Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH edk2-platforms 1/1] Platform/Ampere: Update Readme.md

["Nhi Pham via groups.io" <nhi=os.amperecomputing.com@groups.io>]

Reviewed-by: Nhi Pham <nhi@os.amperecomputing.com>

Thanks,

Nhi

On 9/12/2023 12:44 AM, Rebecca Cran wrote:
> Improve the Readme.md in Platform/Ampere:
>
> - At this point eMAG is irrelevant, and most people are likely
>    using Altra systems. Drop mention of it.
> - Instead of mentioning the 'latest' versions of CentOS and Ubuntu
>    (which will by definition change over time), specify Ubuntu 22.04
>    and CentOS 7.
> - Fix the link to the acpica download, since content has been moved from
>    acpica.org to intel.com.
> - Assuming the build is being done on Linux, acpica shouldn't be built
>    with a CYGWIN definition.
> - To avoid making people wait ages for acpica to build, add `-j8` as an
>    example of building in parallel.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rebecca Cran <rebecca@os.amperecomputing.com>
> ---
>   Platform/Ampere/Readme.md | 8 ++++----
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Platform/Ampere/Readme.md b/Platform/Ampere/Readme.md
> index 894bad3437b8..066876dab4b5 100644
> --- a/Platform/Ampere/Readme.md
> +++ b/Platform/Ampere/Readme.md
> @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Silicon code is located under Silicon/Ampere/Ampere{SoC Name}Pkg.
>   
>   # Build machines
>   
> -- x86 Linux host machines running latest Ubuntu or CentOS releases.
> -- Arm64 Linux host machines if native compiling. This has been tested on Ampere's eMAG and Altra hardware platforms with latest AArch64 CentOS or Ubuntu releases.
> +- x86 Linux host machines running Ubuntu 22.04 or CentOS 7 releases.
> +- Arm64 Linux host machines if native compiling. This has been tested on Ampere's Altra hardware platforms with AArch64 CentOS 7 or Ubuntu 22.04 releases.
>   
>   # How to build (Linux Environment)
>   
> @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ If you run into any build issue with the Intel ASL+ Optimizing Compiler/Disassem
>   download and install the IASL compiler from https://acpica.org/. At the time of this write-up, we have tested with version 20200110.
>   
>   ```bash
> -$ wget https://acpica.org/sites/acpica/files/acpica-unix2-20200110.tar.gz
> +$ wget https://downloadmirror.intel.com/774850/acpica-unix2-20200110.tar.gz
>   $ tar xzf acpica-unix2-20200110.tar.gz
>   $ cd acpica-unix2-20200110
> -$ make HOST=_CYGWIN && sudo make install
> +$ make -j8 && sudo make install
>   ```


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