avr-g++ generates errors with c++-code - c++

Question

I want to compile some of my cpp-functions with the avr-g++ compiler & linker. My experience from former projects tells me that it definitely works with new and delete. But somehow this function compiles without errors:
void usart_controller::send_data(uint32_t * data32, size_t data32_size)
{
size_t data_size = 4 * data32_size;
//uint8_t * data = new uint8_t[data_size];
uint8_t data[data_size];
uint8_t *data_ptr = &data[0];
for(unsigned int i = 0; i < data32_size; i++)
{
for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
{
data[i*j+j] = (data32[i] << (j*8));
}
}
/*usart_serial_write_packet(this->usart, *data_ptr, (size_t)(data_size * sizeof(uint8_t)));*/
size_t len = sizeof(uint8_t)*data_size;
while (len) {
usart_serial_putchar(this->usart, *data_ptr);
len--;
data_ptr++;
}
//delete[] data;//Highly discouraged, because of memory leak!//Works as a charme because of C, but I don't care at the moment
}
but the same function with new does not work:
void usart_controller::send_data(uint32_t * data32, size_t data32_size)
{
size_t data_size = 4 * data32_size;
uint8_t * data = new uint8_t[data_size];
//uint8_t data[data_size];
//uint8_t *data_ptr = &data[0];
for(unsigned int i = 0; i < data32_size; i++)
{
for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
{
data[i*j+j] = (data32[i] << (j*8));
}
}
/*usart_serial_write_packet(this->usart, *data_ptr, (size_t)(data_size * sizeof(uint8_t)));*/
size_t len = sizeof(uint8_t)*data_size;
while (len) {
usart_serial_putchar(this->usart, *data);
len--;
data++;
}
delete[] data;
}
Here I get the following errors:
error: undefined reference to `operator new[](unsigned int)'
error: undefined reference to `operator delete[](void*)'
The compiling and linking command is (shorted):
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Atmel\Atmel Toolchain\AVR8 GCC\Native\3.4.1061\avr8-gnu-toolchain\bin\avr-g++.exe" -o PreAmp.elf <...> usart_controller.o <...> -Wl,-Map="PreAmp.map" -Wl,--start-group -Wl,-lm -Wl,--end-group -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=atxmega16a4u
so I am assuming that I am using the g++-compiler and not the gcc-compiler. But in cpp it is impossible to declare a variable-length array as done above. Where is my mistake here?

Answer 1

I did not see any information on controller used, IDE (if any).
But if you are using Atmel studio/AVR tool chain from atmel.
They make it pretty clear that new and delete functionality is not supported and has to be implemented by user.
This makes sense since this is not a desktop application but a implementation on uC.
http://www.atmel.com/webdoc/avrlibcreferencemanual/faq_1faq_cplusplus.html