We now have the GCC cross-compiler for the Emotion Engine and the IOP. What we are still lacking is an assembler (C code is not supported for this target) for the VU's (Vector Units). We have to make a small modification to a configure file to enable the sources to compile for DVP.

There might be an easiert way but I didn't have too much time on my hands today. If anyone has an easier and more convenient method just let me know.

• Open up the file config.sub in the directory /gcc/gnu-ee-binutils-gcc in your favorite editor
  
  
• Find the following lines: (the .......'s mean the line's continuing)
  
  # Recognize the basic CPU types without company name.
  # Some are omitted here because they have special ......
  tahoe | i860 | ia64 | m32r | m68k | m68000 ......
  
  and change them to:
  
  # Recognize the basic CPU types without company name.
  # Some are omitted here because they have special ......
  tahoe | dvp | i860 | ia64 | m32r | m68k | m68000 ......
  
  (the bold part is what you should add)
  
  
• Now you have to choices, you can either compile everything you need yourself or use the shellscript here to let it compile for you.
  
  (in case you use the shell-script, check whether it reflects the rights paths you are using and copy it to /gcc/build-gcc and run it there)
  
  
• If you want to do it yourself, here is how :
  
  
• Set the needed environment variables in your shell with the following commands:
  
  target=dvp-elf
  prefix=/usr/local/ps2/$target
  binaries=$prefix/bin
  PATH=$binaries:$PATH
  
  
• Change to your BUILD-GCC directory
  
  cd /gcc/build-gcc
  
  
• Now for every directory which is in the following list:
  
  libiberty
  bfd
  opcodes
  binutils
  ld
  gas
  
  execute the following commands:
  (after changing into the directory with cd <directoryname>)
  
  
• First (due to the way the Makefiles are built) link the libintl.a directory
  
  ln -s ../intl
  
  
• Secondly configure it for you configration with
  
  ../../gnu-ee-binutils-gcc/configure --target=$target --prefix=$prefix
  
  
• Now start the make-procedure and the installation
  
  make all install
  
  
• Do this for every directory listed above
  

Now you have your PS2™ VU0/VU1 Assembler sitting in /usr/local/ps2/dvp-elf/bin.