Setup a ci pipeline for firmware by leoribg

[leoribg]

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[noahp]

Let's include the Dockerfile source with an explanation of what goes into the image- that's a crucial part of this setup and deserves a detailed explanation!

[tyhoff]

Agree. The Docker image is also 6GB. Would love to understand more about what's in there and what we're tell ing people they need to put in their GitHub Action CI image.

Would also be a good chance to update the Docker file to adhere to best practices

[leoribg]

Okay, but I was trying to provide the readers a "ready to build" docker image. So they can run and build the example in minutes. The image consists of a ubuntu image with Simplicity Studio and the SDKs installed. I had to install Simplicity Studio on an Ubuntu Machine and copy the installation contents to the container to generate the image. So this is not the focus of the article. But I can try to create a docker file for it.

[noahp]

Ah, Simplicity Studio requires login 😕 always a bit tedious when vendors do that for free toolchains.

I'd still like to have the Dockerfile detailed here; providing a pre-built one is great if someone wants to try it, but the heart of the article is about setting up such a system, rather than the actual result (eg, if someone's not using Simplicity Studio, having the Dockerfile reference is much more valuable than the pre-built image, IMO).

[leoribg]

Oh, understood. I will do it.

[tyhoff]

Giving this a read-though & cleanup now. Will push directly to your branch.

[tyhoff]

The post is a great stat! I do think I'd like to have a bit more of the technical bits in the actual article as content - screenshots aren't great UX wise, especially for beginners.

It would be cool to have your Docker image serve as a good example of one they should use for their own builds. Part of the problem with that is that's so big.

There are 2 full SDK's in there, each with a very large .git repo. Maybe in the Dockerfile, we can delete the .git folders because it shouldn't be necessary for CI.

[tyhoff]

Agree. The Docker image is also 6GB. Would love to understand more about what's in there and what we're tell ing people they need to put in their GitHub Action CI image.

Would also be a good chance to update the Docker file to adhere to best practices