CubeIDE V1.18.0 Does not link project correctly

Hi,

I have a touchGFX V4.23.2 project  written with CubeIDE at least four IDE versions ago and have not had any upgrade problems until I upgraded from 1.17.0 to 1.18.0.

When I do a clean build I end up with memory link assignment errors:

When I do a build using 1.17.0 of the IDE i get an error free compilation and the project runs fine on the target.

I have checked that the build using 1.18.0 is using the correct linker script and that is OK.

I also checked the section attributes on the variable that go into the external ram and flash.

I note that a new version of gcc has been included, (Updated to GCC 13 as default toolchain) maybe there is a problem with that.

Any ideas on this?

My linker script is shown below.

/* Entry Point */
ENTRY(Reset_Handler)

/* Highest address of the user mode stack */
 _sstack = ORIGIN(DTC_STACK);
_estack = ORIGIN(DTC_STACK) + LENGTH(DTC_STACK);	/* end of "RAM" Ram type memory */

_Min_Heap_Size = 4k ;	/* required amount of heap */
_Min_Stack_Size = 4k ;	/* required amount of stack */

/* Memories definition */
MEMORY
{
 ITCMRAM 			(xr) : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 64K

 DTC_STACK 			(xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = _Min_Heap_Size + _Min_Stack_Size
 DTCM_MISC				(xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x20002000, LENGTH = 120K

 RAM 			(xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x24000000, LENGTH = 256K
 RAMFB 			(xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x24040000, LENGTH = 768K
 FLASH 			(rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08000000, LENGTH = 2048K
 OSPI	 			(xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x90000000, LENGTH = 63936K
 OSPI_BACKUP1 		(xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x93ff0000, LENGTH = 4k
 OSPI_BACKUP2 		(xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x93ff1000, LENGTH = 4K
 D2SRAM1	 			 (rw)	 : ORIGIN = 0x30000000, LENGTH = 32K
 D2SRAM2	 			 (rw)	 : ORIGIN = 0x30010000, LENGTH = 64K
 SRD_SRAM 			(rwx)	 : ORIGIN = 0x38000000, LENGTH = 31k
 BACKUP_SRAM 			(rw)	 : ORIGIN = 0x38800000, LENGTH = 4k
 EXT_RAM_STATS_OUT	(xrw) : ORIGIN = 0xD0000000, LENGTH = 16384K
}


/* Sections */
SECTIONS
{
 /* The startup code into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
 .isr_vector :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 KEEP(*(.isr_vector)) /* Startup code */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH


 /* The program code and other data into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
 .text :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 *(.text) /* .text sections (code) */
 *(.text*) /* .text* sections (code) */

 *(.glue_7) /* glue arm to thumb code */
 *(.glue_7t) /* glue thumb to arm code */
 *(.eh_frame)

 KEEP (*(.init))
 KEEP (*(.fini))

 . = ALIGN(4);
 _etext = .; /* define a global symbols at end of code */
 } >FLASH


 /* Constant data into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
 .rodata :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 *(.rodata) /* .rodata sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
 *(.rodata*) /* .rodata* sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH


 .ARM.extab : {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH


 .ARM : {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 __exidx_start = .;
 *(.ARM.exidx*)
 __exidx_end = .;
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH


 .preinit_array :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_start = .);
 KEEP (*(.preinit_array*))
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_end = .);
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH


 .init_array :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
 KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
 KEEP (*(.init_array*))
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH


 .fini_array :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_start = .);
 KEEP (*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))
 KEEP (*(.fini_array*))
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH


 /* Code into ITCMRAM */
 _itcm_load_ = LOADADDR(.itcm);
 .itcm :
 {
 	. = ALIGN(4);
	_itcm_start_ = .;
	*(.isr_vector_itcm)
	*(.ITCM_SECTION)
	. = ALIGN(4);
 	_itcm_end_ = .;
 } >ITCMRAM AT >FLASH


 /* Used by the startup to initialize data */
 _sidata = LOADADDR(.data);

 /* Initialized data sections into "RAM" Ram type memory */
 .data :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _sdata = .; /* create a global symbol at data start */
 *(.data) /* .data sections */
 *(.data*) /* .data* sections */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _edata = .; /* define a global symbol at data end */
 } >RAM AT> FLASH


 /* Uninitialized data section into "RAM" Ram type memory */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 .bss :
 {
 /* This is used by the startup in order to initialize the .bss section */
 _sbss = .; /* define a global symbol at bss start */
 __bss_start__ = _sbss;
 *(.bss)
 *(.bss*)
 *(COMMON)
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _ebss = .; /* define a global symbol at bss end */
 __bss_end__ = _ebss;
 } >RAM


