The key is using the -current distribution with ELF support.  Now that
I've upgraded from 1.4.2 to -current, I'm able to use the binary
package, as well as compiling the cross/mipsel-netbsd source package
and using it to compile the hpcmips kernel.  Someone should probably
add a note to the port page mentioning that you need to use ELF.

Thanks,
--Curtis

 Jun Ebihara writes:
 > please try make-script on 
 > ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/hpcmips/cross/i386-hpcmips/hpcmips-make
 > 
 > i386 ELF cross compile binary package:
 > ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/hpcmips/cross/i386-hpcmips/cross-mipsel-netbsd-1.3.0.0.tgz  
 > 
 > I can make current kernel with 
 >    hpcmips-make depend 
 >    hpcmips-make
 > --
 > jun ebihara