1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
2 Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation.
4 Compiling the DPDK Target from Source
5 =====================================
10 Building the DPDK and its applications requires one of the following
13 * The Clang-LLVM C compiler and Microsoft MSVC linker.
14 * The MinGW-w64 toolchain (either native or cross).
16 The Meson Build system is used to prepare the sources for compilation
17 with the Ninja backend.
18 The installation of these tools is covered in this section.
21 Option 1. Clang-LLVM C Compiler and Microsoft MSVC Linker
22 ---------------------------------------------------------
27 Download and install the clang compiler from
28 `LLVM website <http://releases.llvm.org/download.html>`_.
29 For example, Clang-LLVM direct download link::
31 http://releases.llvm.org/7.0.1/LLVM-7.0.1-win64.exe
37 Download and install the Build Tools for Visual Studio to link and build the
39 from `Microsoft website <https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads>`_.
40 When installing build tools, select the "Visual C++ build tools" option
41 and ensure the Windows SDK is selected.
44 Option 2. MinGW-w64 Toolchain
45 -----------------------------
47 On Linux, i.e. for cross-compilation, install MinGW-w64 via a package manager.
48 Version 4.0.4 for Ubuntu 16.04 cannot be used due to a
49 `MinGW-w64 bug <https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/bugs/562/>`_.
51 On Windows, obtain the latest version installer from
52 `MinGW-w64 repository <https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/>`_.
53 Any thread model (POSIX or Win32) can be chosen, DPDK does not rely on it.
54 Install to a folder without spaces in its name, like ``C:\MinGW``.
55 This path is assumed for the rest of this guide.
58 Install the Build System
59 ------------------------
61 Download and install the build system from
62 `Meson website <http://mesonbuild.com/Getting-meson.html>`_.
63 A good option to choose is the MSI installer for both meson and ninja together::
65 http://mesonbuild.com/Getting-meson.html#installing-meson-and-ninja-with-the-msi-installer%22
67 Recommended version is either Meson 0.57.0 (baseline) or the latest release.
72 If using Ninja, download and install the backend from
73 `Ninja website <https://ninja-build.org/>`_ or
74 install along with the meson build system.
79 The build environment is setup to build the EAL and the helloworld example by
82 Option 1. Native Build on Windows
83 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
85 When using Clang-LLVM, specifying the compiler might be required to complete
88 .. code-block:: console
92 When using MinGW-w64, it is sufficient to have toolchain executables in PATH:
94 .. code-block:: console
96 set PATH=C:\MinGW\mingw64\bin;%PATH%
98 To compile the examples, the flag ``-Dexamples`` is required.
100 .. code-block:: console
103 meson -Dexamples=helloworld build
106 Option 2. Cross-Compile with MinGW-w64
107 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
109 The cross-file option must be specified for Meson.
110 Depending on the distribution, paths in this file may need adjustments.
112 .. code-block:: console
114 meson --cross-file config/x86/cross-mingw -Dexamples=helloworld build