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  1. Glasgow Interface Explorer

    Published: Sat 06 July 2024
    Updated: Sun 07 July 2024
    By Urja

    In misc.

    ARMLFS has a build of the FPGA toolchain needed for using the glasgow, plus other core dependencies.

    Do this first:

    pacman -S python-libusb1 yosys nextpnr-ice40
    

    Then follow the instructions for Arch at glasgow-embedded.org, though you can skip install of the builtin toolchain, like so:

    pipx install -e 'glasgow/software …
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  2. Rebuild Process

    Published: Sun 23 June 2024
    Updated: Fri 12 July 2024
    By Urja

    In misc.

    This is me documenting an ARMLFS system rebuild, while at the same time doing so.

    Parts of this will surely be helpful for setting up a build system just for "partial" updates (want a new package or two?) too.

    Some context

    We're running on a 64-bit ARM VPS - your host …

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  3. The Long Story

    Published: Fri 14 June 2024
    Updated: Sun 02 March 2025
    By Urja

    In misc.

    This all started with ArchLinux ARM breaking the desktop experience on my ASUS C201 laptop, because I happened to try to update while they were in the middle of building KDE 6. That caused me to look for alternatives that would not give me partial, untested, updates. So, a moment …

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