build environment for backfire 10.03.1

newuser44

hi,

i know this is a old release, but i got old hardware lying around. its a http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/buffalo/whr-g54s.

this thing got 4mb of flash and i would like to use openvpn, openvpn and probably nothing more besides network connectivity. jow_laptop from #openwrt estimated that maybe even luci will find its space.

thing is im sitting on debian 8 and the backfire svn output, probably because since it was release in 2011 the build environment looks rather alien to it.
someone from #openwrt was so nice to provide me with a patch to fix this (its attached at the end)

make menuconfig works, but after that "make V=99" for error output shows:

make V=99
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1'
+ mkdir -p /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/target-mipsel_uClibc-0.9.30.1
+ cd /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/target-mipsel_uClibc-0.9.30.1
+ mkdir -p bin lib include stamp
mkdir -p /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/build_dir/target-mipsel_uClibc-0.9.30.1/stamp
touch /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/target-mipsel_uClibc-0.9.30.1/.prepared
+ mkdir -p /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host
+ cd /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host
+ mkdir -p bin lib include stamp
mkdir -p /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/build_dir/host/stamp
install -m0644 /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/tools/include/*.h /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host/include/
touch /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host/.prepared
make[3]: Entering directory '/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/tools/m4'
mkdir -p /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/dl
/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/scripts/download.pl "/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/dl" "m4-1.4.15.tar.gz" "5649a2e593b6c639deae9e72ede777dd" "@GNU/m4"
converted 'ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.15.tar.gz' (ANSI_X3.4-1968) -> 'ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.15.tar.gz' (UTF-8)
--2015-05-05 20:45:38--  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.15.tar.gz
           => '-'
Resolving ftp.gnu.org (ftp.gnu.org)... 208.118.235.20, 2001:4830:134:3::b
Connecting to ftp.gnu.org (ftp.gnu.org)|208.118.235.20|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD (1) /gnu/m4 ... done.
==> SIZE m4-1.4.15.tar.gz ... 1559715
==> PASV ... done.    ==> RETR m4-1.4.15.tar.gz ... done.
Length: 1559715 (1.5M) (unauthoritative)

m4-1.4.15.tar.gz                                     100%[=======================================================================================================================>]   1.49M   481KB/s   in 3.4s   

2015-05-05 20:45:43 (452 KB/s) - written to stdout [1559715]

. /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/include/shell.sh;  gzip -dc /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/dl/m4-1.4.15.tar.gz | /bin/tar -C /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/build_dir/host/m4-1.4.15/.. -xf - 

Applying ./patches/stdio.in.patch using plaintext: 
patching file lib/stdio.in.h
Hunk #1 succeeded at 141 (offset -2 lines).
touch /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/build_dir/host/m4-1.4.15/.prepared8228bb4a3e6f3fd70125e6a80bf906a1
(cd /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/build_dir/host/m4-1.4.15/; if [ -x configure ]; then cp -fpR /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/scripts/config.{guess,sub} /home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/build_dir/host/m4-1.4.15// &&  ./configure CFLAGS="-O2 -I/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host/include" CPPFLAGS="-O2 -I/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host/include" LDFLAGS="-L/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host/lib" SHELL="/bin/bash" --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix="" --program-suffix="" --prefix=/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host --exec-prefix=/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host --sysconfdir=/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host/etc --localstatedir=/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/host/var ; fi )
cp: cannot stat '/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/scripts/config.{guess,sub}': No such file or directory
Makefile:32: recipe for target '/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/build_dir/host/m4-1.4.15/.configured' failed
make[3]: *** [/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/build_dir/host/m4-1.4.15/.configured] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/tools/m4'
tools/Makefile:105: recipe for target 'tools/m4/compile' failed
make[2]: *** [tools/m4/compile] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1'
tools/Makefile:104: recipe for target '/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/target-mipsel_uClibc-0.9.30.1/stamp/.tools_install_nnnnn' failed
make[1]: *** [/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/staging_dir/target-mipsel_uClibc-0.9.30.1/stamp/.tools_install_nnnnn] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1'
/home/julius/tmp/backfire_10.03.1/include/toplevel.mk:131: recipe for target 'world' failed
make: *** [world] Error 2

i can see that a copy fails, but how do you troubleshoot why the file isnt there in the first place?

