb
A1635E: CBZ/CBNZ can not be made conditional
A1636E: Flag setting MLA is not supported in Thumb
A1637E: Error reading line: <reason>

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A1638E: Writeback not allowed on register offset loads or stores in Thumb

A1639E: Conditional DCI only allowed in Thumb mode
A1640E: Offset must be a multiple of four
A1641E: Forced user-mode LDM/STM not supported in Thumb
A1642W: Relocated narrow branch is not recommended
A1643E: Cannot determine whether instruction is working on single or double precision
values.
A1644E: Cannot use single precision registers with FLDMX/LSTMX
A1645W: Substituted <old> with <new>
armasm can be configured to issue a warning in cases where it chooses to substitute an
instruction. For example:
• ADD negative_number is the same as SUB positive_number
• MOV negative_number is the same as MVN positive_number
• CMP negative_number is the same as CMN positive_number.
For the Thumb instruction set, UNPREDICTABLE single register LDMs are transformed into LDRs.
This warning is suppressed by default, but can be enabled with --diag_warning 1645.
For example, when the following code is assembled with --diag_warning 1645:
AREA foo, CODE
ADD r0, #-1
MOV r0, #-1
CMP r0, #-1
the assembler reports:

Warning: A1645W: Substituted ADD with SUB
3 00000000 ADD r0, #-1
Warning: A1645W: Substituted MOV with MVN
4 00000004 MOV r0, #-1
Warning: A1645W: Substituted CMP with CMN
5 00000008 CMP r0, #-1
and the resulting code generated is:

foo
0x00000000: e2400001 ..@. SUB r0,r0,#1
0x00000004: e3e00000 .... MVN r0,#0
0x00000008: e3700001 ..p. CMN r0,#1
A1647E: Bad register name symbol, expected Integer register

An integer (core) register is expected at this point in the syntax.
A1648E: Bad register name symbol, expected Wireless MMX SIMD register
A1649E: Bad register name symbol, expected Wireless MMX Status/Control or General
Purpose register
A1650E: Bad register name symbol, expected any Wireless MMX register
A1651E: TANDC, TEXTRC and TORC instructions with destination register other than R15
is undefined
A1652W: FLDMX/FSTMX instructions are deprecated in ARMv6. Please use FLDMD/FSTMD
instructions to save and restore unknown precision values.
A1653E: Shift instruction using a status or control register is undefined
A1654E: Cannot access external symbols when loading/storing bytes or halfwords
A1655E: Instruction is UNPREDICTABLE if halfword/word/doubleword is unaligned
A1656E: Target must be at least word-aligned when used with this instruction
A1657E: Cannot load a byte/halfword literal using WLDRB/WLDRH =constant
A1658W: Support for <opt> is deprecated
An option passed to armasm is deprecated.
Assembler command-line options.
A1659E: Cannot B/BL/BLX between ARM/Thumb and Thumb-2EE

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A1660E: Cannot specify scalar index on this register type

A1661E: Cannot specify alignment on this register
A1662E: Cannot specify a data type on this register type
A1663E: A data type has already been specified on this register
A1664E: Data type specifier not recognized
A1665E: Data type size must be one of 8, 16, 32 or 64
A1666E: Data type size for floating-point must be 32 or 64
A1667E: Data type size for polynomial must be 8 or 16
A1668E: Too many data types specified on instruction
A1669E: Data type specifier not allowed on this instruction
A1670E: Expected 64-bit doubleword register expression
A1671E: Expected 128-bit quadword register expression
A1672E: Expected either 64-bit or 128-bit register expression
A1673E: Both source data types must be same type and size
A1674E: Source operand 1 should have integer type and be double the size of source
operand 2
A1675E: Data types and sizes for destination must be same as source
A1676E: Destination type must be integer and be double the size of source
A1677E: Destination type must be same as source, but half the size
A1678E: Destination must be untyped and same size as source
A1679E: Destination type must be same as source, but double the size
A1680E: Destination must be unsigned and half the size of signed source
A1681E: Destination must be unsigned and have same size as signed source
A1682E: Destination must be un/signed and source floating, or destination floating
and source un/signed, and size of both must be 32-bits
A1683E: Data type specifiers do not match a valid encoding of this instruction
A1684E: Source operand type should be signed or unsigned with size between <min> and
<max>
A1685E: Source operand type should be signed, unsigned or floating point with size
between <min> and <max>
A1686E: Source operand type should be signed or floating point with size between
<min> and <max>
A1687E: Source operand type should be integer or floating point with size between
<min> and <max>
A1688E: Source operand type should be untyped with size between <min> and <max>
A1689E: Source operand type should be <n>-bit floating point
A1690E: Source operand type should be signed with size between <min> and <max>
A1691E: Source operand type should be integer, floating point or polynomial with size
A1692E: Source operand type should be signed, unsigned or polynomial with size
A1693E: Source operand type should be unsigned or floating point with size between
<min> and <max>
A1694E: Instruction cannot be conditional in the current instruction set
Conditional instructions are not permitted in the specified instruction set. The instruction MOVEQ,
for example, is permitted in ARM code, and in Thumb code in architectures in which the IT
instruction is available.
A1695E: Scalar index not allowed on this instruction
A1696E: Expected either 32-bit, 64-bit or 128-bit register expression
A1697E: Expected either 32-bit or 64-bit VFP register expression
A1698E: Expected 32-bit VFP register expression
A1699E: 64-bit data type cannot be used with these registers
A1700E: Source operand type should be integer with size between <min> and <max>
A1701E: 16-bit polynomial type cannot be used for source operand
A1702E: Register Dm can not be scalar for this instruction
A1704E: Register Dm must be in the range D0-D<upper> for this data type

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A1705W: Assembler converted Qm register to D<rnum>[<idx>]

A1706E: Register Dm must be scalar
A1708E: 3rd operand to this instruction must be a constant expression
A1709E: Expected ARM or scalar register expression
A1710E: Difference between current and previous register should be <diff>
A1711E: Scalar registers cannot be used in register list for this instruction
A1712E: This combination of LSB and WIDTH results in UNPREDICTABLE behavior
A1713E: Invalid field specifiers for APSR: must be APSR_ followed by at least one of
n, z, c, v, q or g
A1714E: Invalid combination of field specifiers for APSR
A1715E: PSR not defined on target architecture
A1716E: Destination for VMOV instruction must be ARM integer, 32-bit single-
precision, 64-bit doubleword register or 64-bit doubleword scalar register
A1717E: Source register must be an ARM integer, 32-bit single-precision or 64-bit
doubleword scalar register
A1718E: Source register must be an ARM integer register or same as the destination
register
A1719W: This PSR name is deprecated and may be removed in a future release
A1720E: Source register must be a 64-bit doubleword scalar register
A1721E: Destination register may not have all-lanes specifier
A1722E: Labels not allowed inside IT blocks
A1723W: __RELOC is deprecated, please use the new RELOC directive
A1724E: RELOC may only be used immediately after an instruction or data generating
directive
A1725W: 'armasm inputfile outputfile' form of command-line is deprecated
A1726W: Decreasing --max_cache below 8MB is not recommended
A1727W: Immediate could have been generated using the 16-bit Thumb MOVS instruction
A1728E: Source register must be same type as destination register
A1729E: Register list may only contain 32-bit single-precision or 64-bit doubleword
registers
A1730E: Only IA or DB addressing modes may be used with these instructions
A1731E: Register list increment of 2 or more is not allowed for quadword registers
A1732E: Register list must contain between 1 and 4 contiguous doubleword registers
A1733E: Register list must contain 2 or 4 doubleword registers, and increment 2 is
only allowed for 2 registers
A1734E: Register list must contain <n> doubleword registers with increment 1 or 2
A1735E: Post-indexed offset must equal the number of bytes loaded/stored (<n>)
A1736E: Number of registers in list must equal number of elements
A1737E: PC or SP can not be used as the offset register
A1738E: Immediate too large for this operation
A1739W: Constant generated using single VMOV instruction; second instruction is a NOP
A1740E: Number of bytes in FRAME PUSH or FRAME POP directive must not be less than
zero
A1741E: Instruction cannot be conditional
A1742E: Expected LSL #Imm
A1744E: Alignment on register must be a multiple of 2 in the range 16 to 256

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A1745W: This register combination is DEPRECATED and may not work in future
architecture revisions
This warning is generated when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
• You are using a deprecated register combination, for example:
PUSH {r0, pc}
• You are assembling for a target architecture that supports 32-bit Thumb instructions, in other
words ARMv6T2 or later.
• You are assembling to ARM code.
Note
• When assembling to Thumb, rather than ARM code, and the target architecture is ARMv6T2
or later, the assembler generates error A1477E instead.
• When assembling for an architecture or processor that does not support 32-bit Thumb
instructions, in other words ARM® architectures before ARMv6T2, by default no diagnostic
is emitted.
A1746W: Instruction stall diagnostics may be unreliable for this CPU

This warning is shown when you enable message A1563W for a processor that is not modeled
accurately by the assembler. It indicates that you cannot rely on the output of A1563W when
improving your code.
See also warning A1563W.
A1753E: Unrecognized memory barrier option
A1754E: Cannot change the type of a scalar register
A1755E: Scalar index has already been specified on this register
A1756E: Data type must be specified on all registers
A1757W: Symbol attributes must be within square brackets; Any other syntax is
deprecated
A1758W: Exporting multiple symbols with this directive is deprecated
A1759E: Specified processor or architecture does not support Thumb-2EE instructions
A1760W: Build Attribute <from> is '<attr>'
A1761W: Difference in build attribute from '<diff>' in <from>
A1762E: Branch offset 0x<val> out of range of 16-bit Thumb branch, but offset
encodable in 32-bit Thumb branch
This is caused when assembling for Thumb if an offset to a branch instruction is too large to fit
in a 16-bit branch. The .W suffix can be added to the instruction to instruct the assembler to
generate a 32-bit branch.
A1763W: Inserted an IT block for this instruction
This indicates that the assembler has inserted an IT block to permit a number of conditional
instructions in Thumb code. For example:
MOVEQ r0,r1
This warning is off by default. It can be enabled using --diag_warning A1763.

A1764W: <name> instructions are deprecated in architecture <arch> and above
A1765E: Size of padding value on ALIGN must be 1, 2 or 4 bytes
This is caused when the optional padsize attribute is used with an ALIGN directive, but has an
incorrect size. It does not refer to the parameter to align to. The parameter can be any power of 2
from 2^0 to 2^31.
A1766W: Size of padding value for code must be a minimum of <size> bytes; treating as
data
A1767E: Unexpected characters following attribute
A1768E: Missing '='
A1769E: Bad NEON or VFP system register name symbol
A1771E: Bad floating-point bitpattern when expecting <exp>-bit bitpattern

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A1772E: Destination type must be signed or unsigned integer, and source type must be
32-bit or 64-bit floating-point
A1773E: Floating-point conversion only possible between 32-bit single-precision and
64-bit double-precision types
A1774E: Fixed-point conversion only possible for 16-bit or 32-bit signed or unsigned
types
A1775E: Conversion between these types is not possible
A1776E: This operation is not available for 32-bit single-precision floating point
types
A1777E: <n> is out of range for symbol type; value must be between <min> and <max>
A1778E: <n> is out of range for symbol binding; value must be between <min> and <max>
A1779E: DCDO cannot be used on READONLY symbol '<key>'
A1780E: Unknown ATTR directive
A1781E: Tag #<id> cannot be set by using ATTR
A1782E: Tag #<id> should be set with ATTR <cmd>
A1783E: Attribute scope must be a label or section name
A1784W: Reference to weak definition '<sym>' not relocated
A1785E: Macro '<macuse>' not found, but '<macdef>' exists
A1786W: This instruction using SP is deprecated and may not work in future
architecture revisions
• You explicitly use the SP in a deprecated way, for example:
ADD sp, r0, #100
ARM deprecates the explicit use of the SP in ARM instructions in any way that is not possible
in the corresponding Thumb instruction. Such deprecated register uses are still possible in ARM
instructions for backwards compatibility and you can suppress this warning by using the
assembler’s command line option --diag_suppress=1786. However, ARM recommends you
modify your code, because it might not work in future architecture revisions.
You can replace the deprecated use of the SP shown in the example with a sequence like:
ADD r1, r0, #100
MOV sp, r1
Note
instructions, in other words ARM architectures before ARMv6T2, by default no diagnostic
is emitted.
A1787W: Use of VFP Vector Mode is deprecated in ARMv7

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A1788W: Explicit use of PC in this instruction is deprecated and may not work in
future architecture revisions
• You explicitly use the PC in a deprecated way, for example:
CMP pc, #1
ARM deprecates the explicit use of the SP in ARM instructions in any way that is not possible
in the corresponding Thumb instruction. Such deprecated register uses are still possible in ARM
instructions for backwards compatibility and you can suppress this warning by using the
assembler’s command line option --diag_suppress=1786. However, ARM recommends you
modify your code, because it might not work in future architecture revisions.
Note
instructions, in other words ARM architectures before ARMv6T2, by default no diagnostic
is emitted.
A1789W: Explicit use of PC in this instruction is deprecated and and may not work in
future architecture revisions, except as destination register
A1790W: Writeback ignored in Thumb LDM loading the base register
This is caused by incorrectly adding an exclamation mark to indicate base register writeback.
For example:
LDM r0!, {r0-r4}
is not a legal instruction because r0 is the base register and is also in the destination register list.
In this case, the assembler ignores the writeback and generates:
LDM r0, {r0-r4}
A1791W: Previous value of tag #<id> will be overridden

A1792E: Undefined build attributes tag
A1793E: Conversion only possible between 16-bit and 32-bit floating point
A1794E: Conversion operations require two data types
A1795E: Source and destination vector must contain <n> elements
A1796E: Register type not consistent with data type
A1797E: Specified FPU is not compatible with CPU architecture
A1798W: Output is not WYSIWYG (<output>)
A1799W: Output has not been checked for WYSIWYG property
A1800W: No output for line
A1801E: Instruction is UNPREDICTABLE in current instruction set
A1803E: Bad system instruction name
A1804E: Bad CP14 or CP15 register name for instruction
A1805E: Register is Read-Only
A1806E: Register is Write-Only
A1807W: Instruction executes as NOP on target CPU
A1808E: Generated object file may be corrupt (<reason>)

