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diff --git a/docs/release/userguide/feature.userguide.rst b/docs/release/userguide/feature.userguide.rst index 53c19372..f5bb6a72 100644 --- a/docs/release/userguide/feature.userguide.rst +++ b/docs/release/userguide/feature.userguide.rst @@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ Repo: https://github.com/maryamtahhan/collectd Branch: feat_ipmi_events, feat_ipmi_analog -Dependencies: OpenIPMI library +Dependencies: OpenIPMI library (http://openipmi.sourceforge.net/) The IPMI plugin is already implemented in the latest collectd and sensors like temperature, voltage, fanspeed, current are already supported there. @@ -387,12 +387,61 @@ has been introduced. * The feat_ipmi_analog branch includes the support of extended IPMI sensors in collectd IPMI plugin. -On Ubuntu, install the dependencies: +**Install dependencies** + +On Ubuntu, the OpenIPMI library can be installed via apt package manager: .. code:: bash $ sudo apt-get install libopenipmi-dev +Anyway, it's recommended to use the latest version of the OpenIPMI library as +it includes fixes of known issues which aren't included in standard OpenIPMI +library package. The latest version of the library can be found at +https://sourceforge.net/p/openipmi/code/ci/master/tree/. Steps to install the +library from sources are described below. + +Remove old version of OpenIPMI library: + +.. code:: bash + + $ sudo apt-get remove libopenipmi-dev + +Download OpenIPMI library sources: + +.. code:: bash + + $ git clone https://git.code.sf.net/p/openipmi/code openipmi-code + $ cd openipmi-code + +Patch the OpenIPMI pkg-config file to provide correct compilation flags +for collectd IPMI plugin: + +.. code:: diff + + diff --git a/OpenIPMIpthread.pc.in b/OpenIPMIpthread.pc.in + index 59b52e5..fffa0d0 100644 + --- a/OpenIPMIpthread.pc.in + +++ b/OpenIPMIpthread.pc.in + @@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ includedir=@includedir@ + Name: OpenIPMIpthread + Description: Pthread OS handler for OpenIPMI + Version: @VERSION@ + -Requires: OpenIPMI pthread + +Requires: OpenIPMI + Libs: -L${libdir} -lOpenIPMIutils -lOpenIPMIpthread + -Cflags: -I${includedir} + +Cflags: -I${includedir} -pthread + +Build and install OpenIPMI library: + +.. code:: bash + + $ autoreconf --install + $ ./configure --prefix=/usr + $ make + $ sudo make install + Enable IPMI support in the kernel: .. code:: bash |