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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:linux-mips-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bruno Randolf > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 1:33 PM > To: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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 >
