add: nasm and ipsec-mb into vpp-ext-deps packaging

[vpp.git] / build / external / patches / README

diff --git a/build/external/README b/build/external/patches/README
similarity index 55%
rename from build/external/README
rename to build/external/patches/README
index 95154dc..0bead2e 100644 (file)
--- a/build/external/README
+++ b/build/external/patches/README
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ accepted upstream and made available in the next DPDK release.
 
 The following is the method used to generate these patches:
 
 
 The following is the method used to generate these patches:
 

-1. Git clone the DPDK to a new directory:
+1. Git clone the package to a new directory:

  # git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk dpdk
 
  # git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk dpdk
 

-2. Create a branch based on the DPDK release you wish to patch.
+2. Create a branch based on the release you wish to patch.

 Note, “git tag” will show you all the release tags. The following example is
 Note, “git tag” will show you all the release tags. The following example is

-for DPDK release tag “v2.2.0” and will create a branch named “two_dot_two”.
- # cd dpdk
+for release tag “v2.2.0” and will create a branch named “two_dot_two”.
+ # cd <root dir>

  # git checkout -b two_dot_two v2.2.0
 
  # git checkout -b two_dot_two v2.2.0
 

-3. Apply all the existing VPP DPDK patches to this new branch.
- # git am <VPP directory>/dpdk/dpdk-2.2.0_patches/*
+3. Apply all the existing patches to this new branch.
+ # git am </path/to/existing/patches/*>

 
 

-4. Make your changes and commit your change to your DPDK repository.
+4. Make your changes and commit your change to your repository.

  # <edit files>
  # git commit -s
 
  # <edit files>
  # git commit -s
 


@@ -26,9 +26,5 @@ for DPDK release tag “v2.2.0” and will create a branch named “two_dot_two
 for your branch (two_dot_two), with your latest commits as the last ones.
  # git format-patch master..two_dot_two
 
 for your branch (two_dot_two), with your latest commits as the last ones.
  # git format-patch master..two_dot_two
 

-6. Copy, add and commit the new patches into the VPP patches directory.
- # cp <new patch files> <VPP directory>/dpdk/dpdk-2.2.0_patches
- # cd <VPP directory>
- # git add dpdk/dpdk-2.2.0_patches/<new patch files>
- # git commit -s
+6. Copy, add and commit the new patches into the patches directory.