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This page is valid on tags starting from **`2019.w09`**.

# Soft Modem Build Script

oai EPC is developed in a distinct project with it's own [documentation](https://github.com/OPENAIRINTERFACE/openair-cn/wiki) , it is not described here.

OAI UE and eNodeB sources can be downloaded from the Eurecom [gitlab repository](./GET_SOURCES.md).

Sources come with a build script [build_oai](../cmake_targets/build_oai) located at the root of the `openairinterface5g/cmake_targets` directory. This script is developed to build the oai binaries (executables,shared libraries) for different hardware platforms, and use cases. 

The main oai binaries, which are tested by the Continuous Integration process are:

-  The LTE UE: `lte-uesoftmodem`
-  The LTE eNodeB: `lte-softmodem`
-  The PHY simulators: `dlsim` and `ulsim`

The build system for OAI uses [cmake](https://cmake.org/) which is a  tool to generate makefiles. The `build_oai` script is a wrapper using cmake, make and standard linux shell commands to ease the oai build and use . The file describing how to build the executables from source files is the [CMakeLists.txt](../cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt), it is used as input by cmake to generate the makefiles.

The oai softmodem supports many use cases, and new ones are regularly added. Most of them are accessible using the configuration file or the command line options and continuous effort is done to avoid introducing build options as it makes tests and usage more complicated than run-time options. The following functionalities, originally requiring a specific build are now accessible by configuration or command line options:

- s1, noS1
- all simulators, with exception of PHY simulators, which are distinct executables.


Calling the `build_oai` script with the -h option gives the list of all available options, but a process to simplify and check the requirements of all these options is on-going. Check the [table](BUILD.md "# `build_oai` options") At the end of this page to know the status of `buid_oai` options which are not described hereafter.

# Building PHY Simulators

Detailed information about these simulators can be found [in this dedicated page](https://gitlab.eurecom.fr/oai/openairinterface5g/wikis/OpenAirLTEPhySimul)

# Building UE and eNodeB Executables

After downloading the source files, a single build command can be used to get the binaries supporting all the oai softmodem use cases (UE and eNodeB):

```
cd <your oai installation directory>/openairinterface5g/
source oaienv
cd cmake_targets/
./build_oai -I -w USRP --eNB --UE
```

- The `-I` option is to install pre-requisites, you only need it the first time you build the softmodem or when some oai dependencies have changed. 
- The `-w` option is to select the radio head support you want to include in your build. Radio head support is provided via a shared library, which is called the "oai device" The build script creates a soft link from `liboai_device.so` to the true device which will be used at run-time (here the USRP one,`liboai_usrpdevif.so` . USRP is the only hardware tested today in the Continuous Integration process.
- `--eNB` is to build the `lte-softmodem` executable and all required shared libraries
- `--UE` is to build the `lte-uesoftmodem` executable and all required shared libraries

You can build the eNodeB and the UE separately, you may not need both of them depending on your oai usage.

After completing the build, the binaries are available in the `cmake_targets/lte_build_oai/build` directory. A copy is also available in the `target/bin` directory, with all binaries suffixed by the 3GPP release number, today .Rel14 by default. It must be noticed that the option for building for a specific 3GPP release number is not tested by the CI and may be removed in the future. 

## Issue when building `nasmeh` module ##

A lot of users and contributors have faced the issue: `nasmesh` module does not build.

The reason is that the linux headers are not properly installed. For example:

```bash
$ uname -r
4.4.0-145-lowlatency
$ dpkg --list | grep 4.4.0-145-lowlatency | grep headers
ii  linux-headers-4.4.0-145-lowlatency         4.4.0-145.171
```

In my example it is properly installed.

Check on your environment:

```bash
$ uname -r
your-version
$ dpkg --list | grep your-version | grep headers
$
```

Install it:

```bash
$ sudo apt-get install --yes linux-headers-your-version
```

# Building Optional Binaries

## Telnet Server

The telnet server can be built  with the `--build-lib telnetsrv` option, after building the softmodem or while building it.

