Glossary
In the context of FuseSoC some terms have special meaning. This glossary section explains some of the jargon used.
- CAPI2
Short for “Core API version 2.” The schema or “language” used in core files. The ref_capi2 describes the syntax in detail.
- core
A core is a reasonably self-contained, reusable piece of IP, such as a FIFO implementation. See also FuseSoC’s basic building block: cores.
- core file
- core description file
A file describing a core, including source files, available targets, etc. A core file is a YAML file which follows CAPI2 schema. Core files names must end in
.core.- semantic versioning
- SemVer
Semantic versioning is a convention to give meaning to version numbers. See Semantic versioning (SemVer) and semver.org.
- stage
- build stage
See Build stages.
- target
See Targets.
- tool
- tool flow
See Tool flows.
- VLNV
Vendor, Library, Name, and Version: the format used for core names. In core names, the four parts are separated by colons, forming a name like
vendor:library:name:version.See also The core name, version, and description.
- YAML
YAML is (among other things) a markup language, commonly used for configuration files. It is used in FuseSoC in various places, especially for core description files and for EDAM files.