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

[Joseph P. <pa...@mc...>]

Are the patch files built and ready to go?  Or do they still have to be
generated off what we have now?

	--Joe

On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, M. R. Brown wrote:

> * 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.
> 
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