How to make a C program running for MIPS Linux?

Hi experts,
  I already have a SDE cross compiler for MIPS and MIPS embedded Linux
running. How can I cross-compile a C program running on the MIPS Linux box?
what kind of libraries should I link?
   My Linux kernel is version 2.4.18-MIPS-01.01 and the version of the
cross-compiler version is gcc version 2.96-sdemips-030211.
  
  Best regards,

  Yidan