Hi Jaben,

In this patch, it also changed the mathematics multiplicative '*' (used in 
expression) to  TAB_STAR, is it by on purpose? 
Eg:
-    NonLetterOpLst = ['+', '-', '*', '/', '%', '&', '|', '^', '~', '<<', '>>', 
'!', '=', '>', '<', '?', ':']
+    NonLetterOpLst = ['+', '-', TAB_STAR, '/', '%', '&', '|', '^', '~', '<<', 
'>>', '!', '=', '>', '<', '?', ':']

Best Regards,
Zhu Yonghong

-----Original Message-----
From: Carsey, Jaben 
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 11:40 PM
To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org
Cc: Zhu, Yonghong <yonghong....@intel.com>; Gao, Liming <liming....@intel.com>
Subject: [Patch v1 1/1] BaseTools: create and use a standard shared variable 
for '*'

add a variable for the string '*' and then use it instead of lots of '*'

Cc: Yonghong Zhu <yonghong....@intel.com>
Cc: Liming Gao <liming....@intel.com>
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Jaben Carsey <jaben.car...@intel.com>
---
 BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py             | 54 
++++++++++----------
 BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/BuildEngine.py         | 10 ++--
 BaseTools/Source/Python/BPDG/GenVpd.py                 | 14 ++---
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py             |  1 +
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py           |  4 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py                 |  2 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/ToolDefClassObject.py   | 23 +++++----
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py          |  8 +--
 BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py            |  5 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFds.py               |  2 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py |  8 +--
 BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/Section.py              |  2 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py      |  6 +--
 13 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-)

diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py
index f3560bfc787d..25417c447061 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                         PcdValue = Sku.DefaultValue
                         if PcdValue == "":
                             PcdValue  = Pcd.DefaultValue
-                        if Sku.VpdOffset != '*':
+                        if Sku.VpdOffset != TAB_STAR:
                             if PcdValue.startswith("{"):
                                 Alignment = 8
                             elif PcdValue.startswith("L"):
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                             VpdFile.Add(Pcd, SkuName, Sku.VpdOffset)
                         SkuValueMap[PcdValue].append(Sku)
                         # if the offset of a VPD is *, then it need to be 
fixed up by third party tool.
-                        if not NeedProcessVpdMapFile and Sku.VpdOffset == "*":
+                        if not NeedProcessVpdMapFile and Sku.VpdOffset == 
TAB_STAR:
                             NeedProcessVpdMapFile = True
                             if self.Platform.VpdToolGuid is None or 
self.Platform.VpdToolGuid == '':
                                 EdkLogger.error("Build", FILE_NOT_FOUND, \ @@ 
-1522,7 +1522,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                                 PcdValue = Sku.DefaultValue
                                 if PcdValue == "":
                                     PcdValue  = DscPcdEntry.DefaultValue
-                                if Sku.VpdOffset != '*':
+                                if Sku.VpdOffset != TAB_STAR:
                                     if PcdValue.startswith("{"):
                                         Alignment = 8
                                     elif PcdValue.startswith("L"):
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                                     SkuValueMap[PcdValue] = []
                                     VpdFile.Add(DscPcdEntry, SkuName, 
Sku.VpdOffset)
                                 SkuValueMap[PcdValue].append(Sku)
-                                if not NeedProcessVpdMapFile and Sku.VpdOffset 
== "*":
+                                if not NeedProcessVpdMapFile and Sku.VpdOffset 
== TAB_STAR:
                                     NeedProcessVpdMapFile = True
                             if DscPcdEntry.DatumType == TAB_VOID and 
PcdValue.startswith("L"):
                                 UnicodePcdArray.add(DscPcdEntry) @@ -1573,7 
+1573,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                     if os.path.exists(VpdMapFilePath):
                         VpdFile.Read(VpdMapFilePath)
 
