Update installation guide for python tools to be built by distutils
@@ -191,6 +191,22 @@ by adding `-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<new prefix>` to the `cmake` command above.
Please see Quick Start Guide on how to run the hello\_fpga sample to verify
libopae-c & driver are built correctly.
+## Building python distributions for tools ##
+
+The tools that can be built with python distutils are:
+ - packager
+ - fpgaflash
+ - fpgadiag
+
+```console
+$ cd opae-sdk-<release>
+$ mkdir mybuild
+$ cd mybuild
+$ cmake .. -DBUILD_PYTHON_DIST=ON
+$ make <toolname>-dist
+```
+The python distributions will be available in mybuild/<tools-directory>/<toolname>/stage/dist
+
## Building OPAE SDK rpm and deb packages from the source ##
In addition to building and installation from the source, users can also
generate rpm and deb packages for the SDK. The generated packages can then be
@@ -388,4 +404,3 @@ flags : ... pdpe1gb ...
```
If this commands returns a non-empty string, 1GB pages are supported.
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