On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 10:41:08AM +0000, Ali Alnubani wrote: > Hi Bruce, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richard...@intel.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 11:52 AM > > To: Ali Alnubani <alia...@mellanox.com> > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu > > as a prerequisite > > > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 08:14:25AM +0000, Ali Alnubani wrote: > > > The package pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu is required with meson for > > > detecting dependencies installed in nonstandard paths. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Ali Alnubani <alia...@mellanox.com> > > > --- > > > doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst | 8 ++++++++ > > > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst > > > b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst > > > index e799b0ba4..f00f9b130 100644 > > > --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst > > > +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst > > > @@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ To compile for non-NUMA targets, without > > > compiling the kernel modules, use the f Meson Cross Compiling DPDK > > > -------------------------- > > > > > > +Meson depends on pkgconfig to find the dependencies that are > > > +installed in nonstandard paths. The package > > > +`pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu` is required in this case. To install it in > > Ubuntu: > > > + > > > +.. code-block:: console > > > + > > > + sudo apt-get install pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu > > > + > > > To cross-compile DPDK on a desired target machine we can use the > > > following > > > command:: > > > > Is there a package for Fedora or similar Redhat-derived distros? > > I don't think it's available. Should I add instructions on how to cross build > it instead of the apt-get example? > I think you might need both. Distro-instructions is probably best, but there are a lot of people not using Ubuntu, I suspect.
Following patch 1, if pkg-config is added to all the cross-build files, does that prevent previously working cross-builds from passing due to the lack of the pkg-config package? Do the travis jobs need updating, for example? /Bruce
