Can't run GNU ARM Hello world - c

Question

I'm trying to follow this tutorial
http://gnuarmeclipse.livius.net/blog/test-project/
to run a GNU ARM hello world.
I'm using eclipse luna on windows 8.1 x64.
I've installed the GNU ARM toolchain, and everything else the tutorial states.
The build passes, and gives the result specified in the tutorial
> 02:15:01 **** Build of configuration Debug for project ARMTest4 ****
> make all Building file: ../src/main.c Invoking: Cross ARM C Compiler
> arm-none-eabi-gcc -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -O0 -fmessage-length=0
> -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -g3 -std=gnu11 -MMD -MP -MF"src/main.d" -MT"src/main.o" -c -o "src/main.o" "../src/main.c" Finished building: ../src/main.c Building target: ARMTest4.elf
> Invoking: Cross ARM C Linker arm-none-eabi-gcc -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb
> -O0 -fmessage-length=0 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -g3 -Xlinker --gc-sections -Wl,-Map,"ARMTest4.map" --specs=rdimon.specs -Wl,--start-group -lgcc -lc -lc -lm -lrdimon -Wl,--end-group -o "ARMTest4.elf" ./src/main.o Finished building target: ARMTest4.elf Invoking: Cross ARM GNU Create Flash Image
> arm-none-eabi-objcopy -O ihex "ARMTest4.elf" "ARMTest4.hex" Finished
> building: ARMTest4.hex Invoking: Cross ARM GNU Print Size
> arm-none-eabi-size --format=berkeley "ARMTest4.elf" text data
> bss dec hex filename 8256 2396 260 10912
> 2aa0 ARMTest4.elf Finished building: ARMTest4.siz
>
> 02:15:06 Build Finished (took 5s.110ms)
Then, I try to run, and it fails, I have no idea why. It says "Error starting process"
The details in the error box state
> Error starting process. Cannot run program
> "C:\Users\Noam\workspace\cpp\ARMTest3\Debug\ARMTest3.elf": Launching
> failed Cannot run program
> "C:\Users\Noam\workspace\cpp\ARMTest3\Debug\ARMTest3.elf": Launching
> failed Cannot run program
> "C:\Users\Noam\workspace\cpp\ARMTest3\Debug\ARMTest3.elf": Launching
> failed
The only thing I can come up with is the code is supposed to run on some emulator and not my PC, which i have no idea how to do.
If this isn't the problem, please tell me what is.
I have also tried many other configurations for the hello world project, to no success.
My expected output for a working result: some console saying "Hello ARM world" to me.
Thanks.

Answer 1

You can't run ARM executables on an x64 processor. The tutorial expects you to have an ARM system available, like an emulator or a Raspberry Pi.

Answer 2

I can't make comments yet, so this is actually a follow up to wavemode's answer:
The quickest way to set up an emulator is with (depending on your platform) VirtualBox, or QEMU. Install Linux(or another OS that supports ARM binaries) into the image and boot from it. You'll need to transfer the binary to the emulated system, for example by SSH or HTTP.
Finding ARM images is relatively easy, and Debian, Fedora, ArchLinux, and others all provide pre-made images.

Answer 3

As others have stated, the GNU ARM tools are intended to target an external ARM microprocessor or microcontroller and the compiled programs will not run on your workstation.
There are a great number of ARM-based chips and development boards from several manufacturers that can be used with the GNU ARM tools and the idea is usually to create your own system with an embedded microcontroller. The program will need to be adapted for the specific microcontroller and board you are using.
The tutorial isn't clear, but the "Prerequisites" page linked from the tutorial has a section "Assign a device to the project", with a screenshot showing STM32F4-Discovery/STM32F407VG circled - I would assume the author is using that board.
The STM32 Discovery boards are low-cost (some under US$20), and include an ST-Link programmer/debugger and interesting peripherals to learn with. Other manufacturers usually have similar development boards featuring their parts.