Re: [edk2-staging] Create new edk2-test branch

["Kinney, Michael D" <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>]

The initial version of the edk2-test branch is checked in at:

https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-staging/tree/edk2-test

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kinney, Michael D
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:07 PM
> To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org (edk2-devel@ml01.01.org) <edk2-devel@ml01.01.org>;
> Kinney, Michael D <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
> Subject: [edk2-staging] Create new edk2-test branch
> 
> I am creating a new branch in edk2-staging called edk2-test.
> 
> The purpose of this branch is to develop a test harness,
> test case SDK, and library of test cases that can be used
> as part of edk2 validation.
> 
> The initial version of this test harness is compatible with
> binary releases of the PI SCTs and UEFI SCTs, are native
> edk2 packages with no dependencies on the EdkCompatibilityPkg,
> and the test harness runs using the latest version of the
> UEFI Shell.
> 
> Additional work items:
> * Update to take advantage of latest edk2 features/libraries.
> * Update for all supported CPU types
> * Update for all supported compilers
> * Review initial test harness features and determine
>   what features should be dropped and what new features
>   should be added.
> * Determine where the test harness, test case SDK, and
>   test cases should live once the initial functional and
>   quality criteria are met.  Could be packages in the
>   edk2 repo or packages in a new edk2-test repo.  Other
>   options???
> * Resolve compatibility issues with binary releases of the
>   PI SCTs and UEFI SCTs.
> * Update test harness to support PEI tests
> * Update test harness to support Runtime tests
> * Update test harness to support SMM tests
> * Optimize performance of the test harness and tests.
> 
> Please contact me if you are interested in helping with the
> test harness, the test case SDK, or the development of
> test cases.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike