Compiling [need HowTo]

**FilimoniC** · 05-11-2005, 06:10

Could smdy tell me how can i compile my .c program for wl500gx?
i tried to search, but coldn't find anything.

**hejira** · 08-11-2005, 16:53

I'd also like to build a .c file for my wl-500g and I'm also not sure how to start. But you know that there is a tutorial on how to set up a build environment for the wl-500g(x) at http://www.macsat.com/BuildEnvironment.php? Unfortunatelly, it ends when the interesting part begins and I don't know how to proceed from there.

Maybe by pushing this thread a bit we'll find someone out there who is able to provide some help on this ;-)

**Jean-Fabrice** · 08-11-2005, 20:13

Originally Posted by hejira

I'd also like to build a .c file for my wl-500g and I'm also not sure how to start. But you know that there is a tutorial on how to set up a build environment for the wl-500g(x) at http://www.macsat.com/BuildEnvironment.php?

The goal of the build environment is to be build ipk packages for the nslu2 and wl500 starting from an opensource software available somewhere on the Net (apache, php, pound, etc...).

Originally Posted by hejira

Unfortunatelly, it ends when the interesting part begins and I don't know how to proceed from there.

If your plan is only to compile and run a few set of .c files you've written, the only things you need is this sub-part of Macsat tutorial (apart of the prerequisites) :

Code:

mkdir /opt
cd /opt < enter > 
wget http://www.asuscom.de/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-500g-03/GPL_1927.zip < enter > 
tar zxf ./GPL_1927.zip < enter > 
cp -R /opt/broadcom/opt/brcm /opt < enter >

This will install the Asus cross compilation toolchain (a c compiler able to build stuff for broadcom architecture) on your linux machine.
You will also need Oleg's patched uClibc :

Code:

cd /var/tmp
wget http://oleg.wl500g.info/1.9.2.7-6b/wl500g-1.9.2.7-6b.tar.bz2
tar xjf wl500g-1.9.2.7-6b.tar.bz2
cd wl500g-1.9.2.7-6b
make uClibc

When this two points are done, you're ready to compile your own .c stuff using broadcom c compiler :

Code:

mipsel-uclibc-gcc -o helloworld helloworld.c

et voila.

JF

**FilimoniC** · 09-11-2005, 04:06

Thanx Very much!

**FilimoniC** · 29-11-2005, 07:24

There is no file: http://www.asuscom.de/pub/ASUS/wirel...3/GPL_1927.zip , can somebody sahre it?

**gwl** · 30-11-2005, 03:08

GPL source code for firmware version 1.9.5.0, is here:

http://support.asus.de/download/down...Language=en-us

global: http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wir...3/GPL_1950.zip
usa: http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wir...3/GPL_1950.zip
europe: http://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wir...3/GPL_1950.zip

beware... it's 170MB...

NOTE: this isn't a zip file... you should rename it to .tar.gz our .tgz and extract it with:
tar -zxvf your_file.tgz

**FilimoniC** · 03-12-2005, 19:02

Uhmm... Can you advice a recovery method.. Downloaded it twice, both are damaged +(

**zork** · 29-01-2006, 11:14

Hello,
I'm a new french guy

I read these how to (http://www.macsat.com/BuildEnvironment.php) but i the end... it's not working and i don't understand why...
I'm running on a gentoo Box.

I have these message :
utopia unslung # make
make readline-stage ncurses-stage
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/unslung'
#make <bar>-stage <baz>-stage
rm -rf /opt/unslung/builds/readline-5.0 /opt/unslung/builds/readline
zcat /opt/unslung/downloads/readline-5.0.tar.gz | tar -C /opt/unslung/builds -xvf -
readline-5.0/
readline-5.0/doc/
[Snip]
readline-5.0/histfile.c
readline-5.0/histsearch.c
#cat | patch -d /opt/unslung/builds/readline-5.0 -p1
mv /opt/unslung/builds/readline-5.0 /opt/unslung/builds/readline
(cd /opt/unslung/builds/readline; \
AR=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-ar AS=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-as LD=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-ld NM=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-nm CC=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-gcc CPP="/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-gcc -E" GCC=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-gcc CXX=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-g++ RANLIB=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-ranlib STRIP=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-strip \
CPPFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -I/opt/unslung/staging/opt/include " \
LDFLAGS=" -L/opt/unslung/staging/opt/lib -Wl,-rpath,/opt/lib -Wl,-rpath-link,/opt/unslung/staging/opt/lib " \
./configure \
--build=i386-pc-linux-gnu \
--host=mipsel-linux \
--target=mipsel-linux \
--prefix=/opt \
--disable-nls \
--disable-static \
)
checking build system type... i386-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu

Beginning configuration for readline-5.0 for mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu

checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for mipsel-linux-gcc... /opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-gcc
checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
make[1]: *** [/opt/unslung/builds/readline/.configured] Erreur 77
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/unslung'
make: *** [/opt/unslung/builds/abook/.configured] Erreur 2

Can somebody help me ?