-                        # Fixup "*" offset
+                        # Fixup TAB_STAR offset
                         for pcd in VpdSkuMap:
                             vpdinfo = VpdFile.GetVpdInfo(pcd)
                             if vpdinfo is None:
@@ -2210,15 +2210,15 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
     def CalculatePriorityValue(self, Key):
         Target, ToolChain, Arch, CommandType, Attr = Key.split('_')
         PriorityValue = 0x11111
-        if Target == "*":
+        if Target == TAB_STAR:
             PriorityValue &= 0x01111
-        if ToolChain == "*":
+        if ToolChain == TAB_STAR:
             PriorityValue &= 0x10111
-        if Arch == "*":
+        if Arch == TAB_STAR:
             PriorityValue &= 0x11011
-        if CommandType == "*":
+        if CommandType == TAB_STAR:
             PriorityValue &= 0x11101
-        if Attr == "*":
+        if Attr == TAB_STAR:
             PriorityValue &= 0x11110
 
         return self.PrioList["0x%0.5x" % PriorityValue] @@ -2253,9 +2253,9 @@ 
class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
             if (Key[0] == self.BuildRuleFamily and
                 (ModuleStyle is None or len(Key) < 3 or (len(Key) > 2 and 
Key[2] == ModuleStyle))):
                 Target, ToolChain, Arch, CommandType, Attr = Key[1].split('_')
-                if (Target == self.BuildTarget or Target == "*") and\
-                    (ToolChain == self.ToolChain or ToolChain == "*") and\
-                    (Arch == self.Arch or Arch == "*") and\
+                if (Target == self.BuildTarget or Target == TAB_STAR) and\
+                    (ToolChain == self.ToolChain or ToolChain == TAB_STAR) and\
+                    (Arch == self.Arch or Arch == TAB_STAR) and\
                     Options[Key].startswith("="):
 
                     if OverrideList.get(Key[1]) is not None:
@@ -2276,11 +2276,11 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                     # Compare two Key, if one is included by another, choose 
the higher priority one
                     #
                     Target2, ToolChain2, Arch2, CommandType2, Attr2 = 
NextKey.split("_")
-                    if (Target1 == Target2 or Target1 == "*" or Target2 == 
"*") and\
-                        (ToolChain1 == ToolChain2 or ToolChain1 == "*" or 
ToolChain2 == "*") and\
-                        (Arch1 == Arch2 or Arch1 == "*" or Arch2 == "*") and\
-                        (CommandType1 == CommandType2 or CommandType1 == "*" 
or CommandType2 == "*") and\
-                        (Attr1 == Attr2 or Attr1 == "*" or Attr2 == "*"):
+                    if (Target1 == Target2 or Target1 == TAB_STAR or Target2 
== TAB_STAR) and\
+                        (ToolChain1 == ToolChain2 or ToolChain1 == TAB_STAR or 
ToolChain2 == TAB_STAR) and\
+                        (Arch1 == Arch2 or Arch1 == TAB_STAR or Arch2 == 
TAB_STAR) and\
+                        (CommandType1 == CommandType2 or CommandType1 == 
TAB_STAR or CommandType2 == TAB_STAR) and\
+                        (Attr1 == Attr2 or Attr1 == TAB_STAR or Attr2 == 
TAB_STAR):
 
                         if self.CalculatePriorityValue(NowKey) > 
self.CalculatePriorityValue(NextKey):
                             if Options.get((self.BuildRuleFamily, NextKey)) is 
not None:
@@ -2309,9 +2309,9 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                     continue
                 FamilyMatch = True
             # expand any wildcard
-            if Target == "*" or Target == self.BuildTarget:
-                if Tag == "*" or Tag == self.ToolChain:
-                    if Arch == "*" or Arch == self.Arch:
+            if Target == TAB_STAR or Target == self.BuildTarget:
+                if Tag == TAB_STAR or Tag == self.ToolChain:
+                    if Arch == TAB_STAR or Arch == self.Arch:
                         if Tool not in BuildOptions:
                             BuildOptions[Tool] = {}
                         if Attr != "FLAGS" or Attr not in BuildOptions[Tool] 
or Options[Key].startswith('='):
@@ -2344,9 +2344,9 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                 continue
 
