Re: [dpdk-dev] Compiling DPDK 17.02 with a Busybox-based tar

[Raphael Cohn <raphael.cohn@stormmq.com>]

Why it is surprising that I need to compile DPDK on a system Busybox?

I currently build DPDK both for my local Alpine Linux system (busybox)
using the system compiler, use busybox for my cross-tools toolchain, and
also use it in Libertine Linux. It means a system using DPDK can be much
more minimal. Likewise, Aboriginal Linux uses Busybox (and, shortly,
Toybox), for similar reasons. It also means users of my rust crate can work
in a wider range of systems than RHEL / Ubuntu.

On 14 March 2017 at 09:39, Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
wrote:

> 2017-03-14 07:58, Raphael Cohn:
> > Hi,
> >
> > To compile DPDK on a system with Busybox tar installed, it's necessary to
> > make a small change to the build system:-
> >
> >     sed -i -e '/--keep-newer-files/d' mk/rte.sdkinstall.mk
> >     sed -i -e 's;--strip-components=1 \\;--strip-components=1;g' mk/
> > rte.sdkinstall.mk
> >
> > I'm not sure whether the impact of this change fundamentally affects
> DPDK.
> > I'm a little surprised that tar is needed at all for a compile + install,
> > but I haven't investigated further. Is it being used to do a copy?
>
> Yes it is used to make a copy.
> It is a convenient one-liner.
>
> I am a bit surprised that you need to install DPDK with busybox.
> The busybox systems are generally cross-built and prepared out of the box,
> with the host tools.
> However, if you feel it is important to install DPDK on such target,
> you are welcome to propose a patch.
>
>