**darius** · 04-01-2009, 11:20

Originally Posted by Jean-Fabrice

The goal of the build environment is to be build ipk packages for the nslu2 and wl500 starting from an opensource software available somewhere on the Net (apache, php, pound, etc...).

If your plan is only to compile and run a few set of .c files you've written, the only things you need is this sub-part of Macsat tutorial (apart of the prerequisites) :

Code:

mkdir /opt
cd /opt < enter > 
wget http://www.asuscom.de/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-500g-03/GPL_1927.zip < enter > 
tar zxf ./GPL_1927.zip < enter > 
cp -R /opt/broadcom/opt/brcm /opt < enter >

This will install the Asus cross compilation toolchain (a c compiler able to build stuff for broadcom architecture) on your linux machine.
You will also need Oleg's patched uClibc :

Code:

cd /var/tmp
wget http://oleg.wl500g.info/1.9.2.7-6b/wl500g-1.9.2.7-6b.tar.bz2
tar xjf wl500g-1.9.2.7-6b.tar.bz2
cd wl500g-1.9.2.7-6b
make uClibc

When this two points are done, you're ready to compile your own .c stuff using broadcom c compiler :

Code:

mipsel-uclibc-gcc -o helloworld

et voila.

JF

Hi Jean,

I am trying to compile helloworld.c just to learn how it works.
My hardware is WL-500gP V2, I installed Koppel firmware to get my cellular modem connected.

Aus server is temporary down.

As your HowTo is already some years old, please tell me if the GPL sources are still valid version for my router running today Koppel .
If not, what GPL sources should I select and from what place ?

greetings,

Happy New Year

Darius

BTW I will try to compile Linux Dialog for running my basic shell scripts.

**dp79** · 13-09-2009, 20:42

Hi everyone,

I tried already native compilation, but I didn't succed, so I gave cross compiling a try. I've booted my laptop with ubuntu intrepid and I followed Jean-Fabrice's tutorial, but it doesn't seem to be complete. I noticed, that on oleg.wl500g.info Oleg posted a new toolchain (uClibc 0.9.19), so I installed it as well. What I have so far is the following:
1. The following extracted directories under /opt
hndtools-mipsel-linux
hndtools-mipsel-linux3
hndtools-mipsel-linux3
hndtools-mipsel-uClibc
hndtools-mipsel-uClibc
hndtools-mipsel-uClibc
hndtools-mipsel-uClibc (this one is created by the new toolchain)

2. The following extracted directories under /var/tmp
uClibc-0.9.19
wl50g-1.9.2.7.6b

I have a feeling that after the command "make uClibc" there are still things to do before we execute "mipsel-uclibc-gcc -o helloworld helloworld.c".
When I ran the command "make uClibc", I got these errors:

PHP Code:


dp79@Perro:/var/tmp/wl500g-1.9.2.7-6b$ sudo make uClibc

tar xjf uClibc-0.9.19.tar.bz2 -C /var/tmp

Looking for last applied patch

./patch.sh: line 19: patch: command not found

./patch.sh: line 19: patch: command not found

./patch.sh: line 19: patch: command not found

./patch.sh: line 19: patch: command not found

./patch.sh: line 19: patch: command not found

Patching /var/tmp/uClibc-0.9.19 with  uClibc-0.9.19-trunc64.patch uClibc-0.9.19-timezones.patch uClibc-0.9.19-dn_expand.patch uClibc-0.9.19-resolv.patch uClibc-0.9.19.diff

./patch.sh: line 33: patch: command not found

./patch.sh: line 37: patch: command not found

Can not apply uClibc-0.9.19.diff cleanly

make: *** [/var/tmp/uClibc] Error 1

This "make" command created the "uClibc-0.9.19" directory, but nothing has been installed, because the system doesn't recognize the "mipsel-uclibc-gcc" command.

Could somebody finish this tutorial and show us how to compile helloworld from the beginning to the end?

Thanks!

dp79

**theMIROn** · 13-09-2009, 20:49

just take a look
http://code.google.com/p/wl500g/wiki...Firmware?wl=en

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