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Ryan Harkin June 21, 2013, 8:05 a.m. UTC
Add support to the build config to allow the user to specify a custom output
directory to the build.

This is particularly useful for automated build systems.

Eg.
    build -a ARM -p ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
        -t ARMLINUXGCC \
        -D EDK2_ARMVE_STANDALONE=1 \
        -D EDK2_OUT_DIR=Build/vea9

Signed-off-by: Ryan Harkin <ryan.harkin@linaro.org>
---
 .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc        |    4 ++++
 .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc          |    4 ++--
 .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc        |    4 ++++
 .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc |    4 ++++
 .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc       |    4 ++++
 5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Olivier Martin June 21, 2013, 10:15 a.m. UTC | #1
I am not convinced by this patch.
The use case you gave is the automated build system. Nothing prevent you to
do a move the folder around after building it.
Instead of changing all the DSC files of EDK2, I would prefer to see a patch
that changes the 'build' command to allow to overwrite the Build directory
defined in the DSC file.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Harkin [mailto:ryan.harkin@linaro.org]
> Sent: 21 June 2013 09:05
> To: ryan.harkin@linaro.org; edk2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net;
> patches@linaro.org; boot-architecture@lists.linaro.org; Olivier Martin
> Subject: [PATCH 1/9] ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg: Add support for
> EDK2_OUT_DIR build parameter
> 
> Add support to the build config to allow the user to specify a custom
> output
> directory to the build.
> 
> This is particularly useful for automated build systems.
> 
> Eg.
>     build -a ARM -p ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-
> CTA9x4.dsc
>         -t ARMLINUXGCC \
>         -D EDK2_ARMVE_STANDALONE=1 \
>         -D EDK2_OUT_DIR=Build/vea9
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ryan Harkin <ryan.harkin@linaro.org>
> ---
>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc        |    4 ++++
>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc          |    4 ++--
>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc        |    4 ++++
>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc |    4 ++++
>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc       |    4 ++++
>  5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
> b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
> index 17aba33..c8b637a 100644
> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
> @@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = 0b511920-978d-4b34-acc0-
> 3d9f8e6f9d81
>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
> +!else
>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7
> +!endif
>    SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
>    BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
>    SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
> b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
> index 3f9654f..b4040c2 100644
> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
> @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = eb2bd5ff-2379-4a06-9c12-
> db905cdee9ea
>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
> -!ifdef $(EDK2_ARMVE_STANDALONE)
> -  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4-Standalone
> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>  !else
>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4
>  !endif
> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
> b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
> index 548eee5..16271b0 100644
> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
> @@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = 1665b5b1-529d-4ba1-bd51-
> c3c9b29a2274
>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
> +!else
>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15
> +!endif
>    SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
>    BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
>    SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-
> A15_MPCore.dsc b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-
> A15_MPCore.dsc
> index 0001f8a..c0940ae 100644
> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc
> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc
> @@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = 3a91a0f8-3af4-409d-a71d-
> a199dc134357
>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
> +!else
>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore
> +!endif
>    SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
>    BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
>    SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
> b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
> index 4315179..bdc2697 100644
> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
> @@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = e46039e0-5bb3-11e0-a9d6-
> 0002a5d5c51b
>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
> +!else
>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4
> +!endif
>    SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
>    BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
>    SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
Ryan Harkin June 21, 2013, 11:23 a.m. UTC | #2
On 21 June 2013 11:15, Olivier Martin <olivier.martin@arm.com> wrote:
> I am not convinced by this patch.
> The use case you gave is the automated build system. Nothing prevent you to
> do a move the folder around after building it.

That's not quite suitable for our CI builds, but I see your point.


> Instead of changing all the DSC files of EDK2, I would prefer to see a patch
> that changes the 'build' command to allow to overwrite the Build directory
> defined in the DSC file.

That's a preferable option, although it would involve me hacking in
python - shudder ;-)

I'll look into the build script if I get some time.  Meanwhile, this
patch can live in my tree.


