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+.. 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 `<https://knot-resolver.cz/download/>`_.
+
+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 <https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/blob/v2.1.0-beta3/doc/status.html#L100>`_
+-- Linux on x86_64 is unaffected but `Linux on aarch64 is
+<https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/issues/216>`_.
+
+.. 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 ``<dependency>_CFLAGS`` and ``<dependency>_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
+ <https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/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 <https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/blob/master/distro/deb/control>`_, search for "Build-Depends".
+
+* **CentOS/Fedora/RHEL/openSUSE** - Fresh list of dependencies can be found in `RPM spec file in our repo <https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/blob/master/distro/rpm/knot-resolver.spec>`_, 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 <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/knot-resolver>`_.
+
+Compilation
+-----------
+
+.. note::
+
+ Knot Resolver uses `Meson Build system <https://mesonbuild.com/>`_.
+ Shell snippets below should be sufficient for basic usage
+ but users unfamiliar with Meson Build might want to read introductory
+ article `Using Meson <https://mesonbuild.com/Quick-guide.html>`_.
+
+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
+ <https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/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
+<https://mesonbuild.com/Builtin-options.html>`_. 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 `<https://knot-resolver.cz/download/>`_
+
+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
+<https://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