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Install

If you use Arm Development Studio or Keil MDK, the development suite will install Arm Compiler.

Install Development Studio
Install Keil MDK

Update

Get the latest Arm Compiler from our Downloads Center and follow the instructions for updating Arm Compiler with your current development suite.

Update with Development Studio
Update with Keil MDK

Configure

Easy to follow steps to configure Arm Compiler.

Build

Follow these steps to build your first ‘hello world’ program.

Migrate from armcc

Read the Migration and Compatibility Guide and learn how to transition from a legacy Arm Compiler toolchain to armclang.

Configure armclang behaviors

Learn about mandatory and commonly used options to control how armclang generates code for your application.

Optimize your code

Use Arm Compiler options, pragmas, attributes, and coding techniques to optimize your code.

Define a memory layout

Learn about placing code and data to map sections of an image to specific memory locations on a target.

Understand diagnostic messages

Find solutions for investigating errors and warnings reported by armar, armasm, armlink, or fromelf.



CMSIS with Arm Compiler

Get started with Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS) with Arm Compiler, and accelerate Cortex-M software development.

Include another binary

To create a single application or ROMable image, external binary files sometimes need to be included. Learn more about including another binary.

Build a secure application

Use the Armv8-M Security Extensions to build a secure application with an interface that provides secure services to Non-secure applications.

Find out what runs before main()

To validate your application startup sequence, learn about Arm C Library initialization functions.

Arm Compiler
documentation

Browse our documentation to learn about how to use Arm Compiler.

Arm Compiler for Functional Safety documentation

Browse our documentation to learn about how to use Arm Compiler for Functional Safety.