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region 'FLASH' already defined

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Description

I seem to have stumbled accross this issue region 'FLASH' already defined but the thread is closed by now.
The proposed fix (using the GNU linker) does work for me.

I wonder if I'm doing something wrong or if there's a bug here.
I set up a reproduction here:
https://github.com/dimpolo/linkerbug
The goal would be to have a bootloader sit at the first 32K of FLASH and the main application at the 32K after.

Steps to reproduce:

git clone https://github.com/dimpolo/linkerbug.git
cd linkerbug/bootloader
cargo build

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Research direction

Clone the linked dimpolo/linkerbug reproduction, enter linkerbug/bootloader, and run cargo build to reproduce the duplicate FLASH region error. Compare the failing linker setup with the proposed GNU linker workaround and verify a fix that keeps the bootloader in the first 32K of FLASH and the application after it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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