>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ryan Harkin [mailto:ryan.harkin@linaro.org]
>> Sent: 21 June 2013 09:05
>> To: ryan.harkin@linaro.org; edk2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net;
>> patches@linaro.org; boot-architecture@lists.linaro.org; Olivier Martin
>> Subject: [PATCH 1/9] ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg: Add support for
>> EDK2_OUT_DIR build parameter
>>
>> Add support to the build config to allow the user to specify a custom
>> output
>> directory to the build.
>>
>> This is particularly useful for automated build systems.
>>
>> Eg.
>>     build -a ARM -p ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-
>> CTA9x4.dsc
>>         -t ARMLINUXGCC \
>>         -D EDK2_ARMVE_STANDALONE=1 \
>>         -D EDK2_OUT_DIR=Build/vea9
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ryan Harkin <ryan.harkin@linaro.org>
>> ---
>>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc        |    4 ++++
>>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc          |    4 ++--
>>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc        |    4 ++++
>>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc |    4 ++++
>>  .../ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc       |    4 ++++
>>  5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
>> b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
>> index 17aba33..c8b637a 100644
>> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
>> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
>> @@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
>>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = 0b511920-978d-4b34-acc0-
>> 3d9f8e6f9d81
>>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
>> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>> +!else
>>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7
>> +!endif
>>    SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
>>    BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
>>    SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
>> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
>> b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
>> index 3f9654f..b4040c2 100644
>> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
>> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
>> @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
>>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = eb2bd5ff-2379-4a06-9c12-
>> db905cdee9ea
>>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
>> -!ifdef $(EDK2_ARMVE_STANDALONE)
>> -  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4-Standalone
>> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>>  !else
>>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4
>>  !endif
>> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
>> b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
>> index 548eee5..16271b0 100644
>> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
>> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
>> @@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
>>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = 1665b5b1-529d-4ba1-bd51-
>> c3c9b29a2274
>>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
>> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>> +!else
>>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15
>> +!endif
>>    SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
>>    BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
>>    SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
>> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-
>> A15_MPCore.dsc b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-
>> A15_MPCore.dsc
>> index 0001f8a..c0940ae 100644
>> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc
>> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc
>> @@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
>>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = 3a91a0f8-3af4-409d-a71d-
>> a199dc134357
>>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
>> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>> +!else
>>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore
>> +!endif
>>    SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
>>    BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
>>    SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
>> diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
>> b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
>> index 4315179..bdc2697 100644
>> --- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
>> +++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
>> @@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
>>    PLATFORM_GUID                  = e46039e0-5bb3-11e0-a9d6-
>> 0002a5d5c51b
>>    PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
>>    DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
>> +!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>> +  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
>> +!else
>>    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4
>> +!endif
>>    SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
>>    BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
>>    SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
>> --
>> 1.7.9.5
>>
>
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Andrew Fish June 21, 2013, 4:12 p.m. UTC | #3
On Jun 21, 2013, at 4:23 AM, Ryan Harkin <ryan.harkin@linaro.org> wrote:

> On 21 June 2013 11:15, Olivier Martin <olivier.martin@arm.com> wrote:
>> I am not convinced by this patch.
>> The use case you gave is the automated build system. Nothing prevent you to
>> do a move the folder around after building it.
> 
> That's not quite suitable for our CI builds, but I see your point.
> 

If you build from a script you should be able to do anything you want? "You can solve every problem with another level of indirection, except for the problem of too many levels of indirection".

So you could post process with a mv or preprocess the .dsc file, and restore it from a build script wrapper.

> 
>> Instead of changing all the DSC files of EDK2, I would prefer to see a patch
>> that changes the 'build' command to allow to overwrite the Build directory
>> defined in the DSC file.
> 

The build command already has a lot of options. I'm not sure adding an option is the right thing to do? 

(master)>build --help
Usage: build.exe [options] [all|fds|genc|genmake|clean|cleanall|cleanlib|modules|libraries|run]

Copyright (c) 2007 - 2010, Intel Corporation  All rights reserved.

