Leif, I did consider the edk2-libc name. The port of Python 2.7 is in the AppPkg as well and it uses libc.
So the content of this new package is a combination of libc And apps that use libc. I am definitely open to alternate names. 2 options so far: * edk2-apps * edk2-libc Thanks, Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Leif Lindholm [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 2:41 PM > To: Kinney, Michael D <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [edk2] [RFC] Proposal to add edk2-apps > repository > > On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 05:58:08PM +0000, Kinney, Michael > D wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I would like to propose the creation of a new > > repository called edk2-apps. This repository > > would initially be used to host the following > > packages from the edk2 repository: > > > > * AppPkg > > * StdLib > > * StdLibPrivateInternalFiles > > Let me start by saying I 100% back moving these out of the > main edk2 > repository. > > > These 3 packages provide support for the libc along > > with applications that depend on libc. None of the > > other packages in the edk2 repository use these > > packages, so these 3 package can be safely moved > > without any impacts to platform firmware builds. > > Build configurations that do use libc features can > > clone the edk2-apps repository and add it to > > PACKAGES_PATH. > > I must confess to never having properly understood the > scope of AppPkg > to begin with. > > AppPkg/Applications/Hello does not appear to have any > further (real) > dependency on libc than > MdeModulePkg/Application/HelloWorld/, and . > > And certainly MdeModulePkg/Applications contain plenty of > ... applications. > > So, if the purpose is simply to provide some examples of > application > written to libc rather than UEFI - should this be edk2- > libc instead? > > Best Regards, > > Leif > > > The history of these 3 packages would be preserved > > when importing the content into edk2-apps. After > > The import is verified, these 3 packages would be > > deleted from the edk2 repository. > > > > This proposal helps reduce the size of the edk2 > > repository and focuses edk2 repository on packages > > used to provide UEFI/PI conformant firmware. > > > > If there are no concerns with this proposal, I will > > enter a Tianocore BZs for the two steps. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > > edk2-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/edk2-devel _______________________________________________ edk2-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/edk2-devel
