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From: Dmitry Kozlyuk <dmitry.kozliuk@gmail.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>,
	Tal Shnaiderman <talshn@mellanox.com>,
	Dmitry Kozlyuk <dmitry.kozliuk@gmail.com>
Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] doc/windows: clarify installation for MinGW-w64
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 01:35:44 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200620223544.24070-4-dmitry.kozliuk@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200620223544.24070-1-dmitry.kozliuk@gmail.com>

Provide a more direct link for installer download and clarify thread
model choice during installation. As pthread is not a requirement,
remove notice about its possible runtime dependency.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kozlyuk <dmitry.kozliuk@gmail.com>
---
 doc/guides/windows_gsg/build_dpdk.rst | 12 +++++++-----
 doc/guides/windows_gsg/run_apps.rst   |  7 +------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/build_dpdk.rst b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/build_dpdk.rst
index 650483e3b..5757446cc 100644
--- a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/build_dpdk.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/build_dpdk.rst
@@ -44,14 +44,16 @@ and ensure the Windows SDK is selected.
 Option 2. MinGW-w64 Toolchain
 -----------------------------
 
-Obtain the latest version from
-`MinGW-w64 website <http://mingw-w64.org/doku.php/download>`_.
-On Windows, install to a folder without spaces in its name, like ``C:\MinGW``.
-This path is assumed for the rest of this guide.
-
+On Linux, i.e. for cross-compilation, install MinGW-w64 via a package manager.
 Version 4.0.4 for Ubuntu 16.04 cannot be used due to a
 `MinGW-w64 bug <https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/bugs/562/>`_.
 
+On Windows, obtain the latest version installer from
+`MinGW-w64 repository <https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/>`_.
+Any thread model (POSIX or Win32) can be chosen, DPDK does not rely on it.
+Install to a folder without spaces in its name, like ``C:\MinGW``.
+This path is assumed for the rest of this guide.
+
 
 Install the Build System
 ------------------------
diff --git a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/run_apps.rst b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/run_apps.rst
index 78e5a614f..abaecc379 100644
--- a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/run_apps.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/run_apps.rst
@@ -83,13 +83,8 @@ Navigate to the examples in the build directory and run `dpdk-helloworld.exe`.
 .. code-block:: console
 
     cd C:\Users\me\dpdk\build\examples
-    dpdk-helloworld.exe
+    dpdk-helloworld.exe -l 0-3
     hello from core 1
     hello from core 3
     hello from core 0
     hello from core 2
-
-Note for MinGW-w64: applications are linked to ``libwinpthread-1.dll``
-by default. To run the example, either add toolchain executables directory
-to the PATH or copy the library to the working directory.
-Alternatively, static linking may be used (mind the LGPLv2.1 license).
-- 
2.25.4


  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-06-20 22:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-06-20 22:35 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] improve MinGW-w64 support Dmitry Kozlyuk
2020-06-20 22:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] config: never link with pthread on Windows Dmitry Kozlyuk
2020-06-20 22:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] config/x86: don't use absolute paths for MinGW-w64 cross toolchain Dmitry Kozlyuk
2020-06-20 22:35 ` Dmitry Kozlyuk [this message]
2020-06-22 20:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] improve MinGW-w64 support Kadam, Pallavi
2020-06-23 14:44   ` Thomas Monjalon

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