Build Instructions

Install dependencies

# sudo apt-get install -y git cmake autoconf pkg_config libtool

Libmemif is now part of VPP repository. Follow fd.io wiki to pull source code from VPP repository. https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/Pulling,_Building,_Running,_Hacking_and_Pushing_VPP_Code#Pushing_Patches

Libmemif is located under extras/libmemif. From extras/libmemif:

# mkdir build
# cd build
# cmake ..
# make install

Verify installation:

build# ./examples/icmp_responder -?

Use -? flag to display help:

LIBMEMIF EXAMPLE APP: icmp_responder_example
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libmemif version: 4.0, memif version: 2.0
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In this example, memif endpoint connects to an external application.
The example application can resolve ARP and reply to ICMPv4 packets.
The program will exit once the interface is disconnected.
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Usage: icmp_responder [OPTIONS]

Options:
        -r      Interface role <slave|master>. Default: slave
        -s      Socket path. Supports abstract socket using @ before the path. Default: /run/vpp/memif.sock
        -i      Interface id. Default: 0
        -a      IPv4 address. Default: 192.168.1.1
        -h      Mac address. Default: aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa
        -?      Show help and exit.
        -v      Show libmemif and memif version information and exit.

Examples

Once the library is built/installed, refer to Examples and Getting started for additional information on basic use cases and API usage.