Binutils status on Linux/MIPS?

[Ian Lance Taylor]

"MacGyver" <macgyver@tos.net> writes:

I can't answer most of your questions, but I can answer this one:

> What is the difference between elf32lsmip and elf32lmip?  Looking
> through the parameter templates in ldscripts I don't see any major
> obvious differences...but then again, I'm not overly familiar with the
> inners of binutils.

The difference is the default entry symbol which is used.  For
elf32lmip, the linker expects to see an entry symbol named `start'.
For elf32lsmip, the linker expects to see an entry symbol named
`__start'.  The latter is appropriate for use on a typical Unix
system.

Ian