X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Ffreebsd_gsg%2Fintro.rst;h=6fb1a74edb242d31f0ff7142ab2758655ce7d5ff;hb=f887a6f85528b8dae70f8f5c4c16e21f7648240e;hp=fc27ed01aa34d6e9752622963351359decbcfd6e;hpb=f9e2411af05c407d177dd92b4d18343ca3b269b6;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/intro.rst b/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/intro.rst index fc27ed01aa..6fb1a74edb 100644 --- a/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/intro.rst +++ b/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/intro.rst @@ -31,28 +31,34 @@ Introduction ============ -This document contains instructions for installing and configuring the Intel® -Data Plane Development Kit(Intel® DPDK) software. It is designed to get customers -up and running quickly. The document describes how to compile and run an Intel® -DPDK application in a FreeBSD* application (bsdapp) environment, without going +This document contains instructions for installing and configuring the +Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) software. It is designed to get customers +up and running quickly and describes how to compile and run a +DPDK application in a FreeBSD application (bsdapp) environment, without going deeply into detail. -For a comprehensive guide to installing and using FreeBSD*, the following -handbook is available from the FreeBSD* Documentation Project: +For a comprehensive guide to installing and using FreeBSD, the following +handbook is available from the FreeBSD Documentation Project: +`FreeBSD Handbook `_. -`http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html `_ +.. note:: + + The DPDK is now available as part of the FreeBSD ports collection. + Installing via the ports collection infrastructure is now the recommended + way to install the DPDK on FreeBSD, and is documented in the + next chapter, :ref:`install_from_ports`. -DocumentationRoadmap --------------------- +Documentation Roadmap +--------------------- -The following is a list of Intel® DPDK documents in the suggested reading order: +The following is a list of DPDK documents in the suggested reading order: * **Release Notes** : Provides release-specific information, including supported features, limitations, fixed issues, known issues and so on. Also, provides the answers to frequently asked questions in FAQ format. * **Getting Started Guide** (this document): Describes how to install and - configure the Intel® DPDK; designed to get users up and running quickly with the + configure the DPDK; designed to get users up and running quickly with the software. * **Programmer's Guide**: Describes: @@ -60,8 +66,8 @@ The following is a list of Intel® DPDK documents in the suggested reading order * The software architecture and how to use it (through examples), specifically in a Linux* application (linuxapp) environment - * The content of the Intel® DPDK, the build system (including the commands - that can be used in the root Intel® DPDK Makefile to build the development + * The content of the DPDK, the build system (including the commands + that can be used in the root DPDK Makefile to build the development kit and an application) and guidelines for porting an application * Optimizations used in the software and those that should be considered @@ -69,14 +75,9 @@ The following is a list of Intel® DPDK documents in the suggested reading order A glossary of terms is also provided. -* **API Reference**: Provides detailed information about Intel® DPDK functions, +* **API Reference**: Provides detailed information about DPDK functions, data structures and other programming constructs. * **Sample Applications User Guide**: Describes a set of sample applications. Each chapter describes a sample application that showcases specific functionality and provides instructions on how to compile, run and use the sample application. - -.. note:: - - These documents are available for download as a separate documentation - package at the same location as the Intel® DPDK code package.