title: Is there a binutils for llvm?
body: <p>The LLVM compiler toolchain has a gcc that is compatible with normal gcc. The advantage of using llvm-gcc is that is goes to an arbitrary target, meaning normal gcc will say no such target when you try to compile to a random architecture, say mips-apple-darwin. llvm-gcc will, however, actually build a compiler for Mac OS X on a mips processor.</p>
  
  <p>Here's the catch however: to build to a random target, you need the binutils built for that target already. So if you have a target that llvm would compile to but binutils can't, then you can't make the compiler because the GNU Binutils doesn't support that target.</p>
  
  <p>So... Here's the question: Is there an equivalent llvm-binutils like an llvm-gcc that is compatable with GNU Binutils? (meaning one that builds to an arbitrary target, not one from a list.)</p>
  
  <p>EDIT:</p>
  
  <p>By arbitrary, I mean I don't pick the target when I run llvm-gcc, I pick the target when I compile llvm-gcc. Meaning: If I try to compile GCC for mips-apple-darwin, I get a target not supported. But If I build llvm-gcc for mips-apple-darwin, it works as long as I have mips-apple-darwin-as and mips-apple-darwin-ld.</p>