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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/4] Update library build process
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On Mon, Oct 06, 2014 at 11:52:34AM +0100, Sergio Gonzalez Monroy wrote:
> Remove COMBINE_LIBS option and by default build:
> - CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB=y : both individual and combined libraries
> - CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB=n : single combined library

As previously discussed.,It would be better for backward-compatibility of 
people linking against DPDK, if the static lib could come out as both a 
combined library and separate individual libraries by default.

Otherwise everybody linking against DPDK has to change their code, and it 
won't be easy for them to move forward and backward against different DPDKs 
before and after this change.

Thanks,
Matthew.