Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <[email protected]>
---
INSTALL.Linux | 11 +++++++++++
1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux
index 0d3c310..78152b6 100644
--- a/INSTALL.Linux
+++ b/INSTALL.Linux
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ you have the following:
- Python 2.x, for x >= 4.
+If you are going to extensively modify Open vSwitch, please consider
+installing the following to obtain better warnings:
+
+ - "sparse" version 0.4.4 or later
+ (http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse/dist/).
+
+ - GNU make.
+
Installation Requirements
-------------------------
@@ -187,6 +195,9 @@ Prerequisites section, follow the procedure below to build.
% make
+ For improved warnings if you installed "sparse" (see
+ "Prerequisites"), add C=1 to the "make" command line.
+
4. Become root by running "su" or another program.
5. Run "make install" to install the executables and manpages into the
--
1.7.2.5
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