             # expand any wildcard
-            if Target == "*" or Target == self.BuildTarget:
-                if Tag == "*" or Tag == self.ToolChain:
-                    if Arch == "*" or Arch == self.Arch:
+            if Target == TAB_STAR or Target == self.BuildTarget:
+                if Tag == TAB_STAR or Tag == self.ToolChain:
+                    if Arch == TAB_STAR or Arch == self.Arch:
                         if Tool not in BuildOptions:
                             BuildOptions[Tool] = {}
                         if Attr != "FLAGS" or Attr not in BuildOptions[Tool] 
or Options[Key].startswith('='):
@@ -2971,8 +2971,8 @@ class ModuleAutoGen(AutoGen):
     @cached_property
     def SourceFileList(self):
         RetVal = []
-        ToolChainTagSet = {"", "*", self.ToolChain}
-        ToolChainFamilySet = {"", "*", self.ToolChainFamily, 
self.BuildRuleFamily}
+        ToolChainTagSet = {"", TAB_STAR, self.ToolChain}
+        ToolChainFamilySet = {"", TAB_STAR, self.ToolChainFamily, 
+ self.BuildRuleFamily}
         for F in self.Module.Sources:
             # match tool chain
             if F.TagName not in ToolChainTagSet:
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ class ModuleAutoGen(AutoGen):
     def BinaryFileList(self):
         RetVal = []
         for F in self.Module.Binaries:
-            if F.Target not in [TAB_ARCH_COMMON, '*'] and F.Target != 
self.BuildTarget:
+            if F.Target not in [TAB_ARCH_COMMON, TAB_STAR] and F.Target != 
self.BuildTarget:
                 continue
             RetVal.append(F)
             self._ApplyBuildRule(F, F.Type, BinaryFileList=RetVal) diff --git 
a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/BuildEngine.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/BuildEngine.py
index ac7a6687552c..f9e3ac3a1daf 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/BuildEngine.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/BuildEngine.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class FileBuildRule:
         self.IncListFileMacro = self.INC_LIST_MACRO
 
         self.SourceFileType = Type
-        # source files listed not in "*" or "?" pattern format
+        # source files listed not in TAB_STAR or "?" pattern format
         if not ExtraDependency:
             self.ExtraSourceFileList = []
         else:
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ class FileBuildRule:
         self.SourceFileExtList = set()
         for File in Input:
             Base, Ext = os.path.splitext(File)
-            if Base.find("*") >= 0:
-                # There's "*" in the file name
+            if Base.find(TAB_STAR) >= 0:
+                # There's TAB_STAR in the file name
                 self.IsMultipleInput = True
                 self.GenFileListMacro = True
             elif Base.find("?") < 0:
-                # There's no "*" and "?" in file name
+                # There's no TAB_STAR and "?" in file name
                 self.ExtraSourceFileList.append(File)
                 continue
             self.SourceFileExtList.add(Ext) @@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ class 
BuildRule:
     #
     #   @param  FileExt             The extension of a file
     #   @param  ToolChainFamily     The tool chain family name
-    #   @param  BuildVersion        The build version number. "*" means any 
rule
+    #   @param  BuildVersion        The build version number. TAB_STAR means 
any rule
     #                               is applicalbe.
     #
     #   @retval FileType        The file type string
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/BPDG/GenVpd.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/BPDG/GenVpd.py
index d7852d29eed0..e5da47f95e63 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/BPDG/GenVpd.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/BPDG/GenVpd.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import array
 import re
 from Common.LongFilePathSupport import OpenLongFilePath as open  from struct 
import * -from Common.DataType import MAX_SIZE_TYPE, MAX_VAL_TYPE
+from Common.DataType import MAX_SIZE_TYPE, MAX_VAL_TYPE, TAB_STAR
 import Common.EdkLogger as EdkLogger
 import Common.BuildToolError as BuildToolError
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class PcdEntry:
     #  for both hexadecimal and decimal.
     #
     def _GenOffsetValue(self):
-        if self.PcdOffset != "*" :
+        if self.PcdOffset != TAB_STAR:
             try:
                 self.PcdBinOffset = int (self.PcdOffset)
             except:
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ class GenVPD :
                     Alignment = 1
 
