[v5] doc: add cross compile part for sample applications
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Fixes: 7cacb05655 ("doc: add generic build instructions for sample apps")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Gavin Hu <gavin.hu@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
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doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst | 16 +++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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-----Original Message-----
> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:53:43 +0800
> From: Gavin Hu <gavin.hu@arm.com>
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> CC: gavin.hu@arm.com, Honnappa.Nagarahalli@arm.com,
> jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com, stable@dpdk.org
> Subject: [PATCH v5] doc: add cross compile part for sample applications
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> Fixes: 7cacb05655 ("doc: add generic build instructions for sample apps")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
>
> Signed-off-by: Gavin Hu <gavin.hu@arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst | 16 +++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst
> index a2d75ed22..9ff531906 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst
> @@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ This section explains how to compile the DPDK sample applications.
> To compile all the sample applications
> --------------------------------------
>
> -
> Set the path to DPDK source code if its not set:
>
> .. code-block:: console
> @@ -93,3 +92,18 @@ Build the application:
>
> export RTE_TARGET=build
> make
> +
> +To cross compile the sample application(s)
> +------------------------------------------
> +
> +For cross compiling the sample application(s), please append 'CROSS=$(CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX)' to the 'make' command.
IMO, You can remove "please"
> +In example of AARCH64 cross compiling:
I think, it is better to change to "AARCH64 cross compiling example:"
> +
> + .. code-block:: console
> +
> + export RTE_TARGET=build
> + export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
> + make -C examples CROSS=aarch64-linux-gnu-
> + or
> + cd $(pwd)/examples/<example_app>
Better to change to:
cd $(RTE_SDK)/examples/<example_app>
> + make CROSS=aarch64-linux-gnu-
> --
> 2.11.0
With above changes you can add my Acked-by:
Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
>
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ This section explains how to compile the DPDK sample applications.
To compile all the sample applications
--------------------------------------
-
Set the path to DPDK source code if its not set:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -93,3 +92,18 @@ Build the application:
export RTE_TARGET=build
make
+
+To cross compile the sample application(s)
+------------------------------------------
+
+For cross compiling the sample application(s), please append 'CROSS=$(CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX)' to the 'make' command.
+In example of AARCH64 cross compiling:
+
+ .. code-block:: console
+
+ export RTE_TARGET=build
+ export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
+ make -C examples CROSS=aarch64-linux-gnu-
+ or
+ cd $(pwd)/examples/<example_app>
+ make CROSS=aarch64-linux-gnu-