Compiling C to MIPS

Does anyone know how to compile C to MIPS? I've tried changing the target with gcc but I get this error:

# gcc --target=mips sort.c -o sort.s
cc1: warning: command line option "-ftarget=mips" is valid for Java but not for C

Any ideas?

I would have used GCC, but GNU mentions Andrea Dworkin in their official documentation:
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/gnus/Virtual-Groups.html
Thus, unfortunately, it is immoral to use any GNU products.