Hello all, and thanks for taking the time to read this.

I'm attempting to get a cross compiler working on my Debian system. I'm new at the concept of cross compiling, so please bear with me.

I am hoping to cross compile from a i386 pc to a big endian MIPS TiVo.

I found a cross compiler, and I'm pretty sure I got it installed okay at /usr/local/mips-tivo what I'm not sure about is how to compile a program with the cross compler instead of the machine just using the the gcc that's installed on the system? How do I know the programs been complied for MIPS as opposed to the native environment of the development machine (the PC)?

Also, if anyone could point me to some how-to on this subject, I'd really appreciate it. I've searched for a week now, and have found info on building the cross compiler, but very little on how to actually use it.

Thanks much
Dave

"what I'm not sure about is how to compile a program with the cross compler instead of the machine just using the the gcc that's installed on the system? How do I know the programs been complied for MIPS as opposed to the native environment of the development machine (the PC)?"

When you issue the gcc command you include the -b parameter to tell it to cross compile. Without the -b parameter it will compile for the native machine. See:
man gcc
for a detailed explanation.

"Also, if anyone could point me to some how-to on this subject, I'd really appreciate it. I've searched for a week now, and have found info on building the cross compiler, but very little on how to actually use it."

The first place to look is:
man gcc

Here is a gcc HOWTO:
http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/

Here is a HOWTO on cross compiling although the object computer is different than yours:
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerwork...r-lnxw02Zaurus

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