From 626084947dbbdd201ece0428bea6f6decedba9a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cayetano Santos Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 10:43:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc/guide/install.rst: udev rules instructions under GuixSystem. --- doc/guide/install.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guide/install.rst b/doc/guide/install.rst index c570bf4..4d543bb 100644 --- a/doc/guide/install.rst +++ b/doc/guide/install.rst @@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ openFPGALoader is available in the default repositories: guix install openfpgaloader +To use openFPGALoader under GuixSystem without root privileges it is necessary to install the necessary udev rules. This can be done by extending ``udev-service-type`` in the ``operating-system`` configuration file with this package + +.. code-block:: bash + + (udev-rules-service 'openfpgaloader openfpgaloader #:groups '(\"plugdev\") + +Additionally, ``plugdev`` group should be registered in the ``supplementary-groups`` field of your ``user-account``declaration. Refer to ``Base Services`` section in the manual for examples. + Arch Linux ----------