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A1809W: Instruction aligns PC before using it; section ought to be at least 4 byte
aligned
This warning is generated when all the following conditions apply:
• You are using a PC-relative offset in a Thumb instruction that requires the PC to be word-
aligned.
• The code section containing this instruction has less than 4-byte alignment.
• The instruction is not relocated at link time (because of a relocation emitted by the
assembler).
If these conditions are all met, and the code section containing this instruction is not placed at a
4-byte aligned address when linking, the instruction might operate on or with the wrong address
at runtime. This is because the instruction aligns the PC to a 4-byte address before using it.
The following example shows an LDR instruction in Thumb that is diagnosed by this warning
because the section has an alignment of 2 bytes:
AREA ||.text||, CODE, READONLY, ALIGN=1
THUMB
LDR r0, [pc, #8] ; gives warning A1809W
A1810E: Base register writeback value unclear; use '[rn,#n]!' or '[rn],#n' syntax
A1811E: Size of fill value must be 1, 2 or 4 bytes and a factor of fill size
A1812W: Instruction cannot be assembled in the opposite instruction set
A1813W: 32-bit instruction used where 16-bit could have been used
A1814E: No output file
A1815E: SHT_ARM_EXIDX sections require a link order dependency to be set
A1816E: Unknown opcode '<name>' in CODE16, but exists in THUMB
A1817W: ATTR tag #<id> setting ignored in <scope>
A1818W: ATTR COMPAT flag <flag> and vendor '<vendor>' setting ignored in <scope>
A1819W: ATTR compatible with tag #<id> setting ignored in <scope>
A1820E: Register and processor mode not valid for instruction
A1821E: Expected constant or register expression
A1822E: Expected list of 32-bit extension registers
A1823E: Expected list of 64-bit extension registers
A1824E: Expected core register or 32-bit, 64-bit or 128-bit extension register
A1825E: Expected constant or 32-bit extension register
A1828E: Expected core register or 32-bit extension register
A1831E: Expected constant, floating-point constant, core register or 64-bit extension
register
A1832E: Expected floating-point constant, core register or 32-bit extension register
A1833E: Expected constant or '{option}', where option is a constant from 0 to 255
A1834E: Expected register or address expression
A1835E: Too few data types specified on instruction
A1836E: Expected '<dt>' data type for destination
A1837E: Expected '<dt>' data type for first source
A1838E: Unexpected characters when expecting '<word1>' or '<word2>'
A1839E: Destination register must be scalar
A1840E: First source register must be scalar
A1841E: Alignment specified on base register not valid for instruction
A1842E: Syntax not allowed for a pseudo-instruction
A1843E: Literal load not supported for instruction
A1844E: Literal type not supported
A1845E: Register type not available in current instruction set

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A1846E: Invalid field specifiers for CPSR or SPSR: must be followed by at least one
of c, x, s or f
A1847E: Expression requiring more than one relocation not allowed
This can occur during the assembly of ARM instructions when trying to access data in another
area. For example, using:
LDR r0, [pc, #label - . - 8]
or its equivalent:
LDR r0, [pc, #label-{PC}-8]
where label is defined in a different AREA.

Change your code to use the simpler, equivalent syntax:
LDR r0, label
This works if label is either in the same area or in a different area.

A1848W: State change in IT block
A1849E: Scalar index on operand out of range for data type
A1850E: Width must be before any data type qualifiers
A1851E: Invalid line start - local label not supported on this directive
A1852E: Use of VFP Vector Mode is not supported on target FPU
A1853E: Alignment of instruction or target must be at least <n>-byte aligned
A1854E: Unknown opcode '<name>', maybe wrong target CPU?
A1856E: Shifted register operand not allowed
A1857E: Specified shift not allowed
A1858E: Flag setting form of this instruction not available
A1859E: Flag preserving form of this instruction not available
A1860E: Register operands must be from R0 to R7 in this instruction
A1861E: Option '<opt>' is obsolete.
A1862E: Data type size for floating-point must be 16 or 32
A1863E: Data type size for floating-point must be 32
A1864E: Data type size for floating-point must be 16, 32 or 64
A1865W: '#' not seen before constant expression
A1866E: Wireless MMX Control register not defined on target CPU
A1867E: Immediate 0x<val> out of range for this operation. Permitted values are
multiples of <mult> from 0x<min> to 0x<max>
A1868E: Bitfield LSB out of range. Permitted values are 0 to <max>
A1869E: Register <field> must not be PC
A1870W: Area '<name>' has incorrect attributes, expect '<attrs>'
A1871E: Immediate 0x<imm> cannot be represented by 0-255 shifted left by 0-23 or
duplicated in all, odd or even bytes
This error occurs when armasm cannot encode the instruction with the specified immediate.
For example, in ARM Compiler 4.1 and above, the following instruction causes this error, in
Thumb state:
ADDS r0, r1, #-20
A workaround is to use the equivalent SUBS instruction instead:

SUBS r0, r1, #20
A1872E: Shift by register not allowed

A1873E: Only the non-writeback form of this instruction exists
A1874E: Specified register list cannot be loaded or stored in target instruction set
A1875E: Register Rn must be from R0 to R7 in this instruction
Change the specified register to be in the range R0 to R7.
A1876W: Use of '|' as a synonym for the :OR: operator is deprecated.

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A1877E: Specified register for <field> not allowed in current instruction set
A1878E: Offset must be <reqalign>-byte aligned when used with this operation
A1879E: Specified addressing mode not available
A1880E: Data transfer size not available
A1881E: <mode> load/store mode is not permitted
A1882E: Destination and first source register must be same
A1883E: Destination and second source register must be same
A1884E: Specified AIF bits not available on target CPU
A1885E: Cannot change processor mode in current instruction set
A1886E: Invalid operand size for add with carry-in: must be 16 or 32
A1887E: Specified source data type not allowed; must be one of: <str>
A1888E: Specified destination data type not allowed; must be one of: <str>
A1889E: Specified register type not available on target architecture
A1890E: Specified shift results in UNPREDICTABLE behaviour
A1891E: With this register combination, writeback results in UNPREDICTABLE behaviour
A1892W: Writeback with this register combination is deprecated and may not work in
future architecture revisions
A1893E: The specified flags result in UNPREDICTABLE behaviour
A1894E: The specified immediate results in UNPREDICTABLE behaviour
A1895E: The specified condition results in UNPREDICTABLE behaviour
A1896E: Specified alignment not supported on this instruction
A1897E: Bitfield width out of range. Permitted values are 1 to <max>
A1898E: Target cannot be relocated. No suitable relocation exists for this
instruction
A1899E: Specified operator is only allowed on the following instructions: <instrs>
A1900W: Deprecated system instruction name
A1901E: Specified system instruction not supported on target architecture
A1902E: Specified special register not supported on target architecture
A1903E: Line not seen in first pass; cannot be assembled
This occurs if an instruction or directive does not appear in pass 1 but appears in pass 2 of the
assembler.
The following example shows when a line is not seen in pass 1:
AREA x,CODE
[ :DEF: foo
num EQU 42 ; Assembler does not see this line during pass 1 because
; foo is not defined at this point during pass 1
]
foo DCD num
END
A1905U: Pre-processor step failed for '<filename>'

A1906W: Unfinished IT block
A1907W: Test for this symbol has been seen and may cause failure in the second pass.
This diagnostic is suppressed by default. Enable it to identify situations that might result in
errors A1903E, A1908E, or A1909E.
A1908E: Label '<name>' value inconsistent: in pass 1 it was <val1>; in pass 2 it was
<val2>
The following example generates this error because in pass 1 the value of x is 0x0004+r9, and in
pass 2 the value of x is 0x0000+r0:
map 0, r0
if :lnot: :def: sym
map 0, r9
field 4
endif
x field 4
sym LDR r0, x

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A1909E: Line not seen in second pass; cannot be assembled

This occurs if an instruction or directive appears in pass 1 but does not appear in pass 2 of the
assembler.
The following example shows when a line is not seen in pass 2:
AREA x,CODE
[ :LNOT: :DEF: foo
MOV r1, r2 ; Assembler does not see this line during pass 2 because
; foo is already defined
]
foo MOV r3, r4
END
A1911E: Immediate 0x<val> out of range for this operation. Immediate value must be 0
A1912E: In this instruction, register <field> must not be PC when flag-setting is
specified
A1913E: Specified operand type not allowed in this position
A1914E: Expected expression
A1915W: Relocation is not recommended on this instruction or directive
A1916E: Unknown built-in variable '<name>'
A1917E: Expected vector register expression
A1921E: Expected 8-bit byte register expression
A1922E: Expected 16-bit halfword register expression
A1923E: Expected list of vector registers
A1925E: Coprocessor number must be 14 or 15 on this architecture
A1927E: Expected core register, 64-bit extension register or vector register
A1931W: This instruction inside IT block is deprecated
A1932E: Register type not allowed on this architecture
A1933E: Option '<opt>' not supported on target architecture
A1934E: Shift by <shift> not allowed. Permitted values are <allowed>
A1936E: Literal pool too distant, use LTORG to assemble it within <distance>
A1937E: Conversions to fixed point only support rounding mode Z
A1938E: Coprocessor number must be 14 on this architecture
A1939W: This mnemonic is deprecated
A1940E: Execute only is not compatible with <option>
A1941E: Unable to align to a non-multiple of <nopsize> using NOP instructions
A1942E: Data declarations are not permitted in execute-only sections
A1943E: INCBIN cannot be used in execute-only sections
A1944E: Literal pool entries cannot be generated in execute-only sections
A1992E: MOVT of external symbol must follow corresponding MOVW instruction
A1993E: This operator requires a relocation that is not supported in <objfmt>
A1994E: This directive is not supported in <objfmt>
A1995E: Weak definitions are not supported in <objfmt>
A1996E: TYPE must only be used after WEAK on IMPORT
A1997E: Expected alias for weak extern symbol
A1998E: Comdat Associated area must have Comdat Associative selection type
A1999E: Comdat Associated area cannot be another Comdat Associated area

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Chapter 3
Linker Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the linker, armlink.
• 3.1 Suppressing armlink error and warning messages on page 3-106.
• 3.2 List of the armlink error and warning messages on page 3-107.

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3 Linker Errors and Warnings
3.1 Suppressing armlink error and warning messages
3.1 Suppressing armlink error and warning messages

You can use command-line options to suppress or downgrade some of the diagnostic messages that the
linker produces.
All linker warnings are suppressible with --diag_suppress, in the same way as compiler warnings. For
example:
--diag_suppress 6306
Some errors such as L6220E, L6238E and L6784E can be downgraded to a warning by using:
--diag_warning

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3.2 List of the armlink error and warning messages

A list of the error and warning messages that armlink produces.
L6000U: Out of memory.
This error is reported by RVCT v4.0 and earlier. For more details on why you might see this
error and possible solutions, see the description for error L6815U.
L6001U: Could not read from file <filename>.
L6002U: Could not open file <filename>: <reason>
This indicates that the linker was unable to open a file specified on the linker command line.
This can indicate a problem accessing the file or a fault with the command line. Some common
examples of this message are:
• L6002U: Could not open file /armlib/{libname}: No such file or directory
Either specify the library path with --libpath or set the ARMCC5LIB environment variable to
install_directory\lib.
Note
In ARM Compiler v5.0 and later, armlink does not require the ARMCC5LIB environment
variable to be set.
• Error : armlink : L6002: Could not open file errors=ver.txt
This is caused by a missing double-dash (--) in front of errors=ver.txt. If you do not

prefix options with -- or -, the linker treats them as input files and fails the link step because
it is unable to load all the specified files.
See the following in the armlink User Guide:
--libpath=pathlist.
Toolchain environment variables.
L6003U: Could not write to file <filename>.
An file I/O error occurred while reading, opening, or writing to the specified file.
L6004U: Incomplete library member list <list> for <library>.
This can occur if there is whitespace in the list of library objects.
The following example fails with Fatal error: L6004U: Missing library member in
member list for x.lib:
armlink x.lib(foo.o, bar.o)
The following example succeeds:

armlink x.lib(foo.o,bar.o)
Another less common cause is a corrupt library, or possibly a library in an unsupported format.
L6005U: Extra characters on end of member list for <library>.
L6006U: Overalignment value not specified with OVERALIGN attribute for execution
region <regionname>.
• Syntax of an input section description.
• Overalignment of execution regions and input sections.
L6007U: Could not recognize the format of file <filename>.
The linker can recognize object files in ELF format and library files in AR format. The specified
file is either corrupt, or is in a file format that the linker cannot recognize.

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L6008U: Could not recognize the format of member <mem> from <lib>.
The linker can recognize library member objects in the ELF file format. The specified library
member is either corrupt, or is in a file format that the linker cannot recognize.
L6009U: File <filename> : Endianness mismatch.
The endianness of the specified file or object did not match the endianness of the other input
files. The linker can handle input of either big endian or little endian objects in a single link step,
but not a mixed input of some big and some little endian objects.
L6010U: Could not reopen stderr to file <filename>: <reason>
An file I/O error occurred while reading, opening, or writing to the specified file.
L6011U: Invalid integer constant : <number>.
Specifying an illegal integer constant causes this. An integer can be entered in hexadecimal
format by prefixing &, 0x, or 0X.
L6015U: Could not find any input files to link.
The linker must be provided with at least one object file to link.
For example, if you try to link with:
armlink lib.a -o foo.axf
the linker reports this error.

You must instead use, for example:
armlink foo_1.o foo_2.o lib.a -o foo.axf
L6016U: Symbol table missing/corrupt in object/library <object>.

This can occur when linking with libraries built with the GNU tools. This is because GNU ar
can generate incompatible information.
The workaround is to replace ar with armar and use the same command-line arguments.
Alternatively, the error is recoverable by using armar -s to rebuild the symbol table.
L6017U: Library <library> symbol table contains an invalid entry, no member at offset
0x<offset>.
The library might be corrupted. Try rebuilding it.
L6018U: <filename> is not a valid ELF file.
L6019U: <filename> is not a valid 64 bit ELF file.
L6020U: <filename> is not a valid 32 bit ELF file.
L6022U: Object <objname> has multiple <table>.
The object file is faulty or corrupted. This might indicate a compiler fault. Contact your supplier.
L6024U: Library <library> contains an invalid member name.
The file specified is not a valid library file, is faulty or corrupted. Try rebuilding it.
L6025U: Cannot extract members from a non-library file <library>.
The file specified is not a valid library file, is faulty or corrupted. Try rebuilding it.
L6026U: ELF file <filename> has neither little or big endian encoding
The ELF file is invalid. Try rebuilding it.
L6027U: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) has invalid/
unknown type.
This might indicate a compiler fault. Contact your supplier.
L6028U: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) has invalid
offset.
L6029U: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) is wrt invalid/
missing symbol.
The relocation is with respect to a symbol that is either:
• invalid or missing from the object symbol table
• a symbol that is not suited to be used by a relocation.

