Re: Question regarding compiling a toolchain for a Broadcom SB1

[Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>]

Ian Lance Taylor writes:
 > Jonathan Day <imipak@yahoo.com> writes:
 > 
 > > My question is simple enough - has anyone built a
 > > toolchain for a MIPS64-Linux-GNU target?
 > 
 > Yes, I did, last year.
 > 
 > But I did it through a tedious iterative process--build the binutils,
 > build the compiler until it fails building libgcc, install parts of
 > it, build glibc enough to install the header files (with the kernel
 > header files there too), build the rest of the compiler, build the
 > rest of glibc.  Various things broke along the way and needed
 > patching.  I think it took me about a week, interspersed with other
 > things.
 > 
 > It's an interesting exercise for people who want to really learn how
 > all these tools work together.  If your main interest is in actually
 > getting something done, it's bound to be rather frustrating.
 > 
 > Sorry I can't be more helpful, except to say that it is indeed
 > possible.

I wonder if Angela et al.'s magic script that automates all this stuff
is still around somewhere.  Maybe it'll still work, or maybe someone
has an up-to-date copy.

Andrew.