[dpdk-stable] [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] build: fix plugin load on static builds

[Thomas Monjalon]

21/12/2020 12:04, Bruce Richardson:
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 02:14:22PM +0100, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > When dpdk is compiled as static libraries, it is not possible
> > to load a plugin from an application. We get the following error:
> > 
> >   EAL: librte_pmd_xxxx.so: undefined symbol: per_lcore__rte_errno
> > 
> > This happens because the dpdk symbols are not exported. Add them to the
> > dynamic symbol table by using '-Wl,--export-dynamic'. This option was
> > previously present when compiled with Makefiles, it was introduced in
> > commit f9a08f650211 ("eal: add support for shared object drivers")
> > 
> > Also add it to the pkg-config file.
> > 
> > Fixes: 16ade738fd0d ("app/testpmd: build with meson")
> > Fixes: 89f0711f9ddf ("examples: build some samples with meson")
> > Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>
> > ---
> Reviewed-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>

Applied, thanks