Requirements

You need the following tools to compile OpenWrt, the package names vary between distributions. A complete list with distribution specific packages is found in the Build System Setup documentation.

sudo apt install binutils bzip2 diff find flex gawk gcc-6+ getopt grep install libc-dev libz-dev make4.1+ perl python3.6+ rsync subversion unzip which libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev gawk gcc-multilib g++-multilib flex git-core gettext libssl-dev ocaml sharutils re2c -y

And This development tools requires Python 3.6 or higher! Please use the following command to check,

python3 --version
Python 3.6.13

$ ls -l /usr/bin/python3*
 /usr/bin/python3 -> python3.6
 /usr/bin/python3.5
 /usr/bin/python3.5-config -> x86_64-linux-gnu-python3.5-config
 /usr/bin/python3.5m
 /usr/bin/python3.5m-config -> x86_64-linux-gnu-python3.5m-config
 /usr/bin/python3.6
 /usr/bin/python3.6-config -> x86_64-linux-gnu-python3.6-config
 /usr/bin/python3.6m
 /usr/bin/python3.6m-config -> x86_64-linux-gnu-python3.6m-config
 /usr/bin/python3.9
 /usr/bin/python3.9-config -> x86_64-linux-gnu-python3.9-config
 /usr/bin/python3-config -> python3.5-config
 /usr/bin/python3m -> python3.5m
 /usr/bin/python3m-config -> python3.5m-config

Compile OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

1. Run git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder to clone repository

2. Run git checkout xxx to switch gl-infra-builder tag(please refer to the table below about xxx tag), the purpose of this step is to switch to the source code used by different GL.iNet firmware versions.

3. Run ls configs -hl to list the openwrt verizon

4. Chose your want version, for example, if you want to use openwrt-21.02.2, Run python3 setup.py -c configs/config-21.02.2.yml to download openwrt-21.02.2 source code

5. Run cd openwrt-21.02/openwrt-21.02.2 to enter openwrt-21.02.2 directory

6. Run ./scripts/gen_config.py list to get target_xxx and glinet_xxx files. target_xxx is you want to compile products, don't modify. glinet_xxx is you want to add/delete packages, you can modify. Those files in the profiles directory.

7. Run ./scripts/gen_config.py <target_profile> <function_profile> to chose the product target and add some packages. <target_profile> is you want to compile products. <function_profile> is you want to add/delete packages.

8. For example, If you want to compile GL-A1300 product and add luci, you can run ./scripts/gen_config.py target_ipq40xx_gl-a1300 luci. You can run make menuconfig to chose other packages

9. Run make to build your firmware.

Compile GL.iNet standard firmware

10. Base on the steps above, at openwrt-21.02/openwrt-21.02.2 directory, run git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/glinet4.x.git to get GL.iNet packages.

11. Run git checkout xxx to switch glinet4.x packages tag(please refer to the table below about xxx tag), the purpose of this step is to switch to the packages used by different GL.iNet firmware versions.

12. Run ./scripts/gen_config.py target_ipq40xx_gl-a1300 glinet_depends glinet_nas to add A1300 GL.iNet packages

13. Run make V=s -j5 GL_PKGDIR=pwd/glinet4.x/ipq40xx/ to compile GL.iNet standard firmware.

The tag of the released version is as follows

AX1800

Firmware version	gl-infra-builder tag	glinet4.x tag
4.1.0	v4.1.0_ax1800_release6	no record
4.2.0	v4.2.0_release3	v4.2.0_release3

AXT1800

Firmware version	gl-infra-builder tag	glinet4.x tag
4.0.0	v4.0.0_release3	no record
4.0.2	v4.0.2_release1	no record
4.0.3	v4.0.3_release1	no record
4.1.0	v4.1.0_axt1800_release7	no record
4.2.0	v4.2.0_release3	v4.2.0_release3

MT3000

Firmware version	gl-infra-builder tag	glinet4.x tag
4.1.2	v4.1.2_mt3000_release3	no record
4.1.3	v4.1.3_mt3000_release3	v4.1.3
4.2.0	v4.2.0_mt3000_release1	v4.2.0_MT3000_release1

MT2500

Firmware version	gl-infra-builder tag	glinet4.x tag
4.1.1	v4.1.1_mt2500_release2	no record
4.2.0	v4.2.0_release3	v4.2.0_release3

Firmware version	gl-infra-builder tag	glinet4.x tag
4.0.0	v4.0.0_a1300_release1	no record
4.1.0	v4.1.0_a1300_release8	no record
4.1.2	v4.1.2_a1300_release3	no record
4.2.0	v4.2.0_release3	v4.2.0_release3

