[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] build: add pkg-config validation

[David Marchand]

On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 1:37 PM Gregory Etelson <getelson at nvidia.com> wrote:
>
> DPDK relies on pkg-config(1) to provide correct parameters for
> compiler and linker used in application build.
> Inaccurate build parameters, produced by pkg-config from DPDK .pc
> files could fail application build or cause unpredicted results
> during application runtime.
>
> This patch validates host pkg-config utility and notifies about
> known issues.

I am skeptical about this patch.
You want to inform application developers that linking against this
dpdk will fail?
The warning is displayed at configure time of the dpdk.


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David Marchand