Liming, I don't remember whether I replied to you. I submitted Bugzilla report #914 - DEPEX not inherited from binary libraries - on 30 March 2018.
Thanks, Daryl -----Original Message----- From: edk2-devel <edk2-devel-boun...@lists.01.org> On Behalf Of Gao, Liming Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 5:36 PM To: edk2-li...@mc2research.org; edk2-devel@lists.01.org Subject: Re: [edk2] Dependency expression inheritance problems Daryl: Could you submit one tracker in bugzillar? We will check it in BaseTools. Thanks Liming > -----Original Message----- > From: dar...@mc2research.com [mailto:dar...@mc2research.com] On Behalf > Of edk2-li...@mc2research.org > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 7:10 AM > To: Gao, Liming <liming....@intel.com>; edk2-devel@lists.01.org > Subject: RE: [edk2] Dependency expression inheritance problems > > Liming, > > This is only a problem with binary libraries. If I do everything from > sources, the generated .depex is correct. > > Daryl > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gao, Liming <liming....@intel.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 12:08 AM > To: edk2-li...@mc2research.org; 'Laszlo Ersek' <ler...@redhat.com>; > edk2-devel@lists.01.org > Subject: RE: [edk2] Dependency expression inheritance problems > > Daryl: > Do you try the source library INF file? EDK2 build system will > inherit the depex section from its library. Seemly, this is an issue > when the module is the binary library. > > Thanks > Liming > >-----Original Message----- > >From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-boun...@lists.01.org] On Behalf > >Of edk2-li...@mc2research.org > >Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 6:48 AM > >To: 'Laszlo Ersek' <ler...@redhat.com>; edk2-devel@lists.01.org > >Subject: Re: [edk2] Dependency expression inheritance problems > > > >Laszlo, > > > >I think you are thinking of the old .dxs files. EDK II supports > >them, but their use is discouraged. > >From the "EDK II Build Specification", v1.27: > >"For EDK II modules, the build tools will create the complete > >dependency expression using the information in the [Depex] section > >along with all [Depex] sections from the linked in library instances." > > > >and > > > >"Once all files are parsed, the build tools will do following work > >for each EDK II > >module: > > ... > > * Inherit library instance dependency ( [Depex] sections) > >expressions > > >if a module does not list a separate dependency file." > > > >So, use of the [Depex] sections in the .DSC and .INF files is > >supposed to be the way to go. > > > >The spec. also states that if a .dxs file is specified, inheritance > >will not be used and the .dxs file must specify every dependency. > >"Use of a separate file for describing the dependencies is discouraged. ... > >Libraries may also have a dependency, [Depex] , section. These > >dependencies must be appended to the module's DEPEX sections unless > >the module includes a depex (.dxs) file - even if the module does not > >contain a [Depex] section. When a developer chooses to write the .dxs > >file, the developer is responsible for specifying all dependencies in > >the > .dxs file." > > > >I believe that according to the spec., what I am attempting should > >work. The EDK II build tools should generate a .depex file for the > >module that contains the module's depex as well as depex' inherited > >from the module's component libraries. > > > >But, I could be misinterpreting the spec. or doing something wrong in > >the build files (.DSC and .INF). > > > >Has anyone actually looked at the .depex that the tools produce and > >compared it to what the expected contents are for binary and hybrid > >(binary + > >source) builds? > > > >Thanks much, > >Daryl > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Laszlo Ersek <ler...@redhat.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 11:34 AM > >To: edk2-li...@mc2research.org; edk2-devel@lists.01.org > >Subject: Re: [edk2] Dependency expression inheritance problems > > > >On 03/28/18 20:32, Laszlo Ersek wrote: > >> On 03/28/18 20:14, edk2-li...@mc2research.org wrote: > >>> Hopefully someone on the list can help with this problem. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> I have a DXE_DRIVER that links with several libraries. Some of > >>> these libraries are from a binary distribution. I checked the > >>> binary library's .INF file and it has the [LibraryClasses] and > >>> [Depex] sections present in the same format as for a source .INF. > >>> (not > >>> comments) > >> > >> Isn't that wrong (from the binary distribution)? The INF spec makes > >> me think think that library instances provided in binary format > >> should ship their standalone .depex files as well, and they should > >> be referenced in the [Binaries] section of the respective lib > >> instance INF > file. > >> > >> https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/edk-ii-inf-specification/content/2_in > >> f_ o verview/215_[depex]_section.html#215-depex-section > >> > >> "Binary .depex files are listed in [Binaries] sections of the INF files." > >> > >> I vaguely recall seeing an example somewhere, but nothing specific. > >> I could be totally wrong. :) > > > >I should have looked a but further in the same spec :) See the "Example" > >section here: > > > >https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/edk-ii-inf- > >specification/content/3_edk_ii_inf_file_format/315_[binaries]_section > >.h > >tml > > > >Laszlo > > > >_______________________________________________ > >edk2-devel mailing list > >edk2-devel@lists.01.org > >https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/edk2-devel _______________________________________________ edk2-devel mailing list edk2-devel@lists.01.org https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/edk2-devel _______________________________________________ edk2-devel mailing list edk2-devel@lists.01.org https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/edk2-devel
