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Rapid Patina Iteration

The build_and_run_rust_binary.py script is intended for rapid development of Patina in this repository. It takes a prebuilt FD (from a previous stuart_build invocation) and patches a new Patina DXE Core into it. This greatly speeds up the development loop because none of the C components are rebuilt.

Warning

When a C component is changed, stuart_build must be re-run to rebuild the full platform. The patcher only updates the Patina DXE Core within an existing FD.

Prerequisites

The script requires that the following repositories are cloned locally:

How it Works

The script will:

  1. Build a new Patina DXE Core from patina-dxe-core-qemu for the requested platform.
  2. Use the patcher to patch the new DXE Core into the existing FD.
  3. Launch QEMU to execute the patched FD.

Running the Script

python build_and_run_rust_binary.py -p Q35

Use python build_and_run_rust_binary.py -h to see all related options, including the SBSA platform target and debugger configuration flags.