--- /dev/null
+##########################################################################################\r
+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Notes for this ChangeLog.txt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\r
+\r
+This log file is used to record two kinds of important information:\r
+ a) "Non-Compatible Changes": all non-compatible changes should be recorded. These info\r
+ will help the package user to merge this package; and some non-compatible changes\r
+ can also be added into release notes as news features when we release this package.\r
+ Normally Non-Compatible Changes contains the following types:\r
+ 1) Package's external services were changed/updated\r
+ 2) Package's common .h file is renamed, deleted, or the file path is changed.\r
+ 3) The definition of package's common data structure is changed\r
+ ...\r
+\r
+ b) "Important Compatible Changes": some important compatible changes can aslo be recorded\r
+ in this file, and we can add these updating into release notes when we release this\r
+ package.\r
+\r
+Non-Compatible and Compatible example format:\r
+==========================================================================================\r
+EDK_0010: Non-Compatible: owner\r
+\r
+ Class_HFile: PPI A of MdePkg has been removed.\r
+\r
+ Code Change :\r
+ 1) Removed the .h file: MdePkg\Include\Ppi\A.h\r
+\r
+ Possible Impacts:\r
+ 1) All modules that used this PPI A should be updated.\r
+\r
+==========================================================================================\r
+EDK_0000: Compatible: owner\r
+\r
+ Class_BuildTool: with the EDK_0000 build.exe, the build performance is enhanced great.\r
+\r
+ Code Change :\r
+ 1) BaseTools\Bin\Win32\build.exe\r
+\r
+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! End of Notes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\r
+##########################################################################################\r
+\r
+==========================================================================================\r
+EDK_4222: Non-Compatible: qhuang8\r
+ \r
+ Shell Applications: Remove duplicate applications. There are duplicate copies in\r
+ this package. Remove them to avoid maintenance efforts.\r
+ \r
+ Code Change:\r
+ 1) Remove all the applications under\r
+ "EdkShellBinPkg\MinimumShell\ia32\Apps"\r
+ this directory is exactly the same as\r
+ EdkShellBinPkg\bin\ia32\Apps\r
+ 2) Remove all the applications under\r
+ "EdkShellBinPkg\MinimumShell\x64\Apps"\r
+ this directory is exactly the same as\r
+ EdkShellBinPkg\bin\ia32\Apps \r
+ 3) Remove all the applications under\r
+ "EdkShellBinPkg\MinimumShell\ia32\Apps"\r
+ this directory is exactly the same as\r
+ EdkShellBinPkg\bin\ia32\Apps\r
+ \r
+\r
+ \r
+ Possible Impacts:\r
+ 1) Platform FDF files that directly refer to these applications should update the locations\r
+ to avoid build break.\r
+\r
+\r
+\r
+==========================================================================================\r