Template:Networking device compiling a single package
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Compiling a single package
If you ever need to compile a single package you do not need to compile the whole firmware. As an example we will try to compile a {{{package_type}}} called {{{package_name}}}.
- Open the Kconfig by executing this command in the terminal:
make menuconfig
- Navigate to the menu section of {{{package_name}}} text editor. It can be found under “{{{package_path}}}”
- Select {{{package_name}}} package
- Three times press the “Exit” entry [[File:{{{package_selection_file}}}|border|class=tlt-border|700px]]
- Save the configuration by selecting “Yes” in the prompted window [[File:{{{menuconfig_saving_file}}}|border|class=tlt-border|700px]]
- While standing in root directory of the project execute this command in the terminal: {{{package_compile_command}}} [[File:{{{package_compile_file}}}]]
- The compiled package can be found in the directory {{{compiled_package_path}}}. Upload the {{{package_name}}} install file into the router by executing this command in the terminal: {{{package_transfer_command}}}
- Connect to your routers command line interface by executing this command in the terminal:
ssh root@<device_ip_addr>
- Change your directory to /tmp directory
- Install the {{{package_name}}} text editor by executing this command in the terminal: {{{package_install_command}}}
- Try out the nano text editor by executing this command: {{{package_testing_command}}}
Note: If the package that you want to compile isn't selected in the Kconfig, the install file of the package will not be created