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Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/packages/fpga.scm')
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/fpga.scm b/gnu/packages/fpga.scm index d0238ccd96..626a10c948 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/fpga.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/fpga.scm @@ -829,11 +829,27 @@ hardware designs in Verilog.") libusb zlib)) (arguments - `(#:tests? #f)) ; No tests exist + (list #:tests? #f ;no test suite + #:phases + #~(modify-phases %standard-phases + (add-after 'install 'install-rules + (lambda _ + (install-file + "../source/99-openfpgaloader.rules" + (string-append #$output "/lib/udev/rules.d/"))))))) (synopsis "Utility for programming FPGA") (description "This package provides a program to transfer a bitstream -to an FPGA.") - (home-page "https://trabucayre.github.io/openFPGALoader") +to an FPGA. To use @code{openfpgaloader} without root privileges it is +necessary to install the necessary udev rules. This can be done by extending +@code{udev-service-type} in the @code{operating-system} configuration file with +this package, as in: +@lisp +(udev-rules-service 'openfpgaloader openfpgaloader #:groups '(\"plugdev\") +@end lisp +Additionally, the @samp{plugdev} group should be registered in the +@code{supplementary-groups} field of your @code{user-account} declaration. Refer +to @samp{info \"(guix) Base Services\"} for examples.") + (home-page "https://trabucayre.github.io/openFPGALoader/") (license license:asl2.0))) (define-public python-hdlmake |