Specifications

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Chapter 9
Format Revision Tool
Revup from EDK 6.1 to EDK 6.2
The Format Revision Tool (revup) updates an existing EDK 6.1 project to a format for EDK
6.2. Note that if you open a EDK 6.1 project in XPS 6.2, then it will automatically revup the
project to the new format. If you have a project which is from EDK release 3.2 or 3.1, XPS
will not update that project. You must update the project yourself from the command line
shell using revup32to61 utility. Please refer to section “Revup from EDK 3.2 to EDK 6.1”
for details.
The revup in EDK 6.2 creates backup of the current project files and then updates the
existing ones. The XMP and the MSS files need a revup in EDK 6.2. For details on changes
in MSS file, please refer to Chapter 19, “Microprocessor Software Specification (MSS)”.
The following files are backedup before revup:
x <system>.xmp as <system>_xmp.61
x <system>.mhs as <system>_mhs.61
x <system>.mss as <system>_mss.61
x <system>.log as <system>_log.61
The contents of the log file are also cleared after creating a backup.
The MHS file does not need any changes from 6.1 to 6.2. Also, none of the IP or driver
repositories need any update in EDK 6.2.
Tool Usage
Run the revup tool as follows from the command line:
revup <system>.xmp
The following are the options supported:
-h (Help)
The -h option displays the usage menu and quits.
Limitations
The limitations of the revup tool are:
x It can only revup EDK 6.1 projects. Older projects must be reved up separately to EDK
6.1.
x It only performs format revup. If any IP or driver has been marked OBSOLETE in
EDK 6.2, users need to change the design manually to latest versions of IP.