                 PCD.Alignment = Alignment
-                if PCD.PcdOffset != '*':
+                if PCD.PcdOffset != TAB_STAR:
                     if PCD.PcdOccupySize % Alignment != 0:
                         if PCD.PcdUnpackValue.startswith("{"):
                             EdkLogger.warn("BPDG", "The offset value of PCD %s 
is not 8-byte aligned!" %(PCD.PcdCName), File=self.InputFileName) @@ -469,7 
+469,7 @@ class GenVPD :
     def FormatFileLine (self) :
 
         for eachPcd in self.FileLinesList :
-            if eachPcd.PcdOffset != '*' :
+            if eachPcd.PcdOffset != TAB_STAR :
                 # Use pcd's Offset value as key, and pcd's Value as value
                 self.PcdFixedOffsetSizeList.append(eachPcd)
             else :
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class GenVPD :
     def FixVpdOffset (self):
         # At first, the offset should start at 0
         # Sort fixed offset list in order to find out where has free spaces 
for the pcd's offset
-        # value is "*" to insert into.
+        # value is TAB_STAR to insert into.
 
         self.PcdFixedOffsetSizeList.sort(key=lambda x: x.PcdBinOffset)
 
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ class GenVPD :
                         self.PcdUnknownOffsetList[index+i -1 ], 
self.PcdUnknownOffsetList[index+i] = self.PcdUnknownOffsetList[index+i], 
self.PcdUnknownOffsetList[index+i -1]
 
         #
-        # Process all Offset value are "*"
+        # Process all Offset value are TAB_STAR
         #
         if (len(self.PcdFixedOffsetSizeList) == 0) and 
(len(self.PcdUnknownOffsetList) != 0) :
             # The offset start from 0
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class GenVPD :
                         eachUnfixedPcd      = 
self.PcdUnknownOffsetList[countOfUnfixedList]
                         needFixPcdSize      = eachUnfixedPcd.PcdOccupySize
                         # Not been fixed
-                        if eachUnfixedPcd.PcdOffset == '*' :
+                        if eachUnfixedPcd.PcdOffset == TAB_STAR :
                             if LastOffset % eachUnfixedPcd.Alignment != 0:
                                 LastOffset = (LastOffset / 
eachUnfixedPcd.Alignment + 1) * eachUnfixedPcd.Alignment
                             # The offset un-fixed pcd can write into this free 
space diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py
index 1d1d22faa40b..6b375712b65e 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ TAB_OPTION_START = '<'
 TAB_OPTION_END = '>'
 TAB_SLASH = '\\'
 TAB_BACK_SLASH = '/'
+TAB_STAR = '*'
 TAB_LINE_BREAK = '\n'
 TAB_PRINTCHAR_VT = '\x0b'
 TAB_PRINTCHAR_BS = '\b'
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py
index a21ab5daa73e..db1310d534fb 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class ValueExpression(BaseExpression):
         'IN' : 'in'
     }
 
-    NonLetterOpLst = ['+', '-', '*', '/', '%', '&', '|', '^', '~', '<<', '>>', 
'!', '=', '>', '<', '?', ':']
+    NonLetterOpLst = ['+', '-', TAB_STAR, '/', '%', '&', '|', '^', '~', 
+ '<<', '>>', '!', '=', '>', '<', '?', ':']
 
 
     SymbolPattern = re.compile("("
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class ValueExpression(BaseExpression):
 
     # A [ * B]*
     def _MulExpr(self):
-        return self._ExprFuncTemplate(self._UnaryExpr, {"*", "/", "%"})
+        return self._ExprFuncTemplate(self._UnaryExpr, {TAB_STAR, "/", 
+ "%"})
 
     # [!]*A
     def _UnaryExpr(self):
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py
index 3b8efb2e7179..61ba79241fb6 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ class tdict:
     _ListType = type([])
     _TupleType = type(())
     _Wildcard = 'COMMON'
-    _ValidWildcardList = ['COMMON', 'DEFAULT', 'ALL', '*', 'PLATFORM']
+    _ValidWildcardList = ['COMMON', 'DEFAULT', 'ALL', TAB_STAR, 
+ 'PLATFORM']
 
     def __init__(self, _Single_=False, _Level_=2):
         self._Level_ = _Level_
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/ToolDefClassObject.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/ToolDefClassObject.py
index 05a1ddfbcc89..186d279840c1 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/ToolDefClassObject.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/ToolDefClassObject.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ from Common import GlobalData  from Common.MultipleWorkspace 
import MultipleWorkspace as mws  from .DataType import TAB_TOD_DEFINES_TARGET, 
TAB_TOD_DEFINES_TOOL_CHAIN_TAG,\
                      TAB_TOD_DEFINES_TARGET_ARCH, TAB_TOD_DEFINES_COMMAND_TYPE\
-                     , TAB_TOD_DEFINES_FAMILY, TAB_TOD_DEFINES_BUILDRULEFAMILY
+                     , TAB_TOD_DEFINES_FAMILY, 
TAB_TOD_DEFINES_BUILDRULEFAMILY,\
+                     TAB_STAR, TAB_TAT_DEFINES_TOOL_CHAIN_CONF
 