S200

Firmware version	gl-infra-builder tag	glinet4.x tag
4.1.3	v4.1.3_s200_release7	v4.1.3_s200_release7

x300b

Firmware version	gl-infra-builder tag	glinet4.x tag
4.2.0	v4.2.0_x300b_release3	no record

X3000

Firmware version	gl-infra-builder tag	glinet4.x tag
4.3.0	v4.3.0_x3000_release2	no record
4.3.1	v4.3.1_x3000_release1	no record

Example compile firmware

1. Compile MT2500(2023.03.17)

0.Compile 360T7（2023.2.27）

0.0

with gl-inet package installed,original partition is not big enough,you should flash the bl blow.

https://github.com/hanwckf/bl-mt798x

1.1 Compile 360t7-108M OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

 git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

 python3 setup.py -c configs/config-mt798x-7.6.6.1.yml && cd mt7981

 ./scripts/gen_config.py target_mt7981_360t7-108M luci

1.2 Compile 360t7-108M GL.iNet standard firmware

 git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/glinet4.x.git

 cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/gl_pkg_config_mt7981_mt3000.mk  ./glinet4.x/mt7981/gl_pkg_config.mk

 ./scripts/gen_config.py target_mt7981_360t7-108M glinet_depends

 make V=s -j5 GL_PKGDIR=`pwd`/glinet4.x/mt7981/

1. Compile MT2500(2023.02.22)

1.1 Compile MT2500 OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

python3 setup.py -c configs/config-mt798x-7.6.6.1.yml && cd mt7981

./scripts/gen_config.py target_mt7981_gl-mt2500 luci

make V=s -j5

1.2 Compile MT2500 GL.iNet standard firmware

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/glinet4.x.git

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/gl_pkg_config_mt2500.mk  ./glinet4.x/mt7981/gl_pkg_config.mk

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/glinet_depends_mt2500.yml  ./profiles/glinet_depends.yml

./scripts/gen_config.py glinet_depends

make V=s -j5 GL_PKGDIR=`pwd`/glinet4.x/mt7981/

2. Compile MT3000 V4.2.0 firmware(2023.03.21)

2.1 Compile MT3000 OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

git checkout v4.2.0_mt3000_release1

python3 setup.py -c configs/config-mt798x-7.6.6.1.yml && cd mt7981

./scripts/gen_config.py target_mt7981_gl-mt3000 luci

make V=s -j5

2.2 Compile MT3000 GL.iNet standard firmware(Base on the steps above)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/glinet4.x.git

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/gl_pkg_config_mt3000.mk  ./glinet4.x/mt7981/gl_pkg_config.mk

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/glinet_depends_mt3000.yml  ./profiles/glinet_depends.yml

./scripts/gen_config.py glinet_depends

make -j5 V=s GL_PKGDIR=`pwd`/glinet4.x/mt7981/

3. Compile AXT1800(2023.03.17)

3.1 Compile AXT1800 OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

python3 setup.py -c configs/config-wlan-ap.yml && cd wlan-ap/openwrt

./scripts/gen_config.py target_wlan_ap-gl-axt1800 luci

make V=s -j5

3.2 Compile AXT1800 GL.iNet standard firmware(Base on the steps above)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/glinet4.x.git

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/gl_pkg_config_axt1800.mk  ./glinet4.x/ipq60xx/gl_pkg_config.mk

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/glinet_depends_axt1800.yml  ./profiles/glinet_depends.yml

./scripts/gen_config.py glinet_depends

make V=s -j5 GL_PKGDIR=`pwd`/glinet4.x/ipq60xx/

4. Compile AX1800(2023.03.17)

4.1 Compile AX1800 OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

python3 setup.py -c configs/config-wlan-ap.yml && cd wlan-ap/openwrt

./scripts/gen_config.py target_wlan_ap-gl-ax1800 luci

make V=s -j5

4.2 Compile AX1800 GL.iNet standard firmware

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/glinet4.x.git

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/gl_pkg_config_ax1800.mk  ./glinet4.x/ipq60xx/gl_pkg_config.mk

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/glinet_depends_ax1800.yml  ./profiles/glinet_depends.yml

./scripts/gen_config.py glinet_depends

make V=s -j5 GL_PKGDIR=`pwd`/glinet4.x/ipq60xx/

5. Compile A1300(2023.03.17)

5.1 Compile A1300 OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

python3 setup.py -c configs/config-21.02.2.yml && cd openwrt-21.02/openwrt-21.02.2

./scripts/gen_config.py target_ipq40xx_gl-a1300 luci

make V=s -j5

5.2 Compile A1300 GL.iNet standard firmware

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/glinet4.x.git

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/gl_pkg_config_a1300.mk  ./glinet4.x/ipq40xx/gl_pkg_config.mk

cp ./glinet4.x/pkg_config/glinet_depends_a1300.yml  ./profiles/glinet_depends.yml