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a TARGETARCH, --arch=TARGETARCH
                        ARCHS is one of list: IA32, X64, IPF, ARM or EBC,
                        which overrides target.txt's TARGET_ARCH definition.
                        To specify more archs, please repeat this option.
  -p PLATFORMFILE, --platform=PLATFORMFILE
                        Build the platform specified by the DSC file name
                        argument, overriding target.txt's ACTIVE_PLATFORM
                        definition.
  -m MODULEFILE, --module=MODULEFILE
                        Build the module specified by the INF file name
                        argument.
  -b BUILDTARGET, --buildtarget=BUILDTARGET
                        Using the TARGET to build the platform, overriding
                        target.txt's TARGET definition.
  -t TOOLCHAIN, --tagname=TOOLCHAIN
                        Using the Tool Chain Tagname to build the platform,
                        overriding target.txt's TOOL_CHAIN_TAG definition.
  -x SKUID, --sku-id=SKUID
                        Using this name of SKU ID to build the platform,
                        overriding SKUID_IDENTIFIER in DSC file.
  -n THREADNUMBER       Build the platform using multi-threaded compiler. The
                        value overrides target.txt's
                        MAX_CONCURRENT_THREAD_NUMBER. Less than 2 will disable
                        multi-thread builds.
  -f FDFFILE, --fdf=FDFFILE
                        The name of the FDF file to use, which overrides the
                        setting in the DSC file.
  -r ROMIMAGE, --rom-image=ROMIMAGE
                        The name of FD to be generated. The name must be from
                        [FD] section in FDF file.
  -i FVIMAGE, --fv-image=FVIMAGE
                        The name of FV to be generated. The name must be from
                        [FV] section in FDF file.
  -C CAPNAME, --capsule-image=CAPNAME
                        The name of Capsule to be generated. The name must be
                        from [Capsule] section in FDF file.
  -u, --skip-autogen    Skip AutoGen step.
  -e, --re-parse        Re-parse all meta-data files.
  -c, --case-insensitive
                        Don't check case of file name.
  -w, --warning-as-error
                        Treat warning in tools as error.
  -j LOGFILE, --log=LOGFILE
                        Put log in specified file as well as on console.
  -s, --silent          Make use of silent mode of (n)make.
  -q, --quiet           Disable all messages except FATAL ERRORS.
  -v, --verbose         Turn on verbose output with informational messages
                        printed, including library instances selected, final
                        dependency expression, and warning messages, etc.
  -d DEBUG, --debug=DEBUG
                        Enable debug messages at specified level.
  -D MACROS, --define=MACROS
                        Macro: "Name [= Value]".
  -y REPORTFILE, --report-file=REPORTFILE
                        Create/overwrite the report to the specified filename.
  -Y REPORTTYPE, --report-type=REPORTTYPE
                        Flags that control the type of build report to
                        generate.  Must be one of: [PCD, LIBRARY, FLASH,
                        DEPEX, BUILD_FLAGS, FIXED_ADDRESS, EXECUTION_ORDER].
                        To specify more than one flag, repeat this option on
                        the command line and the default flag set is [PCD,
                        LIBRARY, FLASH, DEPEX, BUILD_FLAGS, FIXED_ADDRESS]
  -F FLAG, --flag=FLAG  Specify the specific option to parse EDK UNI file.
                        Must be one of: [-c, -s]. -c is for EDK framework UNI
                        file, and -s is for EDK UEFI UNI file. This option can
                        also be specified by setting *_*_*_BUILD_FLAGS in
                        [BuildOptions] section of platform DSC. If they are
                        both specified, this value will override the setting
                        in [BuildOptions] section of platform DSC.
  -N, --no-cache        Disable build cache mechanism

Thanks,

Andrew Fish

> That's a preferable option, although it would involve me hacking in
> python - shudder ;-)
> 
> I'll look into the build script if I get some time.  Meanwhile, this
> patch can live in my tree.
>
Ryan Harkin June 21, 2013, 5:36 p.m. UTC | #4
On 21 June 2013 17:12, Andrew Fish <afish@apple.com> wrote:
>
> On Jun 21, 2013, at 4:23 AM, Ryan Harkin <ryan.harkin@linaro.org> wrote:
>
>> On 21 June 2013 11:15, Olivier Martin <olivier.martin@arm.com> wrote:
>>> I am not convinced by this patch.
>>> The use case you gave is the automated build system. Nothing prevent you to
>>> do a move the folder around after building it.
>>
>> That's not quite suitable for our CI builds, but I see your point.
>>
>
> If you build from a script you should be able to do anything you want? "You can solve every problem with another level of indirection, except for the problem of too many levels of indirection".
>
> So you could post process with a mv or preprocess the .dsc file, and restore it from a build script wrapper.
>

Hacking the build system is not a solution to my problem.