 
 ##
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ class ToolDefClassObject(object):
             # adding/removing items from the original dict.
             for Key in list(self.ToolsDefTxtDictionary.keys()):
                 List = Key.split('_')
-                if List[Index] == '*':
+                if List[Index] == TAB_STAR:
                     for String in self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[KeyList[Index]]:
                         List[Index] = String
                         NewKey = '%s_%s_%s_%s_%s' % tuple(List) @@ -202,20 
+203,20 @@ class ToolDefClassObject(object):
             if len(List) != 5:
                 EdkLogger.verbose("Line %d: Not a valid name of definition: 
%s" % ((Index + 1), Name))
                 continue
-            elif List[4] == '*':
+            elif List[4] == TAB_STAR:
                 EdkLogger.verbose("Line %d: '*' is not allowed in last field: 
%s" % ((Index + 1), Name))
                 continue
             else:
                 self.ToolsDefTxtDictionary[Name] = Value
-                if List[0] != '*':
+                if List[0] != TAB_STAR:
                     self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[TAB_TOD_DEFINES_TARGET] += 
[List[0]]
-                if List[1] != '*':
+                if List[1] != TAB_STAR:
                     self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[TAB_TOD_DEFINES_TOOL_CHAIN_TAG] 
+= [List[1]]
-                if List[2] != '*':
+                if List[2] != TAB_STAR:
                     self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[TAB_TOD_DEFINES_TARGET_ARCH] += 
[List[2]]
-                if List[3] != '*':
+                if List[3] != TAB_STAR:
                     self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[TAB_TOD_DEFINES_COMMAND_TYPE] += 
[List[3]]
-                if List[4] == TAB_TOD_DEFINES_FAMILY and List[2] == '*' and 
List[3] == '*':
+                if List[4] == TAB_TOD_DEFINES_FAMILY and List[2] == TAB_STAR 
and List[3] == TAB_STAR:
                     if TAB_TOD_DEFINES_FAMILY not in self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase:
                         self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[TAB_TOD_DEFINES_FAMILY] = {}
                         
self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[TAB_TOD_DEFINES_FAMILY][List[1]] = Value @@ -226,7 
+227,7 @@ class ToolDefClassObject(object):
                         
self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[TAB_TOD_DEFINES_BUILDRULEFAMILY][List[1]] = Value
                     elif 
self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[TAB_TOD_DEFINES_FAMILY][List[1]] != Value:
                         EdkLogger.verbose("Line %d: No override allowed for 
the family of a tool chain: %s" % ((Index + 1), Name))
-                if List[4] == TAB_TOD_DEFINES_BUILDRULEFAMILY and List[2] == 
'*' and List[3] == '*':
+                if List[4] == TAB_TOD_DEFINES_BUILDRULEFAMILY and List[2] == 
TAB_STAR and List[3] == TAB_STAR:
                     if TAB_TOD_DEFINES_BUILDRULEFAMILY not in 
self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase \
                        or List[1] not in 
self.ToolsDefTxtDatabase[TAB_TOD_DEFINES_FAMILY]:
                         EdkLogger.verbose("Line %d: The family is not 
specified, but BuildRuleFamily is specified for the tool chain: %s" % ((Index + 
1), Name)) @@ -270,8 +271,8 @@ class ToolDefClassObject(object):
 def ToolDefDict(ConfDir):
     Target = TargetTxtDict(ConfDir)
     ToolDef = ToolDefClassObject()
-    if DataType.TAB_TAT_DEFINES_TOOL_CHAIN_CONF in Target.TargetTxtDictionary:
-        ToolsDefFile = 
Target.TargetTxtDictionary[DataType.TAB_TAT_DEFINES_TOOL_CHAIN_CONF]
+    if TAB_TAT_DEFINES_TOOL_CHAIN_CONF in Target.TargetTxtDictionary:
+        ToolsDefFile = 
+ Target.TargetTxtDictionary[TAB_TAT_DEFINES_TOOL_CHAIN_CONF]
         if ToolsDefFile:
             ToolDef.LoadToolDefFile(os.path.normpath(ToolsDefFile))
         else:
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py
index 2fb8e66fe99c..3be0670e36fb 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ FILE_COMMENT_TEMPLATE = \
 #  <PcdName>         ::=  <TokenSpaceCName> "." <PcdCName>
 #  <TokenSpaceCName> ::=  C Variable Name of the Token Space GUID
 #  <PcdCName>        ::=  C Variable Name of the PCD
-#  <Offset>          ::=  {"*"} {<HexNumber>}
+#  <Offset>          ::=  {TAB_STAR} {<HexNumber>}
 #  <HexNumber>       ::=  "0x" (a-fA-F0-9){1,8}
 #  <Size>            ::=  <HexNumber>
 #  <Value>           ::=  {<HexNumber>} {<NonNegativeInt>} {<QString>} 
{<Array>}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class VpdInfoFile:
         if (Vpd is None):
             EdkLogger.error("VpdInfoFile", 
BuildToolError.ATTRIBUTE_UNKNOWN_ERROR, "Invalid VPD PCD entry.")
 
