How to cross-compile for MIPS?

Question

I have a DVB receiver (set-top box) similar like Dreambox and it has MIPS cpu

It has embedded Linux and I can connect to it with telnet

Question is how to compile simple "Hello World" application in C? Where to get toolchain, SDK?

hmmm [google](http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+cross-compile+for+MIPS) to the rescue -- [1st hit on my computer](http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/HOWTO/MIPS-HOWTO-9.html) — pmg, Mar 13 '11 at 17:59
@pmg that didn't help... there was only text without links and I couldn't get those tools... — davispuh, Mar 13 '11 at 18:57
possible duplicate of [Is there a way to use gcc to convert C to MIPS?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4175450/is-there-a-way-to-use-gcc-to-convert-c-to-mips) — user2284570, Jul 06 '14 at 23:38
Actually you might not need a full toolchain to do cross compile... Try `sudo apt-get install --install-recommends gcc-mips-linux-gnu cpp-mips-linux-gnu`. — Mygod, Jan 16 '19 at 05:25

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 19 '18 at 23:18

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You should use Codescape SDK.

edited Oct 19 '18 at 23:18

GramThanos

answered Mar 14 '11 at 14:40

MannyNS

that's exactly what I needed, thanks :) weird that I didn't find it with google... – davispuh Mar 15 '11 at 14:40

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 13 '11 at 17:55

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There you have some prebuilt cross compilers, or the instruction to build GCC as a cross compiler.

answered Mar 13 '11 at 17:55

Dr. Snoopy

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