[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu as a prerequisite

[Ali Alnubani]

Hi Bruce,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 11:52 AM
> To: Ali Alnubani <alialnu at mellanox.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu
> as a prerequisite
> 
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 08:14:25AM +0000, Ali Alnubani wrote:
> > The package pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu is required with meson for
> > detecting dependencies installed in nonstandard paths.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ali Alnubani <alialnu at mellanox.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst | 8 ++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst
> > b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst
> > index e799b0ba4..f00f9b130 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst
> > @@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ To compile for non-NUMA targets, without
> > compiling the kernel modules, use the f  Meson Cross Compiling DPDK
> >  --------------------------
> >
> > +Meson depends on pkgconfig to find the dependencies that are
> > +installed in nonstandard paths. The package
> > +`pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu` is required in this case. To install it in
> Ubuntu:
> > +
> > +.. code-block:: console
> > +
> > +   sudo apt-get install pkg-config-aarch64-linux-gnu
> > +
> >  To cross-compile DPDK on a desired target machine we can use the
> > following
> >  command::
> 
> Is there a package for Fedora or similar Redhat-derived distros?

I don't think it's available. Should I add instructions on how to cross build it instead of the apt-get example?

Thanks,
Ali