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- Removed py.test instructions (not available atm)
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## Table of Contents
1. [Installation](#installation)
1. [Using memap](#using-memap)
1. [Running pytest](#running-pytest)
1. [Current support](#current-support)
1. [Known problems](#known-problems)
## Installation
*memap* lives in https://github.com/ARMmbed/memap.
To get the latest version of *memap*, clone the repository and installed it:
```
git clone https://github.com/ARMmbed/memap
cd memap
python setup.py install
```
## Using memap
*memap* is a simple utility. These are the command line options:
*memap* is a simple utility which is automatically involved after a mbed-os build.
It's also possible to manually run the program with differnt command line options:
```
$> memap
$> python memap.py
usage: memap-script.py [-h] -t TOOLCHAIN [-o OUTPUT] [-j] [-v] file
Memory Map File Analyser for ARM mbed OS version 0.3.2
Memory Map File Analyser for ARM mbed OS version 0.3.7
positional arguments:
file memory map file
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Example:
```
$> memap GCC_ARM\myprog3.map -t GCC_ARM
$> python memap.py GCC_ARM\myprog3.map -t GCC_ARM
+-----------------------------------+-------+-------+------+
| Module | .text | .data | .bss |
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- stack: used to store local data, temporary data when branching to a subroutine and context switch info; considered dynamic allocated memory region in RAM.
## Running pytest
- Run automated tests, for example:
```
$> py.test
============================= test session starts =============================
platform win32 -- Python 2.7.11, pytest-2.9.1, py-1.4.31, pluggy-0.3.1
rootdir: ...\memap, inifile:
collected 3 items
test\test_memap.py ...
========================== 3 passed in 0.11 seconds ===========================
```
## Current support
*memap* has been tested on Windows 7.
*memap* has been tested on Windows 7, Linux and Mac.
Supported map files generated by the following toolchains: gcc, ARM Compiler 5 and IAR.
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This utility is considered 'Alpha' quality at the moment.
The report generated may not be accurate and may vary from one toolchain to another.
If you are seeing problems or would like new features to be added then please raise a ticket on [GitHub](https://github.com/ARMmbed/memap/issues).
If you are seeing problems or would like new features to be added then please raise a ticket on [GitHub](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/issues) and use the ```[memap] ``` in the title.