From c1f743ab2e4a7046d5500875a47d1f62c8624603 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2024 22:37:50 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 5.7.1. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- doc/build.rst | 291 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 291 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/build.rst (limited to 'doc/build.rst') diff --git a/doc/build.rst b/doc/build.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..09b314d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/build.rst @@ -0,0 +1,291 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later + +.. _build: + +Building from sources +===================== + +.. note:: Latest up-to-date packages for various distribution can be obtained + from web ``_. + +Knot Resolver is written for UNIX-like systems using modern C standards. +Beware that some 64-bit systems with LuaJIT 2.1 may be affected by +`a problem `_ +-- Linux on x86_64 is unaffected but `Linux on aarch64 is +`_. + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ git clone --recursive https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver.git + +Dependencies +------------ + +.. note:: This section lists basic requirements. Individual modules + might have additional build or runtime dependencies. + +The following dependencies are needed to build and run Knot Resolver: + +.. csv-table:: + :header: "Requirement", "Notes" + + "ninja", "*build only*" + "meson >= 0.49", "*build only* [#]_" + "C and C++ compiler", "*build only* [#]_" + "`pkg-config`_", "*build only* [#]_" + "libknot_ 3.0.2+", "Knot DNS libraries" + "LuaJIT_ 2.0+", "Embedded scripting language" + "libuv_ 1.7+", "Multiplatform I/O and services" + "lmdb", "Memory-mapped database for cache" + "GnuTLS", "TLS" + +There are also *optional* packages that enable specific functionality in Knot +Resolver: + +.. TODO cqueues is really used on multiple places, sometimes indirectly + +.. csv-table:: + :header: "Optional", "Needed for", "Notes" + + "jemalloc_", "``daemon``", "Improve long-term memory consumption." + "nghttp2_", "``daemon``", "DNS over HTTPS support." + "libsystemd_", "``daemon``", "Systemd watchdog support." + "`libcap-ng`_", "``daemon``", "Linux capabilities: support dropping them." + "`lua-basexx`_", "``config tests``", "Number base encoding/decoding for Lua." + "`lua-http`_", "``modules/http``", "HTTP/2 client/server for Lua." + "`lua-cqueues`_", "some lua modules", "" + "cmocka_", "``unit tests``", "Unit testing framework." + "dnsdist_", "``proxyv2 test``", "DNS proxy server" + "Doxygen_", "``documentation``", "Generating API documentation." + "Sphinx_ and sphinx_rtd_theme_", "``documentation``", "Building this + documentation." + "Texinfo_", "``documentation``", "Generating this documentation in Info + format." + "breathe_", "``documentation``", "Exposing Doxygen API doc to Sphinx." + "libprotobuf_ 3.0+", "``modules/dnstap``", "Protocol Buffers support for + dnstap_." + "`libprotobuf-c`_ 1.0+", "``modules/dnstap``", "C bindings for Protobuf." + "libfstrm_ 0.2+", "``modules/dnstap``", "Frame Streams data transport + protocol." + "luacheck_", "``lint-lua``", "Syntax and static analysis checker for Lua." + "`clang-tidy`_", "``lint-c``", "Syntax and static analysis checker for C." + "luacov_", "``check-config``", "Code coverage analysis for Lua modules." + +.. [#] If ``meson >= 0.49`` isn't available for your distro, check backports + repository or use python pip to install it. +.. [#] Requires ``__attribute__((cleanup))`` and ``-MMD -MP`` for + dependency file generation. We test GCC and Clang, and ICC is likely to work as well. +.. [#] You can use variables ``_CFLAGS`` and ``_LIBS`` + to configure dependencies manually (i.e. ``libknot_CFLAGS`` and + ``libknot_LIBS``). + +Packaged dependencies +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. note:: Some build dependencies can be found in + `home:CZ-NIC:knot-resolver-build + `_. + +On reasonably new systems most of the dependencies can be resolved from packages, +here's an overview for several platforms. + +* **Debian/Ubuntu** - Current stable doesn't have new enough Meson + and libknot. Use repository above or build them yourself. Fresh list of dependencies can be found in `Debian control file in our repo `_, search for "Build-Depends". + +* **CentOS/Fedora/RHEL/openSUSE** - Fresh list of dependencies can be found in `RPM spec file in our repo `_, search for "BuildRequires". + +* **FreeBSD** - when installing from ports, all dependencies will install + automatically, corresponding to the selected options. +* **Mac OS X** - the dependencies can be obtained from `Homebrew formula `_. + +Compilation +----------- + +.. note:: + + Knot Resolver uses `Meson Build system `_. + Shell snippets below should be sufficient for basic usage + but users unfamiliar with Meson Build might want to read introductory + article `Using Meson `_. + +Following example script will: + + - create new build directory named ``build_dir`` + - configure installation path ``/tmp/kr`` + - enable static build (to allow installation to non-standard path) + - build Knot Resolver + - install it into the previously configured path + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ meson setup build_dir --prefix=/tmp/kr --default-library=static + $ ninja -C build_dir + $ ninja install -C build_dir + +At this point you can execute the newly installed binary using path ``/tmp/kr/sbin/kresd``. + +.. note:: When compiling on OS X, creating a shared library is currently not + possible when using luajit package from Homebrew due to `#37169 + `_. + +Build options +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +It's possible to change the compilation with build options. These are useful to +packagers or developers who wish to customize the daemon behaviour, run +extended test suites etc. By default, these are all set to sensible values. + +For complete list of build options create a build directory and run: + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ meson setup build_dir + $ meson configure build_dir + +To customize project build options, use ``-Doption=value`` when creating +a build directory: + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ meson setup build_dir -Ddoc=enabled + +... or change options in an already existing build directory: + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ meson configure build_dir -Ddoc=enabled + + +.. _build-custom-flags: + +Customizing compiler flags +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +If you'd like to use customize the build, see meson's `built-in options +`_. For hardening, see ``b_pie``. + +For complete control over the build flags, use ``--buildtype=plain`` and set +``CFLAGS``, ``LDFLAGS`` when creating the build directory with ``meson`` +command. + +.. include:: ../tests/README.rst + +.. _build-html-doc: + +Documentation +------------- + +To check for documentation dependencies and allow its installation, use +``-Ddoc=enabled``. The documentation doesn't build automatically. Instead, +target ``doc`` must be called explicitly. + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ meson configure build_dir -Ddoc=enabled + $ ninja -C build_dir doc + +Tarball +------- + +Released tarballs are available from ``_ + +To make a release tarball from git, use the following command. The + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ ninja -C build_dir dist + +It's also possible to make a development snapshot tarball: + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ ./scripts/make-archive.sh + +.. _packaging: + +Packaging +--------- + +Recommended build options for packagers: + +* ``--buildtype=release`` for default flags (optimization, asserts, ...). For complete control over flags, use ``plain`` and see :ref:`build-custom-flags`. +* ``--prefix=/usr`` to customize + prefix, other directories can be set in a similar fashion, see ``meson setup + --help`` +* ``-Dsystemd_files=enabled`` for systemd unit files +* ``-Ddoc=enabled`` for offline documentation (see :ref:`build-html-doc`) +* ``-Dinstall_kresd_conf=enabled`` to install default config file +* ``-Dclient=enabled`` to force build of kresc +* ``-Dunit_tests=enabled`` to force build of unit tests + +Systemd +~~~~~~~ + +It's recommended to use the upstream system unit files. If any customizations +are required, drop-in files should be used, instead of patching/changing the +unit files themselves. + +To install systemd unit files, use the ``-Dsystemd_files=enabled`` build option. + +To support enabling services after boot, you must also link ``kresd.target`` to +``multi-user.target.wants``: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ln -s ../kresd.target /usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/kresd.target + +Trust anchors +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +If the target distro has externally managed (read-only) DNSSEC trust anchors +or root hints use this: + +* ``-Dkeyfile_default=/usr/share/dns/root.key`` +* ``-Droot_hints=/usr/share/dns/root.hints`` +* ``-Dmanaged_ta=disabled`` + +In case you want to have automatically managed DNSSEC trust anchors instead, +set ``-Dmanaged_ta=enabled`` and make sure both ``keyfile_default`` file and +its parent directories are writable by kresd process (after package installation!). + +Docker image +------------ + +Visit `hub.docker.com/r/cznic/knot-resolver +`_ for instructions how to run +the container. + +For development, it's possible to build the container directly from your git tree: + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ docker build -t knot-resolver . + + +.. _jemalloc: https://jemalloc.net +.. _libuv: https://github.com/libuv/libuv +.. _LuaJIT: http://luajit.org/luajit.html +.. _Doxygen: https://www.doxygen.nl/manual/index.html +.. _breathe: https://github.com/michaeljones/breathe +.. _Sphinx: http://sphinx-doc.org/ +.. _sphinx_rtd_theme: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sphinx_rtd_theme +.. _Texinfo: https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/ +.. _pkg-config: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/ +.. _libknot: https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns +.. _cmocka: https://cmocka.org/ +.. _dnsdist: https://dnsdist.org/ +.. _lua-basexx: https://github.com/aiq/basexx +.. _lua-http: https://luarocks.org/modules/daurnimator/http +.. _lua-cqueues: https://25thandclement.com/~william/projects/cqueues.html +.. _deckard: https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/deckard +.. _nghttp2: https://nghttp2.org/ +.. _libsystemd: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ +.. _`libcap-ng`: https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/ +.. _dnstap: http://dnstap.info/ +.. _libprotobuf: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/ +.. _libprotobuf-c: https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/wiki +.. _libfstrm: https://github.com/farsightsec/fstrm +.. _luacheck: http://luacheck.readthedocs.io +.. _clang-tidy: http://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/index.html +.. _luacov: https://lunarmodules.github.io/luacov/ +.. _lcov: http://ltp.sourceforge.net/coverage/lcov.php -- cgit v1.2.3