Building and Installing the Software
Getting Started Guide
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# ./installer.sh
A welcome message is displayed, followed by Installation Options. The table below lists the
available installation options.
Note:
If you have not unpacked the release package tarball as described in
, errors will be
returned.
Table 9.
Installation Options
Option
Name
Description
1
Build
Builds the acceleration software/sample code mentioned in the
Configuration. The software is not installed.
2
Clean Build
Cleans the previously built software.
3
Install
Installs the acceleration software/sample code mentioned in the
Configuration
4
Uninstall
Uninstalls the software.
5
Show Accel Info
Displays the number of chipset devices available on the system and
the B:D:F for each device.
6
Change Configuration Option to change the configuration to another combination. There
is a sub-menu that allows you to select which software components
are built/installed.
0
Exit
Exit the installation script.
9.2.1
InstallerLog
The
InstallerLog.txt
file is appended after each installation with the time/date and the
output of the build/install. If any issues were seen during the installation, check the log file for
details.
9.2.2
Command Line Arguments
The Programmer's Guide for your platform describes required and optional build flags in the
“Build Flag Summary” section. If you are using the installation script, the required build flags
are handled by default. The optional build flags control the driver functionality and can be used
with the installation script or the command line arguments.
If the kernel source is not at location "/usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`", then export the kernel
source path to an appropriate location:
export KERNEL_SOURCE_ROOT=<path_to_kernel_source>
Use the installer to help to select available options:
#./installer.sh help
Usage:
./installer.sh <options>
You may choose options from the following groups:
•
actions:
build / install / clean / uninstall / version / help
