avrdude: can't handle ELF file checkio.hex, ELF file support was not compiled in

Question

I am looking for someone who guide me to solve the below error in AVR Micro controller (OS:Debian 32 bit) .

/* checkio.c*/
#ifndef F_CPU
#define F_CPU 16000000UL
#endif
#include<avr/io.h>
#include<util/delay.h>
#include<avr/fuse.h>
int main()
{
  DDRA=0xFF;

  PORTA=0;
  while(1)
  {
       PORTA=0xFF;
       _delay_ms(1000);

        PORTA=0;
       _delay_ms(1000);
  }

  return 0;
}

AND related make file is :

CFLAGS1=-g -mmcu=atmega32 -c
CFLAGS2=-g -mmcu=atmega32 -o
GFLAGS3=-j .text -j .data ihex

checkio.hex:checkio.elf
    avr-objcopy $(CFLAGS3) checkio.elf checkio.hex
checkio.elf:checkio.o
    avr-gcc $(CFLAGS2) checkio.elf checkio.o
checkio.o:checkio.c
    avr-gcc $(CFLAGS1) checkio.c

burn:   
    sudo /home/poonam/proj_utility/avr_dude/install/bin/avrdude -p atmega32 -P /dev/bus/usb/002/004 -c usbasp -u -U flash:w:checkio.hex
clean:
    rm *.elf *.hex *.o

avrdude: warning: cannot set sck period. please check for usbasp firmware update.

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9502

avrdude: NOTE: "flash" memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed To disable this feature, specify the -D option.

avrdude: erasing chip

avrdude: warning: cannot set sck period. please check for usbasp firmware update.

avrdude: reading input file "checkio.hex"

avrdude: input file checkio.hex auto detected as ELF

avrdude: can't handle ELF file checkio.hex, ELF file support was not compiled in

avrdude: read from file 'checkio.hex' failed

avrdude done. Thank you.

Answer 1

The bug is not that avrdude cannot handle elf files, but rather that your .hex file is an elf file rather then a hex file in the first instance.

Your objcopy command should specify the output file format:

avr-objcopy -O ihex checkio.elf checkio.hex
            ^^^^^^^

Perhaps the apparent typo: GFLAGS3 instead of CFLAGS3 is the cause of this, but you still need the -O ihex rather then just ihex:

CFLAGS3=-j .text -j .data -O ihex

checkio.hex:checkio.elf
    avr-objcopy $(CFLAGS3) checkio.elf checkio.hex