From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by oss.sgi.com (8.11.2/8.11.3) id g2KHbJU04340 for linux-mips-outgoing; Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:37:19 -0800 Received: from dea.linux-mips.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by oss.sgi.com (8.11.2/8.11.3) with ESMTP id g2KHbE904337 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:37:14 -0800 Received: (from ralf@localhost) by dea.linux-mips.net (8.11.6/8.11.1) id g2KHcgf07579; Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:38:42 -0800 Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:38:42 -0800 From: Ralf Baechle To: David Christensen Cc: linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Subject: Re: Fw: hello Message-ID: <20020320093842.B7190@dea.linux-mips.net> References: <017701c1cf99$a7d9a890$0b01a8c0@w2k30g> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <017701c1cf99$a7d9a890$0b01a8c0@w2k30g>; from dpchrist@holgerdanske.com on Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 02:55:22PM -0800 X-Accept-Language: de,en,fr Sender: owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk On Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 02:55:22PM -0800, David Christensen wrote: > As an aside, is anybody using a VMware virtual machine for their > development host? While it can be done there is not much point in doing so unless you hate performance ;) > > and native compile for apps. > > OK that sounds like a safe bet. Which is the primary reason for native compiles. > >> 3. What is the preferred toolchain... > > This is what we use for cross Kernel compiles (toolchain from oss): > > > > /home/hartvige> gcc -v > > Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/specs > > gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-85) > > Hmmm. That looks like a native i386 compiler. I'm surprised its not > something like "mips-elf-gcc". Yes, that's his native compiler. mips-elf-gcc however should not be used, there are subtle differences between the various ELF/MIPS targets that would turn your life into hell ... > I'll assume the cross-compile toolchain was built per > http://oss.sgi.com/mips/mips-howto.html section 10. That's roughly the procedure, though the procedure described is not 100% suitable for the recommended compiler version. So I recommend downloading the binary rpms. > > Leo Przybylski wrote: > > Well, all Linux/MIPS stuff on on oss.sgi.com is maintained largely by > > Ralf Baechle who is also contributor to numerous Linux/MIPS projects > > on sourceforge. As far as I know he is also a huge part of the > > sourceforge Linux/MIPS. You may have noticed that Bradley D. LaRonde > > is also a huge contributor. No. I don't touch or follow the Sourceforge project at all. Ralf