{"id":20127,"date":"2024-03-15T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-compile-your-own-software-package-in-openwrt\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T17:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:20:47","slug":"how-to-compile-your-own-software-package-in-openwrt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-compile-your-own-software-package-in-openwrt\/","title":{"rendered":"How to compile your own software package in OpenWrt?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To compile your own software package, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Firstly, make sure that you have the OpenWrt compilation environment installed. If not, please follow the installation guide provided on the official OpenWrt website.<\/li>\n
  2. In the source code directory of OpenWrt, locate the file feeds.conf.default and add the following content to the end of the file (skip this step if it already exists):<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    src-git mypackages https:\/\/github.com\/your-username\/your-repo.git\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    The your-username\/your-repo.git is the git URL for your software package code repository.<\/p>\n
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    1. Execute the following command to update the software package list:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      .\/scripts\/feeds update mypackages\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. Execute the following command to install the software package:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        .\/scripts\/feeds install -a -p mypackages\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          \n
        1. bundle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          cd package\r\nmkdir mypackage\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
            \n
          1. Copy your software package source code to a newly created subdirectory.<\/li>\n
          2. Create a file named Makefile in the newly created subdirectory and add the following content inside:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            include $(TOPDIR)\/rules.mk\r\n\r\nPKG_NAME:=mypackage\r\nPKG_VERSION:=1.0\r\nPKG_RELEASE:=1\r\n\r\nPKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git\r\nPKG_SOURCE_URL:=https:\/\/github.com\/your-username\/your-repo.git\r\nPKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=master\r\n\r\ninclude $(INCLUDE_DIR)\/package.mk\r\n\r\ndefine Package\/mypackage\r\n  SECTION:=utils\r\n  CATEGORY:=Utilities\r\n  TITLE:=My Package\r\n  DEPENDS:=+libopenssl +libcurl\r\nendef\r\n\r\ndefine Package\/mypackage\/description\r\n  This is my custom package.\r\nendef\r\n\r\ndefine Build\/Prepare\r\nendef\r\n\r\ndefine Build\/Compile\r\nendef\r\n\r\ndefine Package\/mypackage\/install\r\n  $(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)\/usr\/bin\r\n  $(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)\/mybinary $(1)\/usr\/bin\/\r\nendef\r\n\r\n$(eval $(call BuildPackage,mypackage))\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
            Replace the values of variables such as PKG_NAME, PKG_VERSION, PKG_RELEASE, PKG_SOURCE_URL, and DEPENDS to fit your package.<\/p>\n
              \n
            1. Return to the OpenWrt source code directory and run the following command to configure the compilation options.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              make menuconfig\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
              Locate your package in the menu, select it, and then save and exit.<\/p>\n
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              1. Run the following command to start compiling OpenWrt and your package:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                make -j8\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
                The option -j8 indicates the number of concurrent compiling threads; you can adjust it according to your system configuration.<\/p>\n
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                1. trash can<\/li>\n
                2. binary file<\/li>\n
                3. development directory<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                  The above are the basic steps for compiling your own software package using OpenWrt. You can further customize and adjust it according to your needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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