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Topic: opkg install MyHackedPackage.ipk fails with "wrong architecture" error

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Post #1
tamalotes
25 Jun 2010, 02:56

Here is what I want to do -

- Change the TinyProxy version with a version that I have modified that adds some functionality that I need.

- I have been able to compile my code using the SDK, and I have been able to generate a new .ipk

- I am using the PacketProtector spin of OpenWRT (so I have a USB file system mounted on my router)

- I have copied my .ipk to the USB and rebooted my router. I connect via SSH (as root) and execute the following command:
   
    opkg install MyHackedTinyProxy.ipk

However I get the following error:
> Collected errors:
>  * pkg_hash_fetch_best_installation_candidate: Packages for tinyproxy found, but incompatible with the architectures configured
>  * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package tinyproxy.

In order to confirm that my code was "really" incompatible (i.e. some issue with my cross compilation environment), I downloaded a TinyProxy .ipk from the link below:
http://downloads.x-wrt.org/xwrt/kamikaz … /packages/

But I get the SAME error!

So that means I am doing something obviously wrong at the basic level... But can not figure out what the issue may be. Any help will be appreciated.

-CGS

Post #2
jow
26 Jun 2010, 19:24

The architecure names where changed from cpu arch to boardname after 8.09, e.g. what formerly was "mipsel" is "brcm-2.4" now.
The 8.09 SDK uses old style arch names while trunk expects new style ones.

You can add such a line to opkg.conf:

arch mipsel 100

This will make the trunk opkg also accept packages made for "mipsel".

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