Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

[Hannes Bischof]

Hello!

Ok i´ll describe first my hardware. It´s a small DSL-Router with
the following hardware:

Its a variant of the AR7-Variante TNETD7300(A)GDW 
in it is a MIPS 4KEc Processor
communicationsprocessor (TI DSP) for ADSL interface
USB slave interface
GPIO-Ports and Ethernet
also a 4MB flash memory and a 32MB SDRAM module

OK now the problem:
on the router is a small BusyBox linux and I don´t want to change that now.
But I would like to compile some files like a small webserver or an ftp
programm for the router. Now my question, is it possible to compile a
programm for the router by example on an normal PC(i386)???
What do I need to compile the software so that it runs under the linux
system of the router??

Many questions but I hope some one could help me.

Greets

Maruu

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Re: Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

[Thomas Petazzoni]

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Hello,

Hannes Bischof a écrit :

> What do I need to compile the software so that it runs under the linux
> system of the router??

You need a cross-compilation toolchain (that is a gcc, binutils and libc 
that runs on your i386, but that generates binaries for MIPS).

Different tools are available to do that :

  * Toolchain  : http://www.uclibc.org/toolchains.html
  * Crosstool  : http://kegel.com/crosstool/
  * Debian way : http://skaya.enix.org/wiki/ToolChain

Thomas
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Re: Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <20244.1099567205@www38.gmx.net> you wrote:
> 
> programm for the router. Now my question, is it possible to compile a
> programm for the router by example on an normal PC(i386)???

Yes, of course this is possible. This is what everybody does every day.

> What do I need to compile the software so that it runs under the linux
> system of the router??

You need a set of cross development tools.  I'd  recommend  our  ELDK
(Embedded  Linux  Development  Kit, see http://www.denx.de/ELDK.html)
which is available for free, but I'm obviously biased.

[Note: ELDK 3.1 will be released in a couple of days.]

Viele Grüße,

Wolfgang Denk

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Re: Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

[Bruno Randolf]

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hi!

another option is to use the openembedded build system:

http://openembedded.org/oe_wiki/

it includes the cross-toolchain and has lots of packages which you can 
compile.

bruno

On Thursday 04 November 2004 14:19, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Hannes Bischof a écrit :
> > What do I need to compile the software so that it runs under the linux
> > system of the router??
>
> You need a cross-compilation toolchain (that is a gcc, binutils and libc
> that runs on your i386, but that generates binaries for MIPS).
>
> Different tools are available to do that :
>
>   * Toolchain  : http://www.uclibc.org/toolchains.html
>   * Crosstool  : http://kegel.com/crosstool/
>   * Debian way : http://skaya.enix.org/wiki/ToolChain
>
> Thomas

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RE: Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

[Joseph Chiu]

If you're doing it to get stuff done, a pre-built package (commercial or opensource) is the way to go.  But I also rebuilt my toolchain from scratch and learned immensely from it...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org
> [mailto:linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org]On Behalf Of Bruno Randolf
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 1:33 PM
> To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
> Subject: Re: Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?
> 
> 
> hi!
> 
> another option is to use the openembedded build system:
> 
> http://openembedded.org/oe_wiki/
> 
> it includes the cross-toolchain and has lots of packages 
> which you can 
> compile.
> 
> bruno
> 
> On Thursday 04 November 2004 14:19, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Hannes Bischof a écrit :
> > > What do I need to compile the software so that it runs 
> under the linux
> > > system of the router??
> >
> > You need a cross-compilation toolchain (that is a gcc, 
> binutils and libc
> > that runs on your i386, but that generates binaries for MIPS).
> >
> > Different tools are available to do that :
> >
> >   * Toolchain  : http://www.uclibc.org/toolchains.html
> >   * Crosstool  : http://kegel.com/crosstool/
> >   * Debian way : http://skaya.enix.org/wiki/ToolChain
> >
> > Thomas
> 

RE: Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

[Joseph Chiu]

If you're doing it to get stuff done, a pre-built package (commercial or opensource) is the way to go.  But I also rebuilt my toolchain from scratch and learned immensely from it...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org
> [mailto:linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org]On Behalf Of Bruno Randolf
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 1:33 PM
> To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
> Subject: Re: Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?
> 
> 
> hi!
> 
> another option is to use the openembedded build system:
> 
> http://openembedded.org/oe_wiki/
> 
> it includes the cross-toolchain and has lots of packages 
> which you can 
> compile.
> 
> bruno
> 
> On Thursday 04 November 2004 14:19, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Hannes Bischof a écrit :
> > > What do I need to compile the software so that it runs 
> under the linux
> > > system of the router??
> >
> > You need a cross-compilation toolchain (that is a gcc, 
> binutils and libc
> > that runs on your i386, but that generates binaries for MIPS).
> >
> > Different tools are available to do that :
> >
> >   * Toolchain  : http://www.uclibc.org/toolchains.html
> >   * Crosstool  : http://kegel.com/crosstool/
> >   * Debian way : http://skaya.enix.org/wiki/ToolChain
> >
> > Thomas
> 

Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

[Maruu]

Hy!

Ok now I searched for some files and found (with your help)
http://www.uclibc.org/ I downloaded the toolchains and compiled
gcc3.3 with Mipsel architecture. My littel "Hello wolrd" programm
works fine. Now I have to taste the rest if it works.
What do you think of uClibc??

Greets 

Maruu

Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

[Maruu]

Hy!

Ok now I searched for some files and found (with your help)
http://www.uclibc.org/ I downloaded the toolchains and compiled
gcc3.3 with Mipsel architecture. My littel "Hello wolrd" programm
works fine. Now I have to taste the rest if it works.
What do you think of uClibc??

Greets 

Maruu

Re: Compile Mips-Architecture on an i386?

[Thomas Petazzoni]

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Hello,

Maruu a écrit :

> What do you think of uClibc??

  - Works well on my MIPS platform (both C and C++)
  - Small
  - Fast to compile

Thomas
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