Thanks folks for the information. On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:51 AM, Neil Horman <nhorman at tuxdriver.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 11:21:32AM +0000, Bruce Richardson wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 09, 2015 at 09:14:16AM -0800, Ravi Kerur wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Has anyone successfully cross compiled bsdapp on Ubuntu or other linux > > > flavor? From the Linux documentation I see > > > > > > "To compile all 64-bit targets using gcc, use: > > > > > > make install T=x86_64*gcc" > > > > > > which makes me believe that bsdapp can be cross-compiled. > > > > Actually, I think it's just that that bit got missed in the > documentation update > > when we added bsd support. :-) > > I'm not aware of anyone who has successfully built a bsdapp dpdk > application on > > linux or vice-version. > > > You're not going to be able to cross compile bsd on a linux system or vice > versa > unless you install system level compat libs to handle all the OS-specific > library calls. Those exist, but its usually not worth the effort to do so. > Just as easy/easier to install a virt guest with the appropriate operating > system. > > Neil > > > /Bruce > > > > > > > > I am trying to understand what GNU libraries and other toolchain > > > related installation has to be done on Linux in order to get bsd > > > successfully compiled. Inputs appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Ravi > > >