On 28/01/2021 10:32, Sunil Pai G wrote:
> The default DPDK library used before this patch
> in case pkg-config fails to find libdpdk is only
> valid for make based DPDK builds. Hence remove them.
>
> As a consequence, now this error message [1] is thrown
> when pkg-config cannot find libdpdk instead of proceeding
> to check for a faulty pkg-config and reporting
> incorrect error message [2].
>
> Also, update the documentation to export
> PKG_CONFIG_PATH since on some systems, the default
> install path for DPDK libraries is not present in the default
> search path of pkg-config.
> Ex: for Fedora 32
> default pkg-config search path:
> /usr/lib64/pkgconfig:/usr/share/pkgconfig
>
> while by default Meson installs DPDK libraries at:
> /usr/local/lib64/pkgconfig
>
> [1] Package libdpdk was not found in the pkg-config search path.
> Perhaps you should add the directory containing `libdpdk.pc'
> to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
> Package 'libdpdk', required by 'virtual:world', not found
>
> [2] checking for DPDK... no
> checking for faulty pkg-config version... yes
> configure: error: Please upgrade pkg-config
>
> Also, update the build documentation for AVX512 optimization.
>
> Fixes: 252e1e576443 ("dpdk: Update to use DPDK v20.11.")
> Reported-by: Kevin Traynor <[email protected]>
> Tested-at: https://github.com/Sunil-Pai-G/ovs/actions/runs/514412775
It doesn't seem necessary to have ^ in the commit log but may be useful
after the cutline? I guess it can be stripped out when applying.
> Signed-off-by: Sunil Pai G <[email protected]>
>
It resolved issue with incorrect reporting about pkg-config version on
Fedora and improves the docs.
Acked-by: Kevin Traynor <[email protected]>
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