I'm interested in learning how to compile builds

[CarpeNoctem]

I've been a member of this amazing community for about 3 months and I have re-learned a lot about routing, QoS and networking in general.

I want to be more helpful to the members, so I'd love to refresh my Linux-Fu and learn how to compile custom Gargoyle builds, specially if it means I can integrate features from other firmwares like CeroWRT in my ongoing pursuit for the perfect latency (I know, I know, no such thing, but a geek can dream).

I'd love some replies from folks who have the patience or resources to help me in my quest.

Thanks in advance.

PS: In hindsight, this post might be better suited in Gargoyle Development. Mods, feel free to move it.

[tapper]

moved mate.

Sorry i cant help you out. I have never mest about with Linux much. I wood like to but the screenreaders in Linux are crap! lolThat's why i mes about with router firmware. all thow
i brake more than i fix lol

[CarpeNoctem]

moved mate.

Sorry i cant help you out. I have never mest about with Linux much. I wood like to but the screenreaders in Linux are crap! lolThat's why i mes about with router firmware. all thow
i brake more than i fix lol

No worries, I'm sure if I keep breaking 'em eventually I'll learn to make 'em hehe

[Lantis]

The documentation for this is actually really well written. I got it to work on my second attempt. Attempt 1 I didn't give enough virtual hard drive space to my VM lol.

Start here. http://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/dok ... umentation

1. Set up a Linux distro to work in. I picked Ubuntu under VM in Windows.
2. git clone http://github.com/ericpaulbishop/gargoyle.git
3. You need to get all the tools to build, run the relevant sudo apt-get for your machine.
4. Change directory to /gargoyle
5. Do a "make FULL_BUILD=true ar71xx.usb_large" or whichever is relevant to your router.
6. Set computer to not sleep.
7. Walk away. My first build which produced only the images for usb large ar71xx took 4-5 hours.

Obviously if you want to make code changes then do all this before step 5.

[nworbnhoj]

Thanks - I will have a play around with this too at some stage. However, currently I am on a small (18GB/mth), expensive, 3G Internet connection feeding a family with 2 teenagers. On a brighter note, there is a shiny new NBN fixed wireless tower within view but still dark

I have a couple of plugin ideas ...

[Lantis]

Your first build will need to download a bunch of stuff. I didn't measure it, but if I had to guess, 2GB. Can't confirm though.

I have a few plugin ideas too but life keeps getting in the way

[CarpeNoctem]

Thanks for the replies.

If in theory I wanted to include code from another firmware, say the SQM component of CeroWRT, would I have to download both images?

[Lantis]

Probably easiest and then you can manually play with it.