Building from source — flashrom 1.4.0 (git:v1.4.0) documentation

# Building from source

You’re going to need the following tools to get started:

- gcc or clang

- meson

- ninja

- pkg-config

- sphinx-build*

* optional, to build man-pages and html documentation

And the following dependencies:

- cmocka [1]

- linux-headers [2]

- libpci [2]

- libusb1 [2]

- libftdi1 [2]

- libjaylink [2]

- NI-845x driver & library package [3]

[1]
optional, for building unit testing
[2] (1,2,3,4,5)
optional, depending on the selected programmer
[3]
optional, proprietary and Windows only. (See Windows build instructions)

If you are cross compiling, install the dependencies for your target.

## TL;DR

    meson setup builddir
    meson compile -C builddir
    meson test -C builddir
    meson install -C builddir

## Installing dependencies

### Linux

- Debian / Ubuntu

      apt-get install -y \
      gcc meson ninja-build pkg-config python3-sphinx \
      libcmocka-dev libpci-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libftdi1-dev libjaylink-dev

- ArchLinux / Manjaro

      pacman -S --noconfirm \
      gcc meson ninja pkg-config python-sphinx cmocka \
      pciutils libusb libftdi libjaylink

- openSUSE / SUSE

      zypper install -y \
      gcc meson ninja pkg-config python3-Sphinx \
      libcmocka-devel pciutils-devel libusb-1_0-devel libftdi1-devel libjaylink-devel

- NixOS / nixpkgs

  - There is a `shell.nix` under `scripts/`

      nix-shell -p \
      gcc meson ninja pkg-config sphinx \
      cmocka pciutils libusb1 libftdi1 libjaylink

- Alpine Linux

      apk add \
      build-base meson ninja pkgconf py3-sphinx \
      cmocka-dev pciutils-dev libusb-dev libjaylink-dev

### Windows

- MSYS2

  Install MSYS2 and ensure it is fully updated.

  - `libpci` is not available through the package manager and pci based programmer are not supported on Windows.

  - `ni845x_spi` is only available with the proprietary library from National Instruments. Download and install the driver from ni.com and build flashrom for 32-bit. Add `-Dprogrammer=ni845x_spi` to your meson configuration.

  In the MINGW64 shell run:

      pacman -Sy \
      mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-meson mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja mingw-w64-x86_64-pkg-config mingw-w64-x86_64-python-sphinx \
      mingw-w64-x86_64-cmocka mingw-w64-x86_64-libusb mingw-w64-x86_64-libftdi mingw-w64-x86_64-libjaylink-git

  For building flashrom as 32-bit application, use the MSYS2 MINGW32 shell and run:

      pacman -Sy \
      mingw-w64-i686-gcc mingw-w64-i686-meson mingw-w64-i686-ninja mingw-w64-i686-pkg-config mingw-w64-i686-python-sphinx \
      mingw-w64-i686-cmocka mingw-w64-i686-libusb mingw-w64-i686-libftdi mingw-w64-i686-libjaylink-git

### MacOS

- Homebrew

  - `libpci` is not available through the package manager

  - `libjaylink` is not available through the package manager

      brew install \
      meson ninja pkg-config sphinx-doc \
      libusb libftdi

### BSD

- FreeBSD / DragonFlyBSD

  - `libusb1` is part of the system

  - `libjaylink` is not available through the package manager

      pkg install \
      meson ninja pkgconf py39-sphinx \
      cmocka libpci libftdi1

- OpenBSD

  - `libjaylink` is not available through the package manager

      pkg_add \
      meson ninja pkg-config py39-sphinx\
      cmocka pciutils libusb1 libftdi1

- NetBSD

  - `libjaylink` is not available through the package manager

  - note: https://www.cambus.net/installing-ca-certificates-on-netbsd/

      pkgin install \
      meson ninja pkg-config py39-sphinx \
      cmocka pciutils libusb1 libftdi1

### OpenIndiana (Illumos, Solaris, SunOS)

- `libpci` missing, pciutils is build without it

- `libftdi1` & `libjaylink` are not available through the package manager

- TODO: replace `build-essential` with the default compiler

    pkg install build-essential meson ninja cmocka libusb-1

### DJGPP-DOS

- Get DJGPP

- A great build script can be found here

- Download the pciutils sources

Run the following commands in the the pciutils directory to build libpci for DOS.
Replace `<DOS_INSTALL_ROOT>` with your cross-compile install root.

    make install-lib \
        ZLIB=no \
        DNS=no \
        HOST=i386-djgpp-djgpp \
        CROSS_COMPILE=i586-pc-msdosdjgpp- \
        STRIP="--strip-program=i586-pc-msdosdjgpp-strip -s" \
        PREFIX=<DOS_INSTALL_ROOT>

Point pkg-config to the `<DOS_INSTALL_ROOT>`

    export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT=<DOS_INSTALL_ROOT>

- To compile flashrom use the `meson_cross/i586_djgpp_dos.txt` cross-file

- You will need CWSDPMI.EXE to run flashrom

### libpayload

## Configuration

In the flashrom repository run:

    meson setup [builtin options] [flashrom options] <builddir>

Mesons `[builtin options]` can be displayed with `meson setup --help`. The flashrom specific options can be found in `meson_options.txt` in the top-level directory of flashrom and are used like in cmake with `-Doption=value` Run `meson configure` to display all configuration options.

## Configuration for Crossbuilds

Flashrom specific cross-files can be found in the `meson_cross` folder. To use them run:

    meson setup --cross-file <path/to/crossfile> [builtin options] [flashrom options] <builddir>

The options are the same as the normal configuration options. For more information see https://mesonbuild.com/Cross-compilation.html

## Compiling

Run:

    meson compile -C <builddir>

## Update configuration

If you want to change your initial configuration for some reason (for example you discovered that a programmer is missing), run:

    meson configure [updated builtin options] [updated flashrom options] <builddir>

## Unit Tests

To execute the unit tests run:

    meson test -C <builddir>

You will get a summary of the unit test results at the end.

### Code coverage

gcov

  Due to a bug in lcov, the html file will only be correct if lcov is not installed and gcovr is installed. See https://github.com/linux-test-project/lcov/issues/168 and https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/6747

  To create the coverage target add `-Db_coverage=true` to your build configuration. After executing the tests, you can run

      ninja -C <builddir> coverage

  to generate the coverage report.

lcov / llvm

  https://clang.llvm.org/docs/SourceBasedCodeCoverage.html Make sure that you are using clang as compiler, e.g. by setting CC=clang during configuration. Beside that you need to add `-Dllvm_cov=enabled` to your build configuration

      CC=clang meson setup -Dllvm_cov=enable <builddir>
      meson test -C <builddir>
      ninja -C <builddir> llvm-cov-tests

For additional information see the meson documentation

## Installing

To install flashrom and documentation, run:

    meson install -C <builddir>

This will install flashrom under the PREFIX selected in the configuration phase. Default is `/usr/local`.

To install into a different directory use DESTDIR, like this:

    DESTDIR=/your/destination/directory meson install -C <your_build_dir>

You can also set the prefix during configuration with:

    meson setup --prefix <DESTDIR> <your_build_dir>

## Create distribution package

To create a distribution tarball from your `builddir`, run:

    meson dist -C <builddir>

This will collect all git tracked files and pack them into an archive.

Current flashrom version is in the VERSION file. To release a new flashrom version you need to change VERSION file and tag the changing commit.