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The comment over the step said that a signal fails it. pyflakes ends a
SIGINT and a SIGPIPE itself, with status 1 ("... stopped" for SIGINT),
and status 1 goes on to the grep, so a run SIGINT stopped mid-tree
passed the step with nothing judged. And every failure the step gained
for a status other than 0 or 1 left no cause in the step log: the
group's 2>&1 also captures bash's own notice of a signal ("Killed"),
and nothing printed pyflakes.txt, so a usage error or a killed run
showed only the pyflakes version line before the failure.
The capture is printed when the pyflakes group fails, and the grep
also takes the "... stopped" line. The comment says what fails the
step: the grep's lines, a SIGINT stop, any status other than 0 or 1,
and a capture that cannot be written; a SIGPIPE ends with status 1 and
no line, and a write to the capture file raises none.
Proof: the step body, read with PyYAML from this workflow and, as the
control, from the workflow before this change, run under bash -e over
the forgetest tree on Ubuntu 24.04 with python 3.12 and pyflakes 4.0.3
(the install line a no-op: the interpreter on PATH is a shim to a
venv). The tree as it is exits 0 with both bodies, and an undefined
name planted exits 1 with its line in the log. A run that exits 2 and
a run killed by SIGKILL while it blocks on a FIFO exit 1 with both
bodies; the step log of the former body holds only the version line,
and this one prints "unrecognized arguments" and the "Killed" notice.
A run stopped by SIGINT exits 0 with the former body and 1 with this
one, its "... stopped" line in the log. A working directory that
cannot be written exits 1 with both, its "Permission denied" in the
log.
Acceptance: none; CI only. .github/ is outside meta-forgefirm and
every covers map.
OpenGlow / ForgeFIRM firmware for Glowforge
BETA
ForgeFIRM is in beta. Every release below 0.1.0 is a beta release. It's stable, but you may still hit the occasional bug, and expect frequent updates. Upgrade whenever a newer release is available, and report what you find on the community forum.
Open firmware for Glowforge brand CNC lasers. ForgeFIRM replaces the cloud-dependent factory software on the stock control board, with no hardware modification, and gives the machine a local controller, a local web control panel, and a standard Grbl interface. The factory cloud experience stays available as an option.
This repository is the base of the build and of the release: the
meta-forgefirm Yocto layer, the kas configuration, the image recipes, the
install and release scripts, the acceptance tool (forgetest/), the bench
tools (scripts/bench/), the bench actuator firmware (fixture/), and the
release artifacts (releases/).
Start here
https://docs.forgefirm.org/ is the documentation, and the source of truth for every fact about the machine and the firmware.
| Read this first | Safety |
| Put it on a machine | Installation |
| Use it | Usage, LightBurn |
| How the machine works | Technical |
| How ForgeFIRM works with it | ForgeFIRM internals |
| Build, test, release | Developers |
| Downloads | Releases |
| Questions | Community forum |
Build
kas build kas/forgefirm-glowforge.yml
Build covers the host setup, the two images, the source variant and the debug kernel. Release flow covers the pins, the push order and the signing pipeline.
Test
cd forgetest && python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v
The acceptance catalog that gates a release, and the bench tools, are on Acceptance and The bench.
Contributing
AGENTS.md carries the rules for this repository and for the project: safety ordering, proof before done, the push order, and the writing rules. They apply to human contributors too, and Contribute is the same set on the site.
What this costs
Nothing. ForgeFIRM is free in both senses, under MIT and GPL licenses. There is no paid tier, no license key, no subscription and no Pro edition. If someone offers to sell it to you, the licenses allow it, but what you take home is their build rather than this one: get it from the source.
Safety
These machines contain a CO2 laser: it burns, blinds, and starts fires. Never defeat the lid switches or the interlock. Never leave a running job unattended. Keep a fire extinguisher within reach. Read Safety before you cut your first job, and Regulatory and legal before you install.
This is experimental software. Use of it could seriously maim or kill you or others, and it may void your warranty. Use it at your own risk.
Glowforge is a trademark of Glowforge, Inc. This project is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by Glowforge, Inc.