I flashed esphttpd with make flash and make htmlflash, it was also the first time using this SDK version.
But no AP was visible afterwards.
Probably it needed default esp init settings and blank info. I was able to fix it for me with:
Flashmode for dio (NodeMCU)
In your own SDK binary folder you find 2 files needed to be flashed: Execute the following:
/opt/Espressif/ESP8266_SDK/bin$ esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 write_flash --flash_mode dio 0x7C000 esp_init_data_default.bin 0x7E000 blank.bin
Afterwards sometimes this is also needed: holding down the flash button (gpio0 down) for 5 seconds (resets settings in esphttpd)