Re: Dependency expression inheritance problems

[Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>]

On 03/28/18 20:32, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> On 03/28/18 20:14, edk2-lists@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_inf_overview/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.html

Laszlo