From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dpdk.org (dpdk.org [92.243.14.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1189A04DD; Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:00:45 +0100 (CET) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DBE528EE; Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:00:44 +0100 (CET) Received: from mga06.intel.com (mga06.intel.com [134.134.136.31]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 044FDCF3 for ; Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:00:42 +0100 (CET) X-Amp-Result: UNKNOWN X-Amp-Original-Verdict: FILE UNKNOWN X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from orsmga008.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.65]) by orsmga104.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 26 Nov 2019 04:00:41 -0800 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.69,245,1571727600"; d="scan'208";a="202697270" Received: from bricha3-mobl.ger.corp.intel.com ([10.237.221.46]) by orsmga008-auth.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 26 Nov 2019 04:00:40 -0800 Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 12:00:37 +0000 From: Bruce Richardson To: Ali Alnubani Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" Message-ID: <20191126120037.GB1629@bricha3-MOBL.ger.corp.intel.com> References: <20191126081346.22889-1-alialnu@mellanox.com> <20191126081346.22889-2-alialnu@mellanox.com> <20191126095155.GA1622@bricha3-MOBL.ger.corp.intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.12.1 (2019-06-15) Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu as a prerequisite X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 10:41:08AM +0000, Ali Alnubani wrote: > Hi Bruce, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bruce Richardson > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 11:52 AM > > To: Ali Alnubani > > 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 > > > --- > > > 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