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* [Patch] Build Spec: Add multi-arg support to PREBUILD/POSTBUILD
@ 2017-08-30  9:00 Yonghong Zhu
  2017-08-30  9:00 ` [Patch] DSC " Yonghong Zhu
  2017-09-04  5:11 ` [Patch] Build " Gao, Liming
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Yonghong Zhu @ 2017-08-30  9:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: edk2-devel; +Cc: Liming Gao, Michael Kinney, Kevin W Shaw

fixes: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669
Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
Cc: Michael Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
Cc: Kevin W Shaw <kevin.w.shaw@intel.com>
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Yonghong Zhu <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>
---
 .../106_post_build_processing.md                   | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 .../82_auto-generation_process.md                  | 14 +++++++-------
 README.md                                          |  1 +
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/10_post-build_imagegen_stage_-_flash/106_post_build_processing.md b/10_post-build_imagegen_stage_-_flash/106_post_build_processing.md
index 6b48a4f..7046ca3 100644
--- a/10_post-build_imagegen_stage_-_flash/106_post_build_processing.md
+++ b/10_post-build_imagegen_stage_-_flash/106_post_build_processing.md
@@ -32,22 +32,21 @@
 
 ## 10.6 Post Build Processing
 
 If the `[Defines]` section of the DSC file contains a `POSTBUILD = entry`
 statement, prior to exiting, the script specified in the `POSTBUILD` statement
-is executed. If the script file is not found, the **build** command exits with
-an appropriate error message. If the script fails, it must terminate with a
-non-zero exit code and the **build** command terminates with the exit value
-from the post-build script. The script is required to generate error messages
-that provide the reason for the termination.
+is executed. The entry of `POSTBUILD` support multiple arguments. And Tool
+will convert arguments that are `WORKSPACE` or `PACKAGES_PATH` relative paths
+to absolute paths. If the script file is not found, the **build** command
+exits with an appropriate error message. If the script fails, it must terminate
+with a non-zero exit code and the **build** command terminates with the exit
+value from the post-build script. The script is required to generate error
+messages that provide the reason for the termination.
 
 All of the command line options passed into the **build** command are also
-passed  into the script along with the command line options for `TARGET`,
-`ARCH`, and `TOOL_CHAIN_TAG`. The values for `TARGET`, `ARCH`, and
-`TOOL_CHAIN_TAG` are from the command line options passed into the **build**
-command. If these values are not passed into the **build** command, then they
-are retrieved from `target.txt`.
+passed into the script along with the options for `TARGET`, `ARCH`,
+`TOOL_CHAIN_TAG`, `ACTIVE_PLATFORM`, `Conf Directory`, and `build target`.
 
 If the script terminates successfully (exit value of 0), then the **build**
 command terminates normally.
 
 **********
@@ -55,7 +54,8 @@ command terminates normally.
 `PREBUILD` entry, there are no restrictions on the MACRO values used in a
 conditional directive.
 **********
 **Note:** Quotes are needed when the script's additional options are present.
 Quotes are also required if the path to the post-build command contains space
-or special characters.
+or special characters. Quotes may be used for arguments that have spaces or
+special characters.
 **********
diff --git a/8_pre-build_autogen_stage/82_auto-generation_process.md b/8_pre-build_autogen_stage/82_auto-generation_process.md
index 7bca366..671a7d5 100644
--- a/8_pre-build_autogen_stage/82_auto-generation_process.md
+++ b/8_pre-build_autogen_stage/82_auto-generation_process.md
@@ -983,22 +983,21 @@ DynamicEx PCD HII Variable checking.
 #### 8.2.4.13 Pre Build Processing
 
 The DSC file is parsed after the tool meta-data files. If the `[Defines]`
 section of the DSC file contains a `PREBUILD = entry` statement, processing
 of the DSC file is suspended and the script specified in the `PREBUILD`
-statement is executed. If the script file is not found, the **build** command
+statement is executed. The entry of `PREBUILD` support multiple arguments. And
+Tool will convert arguments that are `WORKSPACE` or `PACKAGES_PATH` relative
+paths to absolute paths. If the script file is not found, the **build** command
 exits with an appropriate error message. If the script fails, it must terminate
 with a non-zero exit code and the **build** command terminates with the exit
 value from the pre-build script. The script is required to generate error
 messages that provide the reason for the termination.
 
 All of the command line options passed into the **build** command are also
-passed  into the script along with the command line options for `TARGET`,
-`ARCH`, and `TOOL_CHAIN_TAG`. The values for `TARGET`, `ARCH`, and
-`TOOL_CHAIN_TAG` are from the command line options passed into the **build**
-command. If these values are not passed into the **build** command, then they
-are retrieved from `target.txt`.
+passed into the script along with the options for `TARGET`, `ARCH`,
+`TOOL_CHAIN_TAG`, `ACTIVE_PLATFORM`, `Conf Directory`, and `build target`.
 
 If the script terminates successfully (exit value of 0), parsing of the DSC
 file continues, and build tools may retrieve environment variables that have
 been updated by the script.
 
@@ -1008,11 +1007,12 @@ value of the `TOOL_CHAIN_TAG` determined earlier. Using a MACRO value other
 than `$(TOOL_CHAIN_TAG)` is prohibited, as the DSC file has not been processed
 at the time the ENTRY was found.
 **********
 **Note:** Quotes are needed when the script's additional options are present.
 Quotes are also required if the path to the pre-build command contains space
-or special characters.
+or special characters. Quotes may be used for arguments that have spaces or
+special characters.
 **********
 
 #### 8.2.4.14 NMAKE Command line limitation handling
 
 `NMAKE` is limited to command-line length of 4096 characters.  Due to the large
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ef0c00..52abb6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -214,5 +214,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2008-2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 |            | [#480](https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480) Build spec: add description for Override PCD value on the command line                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |               |
 |            | [#523](https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523) Build spec: add EBNF for the --pcd syntax in the Section D.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |               |
 |            | [#517](https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=517) Build spec: chapter 5.2.2 Guided Tools add description for Pkcs7Sign tool and BrotliCompress tool                                                                                                                                                                                                        |               |
 |            | [#481](https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481) Build Spec: add clarification for not used Pcd that build tool will not do additional checks on its value                                                                                                                                                                                                |               |
 |            | [#518](https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=518) Build Spec: Update Precedence of PCD Values                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |               |
+|            | [#669](https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669) Build Spec: Add multi-arg support to PREBUILD/POSTBUILD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |               |
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