Re: [RFC] Proposal to add edk2-apps repository

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

Ray,

Real HW platforms like Vlv2* and Quark* should be moved to
edk2-platforms.  Virtual platforms such as Ovmf and EmulatorPkg
should stay in edk2 repo to support validation.

We should enter Tianocore BZ to move the real HW platforms.

Thanks,

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ni, Ruiyu
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 7:32 PM
> To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Kinney, Michael D
> <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
> Subject: RE: [RFC] Proposal to add edk2-apps repository
> 
> Mike,
> It's a great idea to have another edk2-apps repo.
> 
> I have a question not quite related to this new repo but
> related to edk2-platforms repo.
> There are many platforms in edk2 repo as well, like Ovmf,
> Emulator, Vlv2TbltDevicePkg.
> What's your opinion/plan about these platforms?
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-
> bounces@lists.01.org] On Behalf Of
> > Kinney, Michael D
> > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2018 1:58 AM
> > To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Kinney, Michael D
> <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
> > Subject: [edk2] [RFC] Proposal to add edk2-apps
> repository
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to propose the creation of a new repository
> called edk2-apps.  This
> > repository would initially be used to host the following
> packages from the edk2
> > repository:
> >
> > * AppPkg
> > * StdLib
> > * StdLibPrivateInternalFiles
> >
> > These 3 packages provide support for the libc along with
> applications that
> > depend on libc.  None of the other packages in the edk2
> repository use these
> > packages, so these 3 package can be safely moved without
> any impacts to
> > platform firmware builds.
> > Build configurations that do use libc features can clone
> the edk2-apps repository
> > and add it to PACKAGES_PATH.
> >
> > The history of these 3 packages would be preserved when
> importing the content
> > into edk2-apps.  After The import is verified, these 3
> packages would be deleted
> > from the edk2 repository.
> >
> > This proposal helps reduce the size of the edk2
> repository and focuses edk2
> > repository on packages used to provide UEFI/PI
> conformant firmware.
> >
> > If there are no concerns with this proposal, I will
> enter a Tianocore BZs for the
> > two steps.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Mike
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