[44net] ampr-ripd 2.4.1 / openwrt

Ok I know there are A LOT of post from the PAST about compiling ampr-ripd for OpenWRT but for the last few days, I have been racking my brain trying to get this thing to compile for the router that I would like to use for my gateway but I think I broke my brain.... I know Lynwood has done some extensive posting on this but things are just not working out for me. Many different errors when trying different processes. So, I would like to ask... 1st, for those that are cross-compiling, what development environment are you using such as, linux version, the dependencies needed for that environment to work, and what version of ampr-ripd are we cross-compiling for use in OpenWRT? I would like to build the setup as someone who is successful with these processes. Once that is done, Ill move on to the next step and try my hand at compiling ampr-ripd again for my target device. Baby steps. Thanks for any direction with this... Harold K7ILO