`./build_oai -I -w USRP --eNB --UE --build-lib telnetsrv`

or

`./build_oai  --build-lib telnetsrv`

You can get documentation about the telnet server  [here](common/utils/telnetsrv/DOC/telnetsrv.md)

## USRP record player

The USRP record player today needs a specific build. Work to make it available as a run time option is under consideration

## Other optional libraries

Using the help option of the build script you can get the list of available optional libraries. Those which haven't been mentioned above are known to need more tests and documentation

# `build_oai` options

| Option                                                      | Status                                      | Description                                                  |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------- |
| -h                                                          | maintained                                  | get help                                                     |
| -c                                                          | maintained                                  | erase all previously built files for this target before starting the new build. |
| -C                                                          | maintained, needs improvement               | erase all previously built files for any target before starting the new build. |
| --verbose-compile                                           | maintained                                  | get compilation messages, as when running `make` or `gcc` directly. |
| --cflags_processor                                          | maintained                                  | used to pass options to the compiler                         |
| --clean-kernel                                              | unknown                                     | no code in the script corresponding to this option           |
| --install-system-files                                      | maintained                                  | install oai built binaries in linux system files repositories |
| -w                                                          | maintained and tested in CI for USRP device | build corresponding oai device and create the soft link to enforce this device usage at run-time |
| --phy_simulators                                            | maintained, tested in CI                    | build all PHY simulators, a set of executables allowing unitary tests of LTE channel implementation within oai. |
| --core_simulators                                           |                                             |                                                              |
| -s                                                          |                                             |                                                              |
| --run-group                                                 |                                             |                                                              |
| -I                                                          | maintained, tested in CI                    | install external dependencies before starting the build      |
| --install-optional-packages                                 | maintained                                  | install optional packages, useful for developing and testing. look at the |
|                                                             |                                             | check_install_additional_tools function in cmake_targets/tools/build_helper script to get the list |
| -g                                                          | maintained                                  | build binaries with gdb support.                             |
| --eNB                                                       | maintained and tested in CI                 | build `lte-softmodem` the LTE eNodeB                         |
| --UE                                                        | maintained and tested in CI                 | build `lte-uesoftmodem` the LTE UE                           |
| --usrp-recplay                                              | maintained                                  | build with support for the record player. Implementation will be soon reviewed to switch to a run-time option. |
| --build-lib                                                 | maintained                                  | build  optional shared library(ies), which can then be loaded at run time via command line option. Use the --help option to get the list of supported optional libraries. |
| --UE-conf-nvram                                             |                                             |                                                              |
| --UE-gen-nvram                                              |                                             |                                                              |
| -r                                                          | unknown, to be removed                      | specifies which 3GPP release to build for. Only the default (today rel14) is tested in CI and it is likely that future oai release will remove this option |
| -V                                                          | deprecated                                  | Used to build with support for synchronization diagram utility. This is now available via the T-Tracer and is included if T-Tracer is not disabled. |
| --build-doxygen                                             | unknown                                     | build doxygen documentation, many oai source files do not include doxygen comments |
| --disable-deadline --enable-deadline --disable-cpu-affinity | deprecated                                  | These options were used to activate or de-activate specific code depending on the choice of a specific linux scheduling  mode. This has not been tested for a while and should be implemented as configuration options |
| --disable-T-Tracer                                          | maintained, to be tested                    | Remove T_Tracer and console LOG messages except error messages. |
| --disable-hardware-dependency                               |                                             |                                                              |
| --ue-autotest-trace --ue-timing --ue-trace                  | deprecated                                  | Were used to enable conditional code implementing debugging messages or debugging statistics. These functionalities are now either available from run-time options or not maintained. |
| --build-eclipse                                             | unknown                                     |                                                              |
|                                                             |                                             |                                                              |

[oai wiki home](https://gitlab.eurecom.fr/oai/openairinterface5g/wikis/home)

[oai softmodem features](FEATURE_SET.md)

[running the oai softmodem ](RUNMODEM.md)

