Imagebuilder for GL.iNet devices. The Image Builder (previously called the Image Generator) is a pre-compiled environment suitable for creating custom images without the need for compiling them from source.
- x86_64 platform
- ubuntu or other linux
- You need to install necessary software
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install subversion build-essential git-core libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev gawk flex quilt libssl-dev xsltproc libxml-parser-perl mercurial bzr ecj cvs unzip git wgetIt's easy to generate an image by issueing gl_image script. It will generate all GL.iNet's devices, and you can specify the target image to build with -d option. Issueing gl_image --help to see more details.
Here is a brief description for images.json configuration file.
- version: The version variable will generate a verison file into /etc/glversion and override /etc/opk/distfeeds.conf with the version number.
- profiles: A list of devices that you prefer to build, you can issue make info to see all available device.
- packages: The default option is a list of packages to embed into the image which is specified in profiles variable. It also supports an option name after profile that will overlay in default packages.