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On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 01:48:38PM -0700, Mark Hamilton wrote: > Looks good > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ben Pfaff" <b...@nicira.com> > > To: dev@openvswitch.org > > Cc: "Ben Pfaff" <b...@nicira.com>, "Gurucharan Shetty" > > <shet...@nicira.com>, "Mark Hamilton" <mhamil...@nicira.com> > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 9:30:07 AM > > Subject: [PATCH] INSTALL.RHEL: Explain how to work around old Autoconf; add > > more prereqs. > > > > The new text is adapted from INSTALL.XenServer. > > > > Mark Hamilton supplied the list of additional build prerequisites. > > > > Reported-by: Mark Hamilton <mhamil...@nicira.com> > > CC: Gurucharan Shetty <shet...@nicira.com> > > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> > > --- > > INSTALL.RHEL | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------- > > 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/INSTALL.RHEL b/INSTALL.RHEL > > index cbb91de..26b47d9 100644 > > --- a/INSTALL.RHEL > > +++ b/INSTALL.RHEL > > @@ -17,12 +17,27 @@ Before you begin, note the RPM source directory on your > > version of > > RHEL. On RHEL 5, the default RPM source directory is > > /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES. On RHEL 6, it is $HOME/rpmbuild/SOURCES. > > > > -1. Install build prerequisites: > > +1. If you are building from a distribution tarball, proceed to step 2. > > + Otherwise, if you are building from an Open vSwitch Git tree, > > + determine the version of Autoconf available in the RHEL version you > > + are using. If it is not at least version 2.64, then you have two > > + choices: > > + > > + a. Install Autoconf 2.64 or later, one way or another. > > + > > + b. Create a distribution tarball on some other machine, by > > + running "./boot.sh; ./configure; make dist" in the Git tree. > > + You must run this on a machine that has the tools listed in > > + INSTALL as prerequisites for building from a Git tree. > > + Afterward, proceed with the rest of the instructions using the > > + distribution tarball. > > + > > +2. Install build prerequisites: > > > > yum install gcc make python-devel openssl-devel kernel-devel \ > > - kernel-debug-devel > > + kernel-debug-devel autoconf automake rpm-build redhat-rpm-config > > > > -2. Some versions of the RHEL 6 kernel-devel package contain a broken > > +3. Some versions of the RHEL 6 kernel-devel package contain a broken > > "build" symlink. If you are using such a version, you must fix > > the problem before continuing. > > > > @@ -48,16 +63,16 @@ RHEL. On RHEL 5, the default RPM source directory is > > contain some extra parts. Once you have done this, verify the fix with > > the same procedure you used above to check for the problem. > > > > -3. If you are building from an Open vSwitch Git tree, then you will > > +4. If you are building from an Open vSwitch Git tree, then you will > > need to first create a distribution tarball by running "./boot.sh; > > ./configure; make dist" in the Git tree. > > > > -4. Copy the distribution tarball into the RPM source directory. > > +5. Copy the distribution tarball into the RPM source directory. > > > > -5. Unpack the distribution tarball into a temporary directory and "cd" > > +6. Unpack the distribution tarball into a temporary directory and "cd" > > into the root of the distribution tarball. > > > > -6. To build Open vSwitch userspace, run: > > +7. To build Open vSwitch userspace, run: > > > > rpmbuild -bb rhel/openvswitch.spec > > > > @@ -68,7 +83,7 @@ RHEL. On RHEL 5, the default RPM source directory is > > then the kernel-devel package is missing or buggy. Go back to step > > 1 or 2 and fix the problem. > > > > -7. On RHEL 6, to build the Open vSwitch kernel module, copy > > +8. On RHEL 6, to build the Open vSwitch kernel module, copy > > rhel/openvswitch-kmod.files into the RPM source directory and run: > > > > rpmbuild -bb rhel/openvswitch-kmod-rhel6.spec > > -- > > 1.7.10.4 > > > > _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
