Need tutorial on adding user applications

[nobode]

I've been trying to add some small apps to the firmware so that I don't need to plug a USB key (with EntWare or OptWare) to use them.

According to README under elease/src-rt/router, I should edit config/Config and name the module rule under the "Configuration" section of the Makefile. Looks simple enough, but I don't know exactly how.

Take autossh for example, I put the source folder under router dir, normally I should ./configure and make, but this isn't the case for cross compiling, so how do I generate the right makefile?

 

[darius456]

sorry nevermind

 

[RMerlin]

That README is probably no longer accurate. I believe it's a leftover from Asuswrt's ancestors.

Unfortunately, it's not possible to write a simple "how-to" tutorial on how to add more applications to the firmware. It requires technical know-how, not something that can be summed up in a simple tutorial. Some software will require you to manually modify the Makefile, or add dependencies, modify include paths, etc...

 

[nobode]

Thank you RMerlin. At least I don't have to waste time sticking to that README. Maybe I'll start with adding a Hello World app.