Re: Porting Kernel / Drivers to BeagleBoard

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Building a GCC cross-compiler is actually pretty straigthforward.  Just
google 'gcc cross-compiler'.  There's already a MIPS code generator for GCC
so it shouldn't be too bad.

Jim Burnes


On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Jonas Sundstr=F6m <[email protected]> wro=
te:

> "Fran=E7ois Revol" <[email protected]> wrote:
>  ...
> > - add U-Boot support, which will also help an
> >  ARM port incidentally.
>
> Some current MIPS hardware would too. I've got a couple,
> both MIPS32 and MIPS64 (the latest MIPS ISAs) which I
> hope to make Haiku run on eventually.
>
> Is it correct to assume that making an appropriate cross-
> compiler (for this new Haiku/MIPSxx) is the right way to
> start?
>
> I'm intimidated by the apparent size and complexity of GCC.
> Any hints on how to approach this?
>
> /Jonas.
>
>
>
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Building a GCC cross-compiler is actually pretty straigthforward.&nbsp; Jus=
t google &#39;gcc cross-compiler&#39;.&nbsp; There&#39;s already a MIPS cod=
e generator for GCC so it shouldn&#39;t be too bad.<br><br>Jim Burnes<br><b=
r><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Jonas Sundstr=F6m <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:=
<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(2=
04, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
&quot;Fran=E7ois Revol&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">revol@fre=
e.fr</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&nbsp;...<br>
<div class=3D"Ih2E3d">&gt; - add U-Boot support, which will also help an<br=
>
&gt; &nbsp;ARM port incidentally.<br>
<br>
</div>Some current MIPS hardware would too. I&#39;ve got a couple,<br>
both MIPS32 and MIPS64 (the latest MIPS ISAs) which I<br>
hope to make Haiku run on eventually.<br>
<br>
Is it correct to assume that making an appropriate cross-<br>
compiler (for this new Haiku/MIPSxx) is the right way to<br>
start?<br>
<br>
I&#39;m intimidated by the apparent size and complexity of GCC.<br>
Any hints on how to approach this?<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
/Jonas.<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class=3D"Wj3C7c"><br>
<br>
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