arduino · pennam · Oct 15, 2025 · Oct 2, 2025 · Oct 3, 2025 · Oct 12, 2025
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_core.yml b/.github/workflows/package_core.yml
@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@ on:
 jobs:
 
   package-core:
-    name: Build and package core
+    name: Build and package cores
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       CCACHE_IGNOREOPTIONS: -specs=*
     outputs:
       CORE_TAG: ${{ env.CORE_TAG }}
-      CORE_ARTIFACT: ${{ env.CORE_ARTIFACT }}
-      BOARD_VARIANTS: ${{ env.BOARD_VARIANTS }}
+      CORE_HASH: ${{ env.CORE_HASH }}
+      ALL_BOARD_DATA: ${{ env.ALL_BOARD_DATA }}
+      ARTIFACTS: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS }}
+      SUB_ARCHES: ${{ env.SUB_ARCHES }}
     steps:
       - name: Install OS dependencies
         working-directory: /opt
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get remove --purge man-db -y # skips the mandb triggers
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git cmake wget python3-pip ninja-build ccache
 
@@ -32,9 +35,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Initialize Zephyr environment
         run: |
           yes | ./extra/bootstrap.sh -o=--filter=tree:0
-          echo "CORE_TAG=$(git describe --tags --exact-match || git describe --always)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "CORE_ARTIFACT=ArduinoCore-zephyr-$(git describe --always)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "BOARD_VARIANTS=$(extra/get_board_details.sh | jq -cr 'sort_by(.variant)')" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "CORE_HASH=$(git describe --always)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "ALL_BOARD_DATA=$(extra/get_board_details.sh | jq -c 'sort_by(.variant)')" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "## Building \`$(extra/get_core_version.sh)\`" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+
+      - name: Map output packages
+        # needs the above env vars to be usable
+        run: |
+          echo "CORE_TAG=$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null || echo $CORE_HASH)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "ARTIFACTS=$(jq -c '["zephyr"] + (map(.artifact) | unique)' <<< ${ALL_BOARD_DATA})" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "SUB_ARCHES=$(jq -c 'map(.subarch) | unique' <<< ${ALL_BOARD_DATA})" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/[email protected]
@@ -46,36 +56,63 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./extra/build_all.sh -f
 
-      - name: Package core
+      - name: Package cores
         run: |
-          ./extra/package_core.sh ${{ env.CORE_TAG }} distrib/${{ env.CORE_ARTIFACT }}.tar.bz2
+          jq -cr '.[]' <<< ${ARTIFACTS} | while read -r artifact; do
+            ARTIFACT_NAME=ArduinoCore-${artifact}-${CORE_HASH}
+            ./extra/package_core.sh ${artifact} ${CORE_TAG} distrib/${ARTIFACT_NAME}.tar.bz2
+          done
 
-      - name: Archive core
+      - name: Archive cores
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ArduinoCore-archives-${{ env.CORE_HASH }}
+          path: distrib/*.tar.bz2
+
+  split-core:
+    name: Split off ${{ matrix.artifact }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: package-core
+    env:
+      ALL_CORES_ARTIFACT: ArduinoCore-archives-${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_HASH }}
+      CORE_ARTIFACT: ArduinoCore-${{ matrix.artifact }}-${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_HASH }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        artifact: ${{ fromJSON( needs.package-core.outputs.ARTIFACTS ) }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.ALL_CORES_ARTIFACT }}
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ env.CORE_ARTIFACT }}
-          path: distrib/${{ env.CORE_ARTIFACT }}.tar.bz2
+          path: ${{ env.CORE_ARTIFACT }}.tar.bz2
 
   test-core:
-    name: Test on ${{ matrix.board }}
+    name: Test ${{ matrix.subarch }}:${{ matrix.board }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: package-core
+    needs:
+      - package-core
+      - split-core
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          ${{ fromJSON( needs.package-core.outputs.BOARD_VARIANTS ) }}
+          ${{ fromJSON( needs.package-core.outputs.ALL_BOARD_DATA ) }}
       fail-fast: false
     env:
-      FQBN: arduino:zephyr:${{ matrix.board }}
-      REPORT_FILE: arduino-zephyr-${{ matrix.board }}.json
+      PLAT: arduino:${{ matrix.subarch }}
+      FQBN: arduino:${{ matrix.subarch }}:${{ matrix.board }}
+      CORE_ARTIFACT: ArduinoCore-${{ matrix.artifact }}-${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_HASH }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_ARTIFACT }}
+          name: ${{ env.CORE_ARTIFACT }}
 
