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INSTALL.Linux: Document use of "sparse" with Open vSwitch.

Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>
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Ben Pfaff
2012-04-30 12:59:11 -07:00
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@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ you have the following:
- Python 2.x, for x >= 4.
If you are going to extensively modify Open vSwitch, please consider
installing the following to obtain better warnings:
- "sparse" version 0.4.4 or later
(http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse/dist/).
- GNU make.
Installation Requirements
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@@ -187,6 +195,9 @@ Prerequisites section, follow the procedure below to build.
% make
For improved warnings if you installed "sparse" (see
"Prerequisites"), add C=1 to the "make" command line.
4. Become root by running "su" or another program.
5. Run "make install" to install the executables and manpages into the