On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 05:28:18PM +0200, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote: > On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, David Kesselring wrote: > > > I've been trying to get a 64 bit compiler working for a 5kc/5kf core, > > searching the net for info, and following this list for the last couple of > > weeks. I have not been able to get some basic questions answered and I > > hope that some of you can help me. > > With the above statement I assume you want to have a compiler suitable > for a kernel build only (which is easier to get running) and you do not > need to do 64-bit userland builds (which is tougher). And that you want a > cross-compiler. > > > First what is the current status of mips 5k 64bit little-endian support > > for gcc? Do I have to use 2.95/2.96? I don't think there is a linux binary > > but if you know of one I'd love the link. I have been unsuccessful getting > > this built. > > There are a few gcc 2.95.x i386/Linux LE binary RPM packages available at > my site, but they have preliminary R4k workarounds applied which have > disadvantageous side effects for later processors. Your best bet is to > get an RPM source package, disable R4k patches and rebuild. > > > On the web, there is a howto to build a mipsel gcc 3.2. Does 3.2 support > > 64 bit mips? Has anyone gotten it to work? > > If going for version 3.x, you probably want to get 3.3. I can't say if > it supports MIPS64/Linux without patching -- probably yes. More or less yes (kernel space). Userspace went in to 3.4. > > > Also linux. From my understanding, kernel 2.4.20 has the latest patches > > for mips32 and mips64. Is that a valid codebase? > > Up till now most development was done based on 2.4.x, but Ralf has just > finished updating 2.5.x, so you can select the version that suits you > best. ... But you have to get it from the linux-mips.org CVS, not from kernel.org! Just clarifying. -- Daniel Jacobowitz MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
