Re: PACKAGES_PATH in !include path in Dsc files

[Pankaj Bansal <pankaj.bansal@nxp.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gao, Liming [mailto:liming.gao@intel.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 10:58 AM
> To: Pankaj Bansal <pankaj.bansal@nxp.com>; Ard Biesheuvel
> <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
> Cc: Zhu, Yonghong <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>; Leif Lindholm
> <leif.lindholm@linaro.org>; Kinney, Michael D <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>;
> edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Udit Kumar <udit.kumar@nxp.com>; Varun Sethi
> <V.Sethi@nxp.com>
> Subject: RE: PACKAGES_PATH in !include path in Dsc files
> 
> Hi,
>   You can directly include it. BaseTools will search it from WORKSPACE and
> PACKAGES_PATH. So, you only need to set edk2-platforms directory into
> PACKAGES_PATH env.
> 
> !include Silicon/NXP/<Silicon Name>.dsc


Thanks You Liming Gao.
It worked for me.

> 
> Thanks
> Liming
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Pankaj Bansal [mailto:pankaj.bansal@nxp.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 1:24 PM
> >To: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
> >Cc: Gao, Liming <liming.gao@intel.com>; Zhu, Yonghong
> ><yonghong.zhu@intel.com>; Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org>;
> >Kinney, Michael D <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>;
> >edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Udit Kumar <udit.kumar@nxp.com>; Varun Sethi
> ><V.Sethi@nxp.com>
> >Subject: RE: PACKAGES_PATH in !include path in Dsc files
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ard Biesheuvel [mailto:ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:41 AM
> >> To: Pankaj Bansal <pankaj.bansal@nxp.com>
> >> Cc: Gao, Liming <liming.gao@intel.com>; Zhu, Yonghong
> >> <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>; Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org>;
> >Michael
> >> D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>; edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Udit
> >Kumar
> >> <udit.kumar@nxp.com>; Varun Sethi <V.Sethi@nxp.com>
> >> Subject: Re: PACKAGES_PATH in !include path in Dsc files
> >>
> >> On 16 October 2018 at 10:40, Pankaj Bansal <pankaj.bansal@nxp.com>
> >wrote:
> >> > +edk2-platforms maintainers in To list
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Thank you Liming for replying.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Our entire code is in edk2-platforms
> >> >
> >(https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgi
> >> > thub.com%2Ftianocore%2Fedk2-
> >>
> >platforms&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cpankaj.bansal%40nxp.com%7C552da3f22b
> >5
> >>
> 84b7fac6008d63315ec8b%7C686ea1d3bc2b4c6fa92cd99c5c301635%7C0%7C0
> >>
> %7C636752566592695047&amp;sdata=JJWbAcZkj%2FtFaZC0bWONPb7ulCcj1
> >L2
> >> 4VKwCDGDx9OE%3D&amp;reserved=0) which is denoted by
> >PACKAGES_PATH.
> >> >
> >> > The PACKAGES_PATH directory can be anywhere in WORKSPACE
> >depending on
> >> > the sync directory defined by user.
> >> >
> >> > i.e. it can be $(WORKSPACE)/edk2-platforms or $(WORKSPACE)/<any
> >> > directory name that user can define during git sync>
> >> >
> >> > As our dsc files are relative to PACKAGES_PATH, I want to specify
> >> > their path in dsc file like this:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > !include $(PACKAGES_PATH)/Silicon/NXP/<Silicon Name>.dsc
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Using $(WORKSPACE), I cannot specify above path, as it can be at
> >> > place other than $(WORKSPACE)/edk2-platforms
> >> >
> >>
> >> But why do you need to !include things in the first place?
> >>
> >> Can you explain how you are trying to organize the files, and which
> >> file
> >includes
> >> which?
> >
> >I am trying to keep Silicon (SOC) specific dsc file in
> >Silicon/NXP/<Chassis
> >Name>/<Silicon Name>
> >This silicon can be used in multiple Boards (Platforms).
> >All these Platforms are present in Platform/NXP/<Platform Name> fd/fv
> >binaries would be created for each platform.
> >The chassis dsc file has description of components/PCDs that are
> >specific to chassis to which the silicon belongs. It would be same for
> >all silicons that belong to same chassis.
> >The Silicon dsc file has description of components/PCDs that are
> >specific to silicon and would be same for all platforms that use this
> >silicon. It would include chassis dsc file The Platform dsc file would
> >include the silicon dsc file.
> >
> >___________________________________
> >| Platform (in Platform/NXP)                        |
> >|    _____________________________      |
> >|   | Silicon (in Silicon/NXP/<Chassis>) |     |
> >|   |   _______________________        |     |
> >|   |  | Chassis  (in Silicon/NXP)     |       |    |
> >|   |  |______________________|       |     |
> >|   |____________________________|     |
> >|_________________________________|
> >
> >Regards,
> >Pankaj Bansal