[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5] doc: introduce openwrt how-to guide

[Dmitry Kozlyuk]

> On 02/16, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> >16/02/2020 18:29, Ye Xiaolong:  
> >> On 02/16, Thomas Monjalon wrote:  
> >> >18/01/2020 06:48, Xiaolong Ye:
> >> >[...]  
> >> >> +    [binaries]
> >> >> +    c = 'x86_64-openwrt-linux-gcc'
> >> >> +    cpp = 'x86_64-openwrt-linux-cpp'
> >> >> +    ar = 'x86_64-openwrt-linux-ar'
> >> >> +    strip = 'x86_64-openwrt-linux-strip'
> >> >> +
> >> >> +    meson builddir --cross-file openwrt-cross  
> >> >
> >> >This is really a good example why meson should allow to override the toolchain prefix.  
> >> 
> >> Not sure whether I get your point or not, do you mean meson should support
> >> something like "cross = 'x86_64-openwrt-linux-'" in config file (just like the
> >> CROSS_COMPILE for make build system),  so we don't need to override the build
> >> tools one by one?  
> >
> >Yes, I think meson should support CROSS_COMPILE environment variable
> >or a similar config option. I don't see the point of creating a new
> >config file for each toolchain prefix.  
> 
> Totally agree, I would try to work on this to make it happen.

You might be interested in this PR and its discussion:
https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pull/5859

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Dmitry Kozlyuk