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+Compiling the Sample Applications
+=================================
+
+This section explains how to compile the DPDK sample applications.
+
+To compile all the sample applications
+--------------------------------------
+
+
+Set the path to DPDK source code if its not set:
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+        export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
+
+Go to DPDK source:
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+        cd $RTE_SDK
+
+Build DPDK:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+        make defconfig
+        make
+
+Build the sample applications:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+       export RTE_TARGET=build
+       make -C examples
+
+For other possible ``RTE_TARGET`` values and additional information on
+compiling see
+:ref:`Compiling DPDK on Linux <linux_gsg_compiling_dpdk>` or
+:ref:`Compiling DPDK on FreeBSD <building_from_source>`.
+Applications are output to: ``$RTE_SDK/examples/app-dir/build`` or
+``$RTE_SDK/examples/app-dir/$RTE_TARGET``.
+
+
+In the example above the compiled application is written to the ``build`` subdirectory.
+To have the applications written to a different location,
+the ``O=/path/to/build/directory`` option may be specified in the make command.
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+       make O=/tmp
+
+To build the applications for debugging use the ``DEBUG`` option.
+This option adds some extra flags, disables compiler optimizations and
+sets verbose output.
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+       make DEBUG=1
+
+
+To compile a single application
+-------------------------------
+
+Set the path to DPDK source code:
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+        export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
+
+Go to DPDK source:
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+       cd $RTE_SDK
+
+Build DPDK:
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+        make defconfig
+        make
+
+Go to the sample application directory. Unless otherwise specified the sample
+applications are located in ``$RTE_SDK/examples/``.
+
+
+Build the application:
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+        export RTE_TARGET=build
+        make