>>
>>> Instead of changing all the DSC files of EDK2, I would prefer to see a patch
>>> that changes the 'build' command to allow to overwrite the Build directory
>>> defined in the DSC file.
>>
>
> The build command already has a lot of options. I'm not sure adding an option is the right thing to do?

So if hacking the DSC file in no good, hacking the build system is no
good and hacking the build command is no good, is there a sane way to
get the EDKII build environment to support a configurable output
directory?


>
> (master)>build --help
> Usage: build.exe [options] [all|fds|genc|genmake|clean|cleanall|cleanlib|modules|libraries|run]
>
> Copyright (c) 2007 - 2010, Intel Corporation  All rights reserved.
>
> Options:
>   --version             show program's version number and exit
>   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
>   -a TARGETARCH, --arch=TARGETARCH
>                         ARCHS is one of list: IA32, X64, IPF, ARM or EBC,
>                         which overrides target.txt's TARGET_ARCH definition.
>                         To specify more archs, please repeat this option.
>   -p PLATFORMFILE, --platform=PLATFORMFILE
>                         Build the platform specified by the DSC file name
>                         argument, overriding target.txt's ACTIVE_PLATFORM
>                         definition.
>   -m MODULEFILE, --module=MODULEFILE
>                         Build the module specified by the INF file name
>                         argument.
>   -b BUILDTARGET, --buildtarget=BUILDTARGET
>                         Using the TARGET to build the platform, overriding
>                         target.txt's TARGET definition.
>   -t TOOLCHAIN, --tagname=TOOLCHAIN
>                         Using the Tool Chain Tagname to build the platform,
>                         overriding target.txt's TOOL_CHAIN_TAG definition.
>   -x SKUID, --sku-id=SKUID
>                         Using this name of SKU ID to build the platform,
>                         overriding SKUID_IDENTIFIER in DSC file.
>   -n THREADNUMBER       Build the platform using multi-threaded compiler. The
>                         value overrides target.txt's
>                         MAX_CONCURRENT_THREAD_NUMBER. Less than 2 will disable
>                         multi-thread builds.
>   -f FDFFILE, --fdf=FDFFILE
>                         The name of the FDF file to use, which overrides the
>                         setting in the DSC file.
>   -r ROMIMAGE, --rom-image=ROMIMAGE
>                         The name of FD to be generated. The name must be from
>                         [FD] section in FDF file.
>   -i FVIMAGE, --fv-image=FVIMAGE
>                         The name of FV to be generated. The name must be from
>                         [FV] section in FDF file.
>   -C CAPNAME, --capsule-image=CAPNAME
>                         The name of Capsule to be generated. The name must be
>                         from [Capsule] section in FDF file.
>   -u, --skip-autogen    Skip AutoGen step.
>   -e, --re-parse        Re-parse all meta-data files.
>   -c, --case-insensitive
>                         Don't check case of file name.
>   -w, --warning-as-error
>                         Treat warning in tools as error.
>   -j LOGFILE, --log=LOGFILE
>                         Put log in specified file as well as on console.
>   -s, --silent          Make use of silent mode of (n)make.
>   -q, --quiet           Disable all messages except FATAL ERRORS.
>   -v, --verbose         Turn on verbose output with informational messages
>                         printed, including library instances selected, final
>                         dependency expression, and warning messages, etc.
>   -d DEBUG, --debug=DEBUG
>                         Enable debug messages at specified level.
>   -D MACROS, --define=MACROS
>                         Macro: "Name [= Value]".
>   -y REPORTFILE, --report-file=REPORTFILE
>                         Create/overwrite the report to the specified filename.
>   -Y REPORTTYPE, --report-type=REPORTTYPE
>                         Flags that control the type of build report to
>                         generate.  Must be one of: [PCD, LIBRARY, FLASH,
>                         DEPEX, BUILD_FLAGS, FIXED_ADDRESS, EXECUTION_ORDER].
>                         To specify more than one flag, repeat this option on
>                         the command line and the default flag set is [PCD,
>                         LIBRARY, FLASH, DEPEX, BUILD_FLAGS, FIXED_ADDRESS]
>   -F FLAG, --flag=FLAG  Specify the specific option to parse EDK UNI file.
>                         Must be one of: [-c, -s]. -c is for EDK framework UNI
>                         file, and -s is for EDK UEFI UNI file. This option can
>                         also be specified by setting *_*_*_BUILD_FLAGS in
>                         [BuildOptions] section of platform DSC. If they are
>                         both specified, this value will override the setting
>                         in [BuildOptions] section of platform DSC.
>   -N, --no-cache        Disable build cache mechanism
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew Fish
>
>> That's a preferable option, although it would involve me hacking in
>> python - shudder ;-)
>>
>> I'll look into the build script if I get some time.  Meanwhile, this
>> patch can live in my tree.
>>
>
Andrew Fish June 22, 2013, 12:57 a.m. UTC | #5
On Jun 21, 2013, at 2:02 PM, Tom Rini <trini@ti.com> wrote:

