On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 06:01:25PM +0100, Luca Boccassi wrote: > On Wed, 2017-09-13 at 15:12 +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote: > > V3 changes: > > * used two-digit version numbers when globally versioning > > libs+drivers > > * removed symlinks with single-digit version numbers in same case > > * moved driver install location from $prefix/dpdk to > > $prefix/share/dpdk > > > > V2 changes: > > * fixed copyright notices, updated 2016 to 2017 > > * removed dependency on kconfig file in kernel build tree > > * marked pmdinfogen as a "native" binary, in preparation for future > > cross- > > compilation work > > * added in additional warning flags for compatibility with existing > > system > > --- > > > > Following on from the two previous RFCs [1] [2], here is a cleaned up > > patchset to serve as a start-point for getting all of DPDK building > > with > > meson and ninja. > > > > What's covered: > > * Basic infrastructure for feature detection and DPDK compilation > > * Building of all DPDK libraries - as either static or shared > > * Compilation of igb_uio driver for Linux > > * Building a number of mempool, crypto and net drivers. > > * Installation of compiled libraries and headers > > * Installation of usertools scripts > > * Compilation of testpmd as dpdk-testpmd and install of same > > * Generation and installation of pkgconfig file for DPDK > > * Contributors guide document addition describing how to add build > > scripts > > > > What's not implemented: > > * Just about everything else :-), including > > * Support for non-x86 architectures, including cross-compilation > > * Lots of PMDs > > * Support for building and running the unit tests > > > > Some key differences from RFC2: > > * Removed duplication between the different driver meson files by > > moving > > the build logic up one level to the driver/meson.build file. > > * Added a build option to allow versioning the libraries using the > > DPDK > > version number, rather than individual .so versions. > > * Made EAL a default dependency for libs, to simplify meson.build > > files for > > a number of them. > > * Made the build variables used for libraries and drivers more > > consistent. > > * Moved responsibility for determining if a given driver or library > > should > > be built to the driver/library's own build file, giving a single > > place > > where all details about that component are placed, and saving > > having lots > > of environment detection logic in higher-level build files. > > * Begun adding in developer documentation to make it easier for > > driver > > authors/maintainers to contribute. > > > > Meson 0.41 and ninja are needed, and ideally meson 0.42 is > > recommended. > > Ninja is available in most distributions, and meson - if an updated > > version > > is not available on your distro of choice - can be easily got using > > "pip3 install meson" > > > > To build and install then use: > > > > meson build # use default compiler and shared libs > > cd build > > ninja > > sudo ninja install > > > > Thereafter to use DPDK in other build systems one can use: > > > > pkg-config --cflags DPDK > > pkt-config --libs DPDK > > > > to query the needed DPDK build parameters. > > > > Once reviewed and tested a bit, I hope to apply this set - or a new > > revision of it - to the build-next tree, to serve as a baseline for > > others > > to use and to add the missing functionality to. > > > > Regards, > > /Bruce > > > > [1] http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-June/067429.html > > [2] http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-August/072818.html > > > > Bruce Richardson (17): > > build: add initial infrastructure for meson & ninja builds > > eal: add eal library to meson build > > igb_uio: add igb_uio kmod to meson build > > build: add DPDK libraries to build > > build: add buildtools to meson build > > build: add infrastructure for building PMDs > > drivers/mempool: add SW mempool drivers to meson build > > drivers/crypto: add crypto drv class and null PMD to meson > > crypto/openssl: add driver to meson build > > crypto/qat: add driver to meson build > > drivers/net: add net driver support to meson build > > drivers/net: add set of vdev PMDs to build > > drivers/net: add drivers for Intel NICs to meson build > > app/test-pmd: add test-pmd to meson build > > usertools: add usertools installation to meson build > > build: add option to version libs using DPDK version > > doc: add documentation on how to add new components to DPDK > > > > Acked-by: Luca Boccassi <luca.bocca...@gmail.com> > Pushed to dpdk-next-build.
Thanks to all for the reviews and acks. /Bruce
