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Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
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Install ARTIQ via the Nix Package Manager
nix: update README
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Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
2016-03-06 23:54:07 +08:00
nix: update README
2018-08-17 12:19:16 +08:00
These instructions provide an alternative route to install ARTIQ for people who do not wish to use conda.
Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
2016-03-06 23:54:07 +08:00
nix: add warnings to README
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This sets up an environment suitable for using ARTIQ, including the ARTIQ-Python compiler, device drivers, and the graphical user interfaces. This works correctly on Linux, and partially works (but not to a level that we would consider usable) with WSL introduced in Windows 10.
Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
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nix: update README
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ARTIQ firmware and gateware development tools (e.g. rustc, Migen) and ARTIQ core device flashing tools (OpenOCD, proxy bitstreams) are currently not available on Nix. Pull requests welcome!
Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
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* Install the Nix package manager
Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
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* many Linux distros already have a package for the `Nix package manager <http://nixos.org/nix/>`_
Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
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* for example: ``$ apt-get install nix``
Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
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* if you would like to install via sh
Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
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* $ ``wget https://nixos.org/nix/install``
* $ ``sh install``
* $ ``source ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh``
* $ ``git clone github.com/m-labs/artiq``
* $ ``cd artiq/nix``
* $ ``nix-env -i -f default.nix``
Problem: ARTIQ setup via conda or src is complex Solution: Provide a single command to download, compile and install dependencies.
2016-03-06 23:54:07 +08:00
nix: add warnings to README
2018-08-17 12:27:17 +08:00
The above command will setup your entire environment. Note that it will compile LLVM and Clang, which uses a lot of CPU time and disk space.
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