Re: [edk2-buildtools] [edk2][RFC] Proposal to retire edk2-buildtools sub-project

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Hi,

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback.  There were no comments against this proposal, and there was feedback to make some refinements and clarifications.  The detailed proposal with these updates is shown below.  We will start the transition this week.  We may need help from the EDK II community on some of the OS specific scripts to build BaseTools from sources and scripts to pull BaseTools binaries from https://svn.code.sf.net/p/edk2-toolbinaries/code/trunk/.

Proposed steps:
===============
1) Create new sub-project for BaseTools binaries 
	a. SVN Link: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/edk2-toolbinaries/code/trunk/
	b. Status: Done.
2) Intel to provide Build System for BaseTools Win32 binaries
	a. SVN Link: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/edk2-toolbinaries/code/trunk/Win32/
	b. Build Frequency: Once per day, but only if there are source changes since last build.  Incremental build
	c. Build Time: 3 AM PDT
	d. Daily builds are incremental.  This means that different tool binaries may have different versions based on the source control system revision used to perform incremental builds.
	e. Clean builds of BaseTools will only be done when a release branch is created or on-request if there are issues found with incremental build.
	d. If build fails for any reason, then build server sends build log to edk...@li... and no new binaries are checked into https://svn.code.sf.net/p/edk2-toolbinaries/code/trunk/.
	e. If build succeeds then new binaries are checked into https://svn.code.sf.net/p/edk2-toolbinaries/code/trunk/.  A build report in ReadMe.txt. is checked into the OS specific sub-directory. 
	f. Initial Build System configuration
		############### Build System Information ###############
		  OS_Name       = Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (X64)
		  OS_Version    = 6.1.7601 Service Pack SP1 Build 7601
		  Visual Studio = Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite SP 1
		  Python        = 2.7.3 (32bit)
		  cxFreeze      = 4.2.3
		  antlr3        = 3.1.3
		McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8
	f. Status: In progress.  Need a few more validation steps.
3) Delete Win32 binaries from EDK II BaseTools and replace with an SVN extern.
	a. Default will continue to pull Win32 binaries
	b. Developers that do not want Win32 binaries can opt-out by ignoring externs.
	c. Date: TBD.  Goal is immediately after Build System for BaseTools Win32 binaries is stable.
4) Merge sources from Edk2-buildtools to EDK II BaseTools
	a. Date: TBD.  Goal is immediately after Build System for BaseTools Win32 binaries is stable.
5) Change permissions on Edk2-buildtools sub-project to read-only and mark sub-project as inactive.
	a. Date: TBD.  Goal is immediately after EDK II BaseTools is synced with EDK2-buildtools.
6) Retire edk...@li... mailing list.  All commits to BaseTools sources will show up on edk...@li....
7) Retire edk...@li... and move all BaseTools related discussions to edk...@li...
8) Update edksetup.* to optionally build BaseTools from sources or pull BaseTools binaries from source control
	a. edksetup.* detects if binaries are present or not
	b. If BaseTools binaries not present, and no flags provided, then edksetup.* displays help for building BaseTools from sources or pulling BaseTools binaries from source control if applicable.
	c. If binaries not present, and flag to build BaseTools from sources specified, then build BaseTools from sources.
	d. If binaries not present, and flag to pull BaseTools binaries from source control specified, then use command line source control tools to pull BaseTools binaries from source control.  
	e. edksetup.* to support optional flag to specify an alternate BaseTools binary directory to avoid potential source control system conflicts with BaseTools\Bin.  This would allow a developer to have binaries build by Build System and locally build 	binaries present in the same workspace.
	f. Date: TBD.  Goal is immediately after all tasks above have been completed.  Work on the updates scripts has been started and proposed flags and details will be shared this week.
	g. NOTE: There are additional discussions on binaries from alternate distribution locations.  Edksetup.* may need additional updates/maintenance to detect and pull from these alternate distribution locations as required.

Thanks,

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Kinney, Michael D [mailto:mic...@in...] 
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:12 PM
To: edk...@li...; edk...@li...
Subject: [edk2-buildtools] [edk2][RFC] Proposal to retire edk2-buildtools sub-project

Hello,

I am looking for comments on a proposal on how EDK II BaseTools is maintained.  The goal is to move all tool related development activities to the EDK II BaseTools.  This is to address community feedback that there are long delays between changes made to the edk2-buildtools sub-project and the changes being propagated to EDK II BaseTools.  There has also been feedback that some developers do not want the overhead of pulling Win32 binaries when they are not required.  I am interested in your feedback (positive or negative) on this proposal and if you think steps should be added or removed or modified.

I would appreciate feedback by 7/18/2014.  Please let us know if you need more time to evaluate this proposal.

Proposed steps:
===============
1) Create new sub-project for BaseTools binaries 
	a. SVN Link: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/edk2-toolbinaries/code/trunk/
	b. Status: Done.
2) Intel to provide build server for BaseTools Win32 binaries
	a. SVN Link: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/edk2-toolbinaries/code/trunk/Win32/
	b. Build Frequency: Once per day, but only if there are source changes since last build.
	c. Build Time: 3 AM PDT
	d. Build server to send email with build log when build is performed.
	e. Build server send email that no build was required if no source changes since last build.
	f. Status: In progress.  Need a few more validation steps.
3) Delete Win32 binaries from EDK II BaseTools and replace with an SVN extern.
	a. Default will continue to pull Win32 binaries
	b. Developers that do not want Win32 binaries can opt-out by ignoring externs.
	c. Date: TBD.  Goal is immediately after build server is stable.
4) Merge sources from Edk2-buildtools to EDK II BaseTools
	a. Date: TBD.  Goal is immediately after build server is stable.
5) Change permissions on Edk2-buildtools sub-project to read-only and mark sub-project as inactive.
	a. Date: TBD.  Goal is immediately after EDK II BaseTools is synced with EDK2-buildtools.
6) Retire edk...@li... mailing list.  All commits to BaseTools sources will show up on edk...@li....
7) Retire edk...@li... and move all BaseTools related discussions to edk...@li... 

Thanks,

Mike

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