       - name: Set up core
         run: |
-          tar xf ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_ARTIFACT }}.tar.bz2
+          tar xf ${CORE_ARTIFACT}.tar.bz2 # will create ArduinoCore-zephyr/
+          echo "REPORT_FILE=$(echo ${FQBN} | tr ':' '-').json" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Create Blink sketch
         run: |
@@ -90,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
             # Use Board Manager to install the latest release of Arduino Zephyr Boards to get the toolchain
             - name: "arduino:zephyr"
               source-url: "https://downloads.arduino.cc/packages/package_zephyr_index.json"
-            - name: "arduino:zephyr"
+            - name: ${{ env.PLAT }}
               source-path: "ArduinoCore-zephyr"
           sketch-paths: Blink
           cli-compile-flags: |
@@ -114,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               run_id: context.runId
             });
-            const job_name = `Test on ${{ matrix.board }}`
+            const job_name = `Test ${{ matrix.subarch }}:${{ matrix.board }}`
             return workflow_run.jobs.find((job) => job.name === job_name).id;
 
       - name: Prepare log
@@ -137,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
       - test-core
     if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.package-core.result == 'success' }}
     env:
-      BOARD_VARIANTS: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.BOARD_VARIANTS }}
+      ALL_BOARD_DATA: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.ALL_BOARD_DATA }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -146,37 +183,41 @@ jobs:
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - run: |
-          echo "### Core test results:" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-          jq -c '.[]' <<< "$BOARD_VARIANTS" | while read -r BOARD_VARIANT; do
-            BOARD=$(echo $BOARD_VARIANT | jq -cr '.board')
-            VARIANT=$(echo $BOARD_VARIANT | jq -cr '.variant')
-            FQBN="arduino:zephyr:$BOARD"
-            REPORT_FILE="arduino-zephyr-$BOARD.json"
-            if [ ! -f $REPORT_FILE ]; then
-              echo "* :x: $BOARD (`$VARIANT`) - No report found?" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-            else
-              REPORT=$(jq -cr '.boards[0].sketches[0]' $REPORT_FILE)
-              JOB_ID=$(echo $REPORT | jq -cr '.job_id')
-              JOB_URL="https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}/job/${JOB_ID}#step:5:2"
-              if ! $(echo $REPORT | jq -cr '.compilation_success') ; then
-                echo "* :x: [$BOARD]($JOB_URL) (\`$VARIANT\`) - Build failed" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          ARTIFACTS=$(jq -cr 'map(.artifact) | unique | .[]' <<< ${ALL_BOARD_DATA}) # this avoids the 'zephyr' artifact
+          for artifact in $ARTIFACTS ; do
+            echo "### \`$artifact\` test results:" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            jq -c "map(select(.artifact == \"$artifact\")) | .[]" <<< ${ALL_BOARD_DATA} | while read -r BOARD_DATA; do
+              BOARD=$(echo $BOARD_DATA | jq -cr '.board')
+              VARIANT=$(echo $BOARD_DATA | jq -cr '.variant')
+              SUBARCH=$(echo $BOARD_DATA | jq -cr '.subarch')
+              FQBN="arduino:$SUBARCH:$BOARD"
+              REPORT_FILE="$(echo $FQBN | tr ':' '-').json"
+              if [ ! -f $REPORT_FILE ]; then
+                echo "* :x: $BOARD (\`$VARIANT\`) - No report found?" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
               else
-                WARNINGS=$(echo $REPORT | jq -cr '.warnings.current.absolute // 0')
-                if [ $WARNINGS -eq 0 ]; then
-                  echo "* :white_check_mark: $BOARD (\`$VARIANT\`) - Build successful" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                REPORT=$(jq -cr '.boards[0].sketches[0]' $REPORT_FILE)
+                JOB_ID=$(echo $REPORT | jq -cr '.job_id')
+                JOB_URL="https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}/job/${JOB_ID}#step:5:2"
+                if ! $(echo $REPORT | jq -cr '.compilation_success') ; then
+                  echo "* :x: [$BOARD]($JOB_URL) (\`$VARIANT\`) - Build failed" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
                 else
-                  echo >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-                  echo "<details><summary>&nbsp;&nbsp; :warning: <a href=\"$JOB_URL\">$BOARD</a> (<tt>$VARIANT</tt>) - $WARNINGS warnings:</summary>" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-                  echo >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-                  echo "\`\`\`" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-                  echo $REPORT | jq -cr '.warnings_log[]' >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-                  echo "\`\`\`" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-                  echo >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-                  echo "</details>" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-                  echo >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                  WARNINGS=$(echo $REPORT | jq -cr '.warnings.current.absolute // 0')
+                  if [ $WARNINGS -eq 0 ]; then
+                    echo "* :white_check_mark: $BOARD (\`$VARIANT\`) - Build successful" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                  else
+                    echo >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                    echo "<details><summary>&nbsp;&nbsp; :warning: <a href=\"$JOB_URL\">$BOARD</a> (<tt>$VARIANT</tt>) - $WARNINGS warnings:</summary>" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                    echo >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                    echo "\`\`\`" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                    echo $REPORT | jq -cr '.warnings_log[]' >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                    echo "\`\`\`" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                    echo >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                    echo "</details>" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                    echo >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+                  fi
                 fi
               fi
-            fi
+            done
           done
 
