Gnuradio/Gen2 howto compilation in ubuntu

1. Start with a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS.
2. Set local mirror - System..Administration...Update Manager. Click on Settings, Ubuntu Software tab, Download from: (select best server)
3. Install some basic packages:
   • Packages required for building/compiling:
     sudo apt-get install gnuradio subversion automake autoconf libtool python-dev libcppunit-dev g++
4. Get Gen2 from subversion:
   cd Documents; svn co https://www.cgran.org/svn/projects/gen2_rfid
5. Build Gen2
   cd gen2_rfid/trunk/rfid; ./bootstrap
   ./configure --prefix=/usr
   make
   sudo make install
   cd apps
   ./gen2_reader.py
6. Packages required for building GUI in gnuradio:
   sudo apt-get install libwxgtk2.8-dev python-wxgtk2.8 python-cheetah
   Set of non default programs for gettting gnuradio to compile (after the usual installation in ubuntu)
7. sudo apt-get install geany
   A nice editor for python and C++
8. sudo apt-get install git-core gitk git-gui
   Source code repository information
9. cd /path/to/gr-howto-write-a-block
   ./bootstrap
   ./configure --prefix=/usr
   make
   (Compile existing code)
10. make install (install code)

    More advanced Gnuradio tasks

    • Install gnuradio from git (latest release) cd ~/Documents; git clone http://gnuradio.org/git/gnuradio.git
    • Configuring gnuradio (git version) cd gnuradio; ./bootstrap; ./configure --enable-gnuradio-core --enable-usrp --enable-gr-usrp --enable-gruel --enable-grc --prefix=/usr
    • Making gnuradio (git version)
      make
    • Configuring gr-howto-write-a-block
      cd gr-howto-write-a-block; ./bootstrap; ./configure --prefix=/usr
    • Making gr-howto-write-a-block
      make