Concepts

This section explains the core ideas and files that make Bender work. Understanding these concepts will help you manage complex hardware projects more effectively.

• Principles: The high-level goals and design philosophy behind Bender.
• Manifest: How to define your package’s metadata, dependencies, and sources.
• Lockfile: How Bender ensures reproducible builds across different environments.
• Local Configuration: Overriding settings for your local development workspace via Bender.local.
• Comparing the Files: A quick comparison of the three core files (.yml, .lock, .local).
• Dependencies: How Bender handles hierarchical and transitive dependencies.
• Sources: Managing HDL source files, include directories, and defines.
• Targets: Using boolean expressions to conditionally include or exclude files and dependencies.