From f8f26e986525c11ee838f5964fca6af68aed2f95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Pfaff Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:59:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] INSTALL.Linux: Document use of "sparse" with Open vSwitch. Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff --- INSTALL.Linux | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux index 0d3c3102..78152b69 100644 --- a/INSTALL.Linux +++ b/INSTALL.Linux @@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ you have the following: - Python 2.x, for x >= 4. +If you are going to extensively modify Open vSwitch, please consider +installing the following to obtain better warnings: + + - "sparse" version 0.4.4 or later + (http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse/dist/). + + - GNU make. + Installation Requirements ------------------------- @@ -187,6 +195,9 @@ Prerequisites section, follow the procedure below to build. % make + For improved warnings if you installed "sparse" (see + "Prerequisites"), add C=1 to the "make" command line. + 4. Become root by running "su" or another program. 5. Run "make install" to install the executables and manpages into the -- 2.30.2