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4196c650bSAnand RawatIntroduction
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7196c650bSAnand RawatThis document contains instructions for installing and configuring the Data
8196c650bSAnand RawatPlane Development Kit (DPDK) software. The document describes how to compile
9196c650bSAnand Rawatand run a DPDK application in a Windows* OS application environment, without
10196c650bSAnand Rawatgoing deeply into detail.
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12196c650bSAnand Rawat\*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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14196c650bSAnand RawatLimitations
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17196c650bSAnand RawatDPDK for Windows is currently a work in progress. Not all DPDK source files
18196c650bSAnand Rawatcompile. Support is being added in pieces so as to limit the overall scope
19196c650bSAnand Rawatof any individual patch series. The goal is to be able to run any DPDK
20196c650bSAnand Rawatapplication natively on Windows.
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22*2bfd75a6SRay KinsellaThe :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` does not apply to the Windows build,
23*2bfd75a6SRay Kinsellaas function versioning is not supported on Windows,
24*2bfd75a6SRay Kinsellatherefore minor ABI versions may be incompatible.
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