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docs:guide-developer:toolchain:use-buildsystem [2022/05/01 08:13] – [Cleaning up] Add table about make cleaning options hnymandocs:guide-developer:toolchain:use-buildsystem [2024/10/16 18:12] (current) – [Build system usage] jannoke
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
-After [[docs:guide-developer:toolchain:install-buildsystem|setting up]] a build system, these are typical build steps:+After [[docs:guide-developer:toolchain:install-buildsystem|installing your build system's prerequisites]], these are typical build steps:
  
 <code bash> <code bash>
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 git branch -a git branch -a
 git tag git tag
-git checkout v21.02.3+git checkout v23.05.5
  
 # Update the feeds # Update the feeds
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 ./scripts/feeds install -a ./scripts/feeds install -a
  
-# Configure the firmware image and the kernel+# Configure the firmware image
 make menuconfig make menuconfig
-make -j $(nproc) kernel_menuconfig+ 
 +# Optional: configure the kernel (usually not required) 
 +# Don't, unless have a strong reason to 
 +make -j$(nproc) kernel_menuconfig
  
 # Build the firmware image # Build the firmware image
-make -j $(nproc) defconfig download clean world+make -j$(nproc) defconfig download clean world
 </code> </code>
  
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   - Create a dir: ''mkdir -p <buildroot>/my_packages/<section>/<category>/<package_name>''.\\ Replace the ''<package_name>'' with the name of your package.\\ e.g. ''mkdir -p my_packages/net/network/rpcbind''.\\ The section and category can be found in the ''Makefile''.   - Create a dir: ''mkdir -p <buildroot>/my_packages/<section>/<category>/<package_name>''.\\ Replace the ''<package_name>'' with the name of your package.\\ e.g. ''mkdir -p my_packages/net/network/rpcbind''.\\ The section and category can be found in the ''Makefile''.
   - Write a Makefile or download one ''Makefile'' from another package, look at samples on github.\\ Edit your Makefile and add necessary files, sources...\\ More: [[docs:guide-developer:packages|Creating packages]] & [[docs:guide-developer:helloworld:chapter3|Creating a package from your application]]\\   - Write a Makefile or download one ''Makefile'' from another package, look at samples on github.\\ Edit your Makefile and add necessary files, sources...\\ More: [[docs:guide-developer:packages|Creating packages]] & [[docs:guide-developer:helloworld:chapter3|Creating a package from your application]]\\
-  - Append a line with your custom feed to ''feeds.conf.default'':\\ ''src-link my_packages <buildroot>/my_packages''\\ Replace the ''<buildroot>'' with cloned openwrt sources directory e.g. ''~/openwrt''\\ Move the line with your custom feed above standard feeds to override them.\\+  - Append a line with your custom feed to ''feeds.conf.default'':\\ ''src-link my_packages <buildroot>/my_packages''\\ Replace the ''<buildroot>'' with cloned openwrt sources directory e.g. ''/home///user///openwrt'' (the path must be absolute).\\ Move the line with your custom feed above standard feeds to override them.\\
   - Now run: ''./scripts/feeds update -a; ./scripts/feeds install <package_name>''\\ If you are doing this to resolve a dependency you can run ''./scripts/feeds install <package_name>'' one more time and you should notice the dependency has been resolved.\\   - Now run: ''./scripts/feeds update -a; ./scripts/feeds install <package_name>''\\ If you are doing this to resolve a dependency you can run ''./scripts/feeds install <package_name>'' one more time and you should notice the dependency has been resolved.\\
-  - Build your package.\\ Select it in the menu of ''Make menuconfig''\\ Build it with ''make package/my_package/{clean,compile}''\\ More: [[docs:guide-developer:toolchain:single.package|Building a single package]]\\+  - Build your package.\\ Select it in the menu of ''Make menuconfig''\\ Build it with ''make package///my_package_name///{clean,compile}''\\ More: [[docs:guide-developer:toolchain:single.package|Building a single package]]\\
  
 ===== Selecting code revision ===== ===== Selecting code revision =====
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 :!: Also you won't be able to install kernel packages from the official repositories when you make changes here. :!: Also you won't be able to install kernel packages from the official repositories when you make changes here.
  
