Description
Branch https://github.com/energia/msp430-lg-core/tree/new_compiler brings support for MSP-GCC 7.3.1.24 with large arrays in FRAM.
I tested successfully building and linking on macOS, with minor adaptations of the pack_mito_gcc.sh package generation utility.
However, I couldn't test uploading and running the executable on the MSP430 boards, as DSLite has a compatibility issue with macOS 10.14. The bug was reported at macOS 10.14 — Upload to MSP430FR5994 Fails #69 on GitHub and MSP-EXP430FR5994: macOS 10.14 Mojave — Upload to MSP430FR5994 ezFET Fails on the E2E forum.
Wouldn't be nice to release the MSP-GCC 7.3.1.24 version through the main distribution channel, preferably as a new boards package MSP430-New along existing MSP430-Legacy? MSP430-New would target MSP430 MCUs with large FRAM while MSP430-Legacy would focus on MSP430 MCUs with no or small FRAM.