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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation
+
+if not get_option('check_includes')
+ build = false
+ subdir_done()
+endif
+
+if is_windows
+ # for windows, the shebang line in the script won't work.
+ error('option "check_includes" is not supported on windows')
+endif
+
+gen_c_file_for_header = find_program('gen_c_file_for_header.py')
+gen_c_files = generator(gen_c_file_for_header,
+ output: '@BASENAME@.c',
+ arguments: ['@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'])
+
+cflags = machine_args
+cflags += '-Wno-unused-function' # needed if we include generic headers
+cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
+
+sources = files('main.c')
+sources += gen_c_files.process(dpdk_chkinc_headers)
+
+deps = []
+foreach l:enabled_libs
+ deps += get_variable('static_rte_' + l)
+endforeach
+
+executable('chkincs', sources,
+ c_args: cflags,
+ include_directories: includes,
+ dependencies: deps,
+ link_whole: dpdk_static_libraries + dpdk_drivers,
+ install: false)