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2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Notes for this ChangeLog.txt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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4 This log file is used to record two kinds of important information:
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5 a) "Non-Compatible Changes": all non-compatible changes should be recorded. These info
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6 will help the package user to merge this package; and some non-compatible changes
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7 can also be added into release notes as news features when we release this package.
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8 Normally Non-Compatible Changes contains the following types:
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9 1) Package's external services were changed/updated
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10 2) Package's common .h file is renamed, deleted, or the file path is changed.
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11 3) The definition of package's common data structure is changed
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14 b) "Important Compatible Changes": some important compatible changes can aslo be recorded
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15 in this file, and we can add these updating into release notes when we release this
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18 Non-Compatible and Compatible example format:
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19 ==========================================================================================
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20 EDK_0010: Non-Compatible: owner
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22 Class_HFile: PPI A of MdePkg has been removed.
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25 1) Removed the .h file: MdePkg\Include\Ppi\A.h
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28 1) All modules that used this PPI A should be updated.
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30 ==========================================================================================
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31 EDK_0000: Compatible: owner
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33 Class_BuildTool: with the EDK_0000 build.exe, the build performance is enhanced great.
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36 1) BaseTools\Bin\Win32\build.exe
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38 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! End of Notes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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39 ##########################################################################################
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42 EDK_3947: Compatible: jwang36
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45 1) Improved spawn mode (multi-thread) build performance (build -s)
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46 2) Changed the error/debug/warning message format
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47 3) Added "--log" command line option to support storing log in file
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50 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/build.exe
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53 ==========================================================================================
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54 EDK_3936: Compatible: klu2
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57 1) The first parameter of PEIM's entry point in autogen.c has been changed to
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61 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/build.exe
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63 ==========================================================================================
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64 EDK_3926: Compatible: jlin16
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67 1) Added support of Capsule generation from FDF file.
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70 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/build.exe
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71 2) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/GenFds.exe
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74 1) To generate capsule, insert [Capsule] section after [FV] sections and specifying
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75 what FV will be put into capsule, For example:
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77 CAPSULE_GUID = 3B6686BD-0D76-4030-B70E-B5519E2FC5A0
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78 CAPSULE_FLAG = PersistAcrossReset
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82 EDK_3911: Compatible: jlin16
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85 1) Added support of Apriori file generation from FDF file.
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86 2) Added support of INF that describes binary files to put binary into FV.
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87 3) Fixed single FV/FD generation error when specifying -i/-r option in GenFds.
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91 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/build.exe
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92 2) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/GenFds.exe
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95 1) To generate Apriori file in FV, insert APRIORI statement just before the INF or
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96 FILE statement list of the FV, For example:
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98 INF MdeModulePkg/Universal/PCD/Pei/Pcd.inf
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99 FILE PEIM = B7A5041A-78BA-49e3-B73B-54C757811FB6 {
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100 SECTION PE32 = MyBinPkg\bin\ia32\PeimAfterPcd.efi
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102 INF IntelFrameworkModulePkg/Universal/StatusCode/Pei/PeiStatusCode.inf
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104 2) To add binary file described by INF file into FV, only insert the INF statement
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105 into the INF statements list of that FV, like this:
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107 INF RuleOverride=Test MdeModulePkg/Logo/Logo.inf
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109 Specifying how to process the binary file by defining corresponding Rule like this:
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110 [Rule.Common.Base.Test]
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111 FILE FREEFORM = $(NAMED_GUID) {
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120 EDK_3832: Non-Compatible: jwang36
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123 1) Added support of MACRO in tools_def.txt
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124 2) Merged PATH and NAME attributes in tools_def.txt
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125 3) Changed DPATH attribute to DLL in tools_def.txt
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126 4) Removed SPATH attribute in tools_def.txt
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127 5) Added support for library instance without library class
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128 6) Fixed the issue in Trim tool which zero file will be generated if the trimmed
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129 file has not line directive
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132 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/build.exe
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133 2) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/GenFds.exe
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134 3) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/Trim.exe
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135 4) BaseTools/Conf/tools_def.template
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138 1) All platforms and modules build
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141 EDK_3801: Compatible: jwang36
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143 Class_BuildConfiguration: Added makefile as dependency for "Dynamic-Library-File" to
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144 solve the incremental build issue occurred when there's library changes
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147 1) BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template
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150 EDK_3800: Compatible: lgao4
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152 Class_BuildTool: Update EfiRom tool to fix checksum and PCI3.0 data structure
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155 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/EfiRom.exe
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158 EDK_3795: Compatible: htao
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160 Class_BuildTool: GenVtf tool open/write file with "r+b"/"w+b" attribute, but this cause
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161 the RO attribute of the file changed. Fix this issue by changing
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162 "r+b"/"w+b" to "rb"/"wb".
