Help Compiling Latest Merlin Firmware

[pilotboy72]

Hello,

I'm trying to compile the latest firmware in Github. The compile seems to get pretty far along and then I get an error trying to compile Nettalk. Anyone seen this and know how to get around it? BTW, I'm compiling this on Ubuntu 12.4.05 LTS.

Brian

make[4]: Entering directory `/home/brtaylor/repository/asuswrt-merlin/release/src/router/netatalk-3.0.5'
CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd . && /bin/bash /home/brtaylor/repository/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src/router/netatalk-3.0.5/missing --run aclocal-1.11 -I macros
macros/netatalk.m4:4: warning: underquoted definition of AX_CHECK_DOCBOOK
macros/netatalk.m4:4: run info '(automake)Extending aclocal'
macros/netatalk.m4:4: or see http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Extending-aclocal
CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd . && /bin/bash /home/brtaylor/repository/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src/router/netatalk-3.0.5/missing --run autoconf
cd . && /bin/bash /home/brtaylor/repository/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src/router/netatalk-3.0.5/missing --run automake-1.11 --foreign
configure.ac:59: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LTDL_DLLIB
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
configure.ac:61: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LTDL_DLSYM_USCORE
make[4]: *** [configure] Error 1
make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/brtaylor/repository/asuswrt-merlin/release/src/router/netatalk-3.0.5'
make[3]: *** [netatalk-3.0.5] Error 2

 

[ASAT]

Solution
http://www.snbforums.com/threads/compiling-the-firmware-for-rt-ac56u.24040/#post-180456

Alternative is to compile the firmware directly from the downloaded ZIP archive. Subscribe to the Asuswrt-Merlin RSS feed here:
https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/tags.atom

 

[kvic]

Another "lightweight" alternative

cd asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src/router/netatalk-3.0.5
cp ../openvpn/m4/pkg.m4 macros
autoreconf -fi

Or simply clean and make again without the last statement.

 

[pilotboy72]

Solution
http://www.snbforums.com/threads/compiling-the-firmware-for-rt-ac56u.24040/#post-180456

Alternative is to compile the firmware directly from the downloaded ZIP archive. Subscribe to the Asuswrt-Merlin RSS feed here:
https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/tags.atom

Tried this and it worked perfectly. Thanks!!!

 

[john9527]

An old problem I know, but I'm setting up a new PC/development environment and ran into the netatalk compile error. Finally tracked down the 'real' fix in a netatalk support forum....add the libltdl-dev package.

sudo apt-get install libltdl-dev

(I had to reboot for it to take effect)