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L6030U: Overalignment <overalignment> for region <regname> must be at least 4 and a

power of 2
• Execution region attributes.
• Overalignment of execution regions and input sections.
L6031U: Could not open scatter description file <filename>: <reason>
An I/O error occurred while trying to open the specified file. This could be because of an invalid
filename.
L6032U: Invalid <text> <value> (maximum <max_value>) found in <object>
L6033U: Symbol <symbolname> in <objname> is defined relative to an invalid section.
L6034U: Symbol <symbolname> in <objname> has invalid value.
This is most often caused by a section-relative symbol having a value that exceeds the section
boundaries.
L6035U: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in ZI Section <objname>(<secname>) has
invalid type.
ZI Sections cannot have relocations other than of type R_ARM_NONE.
L6036U: Could not close file <filename>: <reason>
An I/O error occurred while closing the specified file.
L6037U: '<arg>' is not a valid argument for option '<option>'.
The argument is not valid for this option. This could be because of a spelling error, or because of
the use of an unsupported abbreviation of an argument.
L6038U: Could not create a temporary file to write updated SYMDEFS.
An I/O error occurred while creating the temporary file required for storing the SYMDEFS
output.
L6039W: Relocation from #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) with
respect to <symname>. Skipping creation of R-type relocation. No corresponding R-type
relocation exists for type <rel_type>.
--reloc is used with objects containing relocations that do not have a corresponding R-type
relocation.
L6041U: An internal error has occurred (<clue>).
Contact your supplier.
L6042U: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) is wrt a mapping
symbol(#<idx>, Last Map Symbol = #<last>).
Relocations with respect to mapping symbols are not permitted. This might indicate a compiler
fault. Contact your supplier.
L6043U: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) is with respect
to an out of range symbol(#<val>, Range = 1-<max>).
Relocations can only be made wrt symbols in the range (1-n), where n is the number of symbols.
L6047U: The size of this image (<actual_size> bytes) exceeds the maximum allowed for
this version of the linker
L6048U: The linker is unable to continue the link step (<id>). This version of the
linker will not create this image.
L6049U: The linker is unable to continue the link step (<id>). This version of the
linker will not link with one or more given libraries.
L6050U: The code size of this image (<actual_size> bytes) exceeds the maximum allowed
for this version of the linker.
L6058E: Syntax error parsing linker script <script> at line <lineno> : <token>
The link ld script has a syntax error at the line number.
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L6064E: ELF Executable file <filename> given as input on command line

This might be because you specified an object file as output from from the compiler without
specifying the -c compiler option. For example:
armcc file.c -o file.o
armlink file.o -o file.axf

-c.
L6065E: Load region <name> (size <size>) is larger than maximum writable contiguous
block size of 0x80000000.
The linker attempted to write a segment larger than 2GB. The size of a segment is limited to
2GB.
L6175E: EMPTY region <regname> cannot have any section selectors.
L6176E: A negative max_size cannot be used for region <regname> without the EMPTY
attribute.
Only regions with the EMPTY attribute are permitted to have a negative max_size.
L6177E: A negative max_size cannot be used for region <regname> which uses the
+offset form of base address.
Regions using the +offset form of base address are not permitted to have a negative max-size.
L6188E: Special section <sec1> multiply defined by <obj1> and <obj2>.
A special section is one that can only be used once, such as "Veneer$$Code".
L6195E: Cannot specify both '<attr1>' and '<attr2>' for region <regname>
• Load region attributes.
• Address attributes for load and execution regions.
• Inheritance rules for load region address attributes.
• Inheritance rules for execution region address attributes.
• Inheritance rules for the RELOC address attribute.
L6200E: Symbol <symbolname> multiply defined by <object1> and <object2>.
A common example of this:
Symbol __stdout multiply defined (by retarget.o and stdio.o).
This means that there are two conflicting definitions of __stdout present in retarget.o and
stdio.o. The one in retarget.o is your own definition. The one in stdio.o is the default
implementation, which was probably linked-in inadvertently.
stdio.o contains a number of symbol definitions and implementations of file functions like
fopen, fclose, and fflush.
stdio.o is being linked-in because it satisfies some unresolved references.
To identify why stdio.o is being linked-in, you must use the --verbose link option switch. For
example:
armlink [... your normal options...] --verbose --list err.txt
Then study err.txt to see exactly what the linker is linking in, from where, and why.
You might have to either:
• eliminate the calls like fopen, fclose, and fflush
• re-implement the _sys_xxxx family of functions.
See the following in the ARM C and C++ Libraries and Floating-Point Support User Guide:
Tailoring input/output functions in the C and C++ libraries.

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L6201E: Object <objname> contains multiple entry sections.

The input object specifies more than one entry point. Use the --entry command-line option to
select the entry point to use.
--entry=location.
L6202E: <objname>(<secname>) cannot be assigned to non-root region '<regionname>'
A root region is a region that has an execution address the same as its load address. The region
does not therefore require moving or copying by the scatter-load initialization code.
Certain sections must be placed in a root region in the image, including:
• __main.o.
• The linker-generated table (Region$$Table).
• Scatter-loading (__scatter*.o) objects from the library.
• Decompressor (__dc*.o) objects from the library.
If a required section is not placed in a root region, the linker reports, for example:
anon$$obj.o(Region$$Table) cannot be assigned to a non-root region 'RAM'.
You can use InRoot$$Sections to include all required sections in a root region:
ROM_LOAD 0x0000 0x4000
{
ROM_EXEC 0x0000 0x4000 ; root region
{
vectors.o (Vect, +FIRST) ; Vector table
* (InRoot$$Sections) ; All library sections
; that must be in a root region
; for example, __main.o, __scatter*.o,
; dc*.o and * Region$$Table
}
RAM 0x10000 0x8000
{
* (+RO, +RW, +ZI) ; all other sections
}
}
L6203E: Entry point (<address>) lies within non-root region <regionname>.

The image entry point must correspond to a valid instruction in a root-region of the image.
L6204E: Entry point (<address>) does not point to an instruction.
The image entry point you specified with the --entry command-line option must correspond to
a valid instruction in the root-region of the image.
--entry=location.
L6205E: Entry point (<address>) must be word aligned for ARM instructions.
This message is displayed because the image entry point you specified with the --entry
command-line option is not word-aligned. For example, you specified --entry=0x8001 instead
of --entry=0x8000.
--entry=location.
L6206E: Entry point (<address>) lies outside the image.
The image entry point you specified with the --entry command-line option is outside the
image. For example, you might have specified an entry address of 0x80000 instead of 0x8000,
as follows:
armlink --entry=0x80000 test.o -o test.axf

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L6208E: Invalid argument for --entry command: '<arg>'

--entry=location.
L6209E: Invalid offset constant specified for --entry (<arg>)
--entry=location.
L6210E: Image cannot have multiple entry points. (<address1>,<address2>)
One or more input objects specifies more than one entry point for the image. Use the --entry
command-line option to select the entry point to use.
--entry=location.
L6211E: Ambiguous section selection. Object <objname> contains more than one section.
This can occur when using the linker option --keep on an assembler object that contains more
than one AREA. The linker must know which AREA you want to keep.
To solve this, use more than one --keep option to specify the names of the AREAs to keep,
such as:
--keep boot.o(vectors) --keep boot.o(resethandler) …
Note
Using assembler files with more than one AREA might give other problems elsewhere, so this is
best avoided.
L6213E: Multiple First section <object2>(<section2>) not allowed.

<object1>(<section1>) already exists.
Only one FIRST section is permitted.
L6214E: Multiple Last section <object2>(<section2>) not allowed.
<object1>(<section1>) already exists.
Only one LAST section is permitted.
L6215E: Ambiguous symbol selection for --First/--Last. Symbol <symbol> has more than
one definition.
• --first=section_id.
• --last=section_id.

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L6216E: Cannot use base/limit symbols for non-contiguous section <secname>

The exception handling index tables generated by the compiler are given the section
name .ARM.exidx. For more information, see Exception Handling ABI for the ARM
Architecture.
At link time these tables must be placed in the same execution region and be contiguous. If you
explicitly place these sections non-contiguously using specific selector patterns in your scatter
file, then this error message is likely to occur. For example:
LOAD_ROM 0x00000000
{
ER1 0x00000000
{
file1.o (+RO) ; from a C++ source
* (+RO)
}
ER2 0x01000000
{
}
ER3 +0
{
* (+RW, +ZI)
}
}
This might produce the following error if exception handling index tables are in both file1.o
and file2.o, because the linker cannot place them in separate regions:
Error: L6216E: Cannot use base/limit symbols for non-contiguous section .ARM.exidx
Also, the .init_array sections must be placed contiguously within the same region for their
base and limit symbols to be accessible.
The correct code is:
LOAD_ROM 0x00000000
{
ER1 0x00000000
{
* (.ARM.exidx) ; Section .ARM.exidx must be placed
; explicitly, otherwise it is shared between
; two regions and the linker is unable to
; decide where to place it.
*(.init_array) ; Section .init_array must be placed
; explicitly, otherwise it is shared between
; two regions and the linker is unable to
; decide where to place it.
* (+RO)
}
ER2 0x01000000
{
}
ER3 +0
{
* (+RW, +ZI)
}
}
In this example, the base and limit symbols are contained in .init_array in a single region.
C++ initialization, construction and destruction.
L6217E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) with respect to
<symbol>. R_ARM_SBREL32 relocation to imported symbol

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L6218E: Undefined symbol <symbol> (referred from <objname>).

Some common examples of this are:
• User Error. There is a reference to an undefined or incorrectly defined symbol.
• Undefined symbol __ARM_switch8 or __ARM_ll_<xxxx> functions
The helper functions are automatically generated into the object file by the compiler.
Note
An undefined reference error can, however, still be generated if linking objects from legacy
projects where the helper functions are in the h_xxx libraries (h indicates that these are
compiler helper libraries, rather than standard C library code).
Re-compile the object or ensure that these libraries can be found by the linker.
• When attempting to refer to a function or entity in C from a function or entity in C++. This is
caused by C++ name mangling, and can be avoided by marking C functions extern "C".
• Undefined symbol thunk{v:0,-44} to Foo_i::~Foo_i() (referred from Bar_i.o)
The symbol thunk{v:0,-44} to Foo_i::~Foo_i() is a wrapper function round the regular

Foo_i::~Foo_i().
Foo_i is a derived class of some other base class, therefore:
— it has a base-class vtable for when it is referred to by a pointer to that base class
— the base-class vtable has an entry for the thunk
— the destructor thunk is output when the actual (derived class) destructor is output.
Therefore, to avoid the error, ensure this destructor is defined.
• Undefined symbol main (referred from kernel.o)
The linker is reporting that your application does not include a main() function.
See the following in the Migration and Compatibility Guide:
C and C++ library changes between RVCT v2.2 and RVCT v3.0.
L6219E: <type> section <object1>(<section1>) attributes {<attributes>} incompatible
with neighboring section <object2>(<section2>).
This error occurs when the default ordering rules used by the linker (RO followed by RW
followed by ZI) are violated. This typically happens when one uses +FIRST or +LAST, for
example in a scatter file, attempting to force RW before RO.
L6220E: <type> region <regionname> size (<size> bytes) exceeds limit (<limit> bytes).
Example:
Execution region ROM_EXEC size (4208184 bytes) exceeds limit (4194304 bytes).
This can occur where a region has been given an (optional) maximum length in the scatter file,
but the size of the code and data being placed in that region has exceeded the limit. This error is
suppressible with --diag_suppress 6220.
For example, this might occur when using .ANYnum selectors with the ALIGN directive in a
scatter file to force the linker to insert padding. You might be able to fix this using the
--any_contingency option.

• Placement of unassigned sections with the .ANY module selector.
• --any_contingency.
• --diag_suppress=tag[,tag,...].

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L6221E: <type1> region <regionname1> with <addrtype1> range [<base1>,<limit1>)

overlaps with <type2> region <regionname2> with <addrtype2> range [<base2>,<limit2>).
This error can occur even though information in the scatter-loading description file and map
information generated by the linker indicate that the execution regions do not overlap.
In RVCT v4.0 and earlier, the linker did not provide as much information, making the message
harder to understand:
Warning L6221E: <type1> region <regionname1> overlaps with <type1> region
<regionname2>
Example test.s file:

AREA area1, CODE
BX lr
AREA area2, READWRITE, NOINIT

SPACE 10
AREA area3, READWRITE

DCD 10
END
Example scatter.txt file:

LR1 0x8000
{
ER1 +0
{
*(+ro)
}
ER2 +0
{
*(+zi)
}
ER3 +0
{
*(+rw)
}
}
Built with:
armasm test.s
armlink -o test.axf --scatter scatter.txt test.o
Generates:
Warning: L6221E: Execution region ER2 with Execution range
[0x00008004,0x00008010) overlaps with Execution region ER3 with Load range
[0x00008004,0x00008008).
The linker might emit warning message L6221E when an execution region base address overlaps
with the load address of another region. This could be due to an incorrect scatter file. The
memory map of the image has a load view and an execution view, described by the scatter-
loading file. A non-ZI section must have a unique load address and in most cases must have a
unique execution address. From RVCT v3.1 onwards, the linker no longer assigns space to ZI
execution regions. Therefore this warning might be because a load region LR2 with a relative
base address immediately follows a ZI execution region in a load region LR1.
Because the overlapping part might not have real code or data inside, the warning might be
harmless.
From RVCT v4.0 build 821 onwards, you can use the following linker options to find out the
addresses of each region, and any regions that overlap with a load region:
--load_addr_map_info --map --list=map.txt
You can do one of the following:

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• Ignore the warning, only if after analysis it is possible to determine that the execution region
is not going to corrupt the load region that has not yet been copied to its execution region
address. Also, debug the application to confirm that it initializes and executes correctly.
• Adjust the base addresses of the execution regions.
• Use the FIXED scatter-loading attribute to make the load regions and execution regions have
the same base addresses.
• Scatter files containing relative base address load regions and a ZI execution region.
• Root execution regions and the FIXED attribute.
L6222E: Partial object cannot have multiple ENTRY sections, <e_oname>(<e_sname>) and
<oname>(<sname>).
Where objects are being linked together into a partially-linked object, only one of the sections in
the objects can have an entry point.
Note
It is not possible in this case to use the linker option --entry to select one of the entry points.
L6223E: Ambiguous selectors found for <objname>(<secname>) from Exec regions

<region1> and <region2>.
This occurs if the scatter file specifies <objname>(<secname>) to be placed in more than one
execution region. This can occur accidentally when using wildcards (*). The solution is to make
the selections more specific in the scatter file.
L6224E: Could not place <objname>(<secname>) in any Execution region.
This occurs if the linker cannot match an input section to any of the selectors in your scatter file.
You must correct your scatter file by adding an appropriate selector.
Section placement with the linker.
L6225E: Number <str...> is too long.
L6226E: Missing base address for region <regname>.
L6227E: Using --reloc with --rw-base without --split is not allowed.
• --reloc.
• --rw_base=address.
• --split.
L6228E: Expected '<str1>', found '<str2>'.
L6229E: Scatter description <file> is empty.
L6230E: Multiple execution regions (<region1>,<region2>) cannot select <secname>.
L6231E: Missing module selector.
L6232E: Missing section selector.
L6233E: Unknown section selector '+<selector>'.
L6234E: <ss> must follow a single selector.
For example, in a scatter file:
:
* (+FIRST, +RO)
:
+FIRST means place this (single) section first. Selectors that can match multiple sections (for
example, +RO or +ENTRY) are not permitted to be used with +FIRST (or +LAST). If used together,
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L6235E: More than one section matches selector - cannot all be FIRST/LAST.
• Section placement with the FIRST and LAST attributes.
L6236E: No section matches selector - no section to be FIRST/LAST.
The scatter file specifies a section to be +FIRST or +LAST, but that section does not exist, or has
been removed by the linker because it believes it to be unused. Use the linker option --info
unused to reveal which objects are removed from your project. Example:
ROM_LOAD 0x00000000 0x4000
{
ROM_EXEC 0x00000000
{
vectors.o (Vect, +First) << error here
* (+RO)
}
RAM_EXEC 0x40000000
{
* (+RW, +ZI)
}
}
Some possible solutions are:

• Ensure vectors.o is specified on the linker command line.
• Link with --keep vectors.o to force the linker not to remove this, or switch off this
optimization entirely, with --no_remove. ARM does not recommend this.
• ARM recommends that you add the ENTRY directive to vectors.s, to tell the linker that it is
a possible entry point for your application. For example:
AREA Vect, CODE
ENTRY ; define this as an entry point
Vector_table
...
Then link with --entry Vector_table to define the real start of your code.
• Section placement with the FIRST and LAST attributes.
• --entry=location.
• --info=topic[,topic,...].
• --keep=section_id.
• --remove, --no_remove.
ENTRY.
L6237E: <objname>(<secname>) contains relocation(s) to unaligned data.

