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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. - 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 Installation Requirements
------------------------- -------------------------
@@ -187,6 +195,9 @@ Prerequisites section, follow the procedure below to build.
% make % 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. 4. Become root by running "su" or another program.
5. Run "make install" to install the executables and manpages into the 5. Run "make install" to install the executables and manpages into the