engel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm currently trying to cross-compile a kernel (2.6.10-pre3 from cvs with > the IP30 patch from Stanislaw) for my Octane (IP30) on Linux/amd64. > > What versions of gcc and binutils are currently recommended > for crosscompiling? The target should simply be mips64-linux if I read the > Makefile correctly? This has caused problems as my binutils version > 2.15.92.0.2 configured with mips64-linux didn't produce a linker that was > capable of using elf64btsmip, mips64-linux-gnu did work. Unless 2.15.92.0.2 deviates significantly from the GNU version, both mips64-linux and mips64-linux-gnu should have the same capabilities. > I'm also a bit confused as to why IP30 support is located in the arch/mips/ > hierarchy and not arch/mips64/. IIRC, the Octane definitely needs a 64 bit > kernel to boot? arch/mips64 doesn't exist an more for 2.6, the 64bit support was moved to arch/mips. Thiemo
