Re: Building for target mips2_fp_le possible?

[Geert Vancompernolle <gvcompernolle@scarlet.be>]

Keith Seitz wrote:
> Geert Vancompernolle wrote:
>
>> 1. When running ./config.sub mips, I only get the target 
>> "mips-unknown-elf".
>>
>> Is there a possibility to compile for mips2_fp_le?  Can 
>> mips-unknown-elf be used for that?
>
> Good question -- I don't know! You should ask on the gdb@ list if gdb 
> can be configured for your target. [Insight is the gui on top of gdb: 
> if gdb can debug it, Insight should also be able to.]
>
>> 2. Is it possible to build for a Windows host and a Linux target?  I 
>> would like to know if I can run Insight on a Win32 platform and using 
>> it to debug an embedded Linux system.
>
> While I've never tried it, I would guess that it is possible. Again, 
> your best bet is to ask the gdb folks. I haven't built/used anything 
> but linux native for a long time (occasionally cygwin native).
>
> Keith
>
>

In the mean time, I've asked for help on the GBD list.  There, I came to 
know that there are more targets available then what "./config.sub" 
suggests.

In my very situation, I ran the command "./config.sub mips" and I "only" 
got mips-unknown-elf as feedback.  But there is also mips-linux and so on.

So, my question is now: why is ./config.sub not giving me all 
possibilities when I give "mips" as a part of the target string?  What 
exactly can I expect when running ./config.sub?

Best rgds,

-- Geert