-        if not (Offset >= 0 or Offset == "*"):
+        if not (Offset >= 0 or Offset == TAB_STAR):
             EdkLogger.error("VpdInfoFile", BuildToolError.PARAMETER_INVALID, 
"Invalid offset parameter: %s." % Offset)
 
         if Vpd.DatumType == TAB_VOID:
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ class VpdInfoFile:
                         VpdObjectTokenCName = PcdItem[0]
                 for sku in VpdObject.SkuInfoList:
                     if VpdObject.TokenSpaceGuidCName == TokenSpaceName and 
VpdObjectTokenCName == PcdTokenName.strip() and sku == SkuId:
-                        if self._VpdArray[VpdObject][sku] == "*":
-                            if Offset == "*":
+                        if self._VpdArray[VpdObject][sku] == TAB_STAR:
+                            if Offset == TAB_STAR:
                                 EdkLogger.error("BPDG", 
BuildToolError.FORMAT_INVALID, "The offset of %s has not been fixed up by 
third-party BPDG tool." % PcdName)
                             self._VpdArray[VpdObject][sku] = Offset
                         Found = True
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py
index 44cc8f63d07b..cedc4ea0c122 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ T_CHAR_CR = '\r'
 T_CHAR_TAB = '\t'
 T_CHAR_DOUBLE_QUOTE = '\"'
 T_CHAR_SINGLE_QUOTE = '\''
-T_CHAR_STAR = '*'
 T_CHAR_BRACE_R = '}'
 
 SEPARATORS = {TAB_EQUAL_SPLIT, TAB_VALUE_SPLIT, TAB_COMMA_SPLIT, '{', 
T_CHAR_BRACE_R} @@ -533,7 +532,7 @@ class FdfParser:
                     InComment = False
                     HashComment = False
             # check for */ comment end
-            elif InComment and not DoubleSlashComment and not HashComment and 
self._CurrentChar() == T_CHAR_STAR and self._NextChar() == TAB_BACK_SLASH:
+            elif InComment and not DoubleSlashComment and not HashComment and 
self._CurrentChar() == TAB_STAR and self._NextChar() == TAB_BACK_SLASH:
                 self._SetCurrentCharValue(TAB_SPACE_SPLIT)
                 self._GetOneChar()
                 self._SetCurrentCharValue(TAB_SPACE_SPLIT)
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ class FdfParser:
                 InComment = True
                 HashComment = True
             # check for /* comment start
-            elif self._CurrentChar() == TAB_BACK_SLASH and self._NextChar() == 
T_CHAR_STAR:
+            elif self._CurrentChar() == TAB_BACK_SLASH and self._NextChar() == 
TAB_STAR:
                 self._SetCurrentCharValue(TAB_SPACE_SPLIT)
                 self._GetOneChar()
                 self._SetCurrentCharValue(TAB_SPACE_SPLIT)
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFds.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFds.py
index 0c8091b79841..0513f488fca3 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFds.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFds.py
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ class GenFds(object):
                             FileGuidList.append(FileStatementGuid)
                         Name = []
                         FfsPath = os.path.join(GenFdsGlobalVariable.FvDir, 
'Ffs')
-                        FfsPath = glob(os.path.join(FfsPath, 
FileStatementGuid) + '*')
+                        FfsPath = glob(os.path.join(FfsPath, 
+ FileStatementGuid) + TAB_STAR)
                         if not FfsPath:
                             continue
                         if not os.path.exists(FfsPath[0]):
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py
index ea61f723a73c..0812c56bdae8 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ class GenFdsGlobalVariable:
 
