Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/7] MinGW-w64 support

["Kadam, Pallavi" <pallavi.kadam@intel.com>]

On 2/26/2020 8:25 PM, Dmitry Kozlyuk wrote:
> This patch series add support for building DPDK using MinGW-w64.
> 
> MinGW-w64 provides GNU toolchain and independent platform SDK on
> Windows. It also supports cross-compilation to Windows from POSIX
> systems by providing cross tollchains and libraries [0]. It does NOT
> emulate a full POSIX environment, like Cygwin or MSYS do.
> 
> There are advantages in using MinGW-w64 in addition to Clang:
> 
> 1. Cross-compilation out-of-the-box. MinGW-w64 is provides a pthread
>     implementation, GNU getopt, and Windows platform SDK.
> 
> 2. Easier porting of POSIX applications using DPDK to Windows, because
>     application code can use the same benefits as mentioned above.
> 
> 3. Having both primary compilers enabled on Windows provides more
>     diagnostics and generally prevents non-portable code.
> 
> [0]: http://mingw-w64.org
> 
> v4 Changes:
> 
>      Fix Windows headers include case.
>      Recommend the latest Meson in docs (build fixed with 0.53.2).
> 
> v3 Changes:
> 
>      Rebase onto the latest Windows EAL.
>      Prevent format attribute conflict with upcoming v20.05 patches.
>      Remove redundant CFLAGS from Meson.
>      Remove links to Meson bugtracker from docs (PR merged into upstream).
>      Fix Clang warnings using about GNU options.
> 
> v2 Changes:
> 
>      Add patch to use lowercase system header filenames.
>      Move Meson cross-file for x86 to arch directory.
>      Change wording in comments.
>      Add Meson version warning in documentation.
> 
> Dmitry Kozlyuk (7):
>    eal: introduce portable format attribute
>    eal/windows: use lowercase filenames for system headers
>    eal/windows: support builing with MinGW-w64
>    build: MinGW-w64 support for Meson
>    build: add cross-file for MinGW-w64
>    doc: guide for Windows build using MinGW-w64
>    build: fix linker warnings with Clang on Windows
> 
>   config/meson.build                           | 26 ++++++--
>   config/x86/meson_mingw.txt                   | 13 ++++
>   doc/guides/windows_gsg/build_dpdk.rst        | 62 +++++++++++++++++---
>   lib/librte_cmdline/cmdline.h                 |  4 +-
>   lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h   | 17 +++++-
>   lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_debug.h    |  2 +-
>   lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h  |  2 +-
>   lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h      |  4 +-
>   lib/librte_eal/meson.build                   |  3 +
>   lib/librte_eal/windows/eal/eal.c             |  6 +-
>   lib/librte_eal/windows/eal/include/getopt.h  |  4 ++
>   lib/librte_eal/windows/eal/include/pthread.h |  2 +-
>   lib/librte_eal/windows/eal/include/rte_os.h  |  6 +-
>   lib/meson.build                              |  8 ++-
>   14 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 config/x86/meson_mingw.txt
> 
Acked-by: Pallavi Kadam <pallavi.kadam@intel.com>
Tested-by: Pallavi Kadam <pallavi.kadam@intel.com>