You don't mention installing libc for the platform. You will need libraries for the MIPS(el) target to be present in the cross-compile path. Try ftp://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/glibc/mipsel-linux/ On doing Native build, if your platform supports tftp loading of boot kernel (or if it has a boot kernel which you can pass parameter to), load the kernel with nfsroot="IP-Address-of-server:/path" ip=ip-address-of-target This requires an NFS image to be kept somewhere reachable by your target. There is a tarball of RH7.1(mipsel) NFS dump at MIPS ftp for which worked for my MALTA. I did (sometime) ago produce NFS image of RH7.3 for my MALTA board. I can upload it if you can tell me a location where to put it. -----Original Message----- From: linux-mips-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-mips-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ralf Ackermann Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 8:56 AM To: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Ralf Ackermann Subject: Q: (cross)compiling for the Meshcube (fwd) Hello, I'm trying to (cross)compile some more modules/applications for the meshcube - but failed so far. I installed (on an i386 system): binutils-mipsel-linux-2.13.2.1-3.i386.rpm gcc-mipsel-linux-2.95.4-1.i386.rpm (from ftp://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/crossdev/) Making a hello world program fails with: mipsel-linux-gcc hello.c -o hello /usr/mipsel-linux/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory collect2: ld returned 1 exit status My questions: - Are there any specific hints for the cross-compile environment (or: "What are you using ... and would therefore suggest ?) - Is there any chance to use a native gcc on the cube itself? (could this e.g. been done by chrooting into a (which?) existing MIPS Linux distribution that is mounted via NFS) Any hints are highly appreciated (I have worked with crosscompile/native environments for ARM so far, but these are my first experiences in the MIPS world). regards Ralf --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ralf Ackermann _ rac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Multimedia Communications |/ | | |\/| Merckstrasse 25 |\ |_| | | 64283 Darmstadt, Germany Tel.: (+49) 6151 16-6138 Fax: (+49) 6151 16-6152 --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.kom.tu-darmstadt.de/~rac ---------------------------------------------------------------
