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h1. Build from Source

bq. *Before you consider building from source, be aware that there are [[Nightly Builds]]

available for Debian + Ubuntu platforms. These are recommended for normal users.*

Osmocom projects use autoconf/automake.

The general pattern for building is:

<pre>

cd source-tree

autoreconf -fi

./configure

make

make check

make install

sudo ldconfig

</pre>

The @./configure@ step may need further configuration options, and

@./configure@ will tell you which dependencies are still missing, if any.

See below for project specific details and troubleshooting.

The @make@ step may be sped up by using multiple CPU cores:

<pre>

make -j 8

</pre>

We take care to make our builds parallelizable with @-j@, but in case

@make -j@ fails, issuing a simple @make@ could fix the problem (expecting

this only in libsmpp34).

h1. Dependencies

Which libraries are needed by various Osmocom programs is best resolved during

the @./configure@ step described below. This script checks for any missing

dependencies and issues corresponding error messages.

Here is a (probably incomplete) overview of dependencies between Osmocom

projects:

| _To build ..._ | _... you also need ..._ |

| osmo-bts | libosmocore, libosmo-abis, openbsc (source tree only), L1 headers depending on BTS model |

| osmo-pcu | libosmocore, L1 headers depending on BTS model |

| openbsc: osmo-nitb, osmo-bsc, osmo-sgsn, osmo-bsc_nat, osmo-bsc_mgcp | libosmocore, libosmo-abis, libosmo-netif, libosmo-sccp, libsmpp34 |

| openbsc: 3G osmo-msc (branch sysmocom/iu) | libosmocore, libosmo-abis, libosmo-netif (branch sysmocom/sctp), libosmo-sccp (branch sysmocom/iu), asn1c, libasn1c, osmo-iuh |

| osmo-iuh | libosmocore, libosmo-netif, libosmo-sccp, asn1c, libasn1c |

h1. Download Sources

The latest Osmocom sources are available from git at https://git.osmocom.org,

where each project's overview page displays the actual git URL.

The projects' repository URLs generally are of the pattern:

<pre>git://git.osmocom.org/project-name</pre>

(To contribute, see [[Coding Standards#Submitting-Patches|Submitting Patches]])

For example, to verify libosmocore's git repository URL, browse to

https://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore/ and observe the URL shown at the

bottom of the page under _Clone_: @git://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore@

Then download this URL using the @git@ client:

<pre>

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore

</pre>

It is also possible to download specific releases' tarballs for each git ref

that is defined. For example, browse to https://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore/,

click on _refs_ on the top and select any branch or tag, e.g. "0.9.0":https://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore/tag/?h=0.9.0

All of these download instructions hold true for any of the git repositories,

not limited to libosmocore.

h1. Build debian packages

Most Osmocom projects are setup and ready for building debian packages.

See the @debian/@ subdir in each source tree.

For example, to build a libosmocore debian package:

<pre>

cd libosmocore/

dpkg-buildpackage -tc -uc -us

# then, you can install the package on your system with

sudo dpkg -i ../libosmocore*.deb

</pre>

These steps are identical for all other Osmocom projects that are ready for debian packaging.

Advantages of debian packages:

* they allow you to easily install the same binaries on several machines,

* you don't need to keep the source tree around,

* they guarantee a clean de-installation later.

Note: when not using debian packages, i.e. after a '@make install@' directly from the source tree,

you can also achieve a clean de-installation with '@make uninstall@'.

h1. Details and Troubleshooting

Here is a list of the most common configuration items or pitfalls to be

aware of when building specific Osmocom projects.

h2. Non-GNU Systems

On systems like FreeBSD, you need to run @gmake@ instead of @make@.

h2. Cross-Compiling for a BTS Platform

To build new software for the sysmoBTS and Litecell 1.5, you will typically

cross-compile using an SDK matching the BTS. You should find specific instructions

in, for example, the sysmoBTS manual.

h2. General ./configure options

To provide the installation location, which is /usr/local by default:

<pre>

./configure --prefix=$HOME/my_osmocom_inst

</pre>

If you choose a non-standard location, later builds may fail to find it.

For example, if you built libosmocore with a custom prefix, a subsequent

build of libosmo-abis, which needs libosmocore installed, may fail.

You can tell a build process where to look for libraries to compile against

using the @PKG_CONFIG_PATH@ environment variable.

Furthermore, when you want to run binaries compiled against libraries

installed in a non-standard location, you will have to use the

@LD_LIBRARY_PATH@ environment variable to successfully load the binary.

Particularly, the @make check@ step typically runs such binaries,

as well as when you would like to run the installed binaries yourself.

For example:

<pre>

mkdir -p $HOME/osmo/src

cd $HOME/osmo/src

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore

cd libosmocore

autoreconf -fi

./configure --prefix=$HOME/osmo/inst --disable-pcsc

make -j5

make check

make install

cd ..

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmo-abis

cd libosmo-abis

autoreconf -fi

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$HOME/osmo/inst/lib/pkgconfig

./configure --prefix=$HOME/osmo/inst

make -j5

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/osmo/inst/lib

make check

make install

</pre>

Note that PKG_CONFIG_PATH points at the prefix's lib/pkgconfig and is needed

during the configure step of a library;

And that LD_LIBRARY_PATH is needed when running binaries that need libraries

installed in the non-standard location, here via @make check@.

Furthermore, when installing to an SDK's sysroot location, you would usually

set @DESTDIR@ to the sysroot with @--prefix=/usr@, resulting in an install

location of @$DESTDIR/usr@.

h2. libosmocore

When @libpcsclite@ is not easily available, e.g. when building for a BTS target platform:

<pre>

./configure --disable-pcsc

</pre>

h2. openbsc

@openbsc@ is so far the only source tree where the build commands must be run

a level deeper than the source tree's root. Enter the second @openbsc@ dir:

<pre>

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/openbsc

cd openbsc/openbsc

autoreconf -fi

[...]

</pre>

h2. openbsc for 3G

Be sure to pass the @--enable-iu@ configure option so that osmo-msc gets Iu interface support.

<pre>

cd openbsc/openbsc

./configure --enable-iu

</pre>

h1. Example: completely build openbsc

This is an example of a complete build process for 2G openbsc and openggsn,

including SMPP and the "nat" binaries, to the @/usr/local@ prefix; it is assumed

that your system by default scans @/usr/local@ for installed libraries:

<pre>

osmo_src=$HOME/osmo/src

mkdir -p $osmo_src

cd $osmo_src

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore

cd libosmocore

autoreconf -fi

./configure

make -j5

make check

make install

cd $osmo_src

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmo-abis

cd libosmo-abis

autoreconf -fi

./configure

make -j5

make check

make install

cd $osmo_src

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmo-netif

cd libosmo-netif

autoreconf -fi

./configure

make -j5

make check

make install

cd $osmo_src

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmo-sccp

cd libosmo-sccp

autoreconf -fi

./configure

make -j5

make check

make install

cd $osmo_src

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libsmpp34

cd libsmpp34

autoreconf -fi

./configure

make

make check

make install

cd $osmo_src

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/openggsn

cd openggsn

autoreconf -fi

./configure

make -j5

make check

make install

cd $osmo_src

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/openbsc

cd openbsc/openbsc

autoreconf -fi

./configure --enable-smpp --enable-osmo-bsc --enable-nat

make -j5

make check

make install

which osmo-nitb

osmo-nitb --version

</pre>

h1. Example: build script

This is a shell script that builds openbsc and openggsn,

expecting the git clones to be ready in the current directory:

attachment:build_2G.sh