       - name: Clean up intermediate artifacts
@@ -207,12 +248,11 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
       contents: read
     env:
-      CORE_ARTIFACT: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_ARTIFACT }}
-      ARTIFACT_FILE: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_ARTIFACT }}.tar.bz2
+      ALL_CORES_ARTIFACT: ArduinoCore-archives-${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_HASH }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ env.CORE_ARTIFACT }}
+          name: ${{ env.ALL_CORES_ARTIFACT }}
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
@@ -221,40 +261,55 @@ jobs:
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
 
       - name: Upload artifact
-        run: aws s3 cp ${{ env.ARTIFACT_FILE }} s3://${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET }}/
+        run: aws s3 cp ArduinoCore-*.tar.bz2 s3://${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET }}/
 
   publish-json:
-    name: Publish json
+    name: Publish jsons
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository == 'arduino/ArduinoCore-zephyr' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'arduino/ArduinoCore-zephyr' }}
     needs:
       - package-core
       - test-core
-      - publish-core
     env:
-      CORE_ARTIFACT: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_ARTIFACT }}
-      ARTIFACT_FILE: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_ARTIFACT }}.tar.bz2
+      ALL_CORES_ARTIFACT: ArduinoCore-archives-${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_HASH }}
       CORE_TAG: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_TAG }}
-      PACKAGE_INDEX_JSON: zephyr-core-${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_TAG }}.json
+      CORE_HASH: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_HASH }}
+      ARTIFACTS: ${{ needs.package-core.outputs.ARTIFACTS }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
-          sparse-checkout: |
-            extra/gen_package_index_json.sh
-            extra/zephyr-core-template.json
+          fetch-tags: true
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ env.CORE_ARTIFACT }}
+          name: ${{ env.ALL_CORES_ARTIFACT }}
 
-        # uses: ARTIFACT_FILE CORE_TAG PACKAGE_INDEX_JSON
-      - name: Prepare package index snippet
-        run: ./extra/gen_package_index_json.sh
+      - name: Prepare package index snippets
+        run: |
+          jq -cr '.[]' <<< ${ARTIFACTS} | while read -r artifact; do
+            ARTIFACT_FILE=ArduinoCore-${artifact}-${CORE_HASH}.tar.bz2
+            PACKAGE_JSON=ArduinoCore-${artifact}-${CORE_TAG}.json
+            ./extra/gen_package_index_json.sh ${artifact} ${ARTIFACT_FILE} ${PACKAGE_JSON}
+          done
 