-While you won't typically need to do this, you can do it:+While you won't typically need to do this, first define the target, subtarget, and device in a ''.config'', for example: 
 +<code bash> 
 +CONFIG_TARGET_x86=y 
 +CONFIG_TARGET_x86_64=y 
 +CONFIG_TARGET_x86_64_DEVICE_generic=y 
 +</code>
  
 +Now run the following where subtarget is not a variable, it is a literal and it references the ''.config'' we just created (in this case x86/64):
 <code bash> <code bash>
 make kernel_menuconfig CONFIG_TARGET=subtarget make kernel_menuconfig CONFIG_TARGET=subtarget
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 </code> </code>
  
-=== Source mirrors ===+==== Source mirrors ====
 The 'Build system settings' include some efficient options for changing package locations which makes it easy to handle a local package set: The 'Build system settings' include some efficient options for changing package locations which makes it easy to handle a local package set:
   - Local mirror for source packages   - Local mirror for source packages
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 <code bash> <code bash>
 make download make download
-ionice -c 3 nice -n19 make -j9+ionice -c 3 chrt --idle 0 nice -n19 make -j9
 </code> </code>
  
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 It doesn't matter what feed the package is located in, this same syntax works for any installed package. It doesn't matter what feed the package is located in, this same syntax works for any installed package.
 +
 +Note: you must have done a full tree build (make, or make world) beforehand for this to work reliably.
  
 === Spotting build errors === === Spotting build errors ===
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 make -i ... make -i ...
 </code> </code>
 +
 +
 +=== Make a summary information of generated image ===
 +<code bash>
 +make json_overview_image_info
 +</code>
 +Generate a summary of the image (including default packages, type of target, etc... ) in JSON format. The output is available in ''<BUILD_DIR>/profiles.json''.
 +
 +
 +=== Calculate checksum for generated files ===
 +<code bash>
 +make checksum
 +</code>
 +The following action will take place: a checksum will be computed and saved for the output files. This checksum will then be stored in the '<BIN_DIR>/sha256sums' .
  
 ===== Locating images ===== ===== Locating images =====
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 It is a good practice to do ''make clean'' before a build to ensure that no outdated artefacts have been left from the previous builds. It is a good practice to do ''make clean'' before a build to ensure that no outdated artefacts have been left from the previous builds.
 That may not be necessary always, but as a general rule it helps to ensure quality builds. That may not be necessary always, but as a general rule it helps to ensure quality builds.
 +
 +==== Targetclean ====
 +<code bash>
 +make targetclean
 +</code>
 +
 +This cleans also the target-specific toolchain in addition of doing ''make clean''. This may be needed when the toolchain components like musl or gcc change.\\
 +Does a ''make clean'' and deletes also the directories ''/build_dir/toolchain*'' and ''/staging_dir/toolchain*'' (= the cross-compile tools).\\ \\
 +Note: ''make targetclean'' has been introduced in 22.03 and is not found in earlier OpenWrt versions.
  
 ==== Dirclean ==== ==== Dirclean ====
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 </code> </code>
  
-This is your basic "full clean" operation. +This is your basic "full clean" operation. Cleans all compiled binaries, tools, toolchain, tmp/ etc.\\ 
-Deletes contents of the directories ''/bin'' and ''/build_dir'' and additionally ''/staging_dir'', ''/toolchain'' (=the cross-compile tools), ''/tmp'' (e.g data about packages) and ''/logs''.+Deletes contents of the directories ''/bin'' and ''/build_dir'' and ''/staging_dir'' (= tools and the cross-compile toolchain), ''/tmp'' (e.g data about packages) and ''/logs''. 
  
 ==== Distclean ==== ==== Distclean ====
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 :!: In addition to all else, this will **erase your build configuration ''<buildroot>/.config''**. :!: In addition to all else, this will **erase your build configuration ''<buildroot>/.config''**.
 Use only if you need a "factory reset" of the build system! Use only if you need a "factory reset" of the build system!
 +
  
 ==== Selective cleanup ==== ==== Selective cleanup ====
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