         if not Inf.IsBinaryModule:
             for File in Inf.Sources:
-                if File.TagName in {"", "*", 
GenFdsGlobalVariable.ToolChainTag} and \
-                    File.ToolChainFamily in {"", "*", 
GenFdsGlobalVariable.ToolChainFamily}:
+                if File.TagName in {"", DataType.TAB_STAR, 
GenFdsGlobalVariable.ToolChainTag} and \
+                    File.ToolChainFamily in {"", DataType.TAB_STAR, 
GenFdsGlobalVariable.ToolChainFamily}:
                     FileList.append((File, DataType.TAB_UNKNOWN_FILE))
 
         for File in Inf.Binaries:
-            if File.Target in {DataType.TAB_COMMON, '*', 
GenFdsGlobalVariable.TargetName}:
+            if File.Target in {DataType.TAB_COMMON, DataType.TAB_STAR, 
GenFdsGlobalVariable.TargetName}:
                 FileList.append((File, File.Type))
 
         for File, FileType in FileList:
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ def FindExtendTool(KeyStringList, CurrentArchList, 
NameGuid):
             for Index in range(2, -1, -1):
                 for Key in list(BuildOption.keys()):
                     List = Key.split('_')
-                    if List[Index] == '*':
+                    if List[Index] == DataType.TAB_STAR:
                         for String in ToolDb[ToolList[Index]]:
                             if String in [Arch, 
GenFdsGlobalVariable.TargetName, GenFdsGlobalVariable.ToolChainTag]:
                                 List[Index] = String diff --git 
a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/Section.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/Section.py
index 19a70009dcce..bab74aedf0b9 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/Section.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/Section.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Section (SectionClassObject):
                     if File.Type == FileType or (int(FfsInf.PiSpecVersion, 16) 
>= 0x0001000A \
                                                  and FileType == 'DXE_DPEX' 
and File.Type == BINARY_FILE_TYPE_SMM_DEPEX) \
                                                  or (FileType == 
BINARY_FILE_TYPE_TE and File.Type == BINARY_FILE_TYPE_PE32):
-                        if '*' in FfsInf.TargetOverrideList or File.Target == 
'*' or File.Target in FfsInf.TargetOverrideList or FfsInf.TargetOverrideList == 
[]:
+                        if TAB_STAR in FfsInf.TargetOverrideList or 
File.Target == TAB_STAR or File.Target in FfsInf.TargetOverrideList or 
FfsInf.TargetOverrideList == []:
                             FileList.append(FfsInf.PatchEfiFile(File.Path, 
File.Type))
                         else:
                             GenFdsGlobalVariable.InfLogger ("\nBuild Target 
\'%s\' of File %s is not in the Scope of %s specified by INF %s in FDF" 
%(File.Target, File.File, FfsInf.TargetOverrideList, FfsInf.InfFileName)) diff 
--git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py 
b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py
index 11aa63fb263c..22cbbb119a5a 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py
@@ -2315,11 +2315,11 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                 continue
             if Attr != "FLAGS":
                 continue
-            if Target == "*" or Target == self._Target:
-                if Tag == "*" or Tag == self._Toolchain:
+            if Target == TAB_STAR or Target == self._Target:
+                if Tag == TAB_STAR or Tag == self._Toolchain:
                     if 'COMMON' not in BuildOptions:
                         BuildOptions['COMMON'] = set()
-                    if Arch == "*":
+                    if Arch == TAB_STAR:
                         BuildOptions['COMMON'].add(self.BuildOptions[Options])
                     if Arch in self.SupArchList:
                         if Arch not in BuildOptions:
--
2.16.2.windows.1

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