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Install mipsel-linux-gnu-binutils with Homebrew

GNU Binutils for mipsel-linux-gnu cross development. Version 2.47 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29.

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macOS

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brew install mipsel-linux-gnu-binutils

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overview

Package summary

GNU Binutils for mipsel-linux-gnu cross development

Commands and aliases

  • mipsel-linux-gnu-addr2line
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-ar
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-as
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-c++filt
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-elfedit
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-gprof
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-ld
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-ld.bfd
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-nm
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopy
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-objdump
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-ranlib
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-readelf
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-size
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-strings
  • mipsel-linux-gnu-strip

history

Project history and usage

mipsel-linux-gnu-binutils is the little-endian MIPS companion to mips-linux-gnu-binutils: a Homebrew package of GNU Binutils configured for the mipsel-linux-gnu cross target. GNU Binutils supplies the basic binary-manipulation layer of the GNU toolchain, including ld, as, ar, nm, objcopy, objdump, readelf, strings, size, and strip. The formula installs target-prefixed commands such as mipsel-linux-gnu-as and mipsel-linux-gnu-objdump so the cross tools do not collide with native system tools.

How it is used

The practical niche is cross-compilation and binary inspection for little-endian MIPS Linux systems. Debian's mipsel package describes the same audience: developers who need assembler, linker, and binary utilities for mipsel-linux-gnu while working on another native platform. Debian's MIPS port documentation explains why separate mips and mipsel packages exist: MIPS processors can run in either endian mode, but Linux distributions publish separate binary architectures. In use, this package sits below a cross GCC or Clang setup and is also useful on its own for disassembling firmware, reading ELF metadata, stripping symbols, and manipulating object files for mipsel targets.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mipsel-linux-gnu-binutils. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
mipsel-linux-gnu-addr2lineexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-arexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-asexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-c++filtexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-elfeditexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-gprofexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-ldexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-ld.bfdexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-nmexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopyexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-objdumpexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-ranlibexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-readelfexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-sizeexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-stringsexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mipsel-linux-gnu-stripexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.47
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mipsel-linux-gnu-binutils
Version2.47
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Last updated2026-07-29T14:10:13Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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