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+
+.. _Building_Your_Own_Application:
+
+Building Your Own Application
+=============================
+
+Compiling a Sample Application in the Development Kit Directory
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+When compiling a sample application (for example, hello world), the following variables must be exported:
+RTE_SDK and RTE_TARGET.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    ~/DPDK$ cd examples/helloworld/
+    ~/DPDK/examples/helloworld$ export RTE_SDK=/home/user/DPDK
+    ~/DPDK/examples/helloworld$ export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
+    ~/DPDK/examples/helloworld$ make
+        CC main.o
+        LD helloworld
+        INSTALL-APP helloworld
+        INSTALL-MAP helloworld.map
+
+The binary is generated in the build directory by default:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    ~/DPDK/examples/helloworld$ ls build/app
+    helloworld helloworld.map
+
+Build Your Own Application Outside the Development Kit
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+The sample application (Hello World) can be duplicated in a new directory as a starting point for your development:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    ~$ cp -r DPDK/examples/helloworld my_rte_app
+    ~$ cd my_rte_app/
+    ~/my_rte_app$ export RTE_SDK=/home/user/DPDK
+    ~/my_rte_app$ export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
+    ~/my_rte_app$ make
+        CC main.o
+        LD helloworld
+        INSTALL-APP helloworld
+        INSTALL-MAP helloworld.map
+
+Customizing Makefiles
+---------------------
+
+Application Makefile
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The default makefile provided with the Hello World sample application is a good starting point. It includes:
+
+*   $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk at the beginning
+
+*   $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.extapp.mk at the end
+
+The user must define several variables:
+
+*   APP: Contains the name of the application.
+
+*   SRCS-y: List of source files (\*.c, \*.S).
+
+Library Makefile
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+It is also possible to build a library in the same way:
+
+*   Include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk at the beginning.
+
+*   Include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.extlib.mk  at the end.
+
+The only difference is that APP should be replaced by LIB, which contains the name of the library. For example, libfoo.a.
+
+Customize Makefile Actions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Some variables can be defined to customize Makefile actions. The most common are listed below. Refer to
+:ref:`Makefile Description <Makefile_Description>` section in
+:ref:`Development Kit Build System <Development_Kit_Build_System>`
+
+chapter for details.
+
+*   VPATH: The path list where the build system will search for sources. By default,
+    RTE_SRCDIR will be included in VPATH.
+
+*   CFLAGS_my_file.o: The specific flags to add for C compilation of my_file.c.
+
+*   CFLAGS: The flags to use for C compilation.
+
+*   LDFLAGS: The flags to use for linking.
+
+*   CPPFLAGS: The flags to use to provide flags to the C preprocessor (only useful when assembling .S files)
+
+*   LDLIBS: A list of libraries to link with (for example, -L /path/to/libfoo - lfoo)