On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 03:19:15PM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Florian Lohoff wrote: > > Dump it into ftp.rfc822.org/incoming > > Done, look for vmlinux-2.1.100-ip22 > > > Nope :) - current binutils are just broken concerning mips(el) and gcc > > doesnt > > even compile on mips > > Hmm, bummer. How stable is crosscompiling to mips?
Kernels work ok - Basic userspace utils also Crosscompiling debian packages ? I only heard of people trying and forgetting it :) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/com ? is working on glibc 2.2. for mips which he says is > > already > > completely working (Without symbol versioning as binutils dont support it). > > Any reason why binutils doesn't support it yet? It should be a standard ELF > thing.. Hmmm - there are some mips specials afaik - But i am no expert in that - Had no time to understand binutils fully. > > Some polish guy which i have to search the email address from is working > > on the binutils symbol versioning - He has published some patches > > which he says should add basic support for symbol versioning for mips. > > Nobody has yet confirmed nor have those been integrated into mainstream. > > Is he subscribed to this list? Nope - Not debian related - The most importent linux-mips list is [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Probably he reads that. Here is his email address "Maciej W. Rozycki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I tried already building the xfree3 packages (with some patches i may > > send you) but it has problems building some libs so ther e is nothing > > functional afterwards - I had better success with xfree4 ... > > Right now I'm struggling with the filesystem, installing over NFS gives me > `text file busy' all the time so I can't really install something without > messing around a lot and if I use a local disk I only get ext2fs errors.. > if I manage to resolve that I can actually try and build stuff, until > then there is little I can do. Same here - Probably i get 2.3.99pre3 fixed for my indigo2 tonight. Flo -- Florian Lohoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] +49-subject-2-change "Technology is a constant battle between manufacturers producing bigger and more idiot-proof systems and nature producing bigger and better idiots."
