-PC_FILE := $(shell pkg-config --path libdpdk)
-CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell pkg-config --cflags libdpdk)
-LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell pkg-config --libs libdpdk)
-LDFLAGS_STATIC = -Wl,-Bstatic $(shell pkg-config --static --libs libdpdk)
+PKGCONF ?= pkg-config
+
+PC_FILE := $(shell $(PKGCONF) --path libdpdk)
+CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
+LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
+LDFLAGS_STATIC = -Wl,-Bstatic $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
-# Default target, can be overridden by command line or environment
-RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linux-gcc
+# Default target, detect a build directory, by looking for a path with a .config
+RTE_TARGET ?= $(notdir $(abspath $(dir $(firstword $(wildcard $(RTE_SDK)/*/.config)))))
# workaround for a gcc bug with noreturn attribute
# http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12603
# workaround for a gcc bug with noreturn attribute
# http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12603