Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH v1 0/3] Compile AML bytecode array into OBJ file

["PierreGondois" <pierre.gondois@arm.com>]

Hello Bob and Liming,
What do you think about the patch? Do you think it goes in the right direction?

Regards,
Pierre

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Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH v1 0/3] Compile AML bytecode array into OBJ file

[Bob] https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/58782
I'd prefer the option 2#. I think that is the easiest way to meet the requirement. Since the aml file is the definite output of asl file, we can use it to descript the dependency relationship between c source file and asl source code.
[Pierre]
We have found what might be a better way to address the issue. If not convenient, we can still follow the option 2# that we discussed.

Regards,
Pierre

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Subject: [PATCH v1 0/3] Compile AML bytecode array into OBJ file

Following the BZ at https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2425
This patch serie is a another way to solve the dependency of C files over ASL files. With this new method, the dependency is resolved at the linking stage.

The last method to solve this dependency was to add the possibility to modify INF files to depict such a dependency. This method was not accepted. The discussion is available at https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/topic/72655342#56658

The last patch modifying the INF specification and INF parsing are available at:
https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/topic/72655342#56658
https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/topic/72656060#56662

Pierre Gondois (3):
  BaseTools: Generate multiple rules when multiple output files
  BaseTools: Rename AmlToHex script to AmlToC
  BaseTools: Compile AML bytecode arrays into .obj file

 BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/{AmlToHex => AmlToC}               | 28 +++----
 BaseTools/BinWrappers/WindowsLike/{AmlToHex.bat => AmlToC.bat}     |  0
 BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template                                 | 15 +++-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/{AmlToHex/AmlToHex.py => AmlToC/AmlToC.py} | 82 ++++++++------------
 BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenMake.py                         |  6 ++
 BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/ModuleAutoGen.py                   | 40 +++++-----
 6 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 85 deletions(-)  rename BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/{AmlToHex => AmlToC} (97%)  rename BaseTools/BinWrappers/WindowsLike/{AmlToHex.bat => AmlToC.bat} (100%)  rename BaseTools/Source/Python/{AmlToHex/AmlToHex.py => AmlToC/AmlToC.py} (52%)

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