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L6238E: <objname>(<secname>) contains invalid call from '<attr1>' function to

'<attr2>' function <sym>.
This linker error is given where a stack alignment conflict is detected in object code. The ABI
for the ARM Architecture suggests that code maintains eight-byte stack alignment at its
interfaces. This permits efficient use of LDRD and STRD instructions (in ARM architecture 5TE
and later) to access eight-byte aligned double and long long data types.
Symbols such as ~PRES8 and REQ8 are Build Attributes of the objects:
• PRES8 means the object preserves eight-byte alignment of the stack
• ~PRES8 means the object does not preserve eight-byte alignment of the stack (~ meaning
NOT)
• REQ8 means the object requires eight-byte alignment of the stack.
This link error typically occurs in two cases:

• Where assembler code (that does not preserve eight-byte stack alignment) calls compiled
C/C++ code (that requires eight-byte stack alignment).
• Where attempting to link legacy objects that were compiled with older tools with objects
compiled with recent tools. Legacy objects that do not have these attributes are treated as
~PRES8, even if they do actually happen to preserve eight-byte alignment.
For example:
Error: L6238E: foo.o(.text) contains invalid call from '~PRES8' function to 'REQ8'
function foobar
This means that there is a function in the object foo.o (in the section named .text) that does
not preserve eight-byte stack alignment, but which is trying to call function foobar that requires
eight-byte stack alignment.
A similar warning that might be encountered is:
Warning: L6306W: '~PRES8' section foo.o(.text) should not use the address of 'REQ8'
function foobar
where the address of an external symbol is being referred to.

There are two possible solutions to work around this issue:
• Rebuild all your objects/libraries.
If you have any assembler files, you must check that all instructions preserve eight-byte
stack alignment, and if necessary, correct them.
For example, change:
STMFD sp!, {r0-r3, lr} ; push an odd number of registers
to
STMFD sp!, {r0-r3, r12, lr} ; push even number of registers
The assembler automatically marks the object with the PRES8 attribute if all instructions
preserve eight-byte stack alignment, so it is no longer necessary to add the PRESERVE8
directive to the top of each assembler file.
• If you have any legacy objects/libraries that cannot be rebuilt, either because you do not
have the source code, or because the old objects must not be rebuilt (for example, for
qualification/certification reasons), then you must inspect the legacy objects to check
whether they preserve eight-byte alignment or not.
Use fromelf -c to disassemble the object code. C/C++ code compiled with ADS 1.1 or
later normally preserves eight-byte alignment, but assembled code does not.
If your objects do indeed preserve eight-byte alignment, then the linker error L6238E can be
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By using this, you are effectively guaranteeing that these objects are PRES8.
The linker warning L6306W is suppressible with --diag_suppress 6306.
8 Byte Stack Alignment.
L6239E: Cannot call non-interworking <t2> symbol '<sym>' in <obj2> from <t1> code in
<obj1>(<sec1>)
Example:
Cannot call non-interworking ARM symbol 'ArmFunc' in object foo.o from THUMB code in
bar.o(.text)
This problem can be caused by foo.c not being compiled with the option --apcs /interwork,
to enable ARM code to call Thumb code (and Thumb to ARM) by linker-generated
interworking veneers.
L6241E: <objname>(<secname>) cannot use the address of '<attr1>' function <sym> as
the image contains '<attr2>' functions.
When linking with --strict, the linker reports conditions that might fail as errors, for example:
Error: L6241E: foo.o(.text) cannot use the address of '~IW' function main as the
image contains 'IW' functions.
IW means interworking, and ~IW means non-interworking.

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L6242E: Cannot link object <objname> as its attributes are incompatible with the
image attributes.
Each object file generated by the compilation tools includes a set of attributes that indicates the
options that it was built with. The linker checks the attributes of each object file it processes. If
it finds attributes that are incompatible with those of object files it has loaded previously, it
generates this error.
There are three common reasons for this error, each of which produces a different message:
• Error: L6242E: Cannot link object foo.o as its attributes are incompatible with
the image attributes.
require four-byte alignment of eight-byte datatypes clashes with require eight-
byte alignment of eight-byte data types.
This can occur when you try to link objects built using RVCT 2.0 or later with objects built
using ADS or RVCT 1.2. In ADS and RVCT 1.2, double and long long data types were 4-
byte aligned (unless you used the -Oldrd compiler option or the __align keyword). In
RVCT 2.0, the ABI changed, so that double and long long data types are 8-byte aligned.
This change means that ADS and RVCT 1.2 objects and libraries using double or long
long data types are not directly compatible with objects and libraries built using RVCT 2.0
or later, and so the linker reports an attribute clash.
To use RVCT 2.x or 3.0 C objects with legacy ADS C objects, compile the RVCT 2.x or 3.0
C code with the --apcs /adsabi command line option. This option was deprecated in
RVCT 2.2 and removed from RVCT 3.1.
... pure-endian double clashes with mixed-endian double.
This can occur when you are linking objects built using the ARM Compiler toolchain, RVCT
or ADS with legacy SDT objects or objects built using either of the compiler options --fpu
softfpa or --fpu fpa. SDT used a non-standard format for little-endian double and big-
endian long long. However ADS and RVCT use industry-standard double and long long
types, except for when the --fpu softfpa or --fpu fpa options are used. (These options
are only supported in RVCT 2.1 and earlier). If you attempt to link object files that use the
different formats for little-endian double and big-endian long long then the linker reports
this error.
ARM recommends you rebuild your entire project using RVCT or the ARM Compiler
toolchain. If you do not have the source code for an object or library, then try recompiling
your code with --fpu softfpa.
... FPA clashes with VFP.
This error typically occurs when you attempt to link objects built with different --fpu
options. ARM recommends you rebuild your entire project using the same --fpu options.
Are legacy objects and libraries compatible with my project?.
L6243E: Selector only matches removed unused sections - no section to be FIRST/LAST.
All sections matching this selector have been removed from the image because they were
unused. For more information, use --info unused.
L6244E: <type> region <regionname> address (<addr>) not aligned on a <align> byte
boundary.
L6245E: Failed to create requested ZI section '<name>'.

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L6248E: <objname>(<secname>) in <attr1> region '<r1>' cannot have <rtype> relocation

to <symname> in <attr2> region '<r2>'.
This error can occur when you are trying to build position-independent (PI) code. Consider, for
example the following code:
#include <stdio.h>
char *str = "test";
int main(void)
{
printf ("%s",str);
}
When you compile and link this using:

armcc -c --apcs /ropi/rwpi pi.c
armlink --ropi --rwpi pi.o
the linker reports the following error message:

Error: L6248E: pi.o(.data) in PI region 'ER_RW' cannot have address type relocation
to .conststring in PI region 'ER_RO'.
This is because the compiler generates a global pointer str that must be initialized to the
address of the string in the .conststring section. However, absolute addresses cannot be used
in a PI system, so the link step fails.
To resolve this, you must re-write the code to avoid the explicit pointer. You can do this using
either of the following methods:
• Use a global array instead of a global pointer, for example:
#include <stdio.h>
const char str[] = "test";
int main(void)
{
printf ("%s",str);
}
• Use a local pointer instead of a global pointer, for example:
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
char *str = "test";
printf ("%s",str);
}
Note
If you are using an array of pointers, such as:
char * list[] = {"zero", "one", "two"};
the linker reports a separate error for each element in the array. In this case, ARM recommends
you declare a two dimensional array for the list, with the first dimension as the number of
elements in the array, and the second dimension as the maximum size of an element in the array,
for example:
char list[3][5] = {"zero", "one", "two"};
You must change the printf() statement to, for example:

printf("%s", list[1]);
See compiler error number 1359.

L6249E: Entry point (<address>) lies within multiple sections.
L6250E: Object <objname> contains illegal definition of special symbol <symbol>.
L6251E: Object <objname> contains illegal reference to special symbol <symbol>.
L6252E: Invalid argument for --xreffrom/--xrefto command: '<arg>'

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L6253E: Invalid SYMDEF address: <number>.

L6254E: Invalid SYMDEF type : <type>.
The content of the symdefs file is invalid.
Symdefs file format.
L6255E: Could not delete file <filename>: <reason>
An I/O error occurred while trying to delete the specified file. The file was either read-only, or
was not found.
L6257E: <object>(<secname>) cannot be assigned to overlaid Execution region
'<ername>'.
This message indicates a problem with the scatter file.
Scatter file syntax.
L6258E: Entry point (<address>) lies in an overlaid Execution region.
L6259E: Reserved Word '<name>' cannot be used as a <type> region name.
<name> is a reserved word, so choose a different name for your region.
L6260E: Multiple load regions with the same name (<regionname>) are not allowed.
L6261E: Multiple execution regions with the same name (<regionname>) are not allowed.
L6263E: <addr> address of <regionname> cannot be addressed from <pi_or_abs> Region
Table in <regtabregionname>
The Region Table contains information used by the C-library initialization code to copy,
decompress, or create ZI. This error message is given when the scatter file specifies an image
structure that cannot be described by the Region Table.
The error message is most common when PI and non-PI load regions are mixed in the same
image.
L6265E: Non-PI Section <obj>(<sec>) cannot be assigned to PI Exec region <er>.
This might be caused by explicitly specifying the wrong ARM library on the linker command-
line. Either:
• remove the explicit specification of the ARM library
• replace the library, for example, c_t.l, with the correct library.
L6266E: RWPI Section <obj>(<sec>) cannot be assigned to non-PI Exec region <er>.
A file compiled with --apcs=/rwpi is placed in an execution region that does not have the PI
attribute.
L6271E: Two or more mutually exclusive attributes specified for Load region <regname>
L6272E: Two or more mutually exclusive attributes specified for Execution region
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L6273E: Section <objname>(<secname>) has mutually exclusive attributes (READONLY and

ZI)
This message indicates a problem with the object file.
L6275E: COMMON section <obj1>(<sec1>) does not define <sym> (defined in
<obj2>(<sec2>))
Given a set of COMMON sections with the same name, the linker selects one of them to be added to
the image and discards all others. The selected COMMON section must define all the symbols
defined by any rejected COMMON section, otherwise a symbol that was defined by a rejected
section would become undefined again. The linker generates an error if the selected copy does
not define a symbol that a rejected copy does. This error is normally caused by a compiler fault.
Contact your supplier.
L6276E: Address <addr> marked both as <s1>(from <sp1>(<obj1>) via <src1>) and
<s2>(from <sp2>(<obj2>) via <src2>).
The image cannot contain contradictory mapping symbols for a given address, because the
contents of each word in the image are uniquely typed as ARM ($a) or THUMB ($t) code,
DATA ($d), or NUMBER. It is not possible for a word to be both ARM code and DATA. This
might indicate a compiler fault. Contact your supplier.
L6277E: Unknown command '<cmd>'.
L6278E: Missing expected <str>.
L6279E: Ambiguous selectors found for <sym> ('<sel1>' and '<sel2>').
L6280E: Cannot rename <sym> using the given patterns.
RENAME steering file command.
L6281E: Cannot rename both <sym1> and <sym2> to <newname>.
L6282E: Cannot rename <sym> to <newname> as a global symbol of that name exists
(defined) in <obj>).
L6283E: Object <objname> contains illegal local reference to symbol <symbolname>.
An object cannot contain a reference to a local symbol, because local symbols are always
defined within the object itself.
L6285E: Non-relocatable Load region <lr_name> contains R-Type dynamic relocations.
First R-Type dynamic relocation found in <object>(<secname>) at offset 0x<offset>.
This error occurs where there is a PI reference between two separate segments, if the two
segments can be moved apart at runtime. When the linker sees that the two sections can be
moved apart at runtime it generates a relocation (an R-Type relocation) that can be resolved if
the sections are moved from their statically linked address. However the linker faults this
relocation (giving error L6285E) because PI regions must not have relocations with respect to
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{symname|%s}. Value(<val>) out of range(<range>) for (<rtype>)
This error typically occurs in the following situations:
• In handwritten assembly code, where there are not enough bits within the instruction opcode
to hold the offset to a symbol.
For example, the offset range is ±4095 for an ARM state LDR or STR instruction.
• When the linker is having difficulty placing veneers around a large code section in your
image.
When the linker places a veneer near a very large section it must decide whether to place the
veneer before or after the section. When the linker has placed the veneer it might have to
place more veneers, which could be placed between the original veneer and its target. This
would increase the distance between the veneer and its target.
The linker automatically allows for modest increases in distances between veneers and their
targets. However, a large number of veneers placed between the original veneer and its target
might result in the target moving out of range. If this occurs, the linker generates message
L6286E.
To work around this, you can move large code sections away from areas where the linker is
placing many veneers. This can be done either by placing large sections in their own regions
or by placing them first in the region they are located in using the +FIRST directive in the
scatter-loading description file.
For example:
LOAD 0x0A000000 0x1000000
{
ROM1 +0x0
{
*(+RO)
}
}
This can be changed to:

