Build instructions: 1. install cmake 2. mkdir build 3. cd build 4. cmake -D__LIB=lib .. 5. make install cmake Options: -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS By default SHARED libraries are created and applications are linked to it. Use -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF while invoking cmake to create STATIC libraries and link applications to it. Ex. cmake -D__LIB=lib -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX Default is to install to /usr/local, use -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX= when invoking cmake to specify another install location. You may need to update the libbpf git submodule: git submodule update --init --recursive