[ovs-discuss] building ovs for userspace

[Rod N. Melton]

then how do i install OVS so that it runs in userspace and MPLS is
available? 

		 

		 

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 		Ben Pfaff <>

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 		"Rod N. Melton" <>

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There is no option to build for userspace. It is always supported. 
On Jul 9, 2014 6:57 PM, "Rod N. Melton" <rnm at pobox.com> wrote:

> i am using ubuntu 14.04 in virtualbox. 
> 
> I am trying to build openvswitch for userspace (so that I can use MPLS). 
> 
> when i get ovs source from: 
> 
> 1.)git clone https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs.git [2] OR from http://openvswitch.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=openvswitch;a=snapshot;sf=tgz;h=HEAD [3] , 
> 
> boot.sh gets the following error: 
> 
> configure.ac:43 [1]: error: possibly undefined macro: LT_INIT
> If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
> 
> See the Autoconf documentation.
> autoreconf: /usr/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
> 
> 2.) when i get source from: http://openvswitch.org/releases/openvswitch-2.1.2.tar.gz [4] , 
> 
> the boot.sh completes normally. I run ./configure which seems to complete normally but 
> 
> it does not give me the option to build for userspace. Is there a special flag to pass to configure or make 
> 
> which specifies build for putting the switch in userspace? 
> 
> thx, Rod 
> 
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Links:
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[1] http://configure.ac:43
[2] https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs.git
[3]
http://openvswitch.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=openvswitch;a=snapshot;sf=tgz;h=HEAD
[4] http://openvswitch.org/releases/openvswitch-2.1.2.tar.gz
[5] http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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