Fwd: Proposal: gnu-efi-cli tool with .inf build support

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Gönderen: ALİM TAŞ <[email protected]>
Date: 15 Ağu 2026 Cmt, 23:25
Subject: Fwd: Proposal: gnu-efi-cli tool with .inf build support
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Gönderen: ALİM TAŞ <[email protected]>
Date: 13 Ağu 2026 Per, 14:10
Subject: Proposal: gnu-efi-cli tool with .inf build support
To: <[email protected]>


Hello GNU community,

I would like to propose a new tool for GNU-EFI development:
gnu-efi-cli. This tool aims to simplify and modularize the traditional
gcc → ld → objcopy build chain by introducing support for .inf files.

With gnu-efi-cli, developers can compile EFI applications using a
single command:

gnu-efi-cli efi.inf

An .inf file defines sources, architecture, output, and build options.
For example:

[Sources]
main.c
util.c

[Defines]
ARCH = x86_64
OUTPUT = MyApp.efi

[BuildOptions]
CFLAGS = -I/usr/include/efi -I/usr/include/efi/x86_64
-fno-stack-protector -fpic -fshort-wchar
LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -znocombreloc

The tool then automatically invokes gcc, ld, and objcopy to produce a
working EFI binary.

Advantages:

Easier compilation with a single command
Repeatable build process defined in INF files
Potential for future support of other toolchains (e.g., Clang)

If the community finds this idea useful, I plan to prepare a prototype
via a GitHub fork and submit a PR to GNU-EFI.

I look forward to your feedback and suggestions.

Best regards, ALIM