p4env

p4env is an utility for installing dependencies required by P4 automatically.

Currently, it works for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Requirements

• sudo
• Ubuntu 16.04
• a workspace for placing P4 source code for compiling

Usage

Simply run the script with the path of workspace as the only argument:

./bootstrap.sh [workspace]

Then this script will prompt for sudo password and confirm to get started.

Suggestions

• It would be better to run this utility in a clean VM or docker.

• It's not recommended to run in your daily working OS since it will install a lot of packages that are only used for compiling P4 components.

Credits

• P4 tutorials