----- Original Message ----- From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl> To: "Bradley D. LaRonde" <brad@ltc.com> Cc: <linux-mips@oss.sgi.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:10 AM Subject: Re: cross-mipsel-linux-ld --prefix library path > You don't need to specify "--prefix=/usr/mipsel-linux" for building > cross-binutils. The scripts will add the target alias automatically for > files that need it -- if you look at the scripts, > "${prefix}/${target_alias}" is the so called "tooldir". Oh... The mysteries of cross-toolchain building. Thanks. So if I leave out --prefix alogether, will "make install" overwrite any x86 stuff, like that libbfd.la file I mentioned? Regards, Brad