[dpdk-users] error while compiling pktgen-dpdk on RHEL/Centos 7.5

[Wiles, Keith]

> On Dec 5, 2018, at 7:56 AM, Wiles, Keith <keith.wiles at intel.com> wrote:
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>> On Dec 5, 2018, at 2:23 AM, Murali Krishna <murali.krishna at broadcom.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am trying to compile pktgen-3.5.8 on RHEL/Centos 7.5 kernel. I see below
>> error while compiling it from source.
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>> # cd pktgen-3.5.8/
>> 
>> # make
>> 
>> == lib
>> 
>> == common
>> 
>> == utils
>> 
>> == vec
>> 
>> == lua
>> 
>> Package lua5.3 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
>> 
>> Perhaps you should add the directory containing `lua5.3.pc'
>> 
>> to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
>> 
>> No package 'lua5.3' found
>> 
>> Package lua5.3 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
>> 
>> Perhaps you should add the directory containing `lua5.3.pc'
>> 
>> to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
>> 
>> No package 'lua5.3' found
>> 
>> CC rte_lua.o
>> 
>> In file included from /root/pkt/pktgen-3.5.8/lib/lua/rte_lua.c:27:0:
>> 
>> /root/pkt/pktgen-3.5.8/lib/lua/rte_lua.h:25:17: fatal error: lua.h: No such
>> file or directory
>> 
>> #include <lua.h>
>> 
>>                ^
>> 
>> compilation terminated.
>> 
>> make[3]: *** [rte_lua.o] Error 1
>> 
>> make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
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>> make[1]: *** [lua] Error 2
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>> make: *** [lib] Error 2
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>> i see same error even after installing lua53 packages.
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>> # rpm -qa | grep lua5
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>> lua53u-libs-5.3.4-1.ius.centos7.x86_64
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>> lua53u-5.3.4-1.ius.centos7.x86_64
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>> lua53u-devel-5.3.4-1.ius.centos7.x86_64
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>> 
>> 
>> Is there any workaround for this error?
> 
> In the dev branch of Pktgen is an example pkg_config file to use and more docs on how to get lua/Pktgen running on these distro’s that do not supply a .pc file.
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> https://git.dpdk.org/apps/pktgen-dpdk/?h=dev

Also just updating to the latest Pktgen 3.5.9 will have the updated docs and .pc file example.
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>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Murali
> 
> Regards,
> Keith

Regards,
Keith