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Toolchain introduction

The MCUXpresso SDK release for i.MX 8ULP includes the build system to be used with some toolchains. This chapter lists and explains the supported toolchains.

Compiler/Debugger

The release supports building and debugging with the toolchains listed in Table 1.

You can choose the appropriate one for development.

Arm GCC + SEGGER J-Link GDB Server. This is a command-line tool option and it supports both Windows OS and Linux OS.
IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm and SEGGER J-Link software. The IAR Embedded Workbench is an IDE integrated with editor, compiler, debugger, and other components. The SEGGER J-Link software provides the driver for the J-Link Plus debug probe and supports the device to attach, debug, and download.

Compiler/Debugger	Supported host OS	Debug probe	Tool website
Arm GCC/J-Link GDB Server	Windows OS/Linux OS	J-Link Plus	developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm

www.segger.com

www.segger.com

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Download the corresponding tools for the specific host OS from the website.

Note: To support i.MX 8ULP, the patch for IAR and SEGGER J-Link should be installed. The patch namediar_segger_support_patch_imx8ulp.zip can be used with the MCUXpresso SDK. See readme.txt in the patch for additional information about patch installation.

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