Re: [vpp-dev] VPP/How To Build The Sample Plugin

[Kinsella, Ray]

The UX for the sample plugin is broken. Especially when you consider 
that the people most likely to try it and use it, are those least 
familiar with VPP.

I tried the use it a few months ago in training and found the UX similar 
then. So I put together a number of changes to integrate the plugin into 
the VPP build system, provide a build var to enable and disable it, and 
then added documentation for anyone new to VPP.

https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/6920/

Thanks,

Ray K

On 27/05/2017 18:27, Luke, Chris wrote:
Wishes often come true when you turn them into patches. :)



Chris.



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*Sent:* Saturday, May 27, 2017 10:33
*To:* Kinsella, Ray <ray.kinse...@intel.com>
*Cc:* Alessio Silvestro <ale.silver...@gmail.com>; vpp-dev
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*Subject:* Re: [vpp-dev] VPP/How To Build The Sample Plugin



Thanks, Ray, this is exactly what I needed, by coincidence. I wish your
item 2. was placed commented out and almost word for word into the
standard $TOPDIR/src/vpp/conf/startup.conf -- that would make things
self documenting.

Burt



On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 8:30 AM, Kinsella, Ray <ray.kinse...@intel.com
<mailto:ray.kinse...@intel.com>> wrote:

    So there is an easier way

    1. make -C build-root PLATFORM=vpp TAG=vpp sample-plugin-install

    2. adjusting the plugin path depending on where the VPP src is, add
    the following to your startup.conf

    plugins
    {
            path
    
/root/src/vpp/build-root/install-vpp-native/sample-plugin/lib64/vpp_plugins/:/root/src/vpp/build-root/install-vpp_debug-native/vpp/lib64/vpp_plugins
    }

    Ray K


    On 26/05/2017 12:53, Alessio Silvestro wrote:

        Hi all,

        I am trying to build the sample vpp-engine plug-in as explained here
        (https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/How_To_Build_The_Sample_Plugin
        <https://wiki.fd.noclick_io/view/VPP/How_To_Build_The_Sample_Plugin>).

        I already tested my vpp installation, for instance it works when I
        created a Source NAT.

        I downloaded the most updated version of the sample-plugin and
        run the
        following commands:

           sudo sh
           cd /usr/share/doc/vpp/examples
           cd /tmp/sample-plugin
           libtoolize
           aclocal
           autoconf
           autoheader

        ERROR 1:autoheader: error: AC_CONFIG_HEADERS not found in
        configure.ac <http://configure.noclick_ac>
        <http://configure.ac <http://configure.noclick_ac>>

           automake --add-missing
           chmod +x configure
           vpp_plugin_configure

        ERROR 2:vpp_plugin_configure: command not found


        So, first I have an error from the command autoheader.

        Second, I do not have the command vpp_plugin_configure.

        Any hints?

        Best regards,
        Alessio


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