From 5edf96d489a523b8a068596ab5c33de00ab4e6b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe AE6XE Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 21:11:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] build: prepare back to develop branch from release --- Makefile | 2 +- README.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- config.mk | 2 +- 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 3c7a0839..a65ba614 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ UMASK=umask 022 # set variables based on private or CircleCI build ifeq ($(CIRCLECI),true) $(info CircleCI build ...) -FW_VERSION=$(PRIVATE_BUILD_VERSION) +FW_VERSION=$(PRIVATE_BUILD_VERSION)-$(GIT_COMMIT) else FW_VERSION=$(PRIVATE_BUILD_VERSION)-$(GIT_BRANCH)-$(GIT_COMMIT) endif diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 63496c4b..10ca927b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,27 +6,28 @@ http://www.arednmesh.org ### What to know about the images built with the instructions below -This is the 3.18.9.0 release build. (Protocol 3 compatible, Sept 2018, major release.) +This is the active 'develop' branch with latest AREDN code. +At anytime a new change may be broken or break prior capabilities. -Major enhancements from prior 3.16.2.0 release: +The Amateur Radio community is encouraged to participate in loading the +images produced from a "nightly build" and run the AREDN firmware in a +variety of environments. Given new features may not yet be documented, +participants should already have a basic knowledge of Linux and Networking to +understand and provide useful feedback to the Developer submitting the +code. -* olsrd upgrade from 0.6.7 to 0.9.6.2 -* OpenWrt upgrade from 14.07 (July 2014) to 18.06.1 (Aug 2018) -* added Mikrotik basebox 2 and 5 -* added Mikrotik hAP lite 952Ui-5ac2nD -* added tp-link cp210 v1.1, v2.0, v3.0, and cpe510 v2.0 -* added numerous Ubiquiti "XW" devices -* compatible with all prior AREDN and BBHN 3.1.0 networks (called version 3) -* major linux kernel upgrade from 3.10.49 (July 2014) to 4.9.120 (Aug 2018) +The goal of participation is to obtain confidence that new +features and the overall mesh node is stable. The more participation, +the earlier an issue is found, the faster an enhancement will be +turned into a release. -Known issues in this release: +Here is a summary of significant features added since 3.18.9.0 +was releaed: -* Best practice: before firmware upgrade reboot to ensure sufficient RAM is available -* 32MB RAM devices have limited free RAM, installation of additional packages not recommended -* 32MB RAM devices with active tunnels may sustain high load with slow response -* Mikrotik hAP lite model is not yet functional on 5Ghz, is only configured for mesh RF on 2GHz -* Ubiquiti PowerBeam devices with 1GB ports may frequently drop links over - longer cat5 lengths. See work around at https://github.com/aredn/aredn_ar71xx/issues/165 +* Locked to Openwrt 18.06.1 + +Please refer to https://gihub.com/aredn/aredn_ar71xx/issues +for a list of outstanding defects. The following devices have a peculiar cat5 configuration due to a limitation in the Ethernet driver. The 'Main" port is used for LAN devices only. The "Secondary" port is WAN and DtDLink usage @@ -148,6 +149,12 @@ You need approximately 10GB of space for the build. Prior AREDN images can be rebuilt. Replace one of the following after the "cd aredn_ar71xx" command above: +AREDN release 3.18.9.0 + +``` +git checkout 3.18.9.0 +``` + AREDN release 3.16.2.0 ``` diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk index 2a000b52..55a2bbf7 100644 --- a/config.mk +++ b/config.mk @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MAKE_ARGS=-j3 # Where will the installed image find add-on Packages to download? # This URL must contain the packages from this build # downloading packages within the AREDN UI uses signatures -PRIVATE_BUILD_PACKAGES=http://downloads.arednmesh.org/releases/3/18/3.18.9.0 +PRIVATE_BUILD_PACKAGES=http://downloads.arednmesh.org/snapshots/trunk # These options are for more complex changes SHELL:=$(shell which bash)