>> Another solution would be to introduce an environment variable (eg:
>> EDK_BUILD_PATH) set by edksetup.(sh|bat) with a default value equal to
>> $(WORKSPACE) that can be overwritten.
> 
> I suspect this would work for everyones use cases.
> 

This might actually be a bigger change to the tools as it impacts all the generated makefiles. But then again with all the complexity of the build.py it may be easier to hack up the makefile templates? 

>> But I am not sure to fully understand the motivation behind changing the
>> default build directory. If you cannot add pre/post action to your build
>> system then it should not take a long time to receive a new request to
>> change the UEFI firmware filename ;-)
> 
> Allowing for user-specified output directories helps a lot of different
> use cases.  My favourite is when debugging builds and bisecting a
> problem to throw each build into foo.rev so that I can if needed compare
> objects, etc, etc, without having to think about moving stuff around.

OK now I'm sold on this concept. I could see adding a check in the platform build script and override build results directory if I'm on a git branch other than master. 

Thanks,

Andrew Fish
diff mbox

Patch

diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
index 17aba33..c8b637a 100644
--- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
+++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7.dsc
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ 
   PLATFORM_GUID                  = 0b511920-978d-4b34-acc0-3d9f8e6f9d81
   PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
   DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
+!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
+  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
+!else
   OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-CTA15-A7
+!endif
   SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
   BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
   SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
index 3f9654f..b4040c2 100644
--- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
+++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4.dsc
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ 
   PLATFORM_GUID                  = eb2bd5ff-2379-4a06-9c12-db905cdee9ea 
   PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
   DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
-!ifdef $(EDK2_ARMVE_STANDALONE)
-  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4-Standalone
+!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
+  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
 !else
   OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-CTA9x4
 !endif
diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
index 548eee5..16271b0 100644
--- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
+++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15.dsc
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ 
   PLATFORM_GUID                  = 1665b5b1-529d-4ba1-bd51-c3c9b29a2274
   PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
   DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
+!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
+  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
+!else
   OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15
+!endif
   SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
   BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
   SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc
index 0001f8a..c0940ae 100644
--- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc
+++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore.dsc
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ 
   PLATFORM_GUID                  = 3a91a0f8-3af4-409d-a71d-a199dc134357
   PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
   DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
+!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
+  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
+!else
   OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A15_MPCore
+!endif
   SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
   BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
   SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT
diff --git a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
index 4315179..bdc2697 100644
--- a/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
+++ b/ArmPlatformPkg/ArmVExpressPkg/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4.dsc
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ 
   PLATFORM_GUID                  = e46039e0-5bb3-11e0-a9d6-0002a5d5c51b
   PLATFORM_VERSION               = 0.1
   DSC_SPECIFICATION              = 0x00010005
+!ifdef $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
+  OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = $(EDK2_OUT_DIR)
+!else
   OUTPUT_DIRECTORY               = Build/ArmVExpress-RTSM-A9x4
+!endif
   SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES        = ARM
   BUILD_TARGETS                  = DEBUG|RELEASE
   SKUID_IDENTIFIER               = DEFAULT