[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] doc/patches: add meson build to contributing guide

[Thomas Monjalon]

25/01/2019 00:05, Vipin Varghese:
> Patches has to be validated for meson devtool script for
> code and document changes. Updating documentation for meson
> build steps in checking Compilation category.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese <vipin.varghese at intel.com>
> Tested-by: Marko Kovacevic <marko.kovacevic at intel.com>
> Acked-by: Marko Kovacevic <marko.kovacevic at intel.com>
> ---
> 
> V4:
>  - spelling correction for Compilation - Thomas Monjalon
>  - restored double space for new header - Thomas Monjalon
>  - reword the meson compilation content - Vipin Varghese
>  - Added 'tested' and 'acked' from - Marko Kovacevic
> 
> V3:
>  removed extra character - Vipin Varghese
> 
> V2:
>  updated the meson build options - Bruce Richardson
> ---
>  doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> index a64bb0368..e9048bbc0 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> @@ -473,6 +473,14 @@ The recommended configurations and options to test compilation prior to submitti
>     export DPDK_DEP_PCAP=y
>     export DPDK_DEP_SSL=y

The lines above are about the "make system".
We need a transition to explain that the "meson system" is different.

> +Compilation of patches is to be tested with ``test-meson-builds.sh`` script
> +in ``devtools`` directory of the DPDK repo::

Would be more straight-forward to give the full path:
	devtools/test-meson-builds.sh
No need to add "DPDK repo".

> +
> +   devtools/test-meson-builds.sh

Do we really need to repeat the script name here?

> +
> +The script internally checks for dependencies and tool chain. Then builds with

tool chain -> toolchain

> +shared and static libraries for Linux and BSD targets.

Why "Linux and BSD" ? It is just testing for the running OS.