Now you can build targets with or without the reserved ROM var space.

Makefile.include

@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ include $(MC1322X)/board/Makefile.board
 
 include $(LIBMC1322X)/Makefile.lib
 
-
 CFLAGS += -I$(MC1322X)/src -I.
 
+ifdef USE_ROM_VARS
+	START = $(MC1322X)/src/start-romvars.o		
+endif
+
 # default start and isr
 ifndef START
 	START = $(MC1322X)/src/start.o	
@@ -43,9 +46,10 @@ sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/^[^:]*: *//' -e 's/ *\\$$//' \
 rm -f $(@:.o=.$$$$)
 endef
 
-
 $(START): $(START:.o=.s)
 	$(CC) $(AFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+$(MC1322X)/src/start-romvars.s:	$(MC1322X)/src/start.S
+	$(CPP) $(AFLAGS) -DUSE_ROM_VARS -o $@ $<
 
 $(ISR): $(ISR:.o=.c)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(ARM_FLAGS) -MMD $< -c -o $@
@@ -67,6 +71,11 @@ $(ISR): $(ISR:.o=.c)
 %.dis:		%.elf
 		$(OBJDUMP) -SD $< > $@
 
+%.s: %.S
+	$(CPP) $(AFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+%.o: %.S
+	$(CC) $(AFLAGS) -MMD -c -o $@ $<
+	@$(FINALIZE_DEPENDENCY)
 %.o:	%.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(THUMB_FLAGS) -MMD -c -o $@ $<
 	@$(FINALIZE_DEPENDENCY)
@@ -108,6 +117,7 @@ endif
 
 all: $(OBJDIR)/board.h 
 	for target in $(TARGETS); do make $$target\_$(BOARD).bin; done
+	for target in $(TARGETS_WITH_ROM_VARS); do make USE_ROM_VARS=1 $$target\_$(BOARD).bin; done
 
 allboards:
 	for board in $(BOARDS); do make BOARD=$$board all; done

mc1322x.lds

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ HEAP_SIZE = 1024;
   PROVIDE (__executable_start = 0x00400000); . = 0x00400000;
   .text           :
   {
-    *start.o	(.text)
+    *start*.o	(.text)
     *(.irq)		
     *(.text .stub .text.* .gnu.linkonce.t.*)
     /* .gnu.warning sections are handled specially by elf32.em.  */

src/start.S

@@ -86,10 +86,13 @@ _RPTV_2_START:
 _RPTV_3_START:
 	bx lr /* do nothing */
 
+#ifdef USE_ROM_VARS
 .org 0x120
 ROM_var_start: .word 0
 .org 0x7ff
 ROM_var_end:   .word 0
+#endif
+
 .code 32
 .align
 _begin:
@@ -117,7 +120,9 @@ _begin:
 
 // 	msr     cpsr_c,#(USR_MODE | I_BIT | F_BIT)
 
+#ifdef USE_ROM_VARS	
 	bl _rom_data_init+.-base
+#endif	
 	msr     cpsr_c,#(SVC_MODE) // turn on interrupts --- for debug only
 //	msr     cpsr_c,#(USR_MODE) // turn on interrupts --- for debug only		
 // 	add     r1,r1,#usr_stack_size

tests/Makefile

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ MC1322X := ..
 COBJS := tests.o 
 
 # all of the target programs to build
-TARGETS := blink-red blink-green blink-blue blink-white blink-allio \
+TARGETS := blink-green blink-blue blink-white blink-allio \
            uart1-loopback \
            nvm-read nvm-write romimg flasher \
            tmr tmr-ints \
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ TARGETS := blink-red blink-green blink-blue blink-white blink-allio \
            rftest-rx rftest-tx \
            printf
 
+# these targets are built with space reserved for variables needed by ROM services
+# this space is initialized with a rom call to rom_data_init
+TARGETS_WITH_ROM_VARS := blink-red
 
 include $(MC1322X)/Makefile.include