Target Specific Notes

The following are GCC predefined macros for ARM.

Table 1. GCC Predefined macros for ARM
Predefined Macro Description
__arm__ Always on for gcc arm.
__APCS_32 Always on for gcc arm.
__thumb__ Thumb is on.
__thumb2__ Thumb2 is on.
__ARMEB__ ARM big endian mode.
__ARMEL__ ARM little endian mode.
__THUMBEB__ Thumb big endian mode.
__THUMBEL__ Thumb little endian mode.
__SOFTFP__ Soft fp enabled.
__VFP_FP__ vfpu enabled.
__ARM_NEON__ ARM NEON enabled.
__THUMB_INTERWORK__ Interworking enabled.
__ARM_EABI__ Targeting arm aeabi
__ARM_ARCH_6M__ Targeting v6m architecture (cortex-m0)
__ARM_ARCH_7M__ Targeting v7m architecture (cortex-m4)