> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Mrzyglod > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 3:58 PM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: Add requirements for x32 ABI > > This patch add requirements about compiler and distribution support. > > Signed-off-by: Daniel Mrzyglod <danielx.t.mrzyglod at intel.com> > --- > doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 11 +++++++++-- > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > index 8e2307b..ef4196e 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst > @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Compilation of the DPDK > * coreutils: cmp, sed, grep, arch > > * gcc: versions 4.5.x or later is recommended for i686/x86_64. versions > 4.8.x > or later is recommanded > - for ppc_64. On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and > linker > flags are enabled by > + for ppc_64 and x86_x32 ABI. On some distributions, some specific > compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by > default and affect performance (- fstack-protector, for example). Please > refer to the documentation > of your distribution and to gcc -dumpspecs. > > @@ -78,7 +78,14 @@ Compilation of the DPDK > > glibc.ppc64, libgcc.ppc64, libstdc++.ppc64 and glibc-devel.ppc64 for IBM > ppc_64; > > -* Python, version 2.6 or 2.7, to use various helper scripts included in the > DPDK package > +.. note:: > + > + x86_x32 ABI is currently supported with distribution packages only on > Ubuntu > + higher then 13.10 or recent debian distribution. The only supported > compiler is gcc 4.8+.
Typo here: "then" -> "than" > + > +.. note:: > + > + Python, version 2.6 or 2.7, to use various helper scripts included in the > DPDK package > > > **Optional Tools:** > -- > 2.1.0
