[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5] doc/patches: add meson build to contributing guide

[Vipin Varghese]

Patches has to be validated for meson devtool script for
code and document changes. Updating documentation for meson
build steps in checking Compilation category.

Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese <vipin.varghese at intel.com>
Tested-by: Marko Kovacevic <marko.kovacevic at intel.com>
Acked-by: Marko Kovacevic <marko.kovacevic at intel.com>
---

V5:
 create sub section to Compilation - Thomas Monjalon
 remove Linux and BSD references - Thomas Monjalon
 reword tool chain to toolchain - Thomas Monjalon

V4:
 spelling correction for Compilation - Thomas Monjalon
 restored double space for new header - Thomas Monjalon
 reword the meson compilation content - Vipin Varghese
 added 'tested' and 'acked' from - Marko Kovacevic

V3:
 removed extra character - Vipin Varghese

V2:
 updated the meson build options - Bruce Richardson
---
 doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
index a64bb0368..4b6b00b7a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
@@ -473,6 +473,14 @@ The recommended configurations and options to test compilation prior to submitti
    export DPDK_DEP_PCAP=y
    export DPDK_DEP_SSL=y
 
+Meson system
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Compilation of patches is to be tested with ``devtools/test-meson-builds.sh`` script in ``devtools``
+
+The script internally checks for dependencies, then builds for several
+combinations of compilation configuration.
+
 
 Sending Patches
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