[PATCH 0/7] expand list of optional libraries

[Morten Brørup]

> From: Bruce Richardson [mailto:bruce.richardson at intel.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 22 June 2023 15.49
> 
> DPDK still has many libraries which cannot be disabled as part of a
> build. With the ongoing work to make it easier to only build a subset
> of the libraries in DPDK, we can also work to expand the list of
> libraries which can be enabled/disabled as desired.
> 
> This patch addresses a number of the "low-hanging fruit" libraries,
> where only the unit test builds need minor changes to support
> making the library optional. The rest of the build system is already
> well set up for selective disabling of libraries.
> 
> For better support of enabling components, especially those more
> integrated into DPDK unit tests, rework of the test meson.build file
> is likely needed. For example, it could probably be better rewritten
> to use a dictionary of files and the dependencies of each file, and
> the unit test commands each provides. However, such rework is a
> significant effort, and outside the scope of this patchset.

Thank you, Bruce.

Series-acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb at smartsharesystems.com>