Compile Asterisk

Ok, you have the source code to Asterisk sitting in your /usr/src/asterisk directory. Now what?

   cd /usr/src/asterisk
   make clean
   make
   make install

Note: By default, Asterisk runs as the root user. This is a security liability. Consider:

• Running Asterisk as a Non-Root User

Executable files installed:

• /usr/sbin/asterisk: The Asterisk daemon that runs your PBX
• /usr/sbin/safe_asterisk: A shell script to make sure Asterisk keeps on running
• /usr/sbin/astgenkey
• /usr/sbin/astman: A very very basic manager interface. See astman for details.

Other directories structures created:

• /usr/include/asterisk: Contains header files required for building asterisk applications, channel drivers, and other loadable modules.
• /usr/lib/asterisk: Contains binary objects related to Asterisk which are architecture-specific.
• /var/lib/asterisk: Contains variable data used by Asterisk in its normal operation.
• /var/spool/asterisk: Used for runtime spooled files of voicemail, outgoing calls, etc.

Install Configuration Files

Now you are almost ready for configuration. Do this:

   cd /usr/src/asterisk
   make samples

This will copy a set of sample configuration files to your /etc/asterisk directory.

(:exclaim:) If you have existing configuration files in your /etc/asterisk directory, they will be renamed with ".old" appended to their filenames.

You should be able to start Asterisk with no changes needed to the sample configuration files:

• Starting and Stopping Asterisk

Or you may go ahead and start turning all the knobs and pressing all the buttons:

• Asterisk Configuration

Compilation Notes

VIA ITX mainboards

Asterisk 1.2.x

The VIA would aspire to be a i686, but it is actually a i586 from a compiler standpoint. So with that, you need to make a change to your /usr/src/asterisk/Makefile and change the following:

 #ifeq (${OSARCH},Linux)
 #PROC=$(shell uname -m)
 #endif
 # Pentium Pro Optimize
 #PROC=i686
 # Pentium & VIA processors optimize
 PROC=i586

Make sure that you comment out the ifeq (${OSARCH},Linux) or else when the Makefile is running, it will reset the PROC value from i586 back to i686.

Asterisk 1.4.x

Run configure with the following arguments: "--build=i586 --host=i586".

Solaris 8 SPARC

On the prerequirement it is noted to use ginstall for doing "make install" but it is not noted what to do if it is not exist!

Under Makefile.defs

#ifeq ($(OS), solaris) 
#use GNU versions
#INSTALL ?= ginstall  >> change the following to INSTALL ?= install  
#TAR ?= gtar
#else
#INSTALL ?= install
#TAR ?= tar
#endif

Good Luck

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