From dcbb35eb6ca9133f6858a5945901154dd8bec732 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: xli24 Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:58:47 +0000 Subject: Add comments in DSC files to explain the function and design of components section. git-svn-id: https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2@7490 6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524 --- MdePkg/MdePkg.dsc | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) (limited to 'MdePkg/MdePkg.dsc') diff --git a/MdePkg/MdePkg.dsc b/MdePkg/MdePkg.dsc index 56234a151a..23b8f2865c 100644 --- a/MdePkg/MdePkg.dsc +++ b/MdePkg/MdePkg.dsc @@ -48,6 +48,25 @@ [PcdsFixedAtBuild.IPF] gEfiMdePkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdIoBlockBaseAddressForIpf|0x0ffffc000000 +################################################################################################### +# +# Components Section - list of the modules and components that will be processed by compilation +# tools and the EDK II tools to generate PE32/PE32+/Coff image files. +# +# Note: The EDK II DSC file is not used to specify how compiled binary images get placed +# into firmware volume images. This section is just a list of modules to compile from +# source into UEFI-compliant binaries. +# It is the FDF file that contains information on combining binary files into firmware +# volume images, whose concept is beyond UEFI and is described in PI specification. +# Binary modules do not need to be listed in this section, as they should be +# specified in the FDF file. For example: Shell binary (Shell_Full.efi), FAT binary (Fat.efi), +# Logo (Logo.bmp), and etc. +# There may also be modules listed in this section that are not required in the FDF file, +# When a module listed here is excluded from FDF file, then UEFI-compliant binary will be +# generated for it, but the binary will not be put into any firmware volume. +# +################################################################################################### + [Components.common] MdePkg/Library/BaseCacheMaintenanceLib/BaseCacheMaintenanceLib.inf MdePkg/Library/BaseCpuLib/BaseCpuLib.inf -- cgit v1.2.3