* Improved GCC compiler flags in ARM, OS, and test builds. Removed redundant flags, and made them consistent across various builds.
* Fixed redundant redeclaration of various functions detected by change in compiler flags.
* Fixed string truncation warning in bip-init detected by change in compiler flags.
* Fixed some set-but-not-used variables by creating dummy functions instead of using macros.
* Added required linux Ethernet library for ethernet build
* Added .obj to gitignore
* Fixed BACnet port for APPLE to use BSD in CMake
* Changed format in CMake to enable cleaner SC merge
* Added create-object and delete-object recipes in GCC Makefile
* Added datalink timer to all example OS apps
* Changed most microcontroller ports to use BACAPP_MINIMAL to specify which datatypes can be written.
* Fixed zephyr OS for BACnet/IP warning
* Fixed zephyr OS log to not require log_strdup
* Added writefile API to file object example
* Added API to device-client to make it more robust.
* Added API in network-port object for getting the ASCII object-name
* Added debug print with a timestamp option
* Added debug print with hex dump print
* Added API to network port object for activate and discard
* Added default define for debug with timestamp
* Added prototype in header for disabled debug printf.
* Added fifo peek ahead function to peek at more than one byte.
* Added get-mac value for network port that uses buffer rather than octetstring
* Added the SpecialEvent struct for the Exception_Schedule property of Schedule, encode/decode/same functions, unit tests, and integrated into bacapp functions.
* Added the CalendarEntry struct for the Date_List property of Calendar and the SpecialEvent struct, encode/decode functions, unit tests, and integrated into bacapp functions.
* Added the DateRange struct for the Effective_Period property of Schedule, encode/decode functions, unit tests, and integrated into bacapp functions.
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Co-authored-by: Steve Karg <skarg@users.sourceforge.net>
* Create common DLMSTP using core MSTP FSM in STM32F4xx example
* add openocd debug launcher under vscode in STM32F4xx example
* Add generic property list member checking for write property members of network port object in STM32F4xx example
Steve Karg