Merge branch 'master' into develop

Author: badaix

buildroot-external/README.md

@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ To build out of tree, add `O=/PATH/TO/BUILD/DIR` and continue in this directory
 [*] Snapcast
 [*]   Snapclient
 [ ]   Snapserver
--*- aixlog
--*- jsonrpc++
--*- popl
--*- asio
 ```
  5. Run `make`, wait, and find the image in `image/sdcard.img`
  6. Write the image to an sd card, e.g. (with `sdX` = your sd card's device name):

openwrt/README.md

@@ -50,3 +50,88 @@ The packaged `ipk` files are in
 <wrt dir>/bin/packages/<pkg_arch>/base/snapserver_x.x.x_<pkg_arch>.ipk
 ```
 
+## Alternative: Using OpenWRT-SDK
+https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/using_the_sdk
+
+Instead of building the entire image including snapcast and all dependencies, this methods uses the so called OpenWRT-SDK to only build the package and install it to an official vanilla OpenWRT build for your device.
+
+### Advantages:
+- faster
+- uses less disk space while building
+- less prone to dependency related errors
+### Disadvantages:
+- only works for systems with available official builds
+- if SnapOS would optimize the base OpenWRT-System (currently it doesn't), these changes would not be reflected by this method
+
+### Instructions
+#### Get the base image for your device
+General remarks:
+- At time of writing we use OpenWRT version 19.07.2.
+- In this example snapcast is built for a TP-Link TL-WR710 v2.1.
+
+Find your device's page, e.g. https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr710n
+
+download the latest image from there: http://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/19.07.2/targets/ar71xx/generic/openwrt-19.07.2-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr710n-v2.1-squashfs-factory.bin
+
+note down your device's architecture:
+- ar71xx/generic
+
+#### Get OpenWRT-SDK
+Download the latest release of the SDK for your architecture and unpack:
+
+    $ wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/19.07.2/targets/ar71xx/generic/openwrt-sdk-19.07.2-ar71xx-generic_gcc-7.5.0_musl.Linux-x86_64.tar.xz
+    $ tar -xf openwrt-sdk-19.07.2-ar71xx-generic_gcc-7.5.0_musl.Linux-x86_64.tar.xz
+
+#### Add snapcast
+Within the `<wrt-sdk dir>/package` directory create a symbolic link to `<snapos dir>/openwrt`: 
+```
+$ cd <wrt-sdk dir>
+$ ln -s <snapos dir>/openwrt package/snapcast
+```
+
+#### Download and install available feeds 
+```
+$ ./scripts/feeds update -a
+$ ./scripts/feeds install -a
+```
+
+#### Build  
+In `make menuconfig` navigate to `Sound/snapcast` and select `Snapclient`
+
+Also make sure to select your device in the target settings.
+
+```
+$ cd <wrt dir>
+$ make defconfig
+$ make menuconfig
+$ make
+```
+
+The packaged `ipk` file is in  
+```
+<wrt dir>/bin/packages/<pkg_arch>/base/snapclient_x.x.x_<pkg_arch>.ipk
+```
+
+#### Install on device
+Assuming you already have installed OpenWRT on your device, you now have to copy the `ipk` to the device, e.g. with scp:
+```
+$ scp <wrt-sdk dir>/bin/packages/<pkg_arch>/base/snapclient_x.x.x_<pkg_arch>.ipk <openWRT-IP>:/tmp/
+```
+SSH to your device to install:
+```
+# update package manager to be able to install dependencies:
+$ opkg update
+# if you are using a usb soundcard you will need:
+$ opkg install kmod-usb-audio
+# finally install the copied package:
+$ opkg install /tmp/snapclient_0.19.0_mips_24kc.ipk
+```
+set your default options, e.g.:
+```
+$ vi /etc/default/snapclient
+  SNAPCLIENT_OPTS="-d -h <snapserver-ip> -s 3"
+```
+after a reboot you should be all set:
+```
+$ reboot
+```