[dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH] RFC build: prototype support for ARM builds

[Bruce Richardson]

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 01:27:07PM +0000, Luca Boccassi wrote:
> On Tue, 2017-12-19 at 10:53 +0000, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> > Add some skeleton files to enable compiling for ARM target. This has
> > been
> > tested by doing a cross-compile for armv8-a type using the linaro gcc
> > toolchain.
> > 
> > 	meson arm-build --cross-file aarch64_cross.txt
> > 	ninja -C arm-build
> > 
> > where aarch64_cross.txt contained the following
> > 
> > 	[binaries]
> > 	c = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc'
> > 	cpp = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-cpp'
> > 	ar = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-ar'
> > 
> > 	[host_machine]
> > 	system = 'linux'
> > 	cpu_family = 'aarch64'
> > 	cpu = 'armv8-a'
> > 	endian = 'little'
> > 
> > It is hoped that those working on arm architecture can use this as a
> > baseline
> > to add arm support - both native compiled and cross-compiled - to the
> > meson
> > build.
> 
> Can't comment on ARM functionality, but shouldn't the new files use
> SPDX ids rather than the full license header?
> 

Yes, they should. However, this is just a prototype patch used to verify
the cross-compile functionality of the build system and is not directly
intended for merge. A proper implementation should, I think, come from
those more familiar with arm architecture than I am. [Hence the CC of
Jerin and Hemant on the patch]. Because of that I didn't go back to edit
the license tag of the patch i.e. I was a bit lazy. :-)

/Bruce