LOAD 0x0A000000 0x1000000
{
ROM1 +0x0
{
*(+RO)
}
ROM1A +0x0
{
large.o (+RO)
}
}
• When .ARM.exidx exception-handling index tables are placed in different execution regions,
or too far from exception handling code.
The .ARM.exidx exception-handling index tables must be located in a single execution
region. Also, the distance from these tables to the C++ code that uses C++ exception
handling must be within the range -0x40000000 to 0x3fffffff. Otherwise, the linker reports
the following error:
L6286: Value(0x9ff38980) out of range(-0x9ff38980) out of range(-0x40000000
- 0x3fffffff) for relocation #0 (R_ARM_PREL31), wrt symbol xxx in
XXXX.o(.ARM.exidx)
This behavior is specified in the Exception Handling ABI for the ARM Architecture
(EHABI). The EHABI states that the R_ARM_PREL31 relocation, which .ARM.exidx uses,
does not use the highest bit (bit 31) for calculating the relocation.
The most likely cause of this is that C++ code that must access the .ARM.exidx sections, has
been split and placed into separate execution regions, outside of the valid range
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To resolve this error, if you have memory between the separated execution regions, place
the .ARM.exidx section there with the selector *(.ARM.exidx). For example:
LOAD_ROM 0x00000000
{
ER1 0x00000000 ; The distance from ER2 to ER1 is out of
{ ; range.
file1.o (+RO) ; From a C++ source.
* (+RO)
}
ERx 0x30000000
{
*(.ARM.exidx) ; ARM.exidx to ER1 and ER2 both in range.
}
ER2 0x60000000
{
file2.o (+RO) ; From a C++ source.
}
ER3 +0
{
* (+RW, +ZI)
}
}
Otherwise, try placing the code into an execution region close enough to the tables (within
the range of -0x40000000 to 0x3fffffff).
In other cases, make sure you have the latest patch installed from Downloads.
For more information, see the following:
What does "Error: L6286E: Value out of range for relocation" mean?
Exception Handling ABI for the ARM Architecture.
L6287E: Illegal alignment constraint (<align>) specified for <objname>(<secname>).
An illegal alignment was specified for an ELF object.
L6291E: Cannot assign Fixed Execution Region <ername> Load Address:<addr>. Load
Address must be greater than or equal to next available Load Address:<load_addr>.
Execution region attributes.
L6292E: Ignoring unknown attribute '<attr>' specified for region <regname>.
This error message is specific to execution regions with the FIXED attribute. FIXED means make
the load address the same as the execution address. The linker can only do this if the execution
address is greater than or equal to the next available load address within the load region.
L6294E: <type> region <regionname> spans beyond 32 bit address space (base <base>,
size <size> bytes).
This error message relates to a problem with the scatter file.
<symname> SBREL relocation requires image to be RWPI
L6296E: Definition of special symbol <sym1> is illegal as symbol <sym2> is absolute.
See L6188E.
L6300W: Common section <object1>(<section1>) is larger than its definition
<object2>(<section2>).
L6301W: Could not find file <filename>: <reason>
The specified file was not found in the default directories.
L6302W: Ignoring multiple SHLNAME entry.
There can be only one SHLNAME entry in an edit file. Only the first such entry is accepted by the
linker. All subsequent SHLNAME entries are ignored.

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L6304W: Duplicate input file <filename> ignored.

The specified filename occurred more than once in the list of input files.
L6305W: Image does not have an entry point. (Not specified or not set due to multiple
choices.)
The entry point for the ELF image was either not specified, or was not set because there was
more than one section with an entry point linked-in. You must use linker option --entry to
specify the single, unique entry, for example:
--entry 0x0
or
--entry <label>
The label form is typical for an embedded system.

L6306W: '<attr1>' section <objname>(<secname>) should not use the address of
'<attr2>' function <sym>.
See L6238E.
L6307W: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_num> in <objname>(<secname>) with respect to
<sym>. Branch to unaligned destination.
L6308W: Could not find any object matching <membername> in library <libraryname>.
The name of an object in a library is specified on the link-line, but the library does not contain
an object with that name.
L6309W: Library <libraryname> does not contain any members.
A library is specified on the linker command-line, but the library does not contain any members.
L6310W: Unable to find ARM libraries.
This is most often caused by incorrect arguments to --libpath or an invalid value for the
environment variable ARMCC5LIB, if defined.
Set the correct path with either the --libpath linker option or the ARMCC5LIB environment
variable. The default path for a Windows installation is:
install_directory\lib
Ensure this path does not include any of the following:

• \armlib
• \cpplib
• any trailing slashes (\) at the end. These are added by the linker automatically.
Use --verbose or --info libraries to display where the linker is attempting to locate the
libraries.
• --libpath=pathlist.
• --verbose.
• Toolchain environment variables.
L6311W: Undefined symbol <symbol> (referred from <objname>).
See L6218E.
L6312W: Empty <type> region description for region <region>
L6313W: Using <oldname> as an section selector is obsolete. Please use <newname>
instead.
For example, use of IWV$$Code within the scatter file is obsolete. Replace IWV$$Code with
Veneer$$Code.

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L6314W: No section matches pattern <module>(<section>).

For example:
No section matches pattern foo.*o(ZI).
This can be caused by any of the following:

• The file foo.o is mentioned in your scatter file, but it is not listed on the linker command
line. To resolve this, add foo.o to the link line.
• You are trying to place the ZI data of foo.o using a scatter file, but foo.o does not contain
any ZI data. To resolve this, remove the +ZI attribute from the foo.o line in your scatter file.
• You have used __attribute__((at(address))) in your source code to place code and data
at a specific address. You have also specified *(.ARM.__AT_address) in a scatter file, but
you have not specified the address as eight hexadecimal digits. For example, if you specify
__attribute__((at(0x10000))) in your source code, then you must specify the section
name as *(.ARM.__AT_0x00010000) in the scatter file.
• Methods of placing functions and data at specific addresses.
• Placement of sections at a specific address with __at.
L6315W: Ignoring multiple Build Attribute symbols in Object <objname>.
An object can contain at most one absolute BuildAttribute$$... symbol. Only the first such
symbol from the object symbol table is accepted by the linker. All subsequent ones are ignored.
L6316W: Ignoring multiple Build Attribute symbols in Object <objname> for section
<sec_no>
An object can contain at most one BuildAttribute$$... symbol applicable to a given section.
Only the first such symbol from the object symbol table is accepted by the linker. All
subsequent ones are ignored.
L6317W: <objname>(<secname>) should not use the address of '<attr1>' function <sym>
as the image contains '<attr2>' functions.
L6318W: <objname>(<secname>) contains branch to a non-code symbol <sym>.
This warning means that in the (usually assembler) file, there is a branch to a non-code symbol
(in another AREA) in the same file. This is most likely a branch to a label or address where there
is data, not code.
For example:
AREA foo, CODE
B bar
AREA bar, DATA
DCD 0
END
This results in the message:

init.o(foo) contains branch to a non-code symbol bar.
If the destination has no name:

BL 0x200 ; Branch with link to 0x200 bytes ahead of PC
the following message is displayed:

bootsys.o(BOOTSYS_IVT) contains branch to a non-code symbol <Anonymous Symbol>.
This warning can also appear when linking objects generated by GCC. GCC uses linker
relocations for references internal to each object. The targets of these relocations might not have
appropriate mapping symbols that permit the linker to determine whether the target is code or
data, so a warning is generated. By contrast, armcc resolves all such references at compile-time.

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L6319W: Ignoring <cmd> command. Cannot find section <objname>(<secname>).

For example, when building a Linux application, you might have:
--keep *(.init_array)
on the linker command-line in your makefile, but this section might not be present when
building with no C++, in which case this warning is reported:
Ignoring --keep command. Cannot find section *(.init_array)
You can often ignore this warning, or suppress it with --diag_suppress 6319.
L6320W: Ignoring <cmd> command. Cannot find argument '<argname>'.
L6323W: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) with respect to
<sym>. Multiple variants exist. Using the <type> variant to resolve ambiguity
L6324W: Ignoring <attr> attribute specified for Load region <regname>.
This attribute is applicable to execution regions only. If specified for a Load region, the linker
ignores it.
L6325W: Ignoring <attr> attribute for region <regname> which uses the +offset form of
base address.
This attribute is not applicable to regions using the +offset form of base address. If specified
for a region, which uses the +offset form, the linker ignores it.
A region that uses the +offset form of base address inherits the PI, RELOC, or OVERLAY
attributes from either:
• the previous region in the description
• the parent load region if it is the first execution region in the load region.
• Inheritance rules for load region address attributes.
• Inheritance rules for execution region address attributes.
L6326W: Ignoring ZEROPAD attribute for non-root execution region <ername>.
ZEROPAD only applies to root execution regions. A root region is a region whose execution
address is the same as its load address, and so does not require moving or copying at run-time.
L6329W: Pattern <module>(<section>) only matches removed unused sections.
All sections matching this pattern have been removed from the image because they were
unused. For more information, use --info unused.
• Elimination of unused sections.
L6330W: Undefined symbol <symbol> (referred from <objname>). Unused section has been
removed.
This means that an unused section has had its base and limit symbols referenced. For more
information, use --info unused.
For example, when using a scatter file to place code and data with RVCT 2.1 or later, the linker
reports this error if the scatter file includes the linker-generated table ZISection$$Table. In
RVCT 2.1, a new region tables format was introduced which no longer contains ZISection$
$Table.

• Elimination of unused sections.

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L6331W: No eligible global symbol matches pattern <pat>.

L6332W: Undefined symbol <sym1> (referred from <obj1>). Resolved to symbol <sym2>.
L6334W: Overalignment <overalignment> for region <regname> cannot be negative.
Overalignment of execution regions and input sections.
L6335W: ARM interworking code in <objname>(<secname>) may contain invalid tailcalls
to ARM non-interworking code.
The compiler is able to perform tailcall optimization for improved code size and performance.
However, there is a problematic sequence for ARMv4T code in which a Thumb interworking
(IW) function calls (by a veneer) an ARM IW function, which tailcalls an ARM non-
interworking (~IW) function. The return from the ARM non-IW function can pop the return
address off the stack into the PC instead of using the correct BX instruction. The linker can detect
this situation and report this warning.
Thumb IW tailcalls to Thumb non-IW do not occur because Thumb tailcalls with B are so short
ranged that they can only be generated to functions in the same ELF section which must also be
Thumb.
The warning is pessimistic in that an object might contain invalid tailcalls, but the linker cannot
be sure because it only looks at the attributes of the objects, not at the contents of their sections.
To avoid the warning, either recompile your entire code base, including any user libraries, with
--apcs /interwork, or manually inspect the ARM IW function to check for tailcalls (that is,
where function calls are made using an ordinary branch B instruction), to check whether this is a
real problem. This warning can be suppressed with --diag_suppress L6335W.
L6337W: Common code sections <o1>(<s1>) and <o2>(<s2>) have incompatible floating-
point linkage
L6339W: Ignoring RELOC attribute for execution region <er_name>.
Execution regions cannot explicitly be given the RELOC attribute. They can only gain this
attribute by inheriting it from the parent load region or the previous execution region if using the
+offset form of addressing.

L6340W: options first and last are ignored for link type of <linktype>
The --first and --last options are meaningless when creating a partially-linked object.
L6366E: <object> attributes<attr> are not compatible with the provided cpu and fpu
attributes<cli> <diff>.
L6367E: <object>(<section>) attributes<attr> are not compatible with the provided cpu
and fpu attributes<cli> <diff>
L6368E: <symbol> defined in <object>(<section>) attributes<attr> are not compatible
with the provided cpu and fpu attributes<cli> <diff>
L6369E: <symbol> defined in <object>(ABSOLUTE) are not compatible with the provided
cpu and fpu Attributes<cli> <diff>
L6370E: cpu <cpu> is not compatible with fpu <fpu>
• --cpu=name.
• --fpu=name.
L6371E: Adding attributes from cpu and fpu: <attrs>
L6372E: Image needs at least one load region.
L6373E: libattrs.map file not found in System Library directory <dir>. Library
selection may be impaired.

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L6384E: No Load Execution Region of name <region> seen yet at line <line>.
This might be because you have used the current base address in a limit calculation in a scatter
file. For example:
ER_foo 0 ImageBase(ER_foo)
L6385W: Addition overflow on line <line>

L6386E: Exec Region Expressions can only be used in base address calculations on line
<line>
L6387E: Load Region Expressions can only be used in ScatterAssert expressions on line
<line>
ScatterAssert function and load address related functions.
L6388E: ScatterAssert expression <expr> failed on line <line>
ScatterAssert function and load address related functions.
L6389E: Load Region <name> on line <line> not yet complete, cannot use operations
that depend on length of region
L6390E: Conditional operator (expr) ? (expr) : (expr) on line <line> has no : (expr).
• About Expression evaluation in scatter files.
• Expression rules in scatter files.
L6404W: FILL value preferred to combination of EMPTY, ZEROPAD and PADVALUE for
Execution Region <name>.
L6405W: No .ANY selector matches Section <name>(<objname>).
Placement of unassigned sections with the .ANY module selector.
L6406W: No space in execution regions with .ANY selector matching Section
<name>(<objname>).
This occurs if there is not sufficient space in the scatter file regions containing .ANY to place the
section listed. You must modify your scatter file to ensure there is sufficient space for the
section.

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L6407W: Sections of aggregate size 0x<size> bytes could not fit into .ANY
selector(s).
This warning identifies the total amount of image data that cannot be placed in any .ANY
selectors.
For example, .ANY(+ZI) is placed in an execution region that is too small for the amount of ZI
data:
ROM_LOAD 0x8000
{
ROM_EXEC 0x8000
{
.ANY(+RO,+RW)
}
RAM +0 0x{...} <<< region max length is too small
{
.ANY(+ZI)
}
}

L6408W: Output is --fpic yet section <sec> from <obj> has no FPIC attribute.
L6409W: Output is --fpic yet object <obj> has no FPIC attribute.
L6410W: Symbol <sym> with non STV_DEFAULT visibility <vis> should be resolved
statically, cannot use definition in <lib>.
L6411W: No compatible library exists with a definition of startup symbol <name>.
L6412W: Disabling merging for section <sec> from object <obj>, non R_ARM_ABS32
relocation from section <srcsec> from object <srcobj>
L6413W: Disabling merging for section <sec> from object <obj>, Section contains
misaligned string(s).
L6414E: --ropi used without --rwpi or --rw-base.
• --ropi.
• --rw_base=address.
• --rwpi.
L6415E: Could not find a unique set of libraries compatible with this image. Suggest
using the --cpu option to select a specific library.
--cpu=name.
L6416E: Relocation <type> at <relclass>:<idx> <objname>(<secname>) cannot be veneered
as it has an offset <offset> from its target.
L6417W: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) is with respect
to a reserved tagging symbol(#<idx>).
L6418W: Tagging symbol <symname> defined in <objname>(<secname>) is not recognized.
L6419W: Undefined symbol <symbol> (referred from <objname>) imported.
L6420E: Ignoring <oepname>(<secname>:<secnum>) as it is not of a recognized type.
L6422U: PLT generation requires an architecture with ARM instruction support.
For the linker to generate a Procedure Linkage Table (PLT), you must be using a target that
supports the ARM instruction set. For example, the linker cannot generate a PLT for a Cortex-
M3 target.
L6423E: Within the same collection, section <secname> cannot have different sort
attributes.
L6424E: Within the same collection, section <secname1> and section <secname2> cannot
be separated into different execution regions.
L6425E: Within the same collection, section <secname> cannot have their section names
with different length.