./scripts/gen_config.py glinet_depends

make V=s -j5 GL_PKGDIR=`pwd`/glinet4.x/ipq40xx/

6. Compile SFT1200(2022.11.23)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

python3 setup.py -c configs/config-siflower-18.x.yml && cd openwrt-18.06/siflower/openwrt-18.06

./scripts/gen_config.py target_siflower_gl-sft1200 luci

make V=s -j5

7. Compile S200(2023.02.24)

7.1 Compile S200 OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

git checkout v4.1.3_s200_release7

python3 setup.py -c configs/config-21.02.2.yml && cd openwrt-21.02/openwrt-21.02.2

./scripts/gen_config.py target_ath79_gl-s200 luci

make V=s -j5

7.2 Compile S200 GL.iNet standard firmware

git clone -b v4.1.3_s200_release7 https://github.com/gl-inet/glinet4.x.git

cp glinet4.x/pkg_config/gl_pkg_config_ath79_s200.mk glinet4.x/ath79/gl_pkg_config.mk

cp glinet4.x/pkg_config/gl_pkg_config_ath79_s200.yml profiles/

./scripts/gen_config.py target_ath79_gl-s200 gl_pkg_config_ath79_s200

make V=s -j5 GL_PKGDIR=`pwd`/glinet4.x/ath79/

Note: Some customers may encounter mDNSResponder-1310.80.1.tar.gz download failed error, please click Here to download mDNSResponder-1310.80.1.tar.gz file, and then put it in openwrt-21.02/openwrt-21.02.2/dl directory.

8. Compile x300b(2023.04.20)

8.1 Compile x300b OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

git checkout v4.2.0_x300b_release3

python3 setup.py -c ./configs/config-22.03.2.yml && cd openwrt-22.03/openwrt-22.03.2/

./scripts/gen_config.py target_ath79_gl-x300b-nor luci

make V=s -j5

9. Compile X3000 V4.3.1 firmware(2023.05.23)

9.1 Compile X3000 OpenWrt firmware(No GL.iNet packages)

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-infra-builder.git && cd gl-infra-builder

git checkout v4.3.1_x3000_release1

python3 setup.py -c configs/config-mt798x-7.6.6.1.yml && cd mt798x

./scripts/gen_config.py target_mt7981_gl-x3000 luci

make V=s -j5

9.2 Compile X3000 GL.iNet standard firmware

git clone https://github.com/gl-inet/glbuilder && cd glbuilder
make menuconfig
--Select GL.iNet router model (GL.iNet x3000)
--Select version for x3000 (x3000 version 4.3.1)
make V=s

For more functions, please check https://github.com/gl-inet/glbuilder/blob/main/Readme.md

How to add own files

In the openwrt system, we can add our own files through the files directory. All files including paths in the files directory will be copied to the file system at the last step of compilation. This feature can be used to add our own files or replace files.

Here is an example of setting the version number from the files directory.

mkdir -p files/etc
echo "4.2.0" > files/etc/glversion
echo "release1" > files/etc/version.type
echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" > files/etc/version.date

Here is an example of setting a repository address

mkdir -p files/etc/opkg/
cat > files/etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf << EOF
src/gz glinet_core https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/v21.02.3/kmod-4.0/aarch64_cortex-a53/mediatek/mt7981
src/gz glinet_gli_pub https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/v21.02.3/packages-4.0/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet
src/gz glinet_gli_packages https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/v21.02.3/packages-4.0/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages
EOF

How to add own packages

Under openwrt, in order to solve the dependency problem between packages, we add our own packages to the source tree in the form of feeds.

Let's say we have a directory called /home/mypackages where we can store our packages, and we have two packages called package1 and package2.

First, we create a new profile in which we reference the package we want to compile.

cat > profiles/myprofile.yml  << EOF
feeds:
  - name: myfeeds
    path: /home/mypackages

packages:
  - package1
  - package2
EOF

myprofile.yml is our file name, note that the suffix must be .yml.

In the object set of feeds, we specify the source code path through the path parameter. In the object set of packages, we add the name of the package that needs to be selected for compilation

And then, we can use this profile in the configuration generation step

./scripts/gen_config.py target_mt7981_gl-mt2500 luci myprofile

Compile firmware

make V=s

or compile signal package

make package/feeds/myfeeds/package1 V=s

Note

1. If you gcc version is 10, you will encounter some error, like this:

/usr/bin/ld: scripts/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.o:(.bss+0x10): multiple definition of `yylloc'; scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.lex.o:(.bss+0x0): first defined here
collect2: error：ld returned 1 exit status.

You should execute the following command to reduce the gcc version:

update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-9 100
update-alternatives --config gcc