Hi Muller and Tom,

I used pybombs approach to solve the problem. After the cloning process, it
gives the following error.

Configuration failed. Re-trying with higher verbosity.
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

Could you see a resolution here?

Zamrath

On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 7:35 PM, Tom Rondeau <t...@trondeau.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Marcus Müller <marcus.muel...@ettus.com>
> wrote:
>
>>  Pybombs can't solve a lack of RAM -- it just offers an automated build
>> procedure.
>> Search google to find information how to add swap to your system.
>> However, swap is just RAM that is temporarily exiled to permanent storage.
>> Now, a microSD card is several orders of magnitude slower than RAM, so
>> whilst that might allow your build process to work, it will make it slow.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Marcus
>>
>
> Cross-compiling would be better.
>
> We have information on embedded systems here:
> http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/Embedded
>
> Debian also comes with support for cross compilers itself, though we have
> no direct information on how to use those for building GNU Radio.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>>
>>
> On 03/18/2015 01:39 PM, Zamrath Nizam wrote:
>>
>>  Yes, RAM seems to be not up for the compiler's asking rate. I used
>> 'watch' command to observe it. At peak, free memory drops down to zero.
>>  BTW, I am interesting to know how to extend RAM in Bananapi (capacity
>> of Micro SD card is 16 GB), in case pyBOMBS method does not give me a hand.
>>
>>  Thanks,
>> Best,
>> Zamrath Nizam
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 5:54 PM, Marcus Müller <marcus.muel...@ettus.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  If it hangs, that just sounds like the poor ARM is busy; compiling is
>>> hard! You can check your CPU usage by running "top" in another console.
>>> If building aborts, you might need to add some swap space, to "extend"
>>> your RAM (start with 4GB). That will be horribly, horribly slow.
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>> Marcus
>>>
>>>
>>> On 03/18/2015 01:12 PM, Zamrath Nizam wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Müller,
>>>
>>>  Thank you for the detailed answer you provided. I will surely try one
>>> of the method you have given above. Meantime, the reason why I went for the
>>> debian GNURadio was, when GNURadio is built, it halts at around 50%. It has
>>> been run for 15-20 times. As you have pointed out, it was due to the low
>>> RAM (1 GB). Sounds first method would be handy to cope with. I will let you
>>> know after trying above methods.
>>>
>>>  Thank you again.
>>>
>>>  Best,
>>> Zamrath
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Marcus Müller <marcus.muel...@ettus.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Hi Zamrath,
>>>>
>>>> now you're mixing different versions of the same library (UHD).
>>>> The debian GNU Radio was built and linked against the debian UHD, but
>>>> now you're using the Ettus UHD package, so the symbols that the debian GNU
>>>> Radio thought it knew are now unavailable.
>>>> You should uninstall debian's UHD version, when installing the Ettus
>>>> one. You also must uninstall debian's GNU Radio.
>>>>
>>>> You will have to build GNU Radio against the UHD library version you're
>>>> using. You *can* in theory, do that on the bananapi itself, but I don't
>>>> think that is going to be fun (or short) -- after all, it's an embedded
>>>> device, and not a development workstation, so CPU and RAM are sparse.
>>>> There are three ways you can go from here: (1) build GNU Radio on the
>>>> bananapi, (2) cross-compile it for the debian armhf port and (3) rolling
>>>> out openembedded and treating your bananapi as a cool embedded device
>>>> rather than a boring slow PC.
>>>>
>>>> Method (1)
>>>> =======
>>>> This should be the easiest path: use pyBOMBS, as it should do
>>>> everything for you[0], and take roughly veeeeeery long.
>>>>
>>>> Method (2)
>>>> =======
>>>>
>>>> I think that in the long run, if you want to do software development
>>>> for the bananapi, anyway, setting up a cross-compilation environment will
>>>> be what you want to do.
