[ovs-dev] [PATCH] INSTALL.Linux: Make pkg-config a requirement to build.
Ben Pfaff
blp at nicira.com
Wed Dec 22 19:03:56 UTC 2010
Thanks, I pushed this.
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 11:01:03AM -0800, Justin Pettit wrote:
> 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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