Index: toolchain/binutils/Makefile
===================================================================
--- toolchain/binutils/Makefile	(revision 36906)
+++ toolchain/binutils/Makefile	(working copy)
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 endef
 
 define Host/Compile
+	echo "MAKEINFO = :" >> $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/Makefile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) all
 endef
 
Index: toolchain/gcc/Makefile
===================================================================
--- toolchain/gcc/Makefile	(revision 36906)
+++ toolchain/gcc/Makefile	(working copy)
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 endef
 
 define Stage0/Compile
+	echo "MAKEINFO = :" >> $(HOST_BUILD_DIR0)/Makefile
 	$(GCC_MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR0) all-gcc
 endef
 
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@
 endef
 
 define Stage1/Compile
+	echo "MAKEINFO = :" >> $(HOST_BUILD_DIR1)/Makefile
 	$(CP) $(BUILD_DIR_TOOLCHAIN)/linux-dev/* $(BUILD_DIR_TOOLCHAIN)/$(LIBC)-dev/
 	$(GCC_MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR1) \
 		all-build-libiberty \
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@
 endef
 
 define Stage2/Compile
+	echo "MAKEINFO = :" >> $(HOST_BUILD_DIR2)/Makefile
 	$(GCC_MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR2) all
 endef
 
Index: tools/mklibs/patches/001-missing_stdio.patch
===================================================================
--- tools/mklibs/patches/001-missing_stdio.patch	(revision 36906)
+++ tools/mklibs/patches/001-missing_stdio.patch	(working copy)
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+--- a/src/mklibs-readelf/elf.cpp
++++ b/src/mklibs-readelf/elf.cpp
+@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <sys/mman.h>
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
++#include <unistd.h>
+ 
+ using namespace Elf;
+ 
 --- a/src/mklibs-readelf/main.cpp
 +++ b/src/mklibs-readelf/main.cpp
 @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
Index: tools/m4/patches/stdio.in.patch
===================================================================
--- tools/m4/patches/stdio.in.patch	(revisión: 0)
+++ tools/m4/patches/stdio.in.patch	(copia de trabajo)
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/lib/stdio.in.h
++++ b/lib/stdio.in.h
+@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@
+    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
+    always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
+ #undef gets
++#if HAVE_RAW_DECL_GETS
+ _GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
++#endif
+ 
+ #if @GNULIB_FOPEN@
+ # if @REPLACE_FOPEN@
Index: tools/bison/patches/stdio.in.patch
===================================================================
--- tools/bison/patches/stdio.in.patch	(revisión: 0)
+++ tools/bison/patches/stdio.in.patch	(copia de trabajo)
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/lib/stdio.in.h
++++ b/lib/stdio.in.h
+@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@
+    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
+    always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
+ #undef gets
++#if HAVE_RAW_DECL_GETS
+ _GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
++#endif
+ 
+ #if @GNULIB_FOPEN@
+ # if @REPLACE_FOPEN@
Index: include/depends.mk
===================================================================
--- include/depends.mk	(revision 33203)
+++ include/depends.mk	(working copy)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 DEP_FINDPARAMS := -x "*/.svn*" -x ".*" -x "*:*" -x "*\!*" -x "* *" -x "*\\\#*" -x "*/.*_check"
 
-find_md5=find $(1) -type f $(patsubst -x,-and -not -path,$(DEP_FINDPARAMS) $(2)) | md5s
+find_md5=$(SH_FUNC) find $(1) -type f $(patsubst -x,-and -not -path,$(DEP_FINDPARAMS) $(2)) | md5s
 
 define rdep
   .PRECIOUS: $(2)
Index: include/kernel.mk
===================================================================
--- include/kernel.mk	(revision 33203)
+++ include/kernel.mk	(working copy)
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 endef
 
