[Bug]: HTTP command not available in OVMF UEFI Shell despite modyfing files

[theoDev-alt]

[Bug]: HTTP command not available in OVMF UEFI Shell

Description

I'm building OVMF from source and can successfully boot into the UEFI shell in QEMU, but the http command is not available despite enabling network support during the build.

Environment

• EDK2 Version: [current master/latest clone]
• Build Target: X64, DEBUG
• Toolchain: GCC5
• OS: Linux
• QEMU Version: qemu-x86_64 version 8.2.2 (Debian 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.10)

Steps Taken

1. Initial Build Attempt

source edksetup.sh
build -a X64 -t GCC5 -p OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgX64.dsc 

2. Attempted Manual Configuration

Edited OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgX64.dsc and OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgX64.fdf to add:

In .dsc [Components]:

ShellPkg/DynamicCommand/HttpDynamicCommand/HttpDynamicCommand.inf

In .fdf [FV.DXEFV]:

INF ShellPkg/DynamicCommand/HttpDynamicCommand/HttpDynamicCommand.inf

Also according to this page : http pcds conf tried adding to [PcdsFixedAtBuild]:

gEfiNetworkPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdAllowHttpConnections|TRUE

3. QEMU Command (with virtio-rng per issue #10663)

qemu-system-x86_64 -bios Build/OvmfX64/DEBUG_GCC5/FV/OVMF.fd \
  -nographic \
  -netdev user,id=net0 \
  -device e1000,netdev=net0 \
  -device virtio-rng-pci

Current Behavior

• OVMF boots successfully into UEFI Shell
• Running http in the shell returns: 'http' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or script file.

Observations

I discovered that:

1. ShellPkg/ShellPkg.dsc already contains HttpDynamicCommand with PcdShellLibAutoInitialize|FALSE
2. OvmfPkg/Include/Dsc/ShellComponents.dsc.inc has HTTP command conditional on NETWORK_ENABLE == TRUE
3. OvmfPkg/Include/Fdf/ShellDxe.fdf.inc also includes HTTP command when NETWORK_ENABLE == TRUE

This suggests the infrastructure is already in place, but something is preventing it from working.

Questions

1. Is NETWORK_ENABLE the correct flag, or are there additional flags needed?
2. Are there other build defines I should be using? (e.g., NETWORK_HTTP_ENABLE, NETWORK_ALLOW_HTTP_CONNECTIONS)
3. Could this be related to the PixieFail CVE fixes requiring RNG (already added -device virtio-rng-pci)?
4. Is there a way to verify which defines are actually being set during the build?

Expected Behavior

The http command should be available in the UEFI shell.

Additional Context

I've reviewed issue #10663 which mentioned similar symptoms but was resolved by adding -device virtio-rng-pci to QEMU. I've already added this but still don't have the HTTP command available.

As you may understand I am new to edk2 but I tried many times before asking here. Any guidance on what I might be missing would be greatly appreciated!

[theoDev-alt]

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