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Different methods for declaring UNI files
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Konstantin Aladyshev
Hello!
I was investigating EDKII database and have found 3 ways of declaring UNI files: 1) Sources section within the INF file: ``` [Sources] InventoryStrings.uni VfrStrings.uni ... ``` Example: https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/blob/master/MdeModulePkg/Universal/DriverSampleDxe/DriverSampleDxe.inf 2) MODULE_UNI_FILE/[UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] within the INF file: ``` [Defines] ... MODULE_UNI_FILE = ResetSystemPei.uni ... [UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] ResetSystemPeiExtra.uni ``` Example: https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/blob/master/MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemPei/ResetSystemPei.inf 3) PACKAGE_UNI_FILE/[UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] within the DEC file: ``` [Defines] PACKAGE_UNI_FILE = MdeModulePkg.uni ... [UserExtensions.TianoCore."ExtraFiles"] MdeModulePkgExtra.uni ``` Example: https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/blob/master/MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.dec _______________________ Could someone provide me some info about all these different methods? As I understand, all the translation strings for HII should be defined within method 1. Am I correct? What is the purpose of methods 2 and 3 then? I see that these methods define strings like: STR_MODULE_ABSTRACT STR_MODULE_DESCRIPTION STR_PROPERTIES_MODULE_NAME STR_PACKAGE_ABSTRACT STR_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION STR_PROPERTIES_PACKAGE_NAME When are these strings printed? What is the point of putting STR_MODULE_ABSTRACT/STR_MODULE_DESCRIPTION in one file and STR_PROPERTIES_MODULE_NAME in the other "extra" file? Seems redundant. Also I've found more strange strings in the https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/blob/master/MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.uni STR_gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid_PcdLoadModuleAtFixAddressEnable_PROMPT STR_gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid_PcdLoadModuleAtFixAddressEnable_HELP STR_gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid_ERR_80000001 How are they used? Best regards, Konstantin Aladyshev |
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Andrew Fish
On Oct 10, 2021, at 5:12 AM, Konstantin Aladyshev <aladyshev22@...> wrote:Konstantin, Your 2) and 3) are associated with the UEFI Packaging Specification [1]. You can read up on what things in the INF file mean here [2]. I think 2.16.1 will answer your questions. TL;DR these files are not processed by the build system and used for other things. [1] https://uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/Dist_Package_Spec_1_1.pdf [2] https://tianocore-docs.github.io/edk2-InfSpecification/release-1.27/2_inf_overview/216_[userextensions]_section.html#216-userextensions-section Thanks, Andrew Fish I see that these methods define strings like: |
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