edk2-libc : add github actions workflow to build PyUEFI using gcc

REF: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4794

This commit adds github actions workflow to build python uefi
interpreter with gcc tool chain on Ubuntu Linux system.
The build-python-uefi-gcc.yaml file under .github/workflows
implements the build action for building the pyuefi interpreter with
gcc tool chain.

Cc: Rebecca Cran <rebecca@bsdio.com>
Cc: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
Cc: Jayaprakash N <n.jayaprakash@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jayaprakash N <n.jayaprakash@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>

.github/workflows/build-python-uefi-gcc.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# GitHub actions workflow to build python uefi using gcc
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
+#
+
+name: Build Python Interpreter for UEFI with GCC
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y build-essential uuid-dev iasl git nasm python3-distutils
+
+    - name: Clone EDK2
+      run: |
+        git clone https://github.com/tianocore/edk2.git
+        cd edk2
+        git submodule update --init
+
+    - name: Build EDK2 Base Tools
+      run: |
+        cd edk2
+        . edksetup.sh
+        make -C BaseTools
+
+    - name: Run srcprep.py
+      run: |
+        cd AppPkg/Applications/Python/Python-3.6.8/
+        python3 srcprep.py
+
+    - name: Build Python UEFI
+      run: |
+        export PACKAGES_PATH=`pwd`/edk2:`pwd`:
+        export EDK2_LIBC_PATH=`pwd`
+        cd edk2
+        . edksetup.sh
+        build -t GCC5 -a X64 -b RELEASE -p $EDK2_LIBC_PATH/AppPkg/AppPkg.dsc -D BUILD_PYTHON368
+
+    - name: Create PyUEFI package
+      run: |
+        export WORKSPACE=`pwd`/edk2
+        echo WORKSPACE is $WORKSPACE
+        export EDK2_LIBC_PATH=`pwd`
+        . AppPkg/Applications/Python/Python-3.6.8/create_python_pkg.sh GCC5 RELEASE X64 myUEFIPy
+
+    - name: List build artifacts
+      run: |
+        ls -R edk2/myUEFIPy
+
+    - name: Upload build output as artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: myUEFIPy-build-gcc-output
+        path: edk2/myUEFIPy/**/*

AppPkg/Applications/Python/Python-3.6.8/create_python_pkg.sh

@@ -59,24 +59,24 @@ then
    exit
 fi
 
-echo current working directory `pwd`
-echo changing working directory to $WORKSPACE
-cd $WORKSPACE
-ls
-
-# check if the EDK2_LIBC_PATH environment variable set or not
-if [ -z $EDK2_LIBC_PATH ]
-then
-    echo Warning: EDK2_LIBC_PATH environment variable is not set
-    echo It should be set to edk2-libc folder path.
-    echo.
-    echo Assuming that edk2-libc contents are copied to edk2 folder
-    echo at compilation time, setting this variable to edk2 path.
-    export EDK2_LIBC_PATH=$WORKSPACE
-fi
-
-echo edk2 libc path $EDK2_LIBC_PATH
-
+echo current working directory `pwd`
+echo changing working directory to $WORKSPACE
+cd $WORKSPACE
+ls
+
+# check if the EDK2_LIBC_PATH environment variable set or not
+if [ -z $EDK2_LIBC_PATH ]
+then
+    echo Warning: EDK2_LIBC_PATH environment variable is not set
+    echo It should be set to edk2-libc folder path.
+    echo.
+    echo Assuming that edk2-libc contents are copied to edk2 folder
+    echo at compilation time, setting this variable to edk2 path.
+    export EDK2_LIBC_PATH=$WORKSPACE
+fi
+
+echo edk2 libc path $EDK2_LIBC_PATH
+
 PYTHON_BIN="Build/AppPkg/$TARGET"_"$TOOL_CHAIN_TAG/$ARCH/Python.efi"
 if [ ! -f $PYTHON_BIN ]
 then
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ then
     mkdir -p $OUT_FOLDER/EFI/StdLib/etc
 fi
 
-cp -rf $EDK2_LIBC_PATH/AppPkg/Applications/Python/Python-3.6.8/Lib/*  $OUT_FOLDER/EFI/StdLib/lib/python36.8/
-cp -rf $EDK2_LIBC_PATH/StdLib/Efi/StdLib/etc/*  $OUT_FOLDER/EFI/StdLib/etc/
+cp -rf $EDK2_LIBC_PATH/AppPkg/Applications/Python/Python-3.6.8/Lib/*  $OUT_FOLDER/EFI/StdLib/lib/python36.8/
+cp -rf $EDK2_LIBC_PATH/StdLib/Efi/StdLib/etc/*  $OUT_FOLDER/EFI/StdLib/etc/
 
 if [ ${OUT_FOLDER:0:1} == "/" ]
 then