Re: [PATCH] app/testpmd: fix static build link ordering

[Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 03:27:30PM +0000, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 1/12/2017 1:58 PM, Jerin Jacob wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 10:26:08AM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> >> 2017-01-12 13:16, Jerin Jacob:
> >>> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB),y)
> >>>  _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += -lrte_pmd_ixgbe
> >>> +endif
> >>
> >> _LDLIBS is an internal variable of rte.app.mk.
> >> Please could you check that there is no issue when using LDLIBS instead
> >> of _LDLIBS?
> > 
> > Tested it. Suggested change has issue in shared lib configuration.
> > 
> > [dpdk-master] $ git diff
> > diff --git a/app/test-pmd/Makefile b/app/test-pmd/Makefile
> > index 050663a..27cadd5 100644
> > --- a/app/test-pmd/Makefile
> > +++ b/app/test-pmd/Makefile
> > @@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ SRCS-y += csumonly.c
> >  SRCS-y += icmpecho.c
> >  SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588) += ieee1588fwd.c
> >  
> > -ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB),y)
> > -_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += -lrte_pmd_ixgbe
> > -endif
> > +LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += -lrte_pmd_ixgbe
> 
> It is LDLIBS instead of LDLIBS-y, following may work:

LDLIBS is not helping the situation as LDLIBS comes before the _LDLIBS-y
mk/rte.app.mk:LDLIBS += $(_LDLIBS-y) $(CPU_LDLIBS) $(EXTRA_LDLIBS)

But moving to EXTRA_LDLIBS looks OK.But it has to be under CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD

Thomas, Ferruh
Let me know if you have any objection on below mentioned diff

[master] $ git diff
app/test-pmd/Makefile 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/Makefile b/app/test-pmd/Makefile
index 050663a..2be8c50 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/Makefile
+++ b/app/test-pmd/Makefile
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ SRCS-y += csumonly.c
 SRCS-y += icmpecho.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588) += ieee1588fwd.c
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB),y)
-_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += -lrte_pmd_ixgbe
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD),y)
+EXTRA_LDLIBS += -lrte_pmd_ixgbe
 endif
 
 CFLAGS_cmdline.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE


> 
> -_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += -lrte_pmd_ixgbe
> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB),y)
> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD),y)
> +LDLIBS += -lrte_pmd_ixgbe
> +endif
> +endif
> 
> 
> Also using EXTRA_LDLIBS instead of LDLIBS may remove the requirement of
> the SHARED_LIB check, because of where it is located, but this seems
> just coincidental.
> 
> 
>