Cat generator

cat_generator ¶

Script to generate Cat files for capsule update.

Based on a supplied inf file and uses the winsdk and command line tool Inf2Cat.exe

A cat file generator.

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
`arch`	`str`	a supported architecture
`os`	`str`	a supported os

Arch: str

Returns the attribute arch.

OperatingSystem: str

Returns the Operating system attribute.

__init__(arch: str, os: str) -> CatGenerator

Inits a Cat Generator.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
`arch`	`str`	a supported arch	required
`os`	`str`	a supported os	required

MakeCat(
    OutputCatFile: str,
    PathToInf2CatTool: Optional[str] = None,
) -> int

Generates a cat file to the outputcatfile directory.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
`OutputCatFile`	`str`	Where to place the output cat file.	required
`PathToInf2CatTool`	`str`	path to Inf2CatTool if known.	`None`

Raises:

Type	Description
`Exception`	Invalid Inf2CatTool path or unable to find it.
`Exception`	Inf2CatTool failed
`Exception`	Cat file not found, but tool executed successfully