Specifying section location in CCS4

Peter,
when you specify Program.sectionsExclude, you are supposed to supply section allocations in your own linker command file or in a template file specified by Program.sectionsTemplate (http://rtsc.eclipse.org/cdoc-tip/xdc/cfg/Program.html#sections.Template). Have you done that?
BTW, the regular expression for all sections is Program.sectionsExclude = ".*"

Once you have supplied your section allocation ordering the sections the way you want it, the linker should allocate the sections in the order you listed them. I haven't tried it, but I have found this in the linker docs (SPRU 186S):

7.7.2 Reducing Memory Fragmentation
The linker's allocation algorithm attempts to minimize memory fragmentation. This allows memory to be used more efficiently and increases the probability that your program will fit into memory. The algorithm comprises these steps:
1. Each output section for which you have supplied a specific binding address is placed in memory at that address.
2. Each output section that is included in a specific, named memory range or that has memory attribute restrictions is allocated. Each output section is placed into the first available space within the named area, considering alignment where necessary.
3. Any remaining sections are allocated in the order in which they are defined. Sections not defined in a SECTIONS directive are allocated in the order in which they are encountered. Each output section is placed into the first available memory space, considering alignment where necessary.

I had it as ".*", I mistyped it above.

I supplied my own cmd file with:

SECTIONS {

  .text:_c_int00:  {} > MYRAM

  .text:           {} > MYRAM

  .cinit:          {} > MYRAM

  ...

  .data:           {} > MYRAM

}

and get the same results.

I do not want to calculate absolute locations for my code to use a specific binding address as in 7.7.2 (1) and (2); that is the job of the compiler / linker.

I want my sections in specific memory areas.  How do I do that if they are not specified in a SECTIONS block (as in 7.7.2 (3)).

Section 7.5.4.3 specifies that it will reorder my sections from largest to smallest, and that is the result that I appear to get.

Peter,
I think I misread that section from the documentation. Karl's explanation is most likely the right one. I just wanted to verify that you are using the right values for your configuration parameters, so that you can supply your own linker command file.

If the solution that Karl is proposing does not work for you, you should move this thread to the compiler forum. Someone from the compiler team may have a solution.

I'm able to use the GROUP directive to get the results I'm looking for.

Thanks for the quick answer.

Peter