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L6426E: Within the same collection, section <secname> cannot have its name
duplicated.
L6427E: Cannot rename <sym> to <newname> as it has already been renamed to <name>).
L6429U: Attempt to set maximum number of open files to <val> failed with error code
<error>.
An attempt to increase the number of file handles armlink can keep open at any one time has
failed.
L6431W: Ignoring incompatible enum size attribute on Symbol <symbol> defined in
<object>(<section>).
L6432W: Ignoring incompatible enum size attribute on Object <object>(<section>).
L6433W: Ignoring incompatible enum size attribute on object <object>.
L6434W: Ignoring incompatible wchar_t size attribute on Symbol <symbol> defined in
<object>(<section>).
L6435W: Ignoring incompatible wchar_t size attribute on Section <object>(<section>).
L6436W: Ignoring incompatible wchar_t size attribute on object <object>.
L6437W: Relocation #<rel_class>:<idx> in <objname>(<secname>) with respect to
<armsym>. Branch relocation to untyped symol in object <armobjname>, target state
unknown.
L6438E: __AT section <objname>(<secname>) address <address> must be at least 4 byte
aligned.
L6439W: Multiply defined Global Symbol <sym> defined in <objname>(<secname>) rejected
in favour of Symbol defined in <selobj>(<selsec>).
L6440E: Unexpected failure in link-time code generation
L6441U: System call to get maximum number of open files failed <error>.
L6442U: Linker requires a minimum of <min> open files, current system limit is <max>
files.
L6443W: Data Compression for region <region> turned off. Region contains reference to
symbol <symname> which depends on a compressed address.
The linker requires the contents of a region to be fixed before it can be compressed and cannot
modify it after it has been compressed. Therefore a compressible region cannot refer to a
memory location that depends on the compression process.
L6444I: symbol visibility : <symname> set to <visibility>.
L6445I: symbol visibility : <symname> merged to <set_vis> from existing <old_vis> and
new <new_vis>.
L6447E: SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY sections are not permitted in shared objects.
L6448W: While processing <filename>: <message>
L6449E: While processing <filename>: <message>
L6450U: Cannot find library <libname>.
L6451E: <object> built permitting Thumb is forbidden in an ARM-only link.
L6452E: <object>(<section>) built permitting Thumb is forbidden in an ARM-only link.
L6453E: <symbol> defined in <object>(<section>) built permitting Thumb is forbidden
in an ARM-only link.
L6454E: <symbol> defined in <object>(ABSOLUTE) built permitting Thumb is forbidden in
an ARM-only link.
L6455E: Symbol <symbolname> has deprecated ARM/Thumb Synonym definitions (by
<object1> and <object2>).
L6459U: Could not create temporary file.
L6462E: Reference to <sym> from a shared library only matches a definition with
Hidden or Protected Visibility in Object <obj>.
L6463U: Input Objects contain <archtype> instructions but could not find valid target
for <archtype> architecture based on object attributes. Suggest using --cpu option to
select a specific cpu.
--cpu=name.

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L6464E: Only one of --dynamic_debug, --emit-relocs and --emit-debug-overlay-relocs

can be selected.
• --dynamic_debug.
• --emit_debug_overlay_relocs.
• --emit_relocs.
L6467W: Library reports remark: <msg>
L6468U: Only --pltgot=direct or --pltgot=none supported for --base_platform with
multiple Load Regions containing code.
• --base_platform.
• --pltgot=type.
L6469E: --base_platform does not support RELOC Load Regions containing non RELOC
Execution Regions. Please use +0 for the Base Address of Execution Region <ername> in
Load Region <lrname>.
• --base_platform.
L6470E: PLT section <secname> cannot be moved outside Load Region <lrname>.
L6471E: Branch Relocation <rel_class>:<idx> in section <secname> from object
<objname> refers to ARM Absolute <armsym> symbol from object <armobjname>, Suppress
error to treat as a Thumb address.
L6475W: IMPORT/EXPORT commands ignored when --override_visibility is not specified
The symbol you are trying to export, either with an EXPORT command in a steering file or with
the --undefined_and_export command-line option, is not exported because of low visibility.
• --override_visibility.
• --undefined_and_export=symbol.
• EXPORT.
L6616E: Cannot increase size of RegionTable <sec_name> from <obj_name>
L6617E: Cannot increase size of ZISectionTable <sec_name> from <obj_name>
L6629E: Unmatched parentheses expecting ) but found <character> at position <col> on
line <line>
This message indicates a parsing error in the scatter file.
L6630E: Invalid token start expected number or ( but found <character> at position
<col> on line <line>
This message indicates a parsing error in the scatter file.
L6631E: Division by zero on line <line>
This message indicates an expression evaluation error in the scatter file.
L6632W: Subtraction underflow on line <line>
This message indicates an expression evaluation error in the scatter file.
L6634E: Pre-processor command in '<filename>'too long, maximum length of <max_size>
This message indicates a problem with pre-processing the scatter file.
L6635E: Could not open intermediate file '<filename>' produced by pre-processor:
<reason>
L6636E: Pre-processor step failed for '<filename>'
L6637W: No input objects specified. At least one input object or library(object) must
be specified.
At least one input object or library(object) must be specified.
L6638U: Object <objname> has a link order dependency cycle, check sections with
SHF_LINK_ORDER

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L6640E: PDTTable section not least static data address, least static data section is
<secname>
Systems that implement shared libraries with RWPI use a process data table (PDT). It is created
at static link time by the linker and must be placed first in the data area of the image.
This message indicates that the scatter file does not permit placing the PDT first in the data area
of the image.
To avoid the message, adjust your scatter file so that the PDT is placed correctly. This message
can also be triggered if you accidentally build object files with --apcs=/rwpi.
L6642W: Unused virtual function elimination might not work correctly, because
<obj_name> has not been compiled with --vfe
L6643E: The virtual function elimination information in section <sectionname> refers
to the wrong section.
This message might indicate a compiler fault. Contact your supplier.
L6644E: Unexpectedly reached the end of the buffer when reading the virtual function
elimination information in section <oepname>(<sectionname>).
L6645E: The virtual function elimination information in section
<oepname>(<sectionname>) is incorrect: there should be a relocation at offset
<offset>.
L6646W: The virtual function elimination information in section
<oepname>(<sectionname>) contains garbage from offset <offset> onwards.
L6647E: The virtual function elimination information for
<vcall_objectname>(<vcall_sectionname>) incorrectly indicates that section
<curr_sectionname>(object <curr_objectname>), offset <offset> is a relocation (to a
virtual function or RTTI), but there is no relocation at that offset.
L6649E: EMPTY region <regname> must have a maximum size.
L6650E: Object <objname> Group section <sectionidx> contains invalid symbol index
<symidx>.
L6651E: Section <secname> from object <objname> has SHF_GROUP flag but is not member
of any group.
L6652E: Cannot reverse Byte Order of Data Sections, input objects are <inputendian>
requested data byte order is <dataendian>.
L6654E: Rejected Local symbol <symname> referred to from a non group member
<objname>(<nongrpname>)
L6656E: Internal error: the vfe section list contains a non-vfe section called
<oepname>(<secname>).
L6664W: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_number> in <objname>(<secname>) is with respect
to a symbol(#<idx> before last Map Symbol #<last>).

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L6665W: Neither Lib$$Request$$armlib Lib$$Request$$cpplib defined, not searching ARM

libraries.
The following code produces this warning:
AREA Block, CODE, READONLY
EXPORT func1
;IMPORT ||Lib$$Request$$armlib||
IMPORT printf
func1
LDR r0,=string
BL printf
BX lr
AREA BlockData, DATA
string DCB "mystring"
END
The linker has not been told to look in the libraries and so cannot find the symbol printf.
This also causes the following error:
L6218E: Undefined symbol printf (referred from L6665W.o).
If you do not want the libraries, then ignore this message. Otherwise, to fix both the error and
the warning uncomment the line:
IMPORT ||Lib$$Request$$armlib||
L6679W: Data in output ELF section #<sec> '<secname>' was not suitable for
compression (<data_size> bytes to <compressed_size> bytes).
L6682E: Merge Section <oepname>(<spname>) is a code section
L6683E: Merge Section <oepname>(<spname>) has an element size of zero
L6684E: Section <spname> from object <oepname> has SHF_STRINGS flag but not SHF_MERGE
flag
L6685E: Section <spname> from object <oepname> has a branch reloc <rel_idx> to a
SHF_MERGE section
L6688U: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_idx> in <oepname>(<spname>) references a
negative element
L6689U: Relocation #<rel_class>:<rel_idx> in <oepname>(<spname>). Destination is in
the middle of a multibyte character
L6690U: Merge Section <spname> from object <oepname> has no symbols
L6703W: Section <er> implicitly marked as non-compressible.
L6707E: Padding value not specified with PADVALUE attribute for execution region
<regionname>.
L6708E: Could not process debug frame from <secname> from object <oepname>.
L6709E: Could not associate fde from <secname> from object <oepname>.
L6713W: Function at offset <offset> in <oepname>(<secname>) has no symbol.
L6714W: Exception index table section .ARM.exidx from object <oepname> has no data.
L6720U: Exception table <spname> from object <oepname> present in image, --
noexceptions specified.
--exceptions, --no_exceptions.
L6721E: Section #<secnum> '<secname>' in <oepname> is not recognized and cannot be
processed generically.
L6725W: Unused virtual function elimination might not work correctly, because there
are dynamic relocations.
L6728U: Link order dependency on invalid section number <to> from section number
<from>.

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L6730W: Relocation #<rel_class>:<index> in <objname>(<secname>) with respect to

<name>. Symbol has ABI type <type>, legacy type <legacy_type>.
This warning relates to a change in linker behavior between RVCT 2.0 and 2.1.
Note
The following example produces a warning message only when --strict_relocations is
used, or when the input objects are from RVCT 2.0 or earlier.
Example:
AREA foo, CODE, READONLY
CODE32
ENTRY
KEEP
func proc
NOP
ENDP
DCD foo
END
In RVCT 2.0 and earlier, the linker determines whether interworking is needed based on the
content, which in this example is ARM code. In RVCT 2.1 and later, the linker follows the ABI,
which defines that it is the type of the symbol, in this example STT_SECTION (which is
interpreted as data), that determines whether interworking is applied.
The simplest solution is to move the data into a separate data area in the assembly source file.
Alternatively, you can use --diag_suppress 6730 to suppress this warning.
L6731W: Unused virtual function elimination might not work correctly, because the
section referred to from <secname> does not exist.
L6733W: <objname>(<secname>) contains offset relocation from <lr1name> to <lr2name>,
load regions must be rigidly relative.
L6738E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<relocnum> in <oepname>(<secname>) with respect to
<wrtsym> is a GOT-relative relocation, but _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ is undefined.
Some GNU produced images can refer to the symbol named _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_. If there
are no GOT Slot generating relocations and the linker is unable to pick a suitable address for the
GOT base the linker issues this error message.
L6739E: Version '<vername>' has a dependency to undefined version '<depname>'.
L6740W: Symbol '<symname>' versioned '<vername>' defined in '<symverscr>' but not
found in any input object.
L6741E: Versioned symbol binding should be 'local:' or 'global:'.
L6742E: Symbol '<symname>' defined by '<oepname>'. Cannot not match to default
version symbol '<defversym>'
L6743E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<index> in <oepname>(<spname>) with respect to
<symname> that has an alternate def. Internal consistency check failed
L6744E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<index> <oepname>(<spname>) with respect to undefined
symbol <symname>. Internal consistency check:
L6745E: Target CPU <cpuname> does not Support ARM, <objname>(<secname>) contains ARM
code
L6747W: Raising target architecture from <oldversion> to <newversion>.
If the linker detects objects that specify the obsolete ARMv3, it upgrades these to ARMv4 to be
usable with ARM libraries.
L6748U: Missing dynamic array, symbol table or string table in file <oepname>.
L6751E: No such sorting algorithm <str> available.
L6753E: CallTree sorting needs Entry Point to lie within a CallTree Sort ER.
L6761E: Removing symbol <symname>.
L6762E: Cannot build '<type>' PLT entries when building a <imgtype>.
L6763W: '<optname>' cannot be used when building a shared object or DLL. Switching it
off

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L6764E: Cannot create a PLT entry for target architecture 4T that calls Thumb symbol
<symname>
L6765W: Shared object entry points must be ARM-state when linking architecture 4T
objects.
This can occur when linking with GNU C libraries. The GNU startup code crt1.o does not
have any build attributes for the entry point, so the linker cannot determine which execution
state (ARM or Thumb) the code runs in. Because the GNU C library startup code is ARM code,
you can safely ignore this warning, or you can suppress it by using --diag_suppress 6765.
L6766W: PLT entries for architecture 4T do not support incremental linking.
L6769E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<relocnum> in <oepname>(<secname>) with respect to
<wrtsym>. No GOTSLOTexists for symbol.
L6770E: The size and content of the dynamic array changed too late to be fixed.
L6771W: <oepname>(<secname>) contains one or more address-type relocations in RO
data. Making section RW to be dynamically relocated at run-time.
L6772W: IMPORT <symname> command ignored when building --sysv.
• --sysv.
• IMPORT steering file command.
L6774W: <objname>(<secname>) has debug frame entries of a bad length.
L6775W: <objname>(<secname>) has FDEs which use CIEs which are not in this section.
L6776W: The debug frame in <objname>(<secname>) does not describe an executable
section.
L6777W: The debug frame in <objname>(<secname>) has <actual> relocations (expected
<expected>)
L6778W: The debug frame in <objname>(<secname>) uses 64-bit DWARF.
L6780W: <origvis> visibility removed from symbol '<symname>' through <impexp>.
L6781E: Value(<val>) Cannot be represented by partition number <part> for relocation
#<rel_class>:<rel_number> (<rtype>, wrt symbol <symname>) in <objname>(<secname>)
L6782W: Relocation #<rel_class>:<relnum> '<rtype>' in <oepname> may not access data
correctly alongside <pltgot_type> PLT entries
L6783E: Mapping symbol #<symnum> '<msym>' in <oepname>(<secnum>:<secname>) defined at
the end of, or beyond, the section size (symbol offset=0x<moffset>, section
size=0x<moffset>, section size=0x<secsize>)
This indicates that the address for a section points to a location at the end of or outside of the
ELF section. This can be caused by an empty inlined data section and indicates there might be a
problem with the object file. You can use --diag_warning 6783 to suppress this error.
L6784E: Symbol #<symnum> '<symname>' in <oepname>(<secnum>:<secname>) with value
<value> has size 0x<size> that extends to outside the section.
The linker encountered a symbol with a size that extends outside of its containing section. This
message is only a warning by default in the RVCT 2.2 build 503 and later toolchains. Use
--diag_warning 6784 to suppress this error.
L6785U: Symbol '<symname>' marked for import from '<libname>' already defined by
'<oepname>'
L6786W: Mapping symbol #<symnum> '<msym>' in <oepname>(<secnum>:<secname>) defined at
unaligned offset=0x<moffset>
L6787U: Region table handler '<handlername>' needed by entry for <regionname> was not
found.

