Build System

This guide describes the vpp build system in detail. As of this writing, the build systems uses a mix of make / Makefiles, cmake, and ninja to achieve excellent build performance.

• Introduction to the top-level Makefile
• Introduction to cmake and ninja
  • vpp cmake configuration files
  • How to write a plugin CMakeLists.txt file
  • Adding a target elsewhere in the source tree
  • Tinkering with build options: ccmake
• 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