Compiling OpenWrt exactly like the official one

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Hi guys, i have a question, how can i compile openwrt in a way that it gets the same packages as the default official image?

Thats what i tried to do:


git clone https://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git
cd openwrt
git checkout v18.06.1
./scripts/feed update
./scripts/feed install -a
wget https://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/18.06.1/targets/ramips/mt7621/config.seed -O .config
make defconfig
make menuconfig  -> No luci packages are selected here. Shouldn´t it ?
make

So, apparently i get a image without AT LEAST luci. So, basically different of the official one.
What am i doing wrong ?

2

You are not copying config.seed to be .config

Just rename it to .config and run make defconfig

3

Yes, i am. ( -O .config )
wget https://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/18.06.1/targets/ramips/mt7621/config.seed -O .config

5

I don't know what the problem is, but luci is removed for me as well when I ran the same commands. I also tried with a different 18.06.1 seed file, and luci was removed for that one as well. The platform from the seed file was still selected.

6

Sorry, I overlooked that argument.

Next guess, might be typo, but the command is scripts/feeds, not scripts/feed

Luci is a feed, so if you do not update and install feeds, Luci stays hidden

8

See https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/quickstart-build-images for the correct commands.

9

@hnyman, it was a typo , but thanks!

@Per, thanks !

I have another question, is there a easy way (command ) to compile all remaining packages / feeds so i can create my own repo ?

10

There is an option in Global build config options to build all packages.

But I doubt that you really want that. E.g. various telephone switch alternatives from telephony feed etc.

11

I use the following algorithm

git clone https://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git; cd openwrt
git pull
git branch -a
git tag
git checkout v24.10.0
./scripts/feeds update -a
./scripts/feeds install -a
wget -O .config https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0/targets/ath79/generic/config.buildinfo
make defconfig download
make -j$(nproc) world

which means that binaries for all router models would be build (under 'generic' subfolder). But, I need only tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v2. If I select only tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v2 at "make menuconfig", vermagic changes. Is it normal?

12

The build system should generate the vermagic string based on the kernel configuration/version to ensure that the modules built will be compatible with the kernel that is running on the target. So yes it will change by changing the target profile.

13

Seems to be I was confused by ahorner's build guide.
There's mentioned that "make kernel_menuconfig" changes vermagic.

14

That changes even deeper kernel settings, those that are not set on high-level OpenWrt Makefiles.