Howdy,

I'm trying to patch OLSR v0.6.3 into my local SVN tree.  Besides manually copying each library and binary in to replace the v0.6.0 versions, is there a script or better method?  While I know this will break interoperability with the v0.4.3 release, the payoff in being able to mesh to other manufacturers hardware is worth it.

I've got a full OpenWRT development environment setup and have compiled firmware from trunk and backfire for several different devices and have it working fine.  The same goes for adding OLSR to them.  The process isn't that difficult and the compile times aren't too bad once the toolchain is in place.  I'm concentrating on OpenWRT-trunk as that is where OLSR v0.6.3 is already available as a package to build.  Trunk also contains support for RAMIPS which enables use on the $25 Keebox N150 (from Fry's) and other hardware.

My goal is to enable things like running a Ubiquiti Bullet up a flagpole at a shelter, creating longer range links on other bands, and ideally putting "supernodes" in advantaged locations that can talk on multiple banks - 420MHz, 900MHz, 3.5GHz, 5.5GHz.   While getting HSMM-MESH interoperability configured on the devices from other manufacturer's won't be nearly as easy as running the canonical HSMM-MESH firmware, the payoff seems to be worth it.  Besides, it is definitely advancing the art. :)

I'm definitely open to thoughts and suggestions.  I'd like to avoid putting any more dents in my forehead from banging it on the desk.

73-KY9K/Brian

Hi Brian.  Manually copying the olsr libraries and binaries is the only way to do it.  That's the way I did it...  There aren't that many, so it shouldn't pose too much of a problem.  You'll notice that olsr is not installed as a package, instead it lives inside the files directory of the build environment (where it was manually copied from my olsr build, also found in the svn repository).  There were a few tweaks made to it to make it more useful in the HSMM-MESH environment.

Good luck with the firmware work!

73
ad5oo

0.6.3 has not yet been added to the firmware.  The latest olsr tag is 0.6.0-0.4.1 which is the 0.6.0 olsr built for the 0.4.1 (and later) firmware.  The next major 0.5.0 release will have at least olsr 0.6.3 (with tweaks) assuming that it works.  No date is yet set or projected for that release :(