Remote #ci is the way to go in #modernhw digital design testing. In this #ciseries, let’s see how to implement it with detail using sourcehut and a real world example.

Remote #ci is the way to go in #modernhw digital design testing. In this #ciseries, let’s see how to implement it with detail using sourcehut and a real world example.

Remote #ci is the way to go in #modernhw digital design testing. In this #ciseries, let’s see it in practice with some detail using two of the most popular forges out there.

Using #git is not the whole picture on #modernhw version control landscape. Git is great when one decides to locally follow changes, take diffs, create branches and so on. When it comes to collaboration with other people or to create a community around a common project, the need for extra tooling arises, and it becomes evident that git alone is not enough. A #gitforge fills this gap.

We said #git, then. How to use git as efficiently as possible in #modernhw ? We know the answer, using a front end. Right, but then ? Following a set of simple principles and best practices that will make your life simpler. Follow me on this trip.

Guix reveals as a practical means of handling dependencies. However, the amount of information available to start using it may appear as a bit overwhelming for a beginner, letting the feeling of a tool reserved to a reduced community or experts. Far from that. Here you’ll find everything you need to get started with guix, with a light touch on using it for #modernhw.

Everything you need to get started with sourcehut, an original and interesting #gitforge .

#guix includes the concept of channels, or git repositories of package definitions. This gives a chance for anyone to complete the collection of packages provided by the distribution, in case this is not enough. Keep reading for an intro on how to create your own channels, or how to use the most popular third party guix channels around.

As one understands with time and a bit of experience, keeping track of the whole bunch of #dependencies necessary to handle daily when doing digital hardware design may reveal as an error-prone task. And yet, this is not to speak about regressions, incompatibilities and most important, #reproducibility of results. Luckyly enough, this is precisely the problem that #guix intends to solve, in an elegant, minimalistic and open way, using only #freesoftware.