I would like some clarification on the "almost compatible" statements 
about packages for cobalt relative to hpcmips. So, exactly how 
compatible are the packages? I am going to start building all of the 
packages I find useful and keeping them updated with the latest 
versions. They will be available on a web site of mine at some point. 
Can I use one of my RaQ 2's to build packages that will work for 
hpcmips or do I need to use one of my hpcmips machines?

 From what I can tell and infer from the limited mention in 
documentation, both the cobalt and hpcmips ports are mipsel (mips 
little endian). Is this correct? What are the differences between 
packages for cobalt and hpcmips for example. It would be nice to 
clarify the documentation on just how compatible different packages are 
for different mipsel architectures.

The documentation also needs to be updated with current cross build 
instructions since things have changed a whole bunch since it was 
written. Anyone else working on this?

Bryan