[ovs-discuss] Configure failing in OVS build

[Traynor, Kevin]

Hi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces at openvswitch.org] On Behalf Of
> Radhakrishnan, Sharmila
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 8:02 AM
> To: 'discuss at openvswitch.org'
> Subject: [ovs-discuss] Configure failing in OVS build
> 
> Hi All,
>   Iam trying to install OVS with DPDK . Iam using OVS version 2.4.0 and DPDK
> version 2.1.0.

OVS 2.4.0 builds with DPDK 2.0, not DPDK 2.1. See INSTALL.DPDK.md for matching DPDK version.

If you did want this combination, then you could backport the patch that adds DPDK 2.1 integration.

> 
> root at pktgen:/usr/src/dpdk# git branch
> * (detached from v2.1.0)
>   master
> 
> root at pktgen:/usr/src/ovs# git branch
> * (detached from v2.4.0)
>   master
> 
> I built the DPDK with
>  CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_COMBINE_LIBS=y in the config/common_linuapp file.
> 
> The command used to build DPDK is "make install T=x86_64-ivshmem-linuxapp-
> gcc". And I confirmed the folder exists in dpdk dir
> 
> root at pktgen:/usr/src/dpdk# ls
> app  config  doc  drivers  examples  GNUmakefile  lib  LICENSE.GPL  LICENSE.L
> GPL  MAINTAINERS  Makefile  mk  pkg  scripts  tools  x86_64-ivshmem-linuxapp-
> gcc
> 
> I tried the configure command from OVS
>        root at pktgen:/usr/src/ovs# ./configure --with-
> dpdk=/usr/src/dpdk/x86_64-ivshmem-linuxapp-gcc CFLAGS="-g -O2 -Wno-cast-
> align"
> 
> Each time it fails with
> checking whether make has GNU make $(if) extension... yes
> configure: error: cannot link with dpdk
> 
> I tried cleaning up the folders and building it multiple times. It fails with
> the same error.
> 
> OS Used:
> root at pktgen:/usr/src/ovs# uname -a
> Linux pktgen 3.19.0-25-generic #26~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 24 21:16:20 UTC
> 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> root at pktgen:/usr/src/ovs# lsb_release -a
> No LSB modules are available.
> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
> Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
> Release:        14.04
> Codename:       trusty
> 
> Thanks in Advance for your Help!,
> 
> Regards,
> Sharmila