 /* User_heap_stack section, used to check that there is enough "RAM" Ram type memory left */
 ._user_heap_stack :
 {
 . = ALIGN(8);
 PROVIDE ( end = . );
 PROVIDE ( _end = . );
 . = . + _Min_Heap_Size;
 . = . + _Min_Stack_Size;
 . = ALIGN(8);
 } >DTC_STACK

/*
 .heap : {
 __heap_start__ = .;
 end = __heap_start__;
 _end = end;
 __end = end;
 . = . + _Min_Heap_Size;
 KEEP(*(.heap))
 __heap_end__ = .;
 __HeapLimit = __heap_end__;
 } > DTC_STACK

 .stack : ALIGN(0x8) {
 _stack = .;
 __stack = .;
 . = . + _Min_Stack_Size;
 __StackTop = . ;
 KEEP(*(.stack))
 } > DTC_STACK
*/


 	.DTCM_MISC : {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _sDTCM_MISC = .;
 __sDTCM_MISC__ = _sDTCM_MISC;
 *(.DTCM_MISC) /* All nominated variables */
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 _eDTCM_MISC = .;
 __eDTCM_MISC__ = _eDTCM_MISC;
 } >DTCM_MISC


 /* Backup Ram*/
 .proxVars (NOLOAD) :
 {
 	_bubss = .;
 	__bubss__start = _bubss;
 	*(.PROX_VARS_BACK)

 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	_ebubss = .;
 	__ebubss__ = _ebubss;
 }	>BACKUP_SRAM /* Battery Backed RAM */



 /* I2C DMA Ram*/
 .i2cDMA_Ram (NOLOAD) :
 {
 	_bubss = .;
 	__bubss__start = _bubss;
 	*(.PROX_I2C_TX_BUFF)
 	*(.PROX_I2C_RX_BUFF)
 	*(.ADC1_DMA_BUFF)
	*(.WI_FI_RX_Ram)
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	_ebubss = .;
 	__ebubss__ = _ebubss;
 }	>D2SRAM1 /* BDomain 2 AHB RAM */



 /* ADC2 Ram*/
 .ADC2_DMA_BUFF :
 {
 	_bubss = .;
 	__bubss__start = _bubss;
 	*(.ADC2_DMA_BUFF)
	*(.WI_FI_TX_Ram)
	*(.UART1_TX_DMA_RAM)
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	_ebubss = .;
 	__ebubss__ = _ebubss;
 }	>D2SRAM2 /* BDomain 2 AHB RAM */


 .RAM_D3_PLAY_BUFF (NOLOAD) : {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _sRAM_D3_REC_BUFF3 = .;
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _eRAM_D3_REC_BUFF = .;
 } >SRD_SRAM

 .EXT_RAM_STATS_OUT (NOLOAD) : {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _sEXT_RAM_STATS_OUT = .;
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _eEXT_RAM_STATS_OUT = .;
 } >EXT_RAM_STATS_OUT


 .OSPI_BACKUP_PARS1 (NOLOAD) :
 {
 _sOSPI_BACKUP_PARS1 = .;
 __sOSPI_BACKUP_PARS1 = _sOSPI_BACKUP_PARS1;
 * (.OSPI_BACKUP_PARS1)
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _eOSPI_BACKUP_PARS1 = .;
 __eOSPI_BACKUP_PARS1 = _eOSPI_BACKUP_PARS1;
 } >OSPI_BACKUP1


 .OSPI_BACKUP_PARS2 (NOLOAD) :
 {
 _sOSPI_BACKUP_PARS2 = .;
 __sOSPI_BACKUP_PARS2 = _sOSPI_BACKUP_PARS2;
 * (.OSPI_BACKUP_PARS2)
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _eOSPI_BACKUP_PARS2 = .;
 __eOSPI_BACKUP_PARS2 = _eOSPI_BACKUP_PARS2;
 } >OSPI_BACKUP2


 /* Remove information from the compiler libraries */
 /DISCARD/ :
 {
 libc.a ( * )
 libm.a ( * )
 libgcc.a ( * )
 }

 .ARM.attributes 0 : { *(.ARM.attributes) }

 FramebufferSection :
 {
 *(TouchGFX_Framebuffer TouchGFX_Framebuffer.*)
 *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
 . = ALIGN(0x4);
 } >RAMFB

 FontFlashSection :
 {
 *(FontFlashSection FontFlashSection.*)
 *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
 . = ALIGN(0x4);
 } >OSPI

 TextFlashSection :
 {
 *(TextFlashSection TextFlashSection.*)
 *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
 . = ALIGN(0x4);
 } >OSPI

 ExtFlashSection :
 {
 *(ExtFlashSection ExtFlashSection.*)
 *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
 . = ALIGN(0x4);
 } >OSPI
}