[ovs-dev] [PATCH] INSTALL.Linux: Make pkg-config a requirement to build.

Justin Pettit jpettit at nicira.com
Wed Dec 22 19:01:03 UTC 2010


Looks reasonable to me.

--Justin


On Dec 22, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Ben Pfaff wrote:

> pkg-config is needed to detect the presence of libssl, so it is needed even
> if the build system doesn't need to be rebuilt.
> 
> In theory we'd only need pkg-config if OpenSSL is to be used, but I don't
> see much point in being that explicit.
> 
> Reported-by: Bryan Osoro <bosoro at nicira.com>
> ---
> AUTHORS       |    1 +
> INSTALL.Linux |    4 ++--
> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
> index bb67522..7bfe995 100644
> --- a/AUTHORS
> +++ b/AUTHORS
> @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Alexey I. Froloff       raorn at altlinux.org
> Brad Hall               brad at nicira.com
> Brandon Heller          brandonh at stanford.edu
> Bryan Fulton            bryan at nicira.com
> +Bryan Osoro             bosoro at nicira.com
> Cedric Hobbs            cedric at nicira.com
> Dave Walker             DaveWalker at ubuntu.com
> Derek Cormier           derek.cormier at lab.ntt.co.jp
> diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux
> index d5a3b7d..e950c05 100644
> --- a/INSTALL.Linux
> +++ b/INSTALL.Linux
> @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ you will need the following software:
>     - The GNU C compiler.  We generally test with version 4.1, 4.2, or
>       4.3.
> 
> +    - pkg-config.  We test with version 0.22.
> +
>     - libssl, from OpenSSL, is optional but recommended if you plan to
>       connect the Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller.  libssl is
>       required to establish confidentiality and authenticity in the
> @@ -72,8 +74,6 @@ you will also need the following software:
> 
>     - Automake version 1.10 or later.
> 
> -    - pkg-config.  We test with version 0.22.
> -
>     - Python 2.x, for x >= 4.
> 
> If you modify the ovsdbmonitor tool, then you will also need the
> -- 
> 1.7.1
> 
> 
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