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165 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/GenVtf.exe
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168 EDK_3791: Compatible: jlin16
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171 1) use '#' to indicate flash generation progress.
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172 2) use -v to switch on detail output messages.
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175 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/GenFds.exe
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178 EDK_3789: Non-Compatible: lgao4
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180 Class_BuildTool: support new Rules format and PCD format defined in FDF file
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183 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/build.exe
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184 2) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/GenFds.exe
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187 1) All platform's FDF file, if any, must be changed to new format.
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188 a) PCD format is changed from old PcdName to new PcdTokenSpaceGuid.PcdName,
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189 for example PcdWinNtFdBaseAddress in old FDF file will be replaced
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190 by gEfiNt32PkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdWinNtFdBaseAddres.
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191 b) Rule format adds binary file type and file postfix name support,
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192 and doesn't require the full file path. Examples for Peim and AcpiTable module:
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195 FILE PEIM = $(NAMED_GUID) {
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196 PEI_DEPEX Optional $(INF_OUTPUT)/$(MODULE_NAME).Depex
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197 PE32 $(INF_OUTPUT)/$(MODULE_NAME).efi
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198 UI Optional $(MODULE_NAME)
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199 VERSION Optional BUILD_NUM=$(BUILD_NUMBER) $(INF_VERSION)
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203 FILE PEIM = $(NAMED_GUID) {
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204 PEI_DEPEX PEI_DEPEX Optional |.Depex
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206 UI STRING="$(MODULE_NAME)" Optional
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207 VERSION STRING="$(INF_VERSION)" Optional BUILD_NUM=$(BUILD_NUMBER)
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210 Old AcpiTable Rule:
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211 [Rule.Common.DXE_DRIVER.ACPITABLE]
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212 FILE FREEFORM = $(NAMED_GUID) {
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213 RAW $(INF_OUTPUT)/Madt.acpi
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214 RAW $(INF_OUTPUT)/Fadt.acpi
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215 RAW $(INF_OUTPUT)/Facs.acpi
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216 RAW $(INF_OUTPUT)/Spcr.acpi
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217 RAW $(INF_OUTPUT)/Dsdt.aml
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219 New AcpiTable Rule:
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220 [Rule.Common.DXE_DRIVER.ACPITABLE]
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221 FILE FREEFORM = $(NAMED_GUID) {
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227 EDK_3786: Compatible: vjeff
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229 Class_BuildConfiguration:
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230 1) Redirect ICC_IA32_*_PATH from C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin
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231 to C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\C++\9.1\IA32\Bin.
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232 2) Add ICC X64 definition to enable ICC X64 build.
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235 1) BaseTools/Conf/tools_def.template
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238 EDK_3785: Non-Compatible: klu2
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240 Class_BuildTool: Upgrade the format of EFI_PEIM_ENTRY_POINT to
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241 EFI_PEIM_ENTRY_POINT2 according to PI specification.
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245 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/build.exe
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248 1) All modules build
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252 EDK_3780: Non-Compatible: qhuang8
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254 Class_MigrationTool: Update the syntax of PCD section.
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255 Update the syntax of binary INF file
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256 The generated Extended INF file should follow Extended INF spec 0.44
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259 1) BaseTools/Bin/Win32/MigrationMsa2Inf.exe
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262 1) New module migrated from old R9
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266 EDK_3766: Non-Compatible: lgao4
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268 Class_BuildConfiguration: Update Acpi Asl file Build rule to remove trim step.
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271 1) Conf/build_rule.template
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274 1) Platform with ACPI module. Acpi module needs to set /EP preprocessor compiler option
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275 for APP_FLAGS in module inf to override the default /E option defined in tools_def.txt file.
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