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From: "De Lara Guarch, Pablo" <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Mrzyglod
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 4:27 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: Add requirements for x32 ABI
>=20
> This patch add requirements about compiler and distribution support.
>=20
> v2:
> spelling fixes
>=20
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Mrzyglod <danielx.t.mrzyglod@intel.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 11 +++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>=20
> diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> index 8e2307b..ef4196e 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
>  *   coreutils:  cmp, sed, grep, arch
>=20
>  *   gcc: versions 4.5.x or later is recommended for i686/x86_64. version=
s 4.8.x
> or later is recommanded
> -    for ppc_64. On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and =
linker
> flags are enabled by
> +    for ppc_64 and x86_x32 ABI. On some distributions, some specific
> compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by
>      default and affect performance (- fstack-protector, for example). Pl=
ease
> refer to the documentation
>      of your distribution and to gcc -dumpspecs.
>=20
> @@ -78,7 +78,14 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
>=20
>      glibc.ppc64, libgcc.ppc64, libstdc++.ppc64 and glibc-devel.ppc64 for=
 IBM
> ppc_64;
>=20
> -*   Python, version 2.6 or 2.7, to use various helper scripts included i=
n the
> DPDK package
> +.. note::
> +
> +    x86_x32 ABI is currently supported with distribution packages only o=
n
> Ubuntu
> +    higher than 13.10 or recent debian distribution. The only supported
> compiler is gcc 4.8+.
> +
> +.. note::
> +
> +    Python, version 2.6 or 2.7, to use various helper scripts included i=
n the
> DPDK package
>=20
>=20
>  **Optional Tools:**
> --
> 2.1.0

Acked-by: Pablo de Lara <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>

Thanks Daniel!