Edk2Path: Add an env variable to allow nested packages

edk2toollib/uefi/edk2/path_utilities.py

@@ -100,17 +100,46 @@ def __init__(self, ws: os.PathLike, package_path_list: Iterable[os.PathLike],
             package_path_packages[package_path] = \
                 [Path(p).parent for p in package_path.glob('**/*.dec')]
 
+        # Note: The ability to ignore this function raising an exception on
+        #       nested packages is temporary. Do not plan on this variable
+        #       being available long-term and try to resolve the nested
+        #       packages problem right away.
+        #
+        # Removal is tracked in the following GitHub issue:
+        # https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-pytool-library/issues/200
+        ignore_nested_packages = False
+        if "PYTOOL_TEMPORARILY_IGNORE_NESTED_EDK_PACKAGES" in os.environ and \
+            os.environ["PYTOOL_TEMPORARILY_IGNORE_NESTED_EDK_PACKAGES"].strip().lower() == \
+                "true":
+            ignore_nested_packages = True
+
         for package_path, packages in package_path_packages.items():
             for i, package in enumerate(packages):
                 for j in range(i + 1, len(packages)):
                     comp_package = packages[j]
-
                     if (package.is_relative_to(comp_package)
                             or comp_package.is_relative_to(package)):
-                        raise Exception(
-                            f"Nested packages not allowed. The packages "
-                            f"[{str(package)}] and [{str(comp_package)}] are "
-                            f"nested")
+                        if ignore_nested_packages:
+                            self.logger.log(
+                                logging.WARNING,
+                                f"Nested packages not allowed. The packages "
+                                f"[{str(package)}] and [{str(comp_package)}] are "
+                                f"nested.")
+                            self.logger.log(
+                                logging.WARNING,
+                                "Note 1: Nested packages are being ignored right now because the "
+                                "\"PYTOOL_TEMPORARILY_IGNORE_NESTED_EDK_PACKAGES\" environment variable "
+                                "is set. Do not depend on this variable long-term.")
+                            self.logger.log(
+                                logging.WARNING,
+                                "Note 2: Some pytool features may not work as expected with nested packages.")
+                        else:
+                            raise Exception(
+                                f"Nested packages not allowed. The packages "
+                                f"[{str(package)}] and [{str(comp_package)}] are "
+                                f"nested. Set the \"PYTOOL_TEMPORARILY_IGNORE_NESTED_EDK_PACKAGES\" "
+                                f"environment variable to \"true\" as a temporary workaround "
+                                f"until you fix the packages so they are no longer nested.")
 
     def GetEdk2RelativePathFromAbsolutePath(self, abspath):
         """Given an absolute path return a edk2 path relative to workspace or packagespath.

edk2toollib/uefi/edk2/test_path_utilities.py

@@ -811,9 +811,20 @@ def test_get_relative_path_with_nested_packages(self):
         pp2_name = "PPTestPkg2"
         self._make_edk2_package_helper(folder_pp2_abs, pp2_name)
 
+        # Nested packages should raise an exception by default
         self.assertRaises(Exception, Edk2Path, folder_ws_abs, [folder_pp1_abs])
         self.assertRaises(Exception, Edk2Path, folder_ws_abs, [folder_pp1_abs, folder_pp2_abs])
 
+        # Nested packages should no longer raise an exception
+        # Note: These tests can be removed when support for
+        #       PYTOOL_TEMPORARILY_IGNORE_NESTED_EDK_PACKAGES is removed.
+        os.environ["PYTOOL_TEMPORARILY_IGNORE_NESTED_EDK_PACKAGES"] = "true"
+        Edk2Path(folder_ws_abs, [folder_pp1_abs])
+        Edk2Path(folder_ws_abs, [folder_pp1_abs, folder_pp2_abs])
+
+        # Remove the environment variable now that the test above is complete
+        os.environ.pop("PYTOOL_TEMPORARILY_IGNORE_NESTED_EDK_PACKAGES")
+
     def test_get_relative_path_when_folder_is_next_to_package(self):
         ''' test usage of GetEdk2RelativePathFromAbsolutePath when a folder containing a package is in the same
         directory as a different package. This test ensures the correct value is returned regardless the order of