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L6788E: Scatter-loading of execution region <er1name> to [<base1>,<limit1>) will

cause the contents of execution region <er2name> at [<base2>,<limit2>) to be
corrupted at run-time.
This occurs when scatter-loading takes place and an execution region is put in a position where
it partially or wholly overwrites another execution region (which can be itself or another
region).
For example, the following code generates this error:
LOAD_ROM 0x0000 0x4000
{
EXEC1 0x4000 0x4000
{
* (+RW,+ZI)
}
EXEC2 0x0000 0x4000
{
* (+RO)
}
}
and reports:
Error: L6788E: Scatter-loading of execution region EXEC2 will cause the contents of
execution region EXEC2 to be corrupted at run-time.
This code does not generate the error:

LOAD_ROM 0x0000 0x4000
{
EXEC1 0x0000 0x4000
{
* (+RO)
}
EXEC2 0x4000 0x4000
{
* (+RW,+ZI)
}
}

Information about scatter files.
L6789U: Library <library> member <filename> : Endianness mismatch.
L6790E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<relnum> in <objname>(<secname>) with respect to
<symname>. May not IMPORT weak reference through GOT-generating relocation
L6791E: Unknown personality routine <pr> at 0x<offset> <oepname>(<secname>).
L6792E: Descriptor at offset 0x<offset> <oepname>(<secname>).
L6793E: Expecting Landing pad reference at offset 0x<offset> in cleanup descriptor
L6794E: Expecting Landing pad reference at offset 0x<offset> in catch descriptor
L6795E: Expecting RTTI reference at offset 0x<offset> in catch descriptor
L6796E: Descriptor at offset 0x<offset> <oepname>(<secname>) overruns end of section.
L6797E: Data at Offset 0x<offset> in exception table <oepname>(<secname>) overruns
end of section
L6798E: Expecting RTTI reference at offset 0x<offset> in Function Specification
descriptor <oepname>(<secname>).
L6799E: Expecting Landing Pad reference at offset 0x<offset> in Function
Specification descriptor <oepname>(<secname>).
A landing pad is code that cleans up after an exception has been raised. If the linker detects old-
format exception tables, it automatically converts them to the new format.
This message does not appear unless you are using a later version of the linker with an earlier
version of the compiler.

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L6800W: Cannot convert generic model personality routine at 0x<offset>

A personality routine unwinds the exception handling stack. If the linker detects old-format
exception tables then it automatically converts them to the new format. This message indicates a
fault in the compiler. Contact your supplier.
L6801E: <objname>(<secname>) containing <secarmthumb> code cannot use the address of
'~IW (The user intended not all code should interwork)' <funarmthumb> function <sym>.
The linker can diagnose where a non-interworking (~IW) function has its address taken by code
in the other state. This error is disabled by default, but can be enabled by linking with --strict.
The error can be downgraded to a warning with --diag_warning 6801 and subsequently
suppressed completely if required with --diag_suppress 6801
Where code, for example, in a.c uses the address of a non-interworking function in t.c:
armcc -c a.c
armcc --thumb -c t.c
armlink t.o a.o --strict
reports:
Error: L6801E: a.o(.text) containing ARM code cannot use the address of '~IW' Thumb
function foo.
L6802E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<idx> in <objname>(<secname>) with respect to

<armsym>. Thumb Branch to non-Thumb symbol in <armobjname>(<armsecname>).
<armsym>. Thumb Branch is unlikely to reach target in<armobjname>(<armsym>).
L6804W: Legacy use of symbol type STT_TFUNC detected
<armsym>. Branch to untyped Absolute symbol in <armobjname>, target state unknown
<othersym>. Branch to untyped symbol in <otherobjname>(<othersecname>), ABI requires
external code symbols to be of type STT_FUNC.
<othersym>. Branch to untyped symbol in same section. State change is required.
L6809W: Relocation <rel_class>:<idx> in <objname>(<secname>) is of deprecated type
<rtype>, please see ARMELF for ABI compliant alternative
L6810E: Relocation <rel_class>:<idx> in <objname>(<secname>) is of obsolete type
<rtype>
Relocation errors and warnings are most likely to occur if you are linking object files built with
previous versions of the ARM tools.
To show relocation errors and warnings, use the --strict_relocations switch. This option
enables you to ensure ABI compliance of objects. It is off by default, and deprecated and
obsolete relocations are handled silently by the linker.
--strict_relocations, --no_strict_relocations.
L6812U: Unknown symbol action type, please contact your supplier.
L6813U: Could not find Symbol <symname> to rename to <newname>.

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L6815U: Out of memory. Allocation Size:<alloc_size> System Size:<system_size>.

This error is reported by ARM Compiler v4.1 and later. It provides information about the
amount of memory available and the amount of memory required to perform the link step.
This error occurs because the linker does not have enough memory to link your target object.
This is not common, but might be triggered for a number of reasons, such as:
• Linking very large objects or libraries together.
• Generating a large amount of debug information.
• Having very large regions defined in your scatter file.
In these cases, your workstation might run out of virtual memory.
This issue might also occur if you use the FIXED scatter-loading attribute. The FIXED attribute
forces an execution region to become a root region in ROM at a fixed address. The linker might
have to add padding bytes between the end of the previous execution region and the FIXED
region, to generate the ROM image. The linker might run out of memory if large amounts of
padding are added when the address of the FIXED region is far away from the end of the
execution region. The link step might succeed if the gap is reduced.
While the linker can generate images of almost any size, it requires a larger amount of memory
to run and finish the link. Try the following solutions to improve link-time performance, to
avoid the Out of memory error:
1. Shut down all non-essential applications and processes when you are linking.
For example, if you are running under Eclipse, try running your linker from the command-
line, or exiting and restarting Eclipse between builds.
2. Use the 64-bit version of the linker.
If you are using a 64-bit operating system, it is possible to make use of a 64-bit version of
armlink.

Changing to the 64-bit linker.
3. Use the --no_debug linker option.
This command tells the linker to create the object without including any debug information.
--debug, --no_debug.
Note
It is not possible to perform source level debugging if you use this option.
4. Reduce debug information.

If you do not want to use the --no_debug option, there are other methods you can use to try
to reduce debug information.
Methods of reducing debug information in objects and libraries.
You can also use the fromelf utility to strip debug information from objects and libraries
that you do not have to debug.
See the following in the fromelf User Guide:
--strip=option[,option,...].

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5. Use partial linking.

You can use partial linking to split the link stage over a few smaller operations. Doing this
also stops duplication of the object files in memory in the final link.
--partial.
6. Increase memory support on Windows operating systems.
On some Windows operating systems it is possible to increase the virtual address space from
2GB (the default) to 3GB.
For more information, see the following Microsoft article:
Memory Support and Windows Operating Systems.
7. Use the --no_eager_load_debug linker option.
This option is available in RVCT 4.0 build 697 and later. It causes the linker to remove
debug section data from memory after object loading. This lowers the peak memory usage of
the linker at the expense of some linker performance, because much of the debug data has to
be loaded again when the final image is written.
--eager_load_debug, --no_eager_load_debug.
If you are still experiencing the same problem, raise a support case.
<symname>, Branch source address <srcaddr> cannot reach next available pool at
[<pool_base>,<pool_limit>). Please use the --veneer_pool_size option to increase the
contingency.
The --veneer_inject_type=pool veneer generation model requires branches to veneers in the
pool to be able to reach the pool limit, which is the highest possible address a veneer can use. If
a branch is later found that cannot reach the pool limit, and armlink is able to fit all the veneers
in the pool into the lower pool limit, then armlink reduces the pool limit to accommodate the
branch. Error message L6828 is issued only if armlink is unable to lower the pool limit.
--veneer_inject_type=type.
<armsym>. ARM branch to non-ARM/Thumb symbol in <armobjname>(<armsecname>).
L6899E: Existing SYMDEFS file '<filename> 'is read-only.
L6900E: Expected parentheses to specify priority between AND and OR operators.
L6901E: Expected symbol name.
L6902E: Expected a string.
L6903E: Cannot execute '<text>' in '<clause>' clause of script.
L6904E: Destination symbol of rename operation clashes with another rename.
L6905E: Source symbol of rename operation clashes with another rename.
L6906E: (This is the rename operation which it clashes with.)
L6907E: Expected an expression.
L6910E: Expected a phase name.
L6912W: Symbol <symname> defined at index <idx> in <oepname>(<secname>), has ABI
symbol type <symtype> which is inconsistent with mapping symbol type <maptype>.
L6913E: Expected execution region name.
L6914W: option <spurious> ignored when using --<memoption>.

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L6915E: Library reports error: <msg>

The message is typically one of the following:
• Error: L6915E: Library reports error: scatter-load file declares no heap or stack
regions and __user_initial_stackheap is not defined.
or
Error: L6915E: Library reports error: The semihosting __user_initial_stackheap
cannot reliably set up a usable heap region if scatter loading is in use
It is most likely that you have not re-implemented __user_setup_stackheap() or you have
not defined ARM_LIB_STACK or ARM_LIB_HEAP regions in the respective scatter file.
Note
__user_setup_stackheap() supersedes the deprecated function
__user_initial_stackheap().
See the following in the Software Development Guide:

Placing the stack and heap.
— __user_setup_stackheap().
— Legacy function __user_initial_stackheap().
Reserving an empty region.
• Error: L6915E: Library reports error: __use_no_semihosting was requested but
<function> was referenced.
Where <function> represents __user_initial_stackheap, _sys_exit, _sys_open,

_sys_tmpnam, _ttywrch, system, remove, rename, _sys_command_string, time, or
clock.
This error can appear when retargeting semihosting-using functions, to avoid any SVC or
BKPT instructions being linked-in from the C libraries.
Ensure that no semihosting-using functions are linked in from the C library by using:
#pragma import(__use_no_semihosting)
Using the libraries in a nonsemihosting environment.
If there are still semihosting-using functions being linked in, the linker reports this error.
To resolve this, you must provide your own implementations of these C library functions.
The emb_sw_dev directory contains examples of how to re-implement some of the more
common semihosting-using functions. See the file retarget.c.
See the following for more information on semihosting-using C library functions:
ARM C and C++ Libraries and Floating-Point Support User Guide.
Note
The linker does not report any semihosting-using functions such as, for example,
__semihost(), in your own application code.
To identify which semihosting-using functions are still being linked-in from the C libraries:
1. Link with armlink --verbose --list err.txt
2. Search err.txt for occurrences of __I$use$semihosting

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For example:
...
Loading member sys_exit.o from c_4.l.
reference : __I$use$semihosting
definition: _sys_exit
...
This shows that the semihosting-using function _sys_exit is linked-in from the C
library. To prevent this, you must provide your own implementation of this function.
• Error: L6915E: Library reports error:__use_no_heap was requested, but <reason>
was referenced
If <reason> represents malloc, free, __heapstats, or __heapvalid, the use of

__use_no_heap conflicts with these functions.
• Error: L6915E: Library reports error:__use_no_heap_region was requested, but
<reason> was referenced
If <reason> represents malloc, free, __heapstats, __heapvalid, or __argv_alloc, the

use of __use_no_heap_region conflicts with these functions.
L6916E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<idx> in <oepname>(<spname>). R_ARM_CALL for
conditional BL instruction).
L6917E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<idx> in <oepname>(<spname>). R_ARM_JUMP24 for BLX
instruction.
L6918W: Execution region <ername> placed at 0x<eraddr> needs padding to ensure
alignment <spalign> of <oepname>(<spname>).
L6922E: Section <objname>(<secname>) has mutually exclusive attributes (READONLY and
TLS)
L6923E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<idx> in <oepname>(<spname>) with respect to
<symname>. TLS relocation <type> to non-TLS symbol in <symobjname>(<symsecname>).
L6924E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<idx> in <oepname>(<spname>) with respect to
<symname>. Non-TLS relocation <type> to STT_TLS symbol in <symobjname>(<symsecname>).
L6925E: Ignoring <token> attribute for region <region>. MemAccess support has been
removed.
L6926E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<idx> in <oepname>(<spname>) has incorrect relocation
type <rtype> for instruction encoding 0x<bl>.
L6927E: Relocation #<rel_class>:<idx> in <oepname>(<spname>) has incorrect relocation
type <rtype> for instruction encoding 0x<bl1><bl2>.
L6932W: Library reports warning: <msg>
See the following in the Migration and Compatibility Guide:
Linker changes between RVCT v3.1 and RVCT v4.0.
L6935E: Debug Group contents are not identical, <name> with signature sym <sig> from
objects (<new>) and (<old>)
L6936E: Multiple RESOLVE clauses in library script for symbol '<sym>'.
L6937E: Multiple definitions of library script function '<func>'.
L6939E: Missing alignment for region <regname>.
L6940E: Alignment <alignment> for region <regname> must be at least 4 and a power of
2 or MAX.
L6941W: chmod system call failed for file <filename> error <perr>
L6942E: Execution Region <ername> contains multiple <type>, sections:
L6966E: Alignment <alignment> for region <regname> cannot be negative.
L6967E: Entry point (<address>) points to a THUMB instruction but is not a valid
THUMB code pointer.
L6968E: Could not parse Linux Kernel version \"<kernel>\".
L6969W: Changing AT Section <name> type from RW to RO in <ername>.

