numam-dpdk/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.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.
Compiling the Application
=========================
The ``testpmd`` application is compiled as part of the main compilation of the DPDK libraries and tools.
Refer to the DPDK Getting Started Guides for details.
The basic compilation steps are:
#. Set the required environmental variables and go to the source directory:
.. code-block:: console
export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
cd $RTE_SDK
#. Set the compilation target. For example:
.. code-block:: console
export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
#. Build the application:
.. code-block:: console
make install T=$RTE_TARGET
The compiled application will be located at:
.. code-block:: console
$RTE_SDK/$RTE_TARGET/app/testpmd