Re: [Ps2hacking-devel] Building mipsEE-linux chain

[M. R. B. <mr...@0x...>]

* Joseph Paris <pa...@mc...> on Tue, Sep 11, 2001:

> I put together a ps2-dvp-binutils package that one should be able to do a
> ./configure --target=dvp and have it produce the correct binutils...  The
> build process may be a bit twichty, but i think i've resolved most of
> those problems....  This is built off the snsys ee-binutils source.  If
> there is a need for it, i can send it.
> 
> Can someone help explain why there needs to be so many different sets of
> binutils for ps2 dev?  Is there a reasonable way to start combining these?
> 

There doesn't need to be.  You can combine the iop and ee/dvp patches into
one binutils and gcc source that you can use to build all toolsets.
AFAICT, you could even use the *same* compiler for the IOP and EE by using
custom gcc specs and options.

In a few days I'll be asking the binutils and gcc folks why these patches
never made it in and if there is any objection to them being included into
mainline binutils and gcc.  But the patches do need to be cleaned up and
rewritten (to an extent) for the current binutils and gcc stock (the
patches are over 2 years old).

If anyone else (Sony or Cygnus/Redhat) has any other insight into these
tools I'd appreciate hearing them.

M. R.