In short the question is: how do I compile this command line tool: https://obdev.at/products/vusb/powerswitch.html
I did compile it for linux PC and I have a working openwrt build environment. So I thought it should be possible. I put the source in a newly created folder package/utils/powerswitch. I copied the Makefile of a different utils folder, modified it for powerswitch. I solved a few problems but now it's stuck. It can't find the usb.h that is used by powerswitch.c. In its original Makefile (for linux PC) there is:
USBFLAGS = libusb-config --cflags
USBLIBS = libusb-config --libs #-framework CoreFoundation
How do I transform this for openwrt or how do I tell powerswitch.c where to find usb.h?
If you go through this material, you should find an answer....
http://dvblog.soabit.com/building-custom-openwrt-packages-an-hopefully-complete-guide/
The top few sections and the bottom few are most relevant to you.
NOTE: The actual paths may be different due to changes... but the principles are sound.
I finally managed to compile and create my first package. Your reply encouraged me to continue so thank you for that. However, I don't know how I found out that I needed a dependency on libusb-compat, I don't even know what that is, and creating the correct makefile is still utter magic to me. A tutorial would be helpful.
Anyway, as I said, I did create a package and although I feel far from being a developer and I didn't create the PowerSwitch software, should I now submit this package somehow so that others can include it in their firmware?
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