Compilation error for asuswrt-merlin.ng with rt-ac86u

[jyavenard]

Hi

I'm trying to compile merlin.ng from source (so I can enable some extra services)

I've followed the instructions (which allowed me to build for a rt-ac68u no problem)

However, it breaks very early on with:

make[4]: Entering directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd/kernel/linux-4.1'
make[5]: '../../.config' is up to date.
scripts/kconfig/conf --olddefconfig Kconfig
../../bcmdrivers/Kconfig.autogen:2: syntax error
Kconfig.bcm:1336: missing end statement for this entry
Kconfig:15: missing end statement for this entry
../../bcmdrivers/Kconfig.autogen:1: invalid statement
Kconfig.bcm:1338: unexpected end statement
Kconfig:20: unexpected end statement
scripts/kconfig/Makefile:84: recipe for target 'olddefconfig' failed
make[5]: *** [olddefconfig] Error 1
Makefile:565: recipe for target 'oldnoconfig' failed
make[4]: *** [oldnoconfig] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd/kernel/linux-4.1'
make.hndrt:332: recipe for target 'prek' failed
make[3]: *** [prek] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd'
Makefile:4065: recipe for target 'setprofile' failed
make[2]: *** [setprofile] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd'
Makefile:3899: recipe for target 'bin' failed
make[1]: *** [bin] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd'
Makefile:4048: recipe for target 'rt-ac86u' failed
make: *** [rt-ac86u] Error 2


any ideas?
thanks

 

[Gingernut]

Hi

I'm trying to compile merlin.ng from source (so I can enable some extra services)

I've followed the instructions (which allowed me to build for a rt-ac68u no problem)

However, it breaks very early on with:

make[4]: Entering directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd/kernel/linux-4.1'
make[5]: '../../.config' is up to date.
scripts/kconfig/conf --olddefconfig Kconfig
../../bcmdrivers/Kconfig.autogen:2: syntax error
Kconfig.bcm:1336: missing end statement for this entry
Kconfig:15: missing end statement for this entry
../../bcmdrivers/Kconfig.autogen:1: invalid statement
Kconfig.bcm:1338: unexpected end statement
Kconfig:20: unexpected end statement
scripts/kconfig/Makefile:84: recipe for target 'olddefconfig' failed
make[5]: *** [olddefconfig] Error 1
Makefile:565: recipe for target 'oldnoconfig' failed
make[4]: *** [oldnoconfig] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd/kernel/linux-4.1'
make.hndrt:332: recipe for target 'prek' failed
make[3]: *** [prek] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd'
Makefile:4065: recipe for target 'setprofile' failed
make[2]: *** [setprofile] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd'
Makefile:3899: recipe for target 'bin' failed
make[1]: *** [bin] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/jyavenard/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd'
Makefile:4048: recipe for target 'rt-ac86u' failed
make: *** [rt-ac86u] Error 2


any ideas?
thanks

I updated the wiki instructions not long back with how I got it to build on Ubuntu and what you have to add/change.

https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/Compile-Firmware-from-source-using-Ubuntu

 

[jyavenard]

I updated the wiki instructions not long back with how I got it to build on Ubuntu and what you have to add/change.

https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/Compile-Firmware-from-source-using-Ubuntu

yes this is the guide I've been following.

Anyhow, it's just master/HEAD that fails to compile. tag 382.2* builds fine...

I haven't looked in details on what's needed to fix it...

 

[Fitz Mutch]

... any ideas?

Change link /bin/sh to point to the bash shell, not dash.

Always compile from a fresh backup copy of the source code. Do not type anywhere make clean. Do not try to compile a different target after successfully compiling another one.

 

[RMerlin]

The HND tree is sensitive to make clean indeed, something is broken in its build system, and I don't have the patience to figure out Broadcom's spider web of a build system for HND.

 

[jyavenard]

Change link /bin/sh to point to the bash shell, not dash.

Always compile from a fresh backup copy of the source code. Do not type anywhere make clean. Do not try to compile a different target after successfully compiling another one.

That's what I figured and I didn't do make clean, and also changed sh to link to bash.

this didn't help.

Looks like something wasn't checked-in in the tree to me...

Edit: It's building fine after the today's pull

 

[Fitz Mutch]

Here's snippets from my build scripts with example.

How to setup the toolchains

cd
git clone https://github.com/RMerl/am-toolchains.git

sudo mkdir -p /opt

sudo rm -rf /opt/toolchains
sudo ln -s ~/am-toolchains/brcm-arm-hnd /opt/toolchains

sudo rm -f /opt/brcm-arm
sudo ln -s ~/am-toolchains/brcm-arm-sdk/hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3 /opt/brcm-arm

Example: How to compile from a fresh backup copy of the Asuswrt source code for RT-AC86U

cd
rm -f 9a7ccd464cb535a1b39cc3e34421bc5b4ceb25f4.tar.gz
wget https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/archive/9a7ccd464cb535a1b39cc3e34421bc5b4ceb25f4.tar.gz
tar xzvf 9a7ccd464cb535a1b39cc3e34421bc5b4ceb25f4.tar.gz
rm -rf asuswrt-merlin.ng
mv asuswrt-merlin.ng-master asuswrt-merlin.ng
rm -rf ~/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd/bcmdrivers/broadcom/net/wl/impl51/main/src/toolchains
ln -s ~/am-toolchains/brcm-arm-hnd ~/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd/bcmdrivers/broadcom/net/wl/impl51/main/src/toolchains
rm -rf ~/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-6.x.4708/toolchains
ln -s ~/am-toolchains/brcm-arm-sdk ~/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-6.x.4708/toolchains

sudo rm -f /bin/sh && sudo ln -s bash /bin/sh

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/toolchains/crosstools-arm-gcc-5.3-linux-4.1-glibc-2.22-binutils-2.25/usr/lib
export TOOLCHAIN_BASE=/opt/toolchains
echo $PATH | grep -qF /opt/toolchains/crosstools-arm-gcc-5.3-linux-4.1-glibc-2.22-binutils-2.25/usr/bin || export PATH=$PATH:/opt/toolchains/crosstools-arm-gcc-5.3-linux-4.1-glibc-2.22-binutils-2.25/usr/bin
echo $PATH | grep -qF /opt/toolchains/crosstools-aarch64-gcc-5.3-linux-4.1-glibc-2.22-binutils-2.25/usr/bin || export PATH=$PATH:/opt/toolchains/crosstools-aarch64-gcc-5.3-linux-4.1-glibc-2.22-binutils-2.25/usr/bin

cd ~/asuswrt-merlin.ng/release/src-rt-5.02hnd
make rt-ac86u