 define ModuleAutoLoad
+	$(SH_FUNC) \
 	export modules=; \
 	add_module() { \
 		mkdir -p $(2)/etc/modules.d; \
Index: include/package-ipkg.mk
===================================================================
--- include/package-ipkg.mk	(revision 33203)
+++ include/package-ipkg.mk	(working copy)
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@
 	echo "Package: $(1)" > $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	echo "Version: $(VERSION)" >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	( \
+		echo "Package: $(1)"; \
+		echo "Version: $(VERSION)"; \
 		DEPENDS='$(EXTRA_DEPENDS)'; \
 		for depend in $$(filter-out @%,$$(IDEPEND_$(1))); do \
 			DEPENDS=$$$${DEPENDS:+$$$$DEPENDS, }$$$${depend##+}; \
@@ -108,10 +110,10 @@
 		echo "Maintainer: $(MAINTAINER)"; \
 		echo "Architecture: $(PKGARCH)"; \
 		echo "Installed-Size: 0"; \
-		echo -n "Description: "; getvar $(call shvar,Package/$(1)/description) | sed -e 's,^[[:space:]]*, ,g'; \
- 	) >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
+		echo -n "Description: "; $(SH_FUNC) getvar $(call shvar,Package/$(1)/description) | sed -e 's,^[[:space:]]*, ,g'; \
+ 	) > $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	chmod 644 $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
-	(cd $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL; \
+	$(SH_FUNC) (cd $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL; \
 		$($(1)_COMMANDS) \
 	)
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install,$$(IDIR_$(1)))
Index: include/target.mk
===================================================================
--- include/target.mk	(revision 33203)
+++ include/target.mk	(working copy)
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@
 		echo "Target-Profile-Kconfig: yes"; \
 	fi; \
 	echo "Target-Profile-Config: "; \
-	getvar "$(call shvar,Profile/$(1)/Config)"; \
+	$(SH_FUNC) getvar "$(call shvar,Profile/$(1)/Config)"; \
 	echo "@@"; \
 	echo "Target-Profile-Description:"; \
-	getvar "$(call shvar,Profile/$(1)/Description)"; \
+	$(SH_FUNC) getvar "$(call shvar,Profile/$(1)/Description)"; \
 	echo "@@"; \
 	echo;
   ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_$(call target_conf,$(BOARD)_$(if $(SUBTARGET),$(SUBTARGET)_)$(1))),y)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 	 echo 'Linux-Release: $(LINUX_RELEASE)'; \
 	 echo 'Linux-Kernel-Arch: $(LINUX_KARCH)'; \
 	 echo 'Target-Description:'; \
-	 getvar $(call shvar,Target/Description); \
+	 $(SH_FUNC) getvar $(call shvar,Target/Description); \
 	 echo '@@'; \
 	 echo 'Default-Packages: $(DEFAULT_PACKAGES)'; \
 	 $(DUMPINFO)
Index: include/unpack.mk
===================================================================
--- include/unpack.mk	(revision 33203)
+++ include/unpack.mk	(working copy)
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@
 endif
 
 ifdef PKG_BUILD_DIR
-  PKG_UNPACK ?= $(call UNPACK_CMD,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)) $(call CRLF_CMD,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR))
+  PKG_UNPACK ?= $(SH_FUNC) $(call UNPACK_CMD,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)) $(call CRLF_CMD,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR))
 endif
 ifdef HOST_BUILD_DIR
-  HOST_UNPACK ?= $(call UNPACK_CMD,$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)) $(call CRLF_CMD,$(HOST_BUILD_DIR))
+  HOST_UNPACK ?= $(SH_FUNC) $(call UNPACK_CMD,$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)) $(call CRLF_CMD,$(HOST_BUILD_DIR))
 endif
 
 endif # PKG_SOURCE
Index: rules.mk
===================================================================
--- rules.mk	(revision 40746)
+++ rules.mk	(working copy)
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 TMP_DIR:=$(TOPDIR)/tmp
 
-export SHELL=/usr/bin/env bash -c '. $(TOPDIR)/include/shell.sh; eval "$$2"' --
-
 qstrip=$(strip $(subst ",,$(1)))
 #"))
 
@@ -153,6 +151,7 @@
 export PATH:=$(TARGET_PATH)
 export STAGING_DIR
 export GCC_HONOUR_COPTS:=0
+export SH_FUNC:=. $(INCLUDE_DIR)/shell.sh; 
 
 PKG_CONFIG:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/pkg-config

newuser44

installing a lenny in a virtualbox was much easier.
since lenny has been wiped from most of the mirrors you have to add the right sources line manually. either while installing or when the system is running, its pretty easy after that.

/etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ lenny main