Re: [cobalt-developers] MIPS equates to ? platform?

[Allergen <allergen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

THanks for the pointers.

Gordon Garb wrote:

> >This is a ignorant question.  Everyone writes linux code toward
> >i386 platform.
>
> Except those that use PowerPC, Alpha, Mips (big-endian) or Mips
> (little-endian) or some other processor. :-)
>
> >  But when I want to try to compile it on my Qube
> >(2700WG), I find that it is for the wrong platform.  Like i386 and
> >alpha, what is the platform for the Qube? MIPS? How do I obtain code for
> >MIPS?  Often source code isn't good enough.
>
> The Qube 2700WG, Qube 2, RaQ and RaQ 2 product families use a
> processor from Quantum Effects Devices (QED) that implements the
> Mips-little endian architecture. This architecture is very popular in
> the embedded device community, including Sony Playstations, Nintendo
> 64, and many other devices.
>
> For code development purposes, the Qube is ".mipsel" (mips
> endian-little) but for historical reasons the correct extension to
> use on the Qube is ".mips"
>
> There are some rpms for mips at
> ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/developer/  or
> ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/experimental/ .  Additionally, The
> Cleveland Linux User Group http://cleveland.lug.net/ has in the past
> had a collection of .mips rpms. There are also some at
> http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/ .
>
> Cheers,
> /Gordon
>
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