OpenWrt Node.js Packages (nodejs)

Description

OpenWrt/LEDE Node.js Packages : for trunk / OpenWrt-19.07

Note: support arches are aarch64, arm, mipsel, mips64el, x86_64 (mipseb & mips64eb & i386 are not supported)

License

See LICENSE file.

Usage

Add the following line to feeds.conf or feeds.conf.default.

src-git node https://github.com/openlumi/openwrt-node-packages.git

Run

./scripts/feeds update node
rm ./package/feeds/packages/node
rm ./package/feeds/packages/node-*
./scripts/feeds install -a -p node

Note

OpenWrt Attitude Adjustment(12.09), Barrier Breaker(14.07), Chaos Calmer(15.05) , LEDE(17.01) , 18.06 are not supported.

If you want to use with Chaos Calmer(15.05), see for-15.05 branch

If you want to use with LEDE (17.01), see lede-17.01 branch

If you want to use with 18.06, see openwrt-18.06 branch

MIPS(be) will no longer be supported because 'nosnapshot' build is deprecated.

OpenSSL 1.0.x becomes EoL, OpenWrt-18.06 will not be supported. Python2 becomes EoL, node v8.x will not be supported.

On the host side, the following preparations are required.

• GCC 6.3 or higher is required.
• To build a 32-bit target, gcc-multilib, g++-multilib are required.
• The libatomic package is required. (Install the 32-bit library at the same time, if necessary).

Illegal instruction issue

V8 JIT code generates FP instruction. Node.js does not work without hardware FPU or kernel FPU emulation.

If you are running nodejs with Atheros AR71xx, AR933x, you need to create the kernel using the MIPS_FPU_EMULATOR option.

(This means that you need to rebuild the firmware.)

You can configure using menuconfig.

make menuconfig

Global build settings --->

Kernel build options --->

[*] Compile the kernel with MIPS FPU Emulator

ARM cores without vfp or neon (such as bcm53xx) will not work either. In this case, there is no solution.

Enable Inspector

Processor	ICU	Inspector
32bit	Disable	NO
32bit	small-icu	YES
32bit	system-icu	NO
64bit	Disable	NO
64bit	small-icu	YES
64bit	system-icu	YES

Debugging Guide Nice to use Chrome DevTools.

Note: ICU currently supports only LITTLE ENDIAN.

homebridge on mips with kernel FPU emulation

In many cases, it does not work because the key generation is slow.

In the case of such devices, this may be useful.

https://github.com/etwmc/Personal-HomeKit-HAP

However, you have to program the accessories yourself.

Here are some tips for cross-compiling with OpenWrt.

https://github.com/nxhack/openwrt-custom-packages/tree/master/PHK

Note about mDNS and homebridge

If you use node-homebridge(node-hap-nodejs), please install mDNS package (umdns / avahi-dbus-daemon / mdnsresponder).

(1) Some OpenWrt / Lede images have built in dnscrypt-proxy package, which by default listening on 5353 port.

In that case, installed avahi-daemon will not start on ipv4 interface, only on ipv6 because ipv4 port is taken.

This will lead to strange issue: your homebrdge accessory will be visible in 'Home' app, but can't finish pairing.

To fix this, you have to stop and disable dnscrypt-proxy

Also, you have to enable: dbus and avahi-daemon services to start automatically, i.e for Lede:

/etc/init.d/dbus enable
/etc/init.d/avahi-daemon enable

(2) avahi on home network

Please read this document. 'Why avahi and bonjour don't work on your home network'

IGMP-querier will solve your problem.

OpenWrt custom packages available: https://github.com/nxhack/openwrt-custom-packages

Low memory

Specify v8-options.

--max_old_space_size=20 --initial_old_space_size=4 --max_semi_space_size=2 --max_executable_size=5 --optimize_for_size

Or use swap.

Modules that use pre-compiled binary (native module)

node-alljoyn			[mark @BROKEN]
node-arduino-firmata		(serialport)
node-authenticate-pam
node-bignum
node-binaryjs			(streamws)
node-bleacon			(bignum,bluetooth-hci-socket)
node-bluetooth-hci-socket	(usb)
node-bufferutil
node-cylon-firmata		(firmata)
node-deasync
node-ejdb2_node
node-enocean-utils		(serialport)
node-epoll
node-expat
node-ffi-napi			(ffi-napi, ref-napi)
node-firmata			(serialport)
node-fuse-bindings
node-hashtable			[mark @BROKEN: use node-megahash]
node-hid
node-hid-stream			(node-hid)
node-i2c-bus
node-ideino-linino-lib		(epoll)
node-johnny-five		(firmata, serialport)
node-level			(leveldown)
node-leveldown
node-megahash
node-mdns			[need select 'y'[*] libavahi-compat-libdnssd for InstallDev libdns_sd.so]
node-mknod			[mark @BROKEN]
node-muzzley-client		(ws[legacy])
node-net-ping			(raw-socket)
node-nitrogen			(ws[legacy])
node-nitrogen-cli		(ws[legacy])
node-onoff			(epoll)
node-pi-spi
node-pty
node-red			(bcrypt)
node-red-contrib-gpio		(johnny-five)
node-red-contrib-homekit	(hap-nodejs)
node-red-contrib-modbus		(@serialport/bindings)
node-red-node-arduino		(firmata)
node-reverse-wstunnel
node-rpi-gpio			(epoll)
node-rpio
node-serialport			(@serialport/bindings)
node-serialport-bindings	(@serialport/bindings)
node-sleep
node-socket.io-client-legacy	(ws[legacy])
node-socket.io-legacy		(ws[legacy])
node-spi-device
node-sqlite3
node-statvfs
node-ubus
node-usb
node-utf-8-validate
node-websocket			(bufferutil, utf-8-validate)
node-zigbee2mqtt		(@serialport/bindings)

Other modules can be installed by 'npm install'.

If you want a new module (native module) that requires a precompiled binary, please open the issue.

Package Guidelines

See CONTRIBUTING.md file.