Re: [RFC PATCH 32/42] docker: Add gentoo-mipsr5900el-cross image

[Fredrik Noring]

On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 11:59:57AM +0000, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 06:59:02PM +0100, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> > Add a Docker image providing cross toolchain for the MIPS R5900 CPU
> > (used on the Sony PS2).
> > 
> > This image is based on Gentoo and the toolchain is built using crossdev.
> 
> Is there any way we can do this with a distro that isn't Gentoo
> so that we can get a container build that is fast enough to be
> useful for CI ?

Is it necessary to rebuild the toolchain every time? Also, perhaps a
generic MIPS suite can be used; it shouldn't to necessary to have one
specifically made for the R5900 (except libc, if needed, I guess).

As an alternative, TobiX at Github made an R5900 Docker image last year
<https://github.com/frno7/linux/issues/33#issuecomment-632284209>,
perhaps it could be useful somehow?

Fredrik