Understanding ruckus

• Overview
  • The Problem ruckus Solves
  • How ruckus Works: The Makefile/TCL Hybrid
• The ruckus.tcl Recursive Loading Model
  • The loadRuckusTcl Procedure
  • The ::DIR_PATH Variable
  • Why Every loadSource Call Must Use $::DIR_PATH
  • A Worked Example: Two-Level Recursion
• The Vivado Build Pipeline
  • Build Flow Diagram
  • Phase 1: sources.tcl in Detail
  • Phase 2: build.tcl in Detail
  • Interactive Builds with make gui
  • Dynamic Function eXchange (DFX) and Partial Build Flows
• Output Artifacts and Hook Scripts
  • Output Artifacts
  • Hook Scripts