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1..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
2    Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation.
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4Compiling the Application
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7The ``testpmd`` application is compiled as part of the main compilation of the DPDK libraries and tools.
8Refer to the DPDK Getting Started Guides for details.
9The basic compilation steps are:
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11#.  Set the required environmental variables and go to the source directory:
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13    .. code-block:: console
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15        export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
16        cd $RTE_SDK
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18#.  Set the compilation target. For example:
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20    .. code-block:: console
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22        export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
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24#.  Build the application:
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26    .. code-block:: console
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28        make install T=$RTE_TARGET
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30    The compiled application will be located at:
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32    .. code-block:: console
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34        $RTE_SDK/$RTE_TARGET/app/testpmd
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