Tim,
I should have put it in the original email. The spec changes will be shared
too. We welcome review comments on all spec changes and patches.
Thanks,
Mike
From: Tim Lewis [mailto:tim.le...@insyde.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 2:58 PM
To: edk2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [edk2] INF/DEC file updates to EDK II packages
Mike --
Since there are dozens of tools in the industry that consume these files, don't
you think its better to put the specification changes out where the consumers
can read, evaluate and comment on them? I realize that "UserDefined" sections
should be skipped by tools (agreed) but that doesn't mean that other module
creators might have made similar or related extensions or want to understand
how these changes play into their tools.
Regards,
Tim
________________________________
From: Kinney, Michael D [michael.d.kin...@intel.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 2:31 PM
To: edk2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:edk2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: [edk2] INF/DEC file updates to EDK II packages
Hello,
I wanted to let everyone know about a number of patch reviews for EDK II
packages that will be sent out over the next couple of weeks. These patches
impact the order of content in INF/DEC files and comment blocks in INF/DEC
files, and should not have any build or functionality impacts. These patches
will address the following issues:
1) Usage information in INF file comment blocks are either incomplete or
incorrect. This includes usage information for
Protocols/PPIs/GUIDs/PCDs/HOBs/Events/BootModes. The syntax for usage
information in comment blocks is defined in the EDK II Module Information (INF)
Specification
2) Add MODULE_UNI_FILE to INF [Defines] section along with UNI file that
contains the localized Abstract and Description of a module.
a. Addresses an information gap between INF files and the UEFI
Distribution Packaging Specification XML schema
b. There will be an associated update to UPT in BaseTools to consume
MODULE_UNI_FILE and associated UNI file during UDP creation that performs the
INF -> XML conversion.
c. There will be an associated update to UPT in BaseTools to produce
MODULE_UNI_FILE and associated UNI file during UDP installation that performs
the XML -> INF conversion.
3) Add [UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] section to INF files along
with associated UNI file that provides the localized Name of a module.
a. [UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] provides an easy method for a
module to specify extra files not listed in [Sources] or [Binaries] sections to
be added to a UDP without having to list the files in the UPT package
information data file.
b. There will be an associated update to UPT in BaseTools to package up
files listed in [UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] during UDP creation.
c. UNI file contains localized name of a module to go along with the
localized Abstract and Description from the MODULE_UNI_FILE.
4) PCD information in DEC file comment blocks are either incomplete or
incorrect. This includes detailed description, @Prompt, @ValidRange,
@ValidList, @Expression, and [Error.<TokenSpaceGuid>] validation error messages
5) Add PACKAGE_UNI_FILE to DEC [Defines] section along with UNI file that
contains the localized Abstract and Description of a package and localized
strings associated with PCDs.
a. Addresses an information gap between DEC files and the UEFI
Distribution Packaging Specification XML schema
b. There will be an associated update to UPT in BaseTools to consume
PACKAGE_UNI_FILE and associated UNI file during UDP creation that performs the
DEC -> XML conversion.
c. There will be an associated update to UPT in BaseTools to produce
PACKAGE_UNI_FILE and associated UNI file during UDP installation that performs
the XML -> DEC conversion.
6) Add [UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] section to DEC files along
with associated UNI file that provides the localized Name of a package.
a. [UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] provides an easy method for a
package to specify extra files to be added to a UDP without having to list the
files in the UPT package information data file.
b. There will be an associated update to UPT in BaseTools to package up
files listed in [UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] during UDP creation.
c. UNI file contains localized name of a package to go along with the
localized Abstract and Description from the PACKAGE_UNI_FILE.
7) Make sure order of DEC/INF content matches the order that UPT generates
in the XML -> INF conversion
a. This allows UDP packages installed by UPT to be compared against EDK II
trunk/branches using standard diff utilities.
Patches for the following EDK II packages are being prepared
1) MdePkg
2) MdeModulePkg
3) IntelFrameworkPkg
4) IntelFrameworkModulePkg
5) FatPkg
6) ShellPkg
7) PcAtChipsetPkg
8) UefiCpuPkg
9) SourceLevelDebugPkg
10) CryptoPkg
11) SecurityPkg
12) NetworkPkg
Best regards,
Mike
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