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Signed-off-by: Nathan Skrzypczak <nathan.skrzypczak@gmail.com>
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+.. _libmemif_build_doc:
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+Build Instructions
+==================
+
+Install dependencies
+--------------------
+
+::
+
+ # sudo apt-get install -y git cmake autoconf pkg_config libtool
+
+Libmemif is now part of VPP repository. Follow fd.io wiki to pull source
+code from VPP repository.
+https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/Pulling,_Building,_Running,_Hacking_and_Pushing_VPP_Code#Pushing_Patches
+
+Libmemif is located under extras/libmemif. From extras/libmemif:
+
+::
+
+ # mkdir build
+ # cd build
+ # cmake ..
+ # make install
+
+Verify installation:
+--------------------
+
+::
+
+ build# ./examples/icmp_responder -?
+
+Use ``-?`` flag to display help:
+
+::
+
+ LIBMEMIF EXAMPLE APP: icmp_responder_example
+ ==============================
+ libmemif version: 4.0, memif version: 2.0
+ ==============================
+ In this example, memif endpoint connects to an external application.
+ The example application can resolve ARP and reply to ICMPv4 packets.
+ The program will exit once the interface is disconnected.
+ ==============================
+ Usage: icmp_responder [OPTIONS]
+
+ Options:
+ -r Interface role <slave|master>. Default: slave
+ -s Socket path. Supports abstract socket using @ before the path. Default: /run/vpp/memif.sock
+ -i Interface id. Default: 0
+ -a IPv4 address. Default: 192.168.1.1
+ -h Mac address. Default: aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa
+ -? Show help and exit.
+ -v Show libmemif and memif version information and exit.
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+Once the library is built/installed, refer to :ref:`libmemif_examples_doc`
+and :ref:`libmemif_gettingstarted_doc` for additional information on basic
+use cases and API usage.