numam-dpdk/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_root_make_help.rst
Bruce Richardson 218c4e68c1 mk: use linux and freebsd in config names
Rather than using linuxapp and bsdapp everywhere, we can change things to
use the, more readable, terms "linux" and "freebsd" in our build configs.
Rather than renaming the configs we can just duplicate the existing ones
with the new names using symlinks, and use the new names exclusively
internally. ["make showconfigs" also only shows the new names to keep the
list short] The result is that backward compatibility is kept fully but any
new builds or development can be done using the newer names, i.e.  both
"make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc" and "T=x86_64-native-linux-gcc"
work.

Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
2019-03-12 23:05:06 +01:00

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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation.
.. _Development_Kit_Root_Makefile_Help:
Development Kit Root Makefile Help
==================================
The DPDK provides a root level Makefile with targets for configuration, building, cleaning, testing, installation and others.
These targets are explained in the following sections.
Configuration Targets
---------------------
The configuration target requires the name of the target, which is specified using T=mytarget and it is mandatory.
The list of available targets are in $(RTE_SDK)/config (remove the defconfig _ prefix).
Configuration targets also support the specification of the name of the output directory, using O=mybuilddir.
This is an optional parameter, the default output directory is build.
* Config
This will create a build directory, and generates a configuration from a template.
A Makefile is also created in the new build directory.
Example:
.. code-block:: console
make config O=mybuild T=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
Build Targets
-------------
Build targets support the optional specification of the name of the output directory, using O=mybuilddir.
The default output directory is build.
* all, build or just make
Build the DPDK in the output directory previously created by a make config.
Example:
.. code-block:: console
make O=mybuild
* clean
Clean all objects created using make build.
Example:
.. code-block:: console
make clean O=mybuild
* %_sub
Build a subdirectory only, without managing dependencies on other directories.
Example:
.. code-block:: console
make lib/librte_eal_sub O=mybuild
* %_clean
Clean a subdirectory only.
Example:
.. code-block:: console
make lib/librte_eal_clean O=mybuild
Install Targets
---------------
* Install
The list of available targets are in $(RTE_SDK)/config (remove the defconfig\_ prefix).
The GNU standards variables may be used:
http://gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Directory-Variables.html and
http://gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/DESTDIR.html
Example:
.. code-block:: console
make install DESTDIR=myinstall prefix=/usr
Test Targets
------------
* test
Launch automatic tests for a build directory specified using O=mybuilddir.
It is optional, the default output directory is build.
Example:
.. code-block:: console
make test O=mybuild
Documentation Targets
---------------------
* doc
Generate the documentation (API and guides).
* doc-api-html
Generate the Doxygen API documentation in html.
* doc-guides-html
Generate the guides documentation in html.
* doc-guides-pdf
Generate the guides documentation in pdf.
Misc Targets
------------
* help
Show a quick help.
Other Useful Command-line Variables
-----------------------------------
The following variables can be specified on the command line:
* V=
Enable verbose build (show full compilation command line, and some intermediate commands).
* D=
Enable dependency debugging. This provides some useful information about why a target is built or not.
* EXTRA_CFLAGS=, EXTRA_LDFLAGS=, EXTRA_LDLIBS=, EXTRA_ASFLAGS=, EXTRA_CPPFLAGS=
Append specific compilation, link or asm flags.
* CROSS=
Specify a cross toolchain header that will prefix all gcc/binutils applications. This only works when using gcc.
Make in a Build Directory
-------------------------
All targets described above are called from the SDK root $(RTE_SDK).
It is possible to run the same Makefile targets inside the build directory.
For instance, the following command:
.. code-block:: console
cd $(RTE_SDK)
make config O=mybuild T=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
make O=mybuild
is equivalent to:
.. code-block:: console
cd $(RTE_SDK)
make config O=mybuild T=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
cd mybuild
# no need to specify O= now
make
Compiling for Debug
-------------------
To compile the DPDK and sample applications with debugging information included and the optimization level set to 0,
the EXTRA_CFLAGS environment variable should be set before compiling as follows:
.. code-block:: console
export EXTRA_CFLAGS='-O0 -g'