Build System

This guide describes the vpp build system in detail.

• Introduction to the top-level Makefile
• Introduction to build-root/Makefile
  • Repository Groups and Source Paths
  • Single pass build system, dependencies and components
  • …/build-root
  • …/build-root/build-config.mk
  • …/vpp/build-root/Makefile
  • The PLATFORM variable
  • The platform-specific .mk fragment
  • The TAG variable
  • Important targets build-root/Makefile
  • Additional build-root/Makefile environment variable settings
  • …/build-root/config.site
  • …/build-data/platforms.mk
  • …/build-data/packages/*.mk