[ATfL] Add HOWTO guide for the build.sh script

Author: pawosm-arm

arm-software/linux/build.sh-HOWTO.md

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+# The Arm Toolchain for Linux building script (build.sh)
+
+The aim of the `build.sh` script is to build the ATfL product and package it
+into a tarball. Usually it is being started in a CI environment which is
+responsible for providing all of the necessary building tools and setting
+the environment variables it utilizes. It should be also possible to run
+this script manually and this document should explain how to do that on
+various Linux distribution.
+
+## Preparation of the building environment
+
+### `.deb`-based systems (Debian, Ubuntu)
+
+The following packages need to be installed (using `apt`):
+
+- `binutils-dev`
+- `build-essential`
+- `cmake`
+- `figlet`
+- `git`
+- `libzstd-dev`
+- `ninja-build`
+- `python3`
+- `python3-dev`
+- `python3-myst-parser`
+- `python3-pip`
+- `python3-pygments`
+- `python3-yaml`
+- `zlib1g-dev`
+
+### `.rpm`-based systems (RHEL, CentOS, Alma, Amazon)
+
+- `libgcc`
+- `gcc`
+- `gcc-c++`
+- `diffutils`
+- `patch`
+- `binutils`
+- `binutils-devel`
+- `make`
+- `cmake`
+- `figlet`
+- `git`
+- `ninja-build`
+- `zlib-devel`
+- `zlib-static`
+- `zstd`
+- `wget`
+- `mpfr`
+- `mpfr-devel`
+- `libmpc`
+- `libmpc-devel`
+- `isl`
+- `isl-devel`
+- `cpio`
+
+#### Additionally, on older `.rpm`-based systems (RHEL8, CentOS8):
+
+- `python38`
+- `python38-pip`
+- `python38-yaml`
+
+#### Additionally, on more recent `.rpm`-based systems:
+
+- `python3`
+- `python3-pip`
+- `python3-myst-parser` (since RHEL10)
+
+## Optional: obtaining libamath.a and libamath.so
+
+The Amath library is used by the loop vectorizer to vectorize the loops from
+which math functions are being called. This library is distributed along with
+Arm Performance Libraries.
+
+On the `.deb`-based systems, the easiest way to obtain and extract `libamath.a`
+and `libamath.so` (current latest version, 24.10) is to do the following:
+
+```
+$ mkdir libamath
+
+$ cd libamath
+
+$ wget https://developer.arm.com/-/cdn-downloads/permalink/Arm-Performance-Libraries/Version_24.10/arm-performance-libraries_24.10_deb_flang-new.tar
+
+$ tar -xf arm-performance-libraries_24.10_deb_flang-new.tar
+
+$ arm-performance-libraries_24.10_deb/arm-performance-libraries_24.10_deb.sh -a -f -s .
+
+$ dpkg -x armpl_24.10_flang-new.deb .
+
+$ cp opt/arm/armpl_24.10_flang-new/lib/libamath.a .
+
+$ cp opt/arm/armpl_24.10_flang-new/lib/libamath.so .
+
+$ cd ..
+```
+
+On the `.rpm`-based systems, the easiest way to obtain and extract `libamath.a`
+and `libamath.so` (current latest version, 24.10) is to do the following:
+
+```
+$ mkdir libamath
+
+$ cd libamath
+
+$ wget https://developer.arm.com/-/cdn-downloads/permalink/Arm-Performance-Libraries/Version_24.10/arm-performance-libraries_24.10_rpm_flang-new.tar
+
+$ tar -xf arm-performance-libraries_24.10_rpm_flang-new.tar
+
+$ arm-performance-libraries_24.10_rpm/arm-performance-libraries_24.10_rpm.sh -a -f -s .
+
+$ rpm2cpio armpl_24.10_flang-new.rpm | cpio -idmv
+
+$ cp opt/arm/armpl_24.10_flang-new/lib/libamath.a .
+
+$ cp opt/arm/armpl_24.10_flang-new/lib/libamath.so .
+
+$ cd ..
+```
+
+The directory to which `libamath.a` and `libamath.so` files have been copied
+must be pointed at by the `LIBRARIES_DIR` environmental variable.
+
+## Setting the environment variables in shell before running `build.sh`
+
+The `build.sh` script reads the following environment variables:
+
+- `README_MD_PATH` - Specifies the location of the README.md file to bundle
+  (default: `arm-software/linux/README.md`)
+- `MKMODULEDIRS_PATH` - Specifies the location of mkmoduledirs.sh.var to tweak
+  (default: `arm-software/linux/mkmoduledirs.sh.var`)
+- `SOURCES_DIR` - The directory where all source code will be stored
+  (default: the top level of the cloned git repository)
+- `LIBRARIES_DIR` - The **optional** directory where the ArmPL veclibs will be stored
+  (default: `arm-software/linux/lib`)
+- `PATCHES_DIR` - The **optional** directory where all patches will be stored
+  (default: `arm-software/linux/patches`)
+- `BUILD_DIR` - The directory where all build will be happening
+  (default: `arm-software/linux/build`)
+- `LOG_DIR` - The directory where all build logs will be stored
+  (default: `arm-software/linux/logs`)
+- `OUTPUT_DIR` - The directory where all build output will be stored
+  (default: `arm-software/linux/output`)
+- `RELEASE_FLAGS` - Enable release flags in the build `true`/`false`
+  (default: false), set this to `true` when doing a proper release (not nightly) build
+- `PARALLEL_JOBS` - The number of parallel jobs to run during the build
+  (default: number of the available CPU cores)
+- `ATFL_ASSERTIONS` - Enable assertions in the build ON/OFF
+  (default: ON), set this to `OFF` when doing a proper release (not nightly) build
+- `TAR_NAME` - The name of the tarball to be created
+  (default: atfl-0.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz)
+- `ZLIB_STATIC_PATH` - Specifies the location of the static zlib library (libz.a)
+  (default: `/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libz.a`), on the RHEL and alike systems set this to `/usr/lib64/libz.a`
+
+Particular attention must be paid when doing a release build, the
+`RELEASE_FLAGS` and `ATFL_ASSERTIONS` variables must be set correctly.
+
+The optional directories (`PATCHES_DIR` and `LIBRARIES_DIR`) will not be used
+if not present.