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--- mips_cross_compiler [2013/05/06 21:21]
beckmanf added build-essential and m4 package
+++ mips_cross_compiler [2014/02/16 17:57]
beckmanf [MIPS Cross Compiler build] - used HOME variable
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 <code>
-sudo apt-get install build-essential m4
+sudo apt-get install build-essential m4 texinfo libncurses5-dev bzip2
 </code>
+Copy the script "build_mips.sh" from below to your home directory. Open a terminal window in ubuntu by starting dash and typing terminal.
+The click terminal which opens the terminal. To change the current directory to your home directory type
+<code>
+cd
+</code>
+To see the full path of the current directory:
+<code>
+pwd
+</code>
+List the directory contents with
+<code>
+ls -la
+</code>
+Change the file attributes of "build_mips.sh" to executable with
+<code>
+chmod a+x build_mips.sh
+</code>
+Look into the bash script with
+<code>
+less build_mips.sh
+</code>
+Extend the search path by appending "export PATH=$HOME/site/bin:$PATH" to your .profile file
+Log out and login again to make the PATH variable active. Check your PATH variable with
+<code>
+echo $PATH
+</code>
+You should see the <..>/site/bin as the first entry.
+Run the build script with
+<code>
+./build_mips.sh
+</code>
 Here is the shell script for building the cross compiler chain. Handmade
@@ Line 29: / Line 78: @@
 # -e => exit on error
 # -v => verbose output
-# YOU MUST APPEND THAT to your .profile file
-# export PATH=$HOME/site/bin:$PATH
 # Mips Cross Compiler
@@ Line 44: / Line 90: @@
 mkdir -p mips/orig
-# Set the destination directory
+# Set the destination
-export MYMIPS=$HOME/site
+export MYMIPS=${HOME}/site
 # Versions
-GMPVERSION=4.3.2
+GMPVERSION="4.3.2"
 PPLVERSION="0.12.1"
-BINUTILSVERSION="2.23.2"
+BINUTILSVERSION="2.24"
 MPFRVERSION="2.4.2"
-MPCVERSION="1.0.1"
+MPCVERSION="1.0.2"
-ISLVERSION="0.11.1"
+ISLVERSION="0.12.2"
-CLOOGVERSION="0.18.0"
+CLOOGVERSION="0.18.1"
-GCCVERSION="4.8.0"
+GCCVERSION="4.8.2"
 NEWLIBVERSION="1.20.0"
 GDBVERSION="7.5.1"
+########################################
+# Binutils
+########################################
 # Get the archives
 cd mips/orig
-if [ ! -e "gmp-4.3.2.tar.bz2" ] ; then
+if [ ! -e "binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}.tar.bz2" ] ; then
-  wget http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/gmp/gmp-4.3.2.tar.bz2
+  wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}.tar.bz2
 fi
 # Unpack to source directory
 cd ../src
-if [ ! -d "gmp-4.3.2" ] ; then
+if [ ! -d "binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}" ] ; then
-tar -xjvf ../orig/gmp-4.3.2.tar.bz2
+tar -xvjf ../orig/binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}.tar.bz2
 fi
-# Build
 cd ../build
-mkdir -p gmp
+mkdir -p binutils
-cd gmp
+cd binutils
 if [ ! -e "config.status" ] ; then
-../../src/gmp-4.3.2/configure --prefix=$MYMIPS --enable-cxx
+../../src/binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}/configure --target=mipsel-none-elf \
+--prefix=$MYMIPS
 fi
-if [ ! -e "${MYMIPS}/lib/libgmp.a" ] ; then
+if [ ! -e "${MYMIPS}/bin/mipsel-none-elf-ld" ] ; then
 make
 make install
@@ Line 84: / Line 136: @@
 cd ../../..
+########################################
+# GMP
+########################################
 # Get the archives
 cd mips/orig
-if [ ! -e "ppl-${PPLVERSION}.tar.bz2" ] ; then
+if [ ! -e "gmp-${GMPVERSION}.tar.bz2" ] ; then
-  wget ftp://ftp.cs.unipr.it/pub/ppl/releases/${PPLVERSION}/ppl-${PPLVERSION}.tar.bz2
+  wget ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/gmp/gmp-4.3.2.tar.bz2
 fi
 # Unpack to source directory
 cd ../src
-if [ ! -d "ppl-${PPLVERSION}" ] ; then
+if [ ! -d "gmp-${GMPVERSION}" ] ; then
-tar -xjvf ../orig/ppl-${PPLVERSION}.tar.bz2
+tar -xjvf ../orig/gmp-${GMPVERSION}.tar.bz2
 fi
+# Build
 cd ../build
-mkdir -p ppl
+mkdir -p gmp
-cd ppl
+cd gmp
 if [ ! -e "config.status" ] ; then
-../../src/ppl-${PPLVERSION}/configure --prefix=$MYMIPS --with-gmp=$MYMIPS --with-sysroot=$MYMIPS
+../../src/gmp-${GMPVERSION}/configure --prefix=$MYMIPS --enable-cxx
 fi
-if [ ! -e "${MYMIPS}/lib/libppl.a" ] ; then
+if [ ! -e "${MYMIPS}/lib/libgmp.a" ] ; then
 make
 make install
 fi
 cd ../../..
