Basic build make defconfig && make or make config T=x86_64-native-linux-gcc && make Build commands config get configuration from target template (T=) defconfig auto-select target template based on arch, OS, etc. all same as build (default rule) build build in a configured directory clean remove files but keep configuration install T= configure, build and install a target in DESTDIR install install optionally staged in DESTDIR examples build examples for given targets (T=) examples_clean clean examples for given targets (T=) test compile tests and run basic unit tests test-* run specific subset of unit tests tags|etags|gtags generate tags database for given targets (T=) cscope generate cscope database for given targets (T=) Build variables EXTRA_CPPFLAGS preprocessor options EXTRA_CFLAGS compiler options EXTRA_LDFLAGS linker options EXTRA_LDLIBS linker library options RTE_KERNELDIR linux headers path RTE_DEVEL_BUILD stricter options (default: y in git tree) CROSS toolchain prefix V verbose D debug dependencies O build directory (default: build/ - install T= default: ./) DESTDIR staging install directory (default: empty) prefix root install directory (default: /usr/local) T target template - used with config or install format: templates in config/defconfig_*