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L6971E: <objname>(<secname>) type <type> incompatible with <prevobj>(<prevname>) type

<prevtype> in er <ername>.
You might see this message when placing __at sections with a scatter file. For example, the
following code in main.c and the related scatter file gives this error:
int variable __attribute__((at(0x200000)));
LR1 0x0000 0x20000

{
ER1 0x0 0x2000
{
*(+RO)
}
ER2 0x8000 0x2000
{
main.o
}
RAM 0x200000 (0x1FF00-0x2000)
{
*(+RW, +ZI)
}
}
The variable has the type ZI, and the linker attempts to place it at address 0x200000. However,
this address is reserved for RW sections by the scatter file. This produces the error:
Error: L6971E: stdio_streams.o(.data) type RW incompatible with
main.o(.ARM.__AT_0x00200000) type ZI in er RAM.
To fix this, change the address in your source code, for example:
int variable __attribute__((at(0x210000)));

• Methods of placing functions and data at specific addresses.
L6972E: <objname>(<secname>) with required base 0x<required> has been assigned base
address 0x<actual>.
L6973E: Error placing AT section at address 0x<addr> in overlay ER <ername>.
For example, you attempted to use __attribute__((at(address))) to place a section when
building a DLL or application with an overlay region. __attribute__((at(address)))
requires that you specify a fixed location in a scatter file with .ARM.__at_address. In this case,
you must also specify the --no_autoat linker option.
• --autoat, --no_autoat.
L6974E: AT section <name> does not have a base address.
Placement of sections at a specific address with __at.
L6975E: <objname>(<secname>) cannot have a required base and SHF_MERGE.
L6976E: <objname>(<secname>) cannot have a required base and SHF_LINK_ORDER.
L6977E: <objname>(<secname>) cannot be part of a contiguous block of sections
L6978W: <objname>(<secname>) has a user defined section type and a required base
address.
L6979E: <objname>(<secname>) with required base address cannot be placed in Position
Independent ER <ername>.
L6980W: FIRST and LAST ignored for <objname>(<secname>) with required base address.
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L6981E: __AT incompatible with BPABI and SystemV Image types

Restrictions on placing __at sections.
L6982E: AT section <objname>(<spname>) with base <base> limit <limit> overlaps
address range with AT section <obj2name>(<sp2name>) with base <base2> limit <limit2>.
L6983E: AT section <objname>(<spname>) with required base address <base> out of range
for ER <ername> with base <erbase> and limit <erlimit>.
This can occur if you specify __attribute__((at(address))) in your
code, .ARM.__at_address in your scatter file, and --no_autoat option on the linker command
line. In this case, the address part of .ARM.__at_address must be specified as eight
hexadecimal digits. For example:
int x1 __attribute__((at(0x4000))); // defined in function.c
; scatter file
LR1 0x0
{
...
function.o(.ARM.__at_0x00004000)
...
}

L6984E: AT section <objname>(<spname>) has required base address <base> which is not
aligned to section alignment <alignment>.
L6985E: Unable to automatically place AT section <objname>(<spname>) with required
base address <base>. Please manually place in the scatter file using the --no_autoat
option.

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Chapter 4
ELF Image Converter Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the ELF image converter, fromelf.
• 4.1 List of the fromelf error and warning messages on page 4-147.

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4 ELF Image Converter Errors and Warnings
4.1 List of the fromelf error and warning messages

Lists the error and warning messages that fromelf produces.
Q0105E: Load region #<segindex> extends beyond top of address space.
Q0106E: Out of Memory.
Q0107E: Failed writing output file '<filename>': <reason>
Q0108E: Could not create output file '<filename>': <reason>
Q0119E: No output file specified.
Q0120E: No input file specified.
Q0122E: Could not open file '<filename>': <reason>
If <reason> is Invalid argument, this might be because you have invalid characters on the
command line.
For example, on Windows you might have used the escape character \ when specifying a filter
with an archive file:
fromelf --elf --strip=all t.a$test*.o$ -o filtered/
On Windows, use:
fromelf --elf --strip=all t.a(test*.o) -o filtered/

input_file.
Q0128E: File i/o failure.
This error can occur if you specify a directory for the --output command-line option, but you
did not terminate the directory with a path separator. For example, --output=my_elf_files/.
--output=destination.
Q0129E: Not a 32 bit ELF file.
Q0130E: Not a 64 bit ELF file.
Q0131E: Invalid ELF identification number found.
This error is given if you attempt to use fromelf on a file which is not in ELF format, or which is
corrupted. Object (.o) files and executable (.axf) files are in ELF format.
Q0132E: Invalid ELF section index found <idx>.
Q0133E: Invalid ELF segment index found <idx>.
Q0134E: Invalid ELF string table index found <idx>.
Q0135E: Invalid ELF section entry size found.
Q0136E: ELF Header contains invalid file type.
Q0137E: ELF Header contains invalid machine name.
Q0138E: ELF Header contains invalid version number.
See Q0131E.
Q0147E: Failed to create Directory <dir>: <reason>
If <reason> is File exists, this might be because you have specified a directory that has the
same name as a file that already exists. For example, if a file called filtered already exists,
then the following command produces this error:
fromelf --elf --strip=all t.a(test*.o) -o filtered/
The path separator character / informs fromelf that filtered is a directory.

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4 ELF Image Converter Errors and Warnings
Q0171E: Invalid st_name index into string table <idx>.

See Q0131E.
Q0172E: Invalid index into symbol table <idx>.
See Q0131E.
Q0186E: This option requires debugging information to be present
The --fieldoffsets option requires the image to be built with dwarf debug tables.
Q0425W: Incorrectly formed virtual function elimination header in file
Q0426E: Error reading vtable information from file
Q0427E: Error getting string for symbol in a vtable
Q0433E: Diagnostic style <style> not recognised
Q0440E: No relocation sections for <secname>
Q0447W: Unknown Diagnostic number (<num>)
Q0448W: Read past the end of the compressed data while decompressing section
'<secname>' #<secnum> in <file>
This might indicate an internal fault. Contact your supplier.
Q0449W: Write past the end of the uncompressed data buffer of size <bufsize> while
decompressing section '<secname>' #<secnum> in <file>
This might indicate an internal fault. Contact your supplier.
Q0450W: Section '<secname>' #<secnum> in file <file> uses a mixture of legacy and
current ABI relocation types.
Q0451W: Option '--strip symbols' used without '--strip debug' on an ELF file that has
debug information.
Q0452W: Option '--strip filesymbols' used without '--strip debug' on an ELF file that
has debug information.
Q0453W: Stripping path names from '<path1>' and '<path2>' produces a duplicate file
name '<filename>'.
Q0454E: In ELF file: <details>

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Chapter 5
Librarian Errors and Warnings
Describes the error and warning messages for the ARM librarian, armar.
• 5.1 List of the armar error and warning messages on page 5-150.

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5 Librarian Errors and Warnings
5.1 List of the armar error and warning messages
5.1 List of the armar error and warning messages

Lists the error and warning messages that armar produces.
L6800U: Out of memory
L6825E: Reading archive '<archive>' : <reason>
L6826E: '<archive>' not in archive format
L6827E: '<archive>': malformed symbol table
L6828E : '<archive>': malformed string table
L6829E: '<archive>': malformed archive (at offset <offset>)
L6830E: Writing archive '<archive>' : <reason>
L6831E: '<member>' not present in archive '<archive>'
L6832E: Archive '<archive>' not found : <reason>
L6833E: File '<filename>' does not exist
L6835E: Reading file '<filename>' : <reason>
L6836E: '<filename>' already exists, so will not be extracted
L6838E: No archive specified
L6839E: One of the actions -[<actions>] must be specified
L6840E: Only one action option may be specified
L6841E: Position '<position>' not found
L6842E: Filename '<filename>' too long for file system
L6843E: Writing file '<filename>' : <reason>
L6874W: Minor variants of archive member '<member>' include no base variant
Minor variants of the same function exist within a library. Find the two equivalent objects and
remove one of them.
L6875W: Adding non-ELF object '<filename>' to archive '<name>'

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Chapter 6
Other Errors and Warnings
Describes error and warning messages that might be displayed by any of the tools.
• 6.1 Internal faults and other unexpected failures on page 6-152.
• 6.2 List of other error and warning messages on page 6-153.

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6 Other Errors and Warnings
6.1 Internal faults and other unexpected failures
6.1 Internal faults and other unexpected failures

Internal faults indicate that the tool has failed an internal consistency check or has encountered some
unexpected input that it could not deal with. They might point to a potential issue in the tool itself.
For example:
Internal fault: [0x87ecef:5051234]
contains:
• The message description (Internal fault).
• A six hex digit fault code for the error that occurred (0x87ecef).
In RVCT 2.2 and earlier this was a four digit code.
• The version number (505 is ARM Compiler 5.05).
• The build number (1234 in this example).
If you see an internal fault, contact your supplier.
To facilitate the investigation, try to send only the single source file or function that is causing the error,
plus the command-line options used.
It might be necessary to preprocess the file (that is, to take account of files added with #include). To do
this, pass the file through the preprocessor as follows:
armcc <options> –E sourcefile.c > PPsourcefile.c
where <options> are your normal compile switches, such as -O2, -g, -I, -D, but without -c.
Check that the error is still reproducible with the preprocessed file. For example, compile it with:
armcc <options> -c PPsourcefile.c
Then provide the PPsourcefile.c file and the <options> to your supplier.

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6 Other Errors and Warnings
6.2 List of other error and warning messages
6.2 List of other error and warning messages

A list of the error and warning messages that any of the tools in the ARM Compiler toolchain produce.
Note
When the message is displayed, the X prefixing the message number is replaced by an appropriate letter
relating to the tool. For example, the code X3900U is displayed as L3900U by the linker when you have
specified an unrecognized option.
X3900U: Unrecognized option '<dashes><option>'.

<option> is not recognized by the tool. This could be because of a spelling error or the use of an
unsupported abbreviation of an option.
X3901U: Missing argument for option '<option>'.
X3902U: Recursive via file inclusion depth of <limit> reached in file '<file>'.
X3903U: Argument '<argument>' not permitted for option '<option>'.
Possible reasons include malformed integers or unknown arguments.
X3904U: Could not open via file '<file>'.
X3905U: Error when reading from via file '<file>'.
X3906U: Malformed via file '<file>'.
X3907U: Via file '<file>' command too long for buffer.
X3908U: Overflow: '<string>' will not fit in an integer.
X3910W: Old syntax, please use '<hyphens><option><separator><parameter>'.
X3912W: Option '<option>' is deprecated.
X3913W: Could not close via file '<file>'.
X3915W: Argument '<argument>' to option '<option>' is deprecated
X3916U: Unexpected argument for option '<dashes><option>'
X3917U: Concatenated options cannot have arguments: -<option> <arg>
X9905E: cannot use --apcs=/hardfp without floating point hardware
X9906E: cannot use --apcs=/hardfp with fpu <fpu_option>
X9907E: unable to select no floating point support
X9908E: --fpmode=none overrides --fpu choice

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Appendix A
Errors and Warnings Reference Guide Document
Revisions
Describes the technical changes that have been made to the Errors and Warnings Reference Guide.
• A.1 Revisions for Errors and Warnings Reference Guide on page Appx-A-155.
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A Errors and Warnings Reference Guide Document Revisions
A.1 Revisions for Errors and Warnings Reference Guide

The following technical changes have been made to the Errors and Warnings Reference Guide.
Table A-1 Differences between issue J and issue K
Change Topics affected
Changes to the compiler messages: 1.2 List of the armcc error and warning messages
• Added error and warning messages 3082 to 3720 inclusive. These are new on page 1-12
in ARM Compiler 5.05.
• Moved the messages in the form C4XXX into the list of armcc error and
warning messages.
• Mentioned that C4017W is suppressed by default.
Changes to the linker messages: 3.2 List of the armlink error and warning messages
• Added more detail for L6221E. on page 3-107
Changes to the assembler messages: 2.1 List of the armasm error and warning messages
• Added all missing error and warning messages. on page 2-77
• Added a description for A1871E.
Table A-2 Differences between issue I and issue J
Changed references to environment variables from ARMCCnINC and • 1.2 List of the armcc error and warning
ARMCCnLIB to ARMCC5INC and ARMCC5LIB. messages on page 1-12
• 3.2 List of the armlink error and warning
messages on page 3-107
Table A-3 Differences between Issue H and Issue I
• Added more detail for 95, 1043, 1083, 1296, 1559. on page 1-12
• Updated message ID numbers to reflect renumbering of C3nnn to C4nnn.
• Removed obsolete messages C3000E, C3015E, C3055U, and C3064E.
• Added more detail for L6202E, L6330W. on page 3-107
• Changed the article linked to from L6238E.
• Where appropriate, changed the term local label to numeric local label. on page 2-77
• Improved the description of A1746W.

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Table A-4 Differences between Issue G and Issue H
• Added error and warning messages 2902 to 3040 inclusive, which are new on page 1-12
• Added error and warning messages 3049 to 3081 inclusive, which are new
Enhanced the description of the linker error message L6973E. 3.2 List of the armlink error and warning messages
on page 3-107
Table A-5 Differences between Issue E and Issue F
Changes to the compiler messages: • 6.1 Internal faults and other unexpected failures
• Changed the version number component of internal compiler errors from on page 6-152
two to three digits. • 1.2 List of the armcc error and warning
• Removed messages 1113 and 2523 because they are no longer valid. messages on page 1-12
• Added the remarks 2813 and 2815.
• Corrected the E, W or U suffix in many error and warning message codes. on page 2-77
• Added more detail for A1322E, A1477E, A1745W, A1786W, A1788W and
A1809W.
• Added cross references to the descriptions for L6218E and L6932W. on page 3-107
• Added more detail for L6242E and L6248E.
Changed the ARMCCnnLIB and ARMCCnnINC environment variables to Various topics

ARMCCnLIB and ARMCCnINC.
Where appropriate: Various topics

• Changed Thumb-1 to 16-bit Thumb.
• Changed Thumb-2 to 32-bit Thumb.
Table A-6 Differences between Issue D and Issue E
• Added more detail for error 1558. on page 1-12
• Removed messages A1588E, A1589E, A1597E, A1613E, A1614E, and on page 2-77
A1646W, because they are not reachable.

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Table A-7 Differences between Issue C and Issue D
• Added messages C3335E, C3336W, C3337E, and C3338W. on page 1-12
• Removed error C3053W, because --profile is deprecated.
• Added cross references to various messages.
• Added messages A1903E, A1907W, A1908E, and A1909E. on page 2-77
• Added cross references to A1450W.
• Added L6064E. on page 3-107
• Corrected examples for L6216E.
• Added L6815U.
• Updated the description of L6002U.
• Updated the description of L6310W.
• Added cross references to various messages.
Changes to the fromelf messages: 4.1 List of the fromelf error and warning messages
• Added cross references to various messages. on page 4-147
Table A-8 Differences between Issue B and Issue C
• Added L6828E.
Table A-9 Differences between Issue A and Issue B
• Added more detail for 631 and 634. on page 1-12
• Removed A1590E. on page 2-77
• Added more detail for A1746W.
• Added more detail for L6220E, L6221E, L6384E, L6915E, and L6971E.
• Added cross-references for L6224E and L6469E.
Changes to the fromelf messages: 4.1 List of the fromelf error and warning messages
• Added more detail for errors Q0122E, Q0128E, and Q0147E. on page 4-147

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1.1 Suppressing armcc error and warning messages

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1.2 List of the armcc error and warning messages

results in the message:

because file.h does not exist in the system include directory.

9: nested comment is not allowed

10: "#" not expected here

12: parsing restarts here after previous syntax error

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14: extra text after expected end of preprocessing directive

16: <entity> is not a valid source file name

20: identifier <entity> is undefined

results in the message:

Another example of code that can cause this error is:

which results in the message:

because i has not been declared.

25: quoted string should contain at least one character

26: too many characters in character constant

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27: character value is out of range

28: expression must have a constant value

41: expression must have arithmetic or pointer type

causes the compiler to produce:

Compiling this with armcc -c foo.c defines TEST to be 0 (the default).

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56: operand of sizeof may not be a function

65: expected a ";"

An overflow no longer occurs, and so no error is reported.

See the following in the armcc User Guide:

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