>   I would like to compile the 1.5 NetBSD kernel for arm32 architecture (a
> Chalice Cats system) on a standard
> PC (running NetBSD 1.5). I install the cross compiler packages and except
> from a .depend that wasn't removed
> by a make clean then the cross compile runs nicely using a wrapper to setup
> machine dependent stuff for make.
> However, the kernel crashes very quickly (immediately) when launched on the
> Cats system, so something isn't right.

It's quite probable that the arm32 patches to the toolchain haven't been ported to the cross binutils package.  Also, arm32 does not use the current GNU linker but a rather old one.  I've no idea whether that can be cross built.

R.