[v3,2/4] buildtools: use macro to embed information in binaries

diff --git a/buildtools/gen-pmdinfo-cfile.py b/buildtools/gen-pmdinfo-cfile.py
index 5fbd51658a..3a078ab6d1 100644
--- a/buildtools/gen-pmdinfo-cfile.py
+++ b/buildtools/gen-pmdinfo-cfile.py
@@ -7,15 +7,29 @@ 
 import sys
 import tempfile
 
-_, tmp_root, ar, archive, output, *pmdinfogen = sys.argv
+_, tmp_root, archiver, archive, output, *pmdinfogen = sys.argv
 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=tmp_root) as temp:
     paths = []
-    for name in subprocess.run([ar, "t", archive], stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                               check=True).stdout.decode().splitlines():
+    if archiver == "lib":
+        archiver_options = ["/LIST", "/NOLOGO"]
+    else:
+        archiver_options = ["t"]
+    for name in (
+        subprocess.run(
+            [archiver] + archiver_options + [archive],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            check=True,
+        )
+        .stdout.decode()
+        .splitlines()
+    ):
         if os.path.exists(name):
             paths.append(name)
         else:
-            subprocess.run([ar, "x", os.path.abspath(archive), name],
-                           check=True, cwd=temp)
+            if archiver == "lib":
+                run_args = [archiver, f"/EXTRACT:{name}", os.path.abspath(archive)]
+            else:
+                run_args = [archiver, "x", os.path.abspath(archive), name]
+            subprocess.run(run_args, check=True, cwd=temp)
             paths.append(os.path.join(temp, name))
     subprocess.run(pmdinfogen + paths + [output], check=True)
diff --git a/buildtools/meson.build b/buildtools/meson.build
index 1cd1ce02fd..11221f02ea 100644
--- a/buildtools/meson.build
+++ b/buildtools/meson.build
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@  install_data([
 pmdinfo = py3 + files('gen-pmdinfo-cfile.py') + [meson.current_build_dir()]
 pmdinfogen = py3 + files('pmdinfogen.py')
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
-    if cc.get_id() == 'gcc'
+    if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+        pmdinfo += 'lib'
+    elif cc.get_id() == 'gcc'
         pmdinfo += 'ar'
     else
         pmdinfo += 'llvm-ar'
diff --git a/buildtools/pmdinfogen.py b/buildtools/pmdinfogen.py
index dfb89500c0..710913083f 100755
--- a/buildtools/pmdinfogen.py
+++ b/buildtools/pmdinfogen.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@  def get_value(self, offset, size):
     @property
     def string_value(self):
         value = self._symbol.get_value(0)
-        return coff.decode_asciiz(value) if value else ''
+        return coff.decode_asciiz(value) if value else ""
 
 
 class COFFImage:
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@  def dump(self, file):
         dumped = json.dumps(self.__dict__)
         escaped = dumped.replace('"', '\\"')
         print(
-            'const char %s_pmd_info[] __attribute__((used)) = "PMD_INFO_STRING= %s";'
+            'RTE_INCLUDE(const char, %s_pmd_info)[] = "PMD_INFO_STRING= %s";'
             % (self.name, escaped),
             file=file,
         )
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@  def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("format", help="object file format, 'elf' or 'coff'")
     parser.add_argument(
-        "input", nargs='+', help="input object file path or '-' for stdin"
+        "input", nargs="+", help="input object file path or '-' for stdin"
     )
     parser.add_argument("output", help="output C file path or '-' for stdout")
     return parser.parse_args()
@@ -252,13 +252,14 @@  def open_output(path):
 
 def write_header(output):
     output.write(
-        "static __attribute__((unused)) const char *generator = \"%s\";\n" % sys.argv[0]
+        "#include <rte_common.h>\n"
+        'static __rte_unused const char *generator = "%s";\n' % sys.argv[0]
     )
 
 
 def main():
     args = parse_args()
-    if args.input.count('-') > 1:
+    if args.input.count("-") > 1:
         raise Exception("'-' input cannot be used multiple times")
     if args.format == "elf" and "ELFFile" not in globals():
         raise Exception("elftools module not found")