Template:Networking device compiling a single package

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}}}.

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Now we need to do this steps:

1. Open the Kconfig by executing this command in the terminal:

   make menuconfig

2. Navigate to the menu section of {{{package_name}}} text editor. It can be found under “{{{package_path}}}”
3. Select {{{package_name}}} package
4. Three times press the “Exit” entry
[[File:{{{package_selection_file}}}|border|class=tlt-border|700px]]
5. Save the configuration by selecting “Yes” in the prompted window
[[File:{{{menuconfig_saving_file}}}|border|class=tlt-border|700px]]

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When the package is selected we need to compile and install him:

1. While standing in root directory of the project execute this command in the terminal:

   make package/<noinclude>{{{package_name}}}</noinclude>/compile

[[File:{{{package_compile_file}}}]]

2. 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:

   scp {{{compiled_package_path}}}/{{{package_ipk}}} root@<device_ip_addr>:/tmp

3. Connect to your routers command line interface by executing this command in the terminal:

   ssh root@<device_ip_addr>

4. Change your directory to /tmp directory
5. Install the {{{package_name}}} text editor by executing this command in the terminal:

   opkg install {{{package_ipk}}}

6. Try out the nano text editor by executing this command:

   nano example

[[File:{{{package_install_file}}}]]

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