 ########################################
-# Binutils
+# PPL
 ########################################
 # Get the archives
-cd mips/orig
+#cd mips/orig
-if [ ! -e "binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}.tar.bz2" ] ; then
+#if [ ! -e "ppl-${PPLVERSION}.tar.bz2" ] ; then
-  wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}.tar.bz2
+#  wget ftp://ftp.cs.unipr.it/pub/ppl/releases/${PPLVERSION}/ppl-${PPLVERSION}.tar.bz2
-fi
+#fi
 # Unpack to source directory
-cd ../src
+#cd ../src
-if [ ! -d "binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}" ] ; then
+#if [ ! -d "ppl-${PPLVERSION}" ] ; then
-tar -xvjf ../orig/binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}.tar.bz2
+#tar -xjvf ../orig/ppl-${PPLVERSION}.tar.bz2
-fi
+#fi
-cd ../build
+#cd ../build
-mkdir -p binutils
+#mkdir -p ppl
-cd binutils
+#cd ppl
-if [ ! -e "config.status" ] ; then
+#if [ ! -e "config.status" ] ; then
-../../src/binutils-${BINUTILSVERSION}/configure --target=mipsel-none-elf \
+#../../src/ppl-${PPLVERSION}/configure --prefix=$MYMIPS --with-gmp=$MYMIPS --with-sysroot=$MYMIPS
---prefix=$MYMIPS \
+#fi
---with-ppl=$MYMIPS
+#if [ ! -e "${MYMIPS}/lib/libppl.a" ] ; then
-fi
+#make
+#make install
+#fi
+#cd ../../..
-if [ ! -e "${MYMIPS}/bin/mipsel-none-elf-ld" ] ; then
-make
-make install
-fi
-cd ../../..
 ######################################
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 cd mips/orig
 if [ ! -e "mpfr-${MPFRVERSION}.tar.bz2" ] ; then
-  wget http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/mpfr/mpfr-${MPFRVERSION}.tar.bz2
+  wget ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/mpfr/mpfr-${MPFRVERSION}.tar.bz2
 fi
@@ Line 176: / Line 231: @@
 cd mips/orig
 if [ ! -e "mpc-${MPCVERSION}.tar.gz" ] ; then
-  wget http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/mpc/mpc-${MPCVERSION}.tar.gz
+  wget ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/mpc/mpc-${MPCVERSION}.tar.gz
 fi
@@ Line 251: / Line 306: @@
 cd cloog
 if [ ! -e "config.status" ] ; then
-../../src/cloog-${CLOOGVERSION}/configure --prefix=$MYMIPS --with-gmp-prefix=$MYMIPS --with-isl=s
+../../src/cloog-${CLOOGVERSION}/configure --prefix=$MYMIPS --with-gmp-prefix=$MYMIPS --with-isl=system --with-isl-prefix=$MYMIPS
-ystem --with-isl-prefix=$MYMIPS
 fi
@@ Line 260: / Line 314: @@
 fi
 cd ../../..
 ########################################
@@ Line 287: / Line 342: @@
 cd mips/orig
 if [ ! -e "gcc-${GCCVERSION}.tar.bz2" ] ; then
-  wget http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/gcc/gcc-${GCCVERSION}/gcc-${GCCVERSION}.tar.bz2
+  wget ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/gcc/gcc-${GCCVERSION}/gcc-${GCCVERSION}.tar.bz2
 fi
@@ Line 372: / Line 427: @@
 cd mips/orig
 if [ ! -e "gdb-${GDBVERSION}.tar.bz2" ] ; then
-  wget http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/gdb/gdb-${GDBVERSION}.tar.bz2
+  wget ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/gnu/gdb/gdb-${GDBVERSION}.tar.bz2
 fi
@@ Line 386: / Line 441: @@
 if [ ! -e "config.status" ] ; then
 ../../src/gdb-${GDBVERSION}/configure --target=mipsel-none-elf  \
+--enable-sim-trace \
 --enable-sim-stdio \
 --prefix=$MYMIPS
@@ Line 395: / Line 451: @@
 fi
 cd ../../..
 </code>
-=== Compile and Run ===
+===== Compile and Run an example =====
+Here is an example mini c code to test the compiler.
+<code c hello.c>
+/* Hello world */
+#include <stdio.h>
+int myfunc(int a, int b){
+  int k;
+  k = a + b;
+  k += 7;
+  k *= 6;
+  return k;
+}
+int main(){
+  int i,j,m;
+  j = 3;
+  m = 2;
+  for(i=0;i<5;i++){
+    m += myfunc(i,j);
+    printf("m is %d\n",m);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+</code>
 Compile to Assembler for viewing
-mipsel-none-elf-gcc -S fir.c
+<code>
+mipsel-none-elf-gcc -S hello.c
+</code>
-The output is fir.s which is the assembler code.
+The output assembler code is in hello.s.
 Compile and link ready for simulation with instruction set simulator
-mipsel-none-elf-gcc -o fir -Tidt.ld fir.c
+<code>
+mipsel-none-elf-gcc -o hello -Tidt.ld hello.c
+</code>
 Run the code
-mipsel-none-elf-run fir
+<code>
+mipsel-none-elf-run hello
+</code>
 === Analyze ===
-Produce an annoted source code
+Produce an annoted source code showing how often lines are executed.
-gcc -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -o fir fir.c
+<code>
+gcc -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -o hello hello.c
+./hello
+gcov hello.c
+</code>
-./fir
+This produces the file hello.c.gcov showing the annotated source file.
-gcov fir.c
+=== Tracing in instruction set simulator ===
 Run with instruction tracing in the simulator
-mipsel-none-elf-run --trace-insn=on --trace-file trace fir
+<code>
+mipsel-none-elf-gcc -Tidt.ld -o hello hello.c
+mipsel-none-elf-run --trace-insn=on --trace-file trace hello
+</code>
+===== Test the compiler =====
+<code>
+sudo apt-get install dejagnu
+</code>
+<code>
+cd
+cd mips/build/gcc-stage2
+make check-gcc RUNTESTFLAGS=--target_board=mips-sim
+</code>
+===== Open OCD =====
+[[dt_openocd]]