[ovs-dev] [PATCH] INSTALL.RHEL: Explain how to work around old Autoconf; add more prereqs.

[Gurucharan Shetty]

On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
> The new text is adapted from INSTALL.XenServer.
>
> Mark Hamilton supplied the list of additional build prerequisites.
>
> Reported-by: Mark Hamilton <mhamilton at nicira.com>
> CC: Gurucharan Shetty <shettyg at nicira.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>

Looks good to me.


> ---
>  INSTALL.RHEL |   31 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/INSTALL.RHEL b/INSTALL.RHEL
> index cbb91de..26b47d9 100644
> --- a/INSTALL.RHEL
> +++ b/INSTALL.RHEL
> @@ -17,12 +17,27 @@ Before you begin, note the RPM source directory on your version of
>  RHEL.  On RHEL 5, the default RPM source directory is
>  /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES.  On RHEL 6, it is $HOME/rpmbuild/SOURCES.
>
> -1. Install build prerequisites:
> +1. If you are building from a distribution tarball, proceed to step 2.
> +   Otherwise, if you are building from an Open vSwitch Git tree,
> +   determine the version of Autoconf available in the RHEL version you
> +   are using.  If it is not at least version 2.64, then you have two
> +   choices:
> +
> +     a. Install Autoconf 2.64 or later, one way or another.
> +
> +     b. Create a distribution tarball on some other machine, by
> +        running "./boot.sh; ./configure; make dist" in the Git tree.
> +        You must run this on a machine that has the tools listed in
> +        INSTALL as prerequisites for building from a Git tree.
> +        Afterward, proceed with the rest of the instructions using the
> +        distribution tarball.
> +
> +2. Install build prerequisites:
>
>     yum install gcc make python-devel openssl-devel kernel-devel \
> -       kernel-debug-devel
> +       kernel-debug-devel autoconf automake rpm-build redhat-rpm-config
>
> -2. Some versions of the RHEL 6 kernel-devel package contain a broken
> +3. Some versions of the RHEL 6 kernel-devel package contain a broken
>     "build" symlink.  If you are using such a version, you must fix
>     the problem before continuing.
>
> @@ -48,16 +63,16 @@ RHEL.  On RHEL 5, the default RPM source directory is
>     contain some extra parts.  Once you have done this, verify the fix with
>     the same procedure you used above to check for the problem.
>
> -3. If you are building from an Open vSwitch Git tree, then you will
> +4. If you are building from an Open vSwitch Git tree, then you will
>     need to first create a distribution tarball by running "./boot.sh;
>     ./configure; make dist" in the Git tree.
>
> -4. Copy the distribution tarball into the RPM source directory.
> +5. Copy the distribution tarball into the RPM source directory.
>
> -5. Unpack the distribution tarball into a temporary directory and "cd"
> +6. Unpack the distribution tarball into a temporary directory and "cd"
>     into the root of the distribution tarball.
>
> -6. To build Open vSwitch userspace, run:
> +7. To build Open vSwitch userspace, run:
>
>         rpmbuild -bb rhel/openvswitch.spec
>
> @@ -68,7 +83,7 @@ RHEL.  On RHEL 5, the default RPM source directory is
>     then the kernel-devel package is missing or buggy.  Go back to step
>     1 or 2 and fix the problem.
>
> -7. On RHEL 6, to build the Open vSwitch kernel module, copy
> +8. On RHEL 6, to build the Open vSwitch kernel module, copy
>      rhel/openvswitch-kmod.files into the RPM source directory and run:
>
>         rpmbuild -bb rhel/openvswitch-kmod-rhel6.spec
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>