HDL Component Manager (HCM)

Manage HDL code as components so they can shared as IP.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Key Benefits
• Key Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Documentation
• Contributing

Overview

HCM was created after a frustrating attempt to merge changes from one program to another. Even after carefully performing the merge, there were issues.

It was turning into a nightmare just to pass updates between multiple concurrently running programs. I was inspired by PIP, and how easy it is to install python packages. I wanted to bring that same level of ease to HDL design.

Key Benefits

• Provides a method to control versions of IP
• Controls the distribution of HDL code
• Follows the Major.Minor.Patch method of version control
• Language independent (VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog)
• Can be used to control vendor IP

Key Features

• Works with SVN repositories
• Automates publishing of code to a central location
• Automates installing and upgrading of code
• Supports multiple IP repositories
• Supports dependencies between components

Installation

You can get the latest released version of HCM via pip.

pip install hcm

The latest development version can be cloned...

git clone https://github.com/jeremiah-c-leary/hdl-component-manager.git

...and then installed locally...

python setup.py install

Usage

HCM can be invoked by issuing hcm at the command line prompt:

$ hcm
usage: hcm [-h]
           {browse,create,download,install,uninstall,list,publish,show,validate,version}
           ...

Provides configuration management for HDL components.

positional arguments:
  {browse,create,download,install,uninstall,list,publish,show,validate,version}
    browse              List components available for installation.
    create              Creates a component repo
    download            Downloads components without installing them.
    install             Adds a component from the component repo
    uninstall           Removes installed components
    list                Lists components and their versions
    publish             Adds components to the component repo
    show                Displays information about installed components
    validate            Verifies manifest of installed component
    version             Displays HCM version information

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

HCM has eight subcommands: browse, create, install, uninstall, list, publish, show, and validate.

browse

Use the browse subcommand to list components available for installation.

The arguments for the subcommand can be listed using the -h option:

$ hcm browse -h
usage: hcm browse [-h] [component]

positional arguments:
  component   Component to browse

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

create

Use the create subcommand to create a component directory in the repository.

The arguments for the subcommand can be listed using the -h option:

$ hcm create -h
usage: hcm create [-h] url

positional arguments:
  url         location to create the base component repo

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

download

Use the download subcommand to pull a version from the repository without installing it.

install

Use the install subcommand to add or upgrade a component from a repository.

The arguments for the subcommand can be listed using the -h option:

$ bin/hcm install -h
usage: hcm install [-h] [--version VERSION] [--url URL] [--force] [--external]
                   [--dependencies] [--upgrade]
                   component

positional arguments:
  component          Component name to install

optional arguments:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  --version VERSION  Major.Minor.Patch version of component to install.
  --url URL          location of component directory in repo
  --force            Install component ignoring any local changes
  --external         Install as an external
  --dependencies     Install dependencies
  --upgrade          Upgrade dependencies to latest version

uninstall

Use the uninstall subcommand to remove installed components.

The arguments for the subcommand can be listed using the -h option:

$ hcm uninstall -h
usage: hcm uninstall [-h] component

positional arguments:
  component   Installed Component name to install

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

list

Use the list subcommand to check the versions of components you have installed.

The arguments for the subcommand can be listed using the -h option:

$ hcm list -h
usage: hcm list [-h] [--all]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
  --all       Includes directories that are not under HCM control

publish

Use the publish subcommand to push a version of a component to a repository.

The arguments for the subcommand can be listed using the -h option:

$ hcm publish -h
usage: hcm publish [-h] (-m M | -f F) [--url URL] component version

positional arguments:
  component   Component name to publish
  version     Major.Minor.Patch version to publish

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
  -m M        Commit message
  -f F        File to use as commit message
  --url URL   Base URL of the component repository

show

Use the show subcommand to display information about an installed component.

The arguments for the subcommand can be listed using the -h options:

$ hcm show -h
usage: hcm show [-h] [--manifest] [--upgrades] [--updates] [--modifications]
                component

positional arguments:
  component        Component to display information

optional arguments:
  -h, --help       show this help message and exit
  --manifest       Displays manifest for all files in component
  --upgrades       Lists upgrade versions and their log entries
  --updates        Lists versions with newer publishes and their log entries
  --modifications  Lists committed modifications for component

validate

Use the validate subcommand to compare the component manifest against what is currently installed.

The arguments for the subcommand can be listed using the -h options:

Environment Variables

HCM will use the HCM_URL_PATHS environment variable as a replacement for the --url command line option. HCM uses the paths in the variable to know which component repositories to interact with.

Documentation

All documentation for HCM is hosted at read-the-docs.

Contributing

I welcome any contributions to this project. No matter how small or large.

There are several ways to contribute:

• Bug reports
• Code base improvements
• Feature requests
• Pull requests

Please refer to the documentation hosted at read-the-docs for more details on contributing.