I really need the libs to cross-compile some other apps. The target is an embedded system, so I need to crosscompile things like busybox, tinylogin, etc. (It will NOT have a harddrive) I have done this before with ARM and it is pretty easy once you get the tools in place. Sometimes that is the hardest part... On 10 Jul 2001 11:35:20 -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > Hi Marc, > > On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Marc Karasek wrote: > > > I had a question about the cross compiler tools for MIPS, specifically > > glibc. I d/l the rpms from oss.sgi.com, but they are only binutils, and > > the compiler (C, C++). > > > Are most people building glibc against these or are you building the tools > > completely from scratch? As glibc is needed to compile anything else other > > than the kernel. > > You don't need a special 'cross-compiler' glibc in order to set up a > cross-build environment for MIPS; simply grab a glibc package that's > precompiled for MIPS and install it into your cross-build root directory. > > I don't know who (if anyone) would have rpms or a recent mips glibc; I use > Debian, where I have the packages available as part of the distro. > > Regards, > Steve Langasek > postmodern programmer -- /************************* Marc Karasek Sr. Firmware Engineer iVivity Inc. marc_karasek@ivivity.com (770) 986-8925 (770) 986-8926 Fax *************************/