>>>> However, I'm not really used to doing cross-builds myself; I can only
>>>> outline what you will have to do:
>>>>
>>>> On your (easiest case: debian) workstation:
>>>>
>>>> * Install the appropriate cross toolchain[2], and all the libraries[1]
>>>> lists as necessary in their development version and target-arch (armhf)
>>>> compatible version. I think that will be the hardest part, as it's a bit
>>>> debian specific.
>>>> * Follow [3] . Replace the oe-sdk-toolchain.cmake file with a
>>>> debian/armhf one -- you can have a look at the existing arm toolchain
>>>> file[4], copy and modify it, replacing all compiler names with their
>>>> gcc-armhf-... or similar pendants. Trick: use your currently installed
>>>> "gnuradio-config-info --cflags" to get appropriate CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS, in
>>>> addition to the right -m*** flags, that might be omitted in the output.
>>>>
>>>> Method (3)
>>>> =======
>>>>
>>>> Alternativile, follow [5] and replace the debian on your bananapi with
>>>> an openembedded self-rolled system.
>>>> OpenEmbedded allows you to deploy your own application-specific system,
>>>> including everything from OS to application (but not much more).
>>>>
>>>> No matter what you do, we'd like to hear of your success (and/or
>>>> struggle). If you generate any useful build script / toolchain files / tips
>>>> and tricks / blog posts ... we'd love to hear of them!
>>>>
>>>> Greetings,
>>>> Marcus
>>>>
>>>> [0] http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/pybombs/wiki/QuickStart
>>>> [1] http://gnuradio.org/doc/doxygen/build_guide.html
>>>> [2] https://wiki.debian.org/CrossToolchains
>>>> [3]
>>>> https://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/Cross_compile_GNU_Radio_and_install_on_target
>>>> [4]
>>>> https://github.com/gnuradio/gnuradio/blob/master/cmake/Toolchains/arm_cortex_a8_native.cmake
>>>> [5] https://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/OE_PyBOMBS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 03/18/2015 11:51 AM, Zamrath Nizam wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>  I have recently installed UHD and GNURadio on Bananapi (armhf) board
>>>> adding  "deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie main" in
>>>> "/etc/apt/sources.list".
>>>>
>>>>  Downloaded GNURadio from "
>>>> https://packages.debian.org/jessie/armhf/gnuradio/download";
>>>> dpkg -i gnuradio_3.7.5-5_armhf.deb
>>>> apt-get update
>>>>
>>>>  Downloaded UHD from "
>>>> https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/armhf/uhd-host/download";
>>>> dpkg -i uhd-host_3.4.2-1_armhf.deb
>>>> apt-get -f install
>>>>
>>>>  When I install OpenBTS, built was errored since UHD was not picked
>>>> up. (uhd.pc was not in "/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig").
>>>> Therefore, I had to install uhd-master from ettus research git repo and
>>>> built. And then OpenBTS was built without a problem.
>>>>
>>>>  After connecting USRP N210, even though ping process is also okay,
>>>>
>>>>  "uhd_find_devices" gives,
>>>> linux; GNU C++ version 4.9.1; Boost_105500; UHD_003.007.003-0-unknown
>>>> uhd_find_devices: symbol lookup error: uhd_find_devices: undefined
>>>> symbol: _ZN3uhd6device4findERKNS_13device_addr_tENS0_15device_filter_tE
>>>>
>>>>  "uhd_usrp_probe" gives,
>>>> linux; GNU C++ version 4.9.1; Boost_105500; UHD_003.007.003-0-unknown
>>>> uhd_usrp_probe: symbol lookup error: uhd_usrp_probe: undefined symbol:
>>>> _ZN3uhd6device4makeERKNS_13device_addr_tENS0_15device_filter_tEj
>>>>
>>>>  When running './OpenBTS'",
>>>> ALERT 3069485584 10:17:51.9 TRXManager.cpp:434:powerOff: POWEROFF
>>>> failed with status -1
>>>> linux; GNU C++ version 4.9.1; Boost_105500; UHD_003.007.003-0-unknown
>>>> Using internal clock reference
>>>> ./transceiver: symbol lookup error: ./transceiver: undefined symbol:
>>>> _ZN3uhd6device4findERKNS_13device_addr_tENS0_15device_filter_tE
>>>> EMERG 3065672784 10:17:52.5 OpenBTS.cpp:156:startTransceiver:
>>>> Transceiver quit with status 32512. Exiting.
>>>>
>>>>  I have erased the memory and proceeded again with caution but the
>>>> result was same. Could  anyone please suggest me a resolution?
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>  Best,
>>>> Zamrath Nizam
>>>>
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