-      - name: Archive package index snippet
+      - name: Archive package index snippets
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_INDEX_JSON }}
-          path: ${{ env.PACKAGE_INDEX_JSON }}
+          name: ArduinoCore-zephyr-${{ env.CORE_TAG }}-jsons
+          path: ArduinoCore-*-${{ env.CORE_TAG }}.json
+
+  cleanup-artifacts:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - package-core
+      - publish-core
+      - publish-json
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Clean up intermediate artifacts
+        uses: geekyeggo/[email protected]
+        with:
+          name: ArduinoCore-archives-${{ needs.package-core.outputs.CORE_HASH }}
+          failOnError: false
diff --git a/boards.txt b/boards.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ giga.build.zephyr_target=arduino_giga_r1//m7
 giga.build.zephyr_args=--shield arduino_giga_display_shield
 giga.build.zephyr_hals=hal_stm32 hal_infineon
 giga.build.variant=arduino_giga_r1_stm32h747xx_m7
+giga.build.artifact=zephyr_main
 giga.build.mcu=cortex-m7
 giga.build.fpu=-mfpu=fpv5-d16
 giga.build.architecture=cortex-m7
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ nano33ble.menu.debug.true.build.zsk_args.debug=-debug
 nano33ble.build.zephyr_target=arduino_nano_33_ble//sense
 nano33ble.build.zephyr_args=
 nano33ble.build.zephyr_hals=hal_nordic
+nano33ble.build.artifact=zephyr_main
 nano33ble.build.variant=arduino_nano_33_ble_nrf52840_sense
 nano33ble.build.mcu=cortex-m4
 nano33ble.build.fpu=-mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ nano33ble.debug.cortex-debug.custom.request=attach
 
 ##############################################################################################################
 
-ek_ra8d1.name=EK_RA8D1
+ek_ra8d1.name=Renesas RA8D1 EK
 ek_ra8d1.build.core=arduino
 ek_ra8d1.build.crossprefix=arm-zephyr-eabi-
 ek_ra8d1.build.compiler_path={runtime.tools.arm-zephyr-eabi-0.16.8.path}/bin/
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ ek_ra8d1.bootloader.target=R7FA8D1AH
 
 ##############################################################################################################
 
-frdm_mcxn947.name=MCXN947
+frdm_mcxn947.name=NXP FRDM MCXN947
 frdm_mcxn947.build.core=arduino
 frdm_mcxn947.build.crossprefix=arm-zephyr-eabi-
 frdm_mcxn947.build.compiler_path={runtime.tools.arm-zephyr-eabi-0.16.8.path}/bin/
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ portentah7.menu.debug.true.build.zsk_args.debug=-debug
 [email protected]//m7
 portentah7.build.zephyr_args=
 portentah7.build.zephyr_hals=hal_stm32 hal_infineon
+portentah7.build.artifact=zephyr_main
 portentah7.build.variant=arduino_portenta_h7_stm32h747xx_m7
 portentah7.build.mcu=cortex-m7
 portentah7.build.fpu=-mfpu=fpv5-d16
@@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ portentah7.debug.svd_file={runtime.platform.path}/svd/STM32H747_CM7.svd
 
 ##############################################################################################################
 
-frdm_rw612.name=RW612
+frdm_rw612.name=NXP FRDM RW612
 frdm_rw612.build.core=arduino
 frdm_rw612.build.crossprefix=arm-zephyr-eabi-
 frdm_rw612.build.compiler_path={runtime.tools.arm-zephyr-eabi-0.16.8.path}/bin/
@@ -351,6 +354,7 @@ niclasense.menu.debug.true.build.zsk_args.debug=-debug
 niclasense.build.zephyr_target=arduino_nicla_sense_me
 niclasense.build.zephyr_args=
 niclasense.build.zephyr_hals=hal_nordic
+niclasense.build.artifact=zephyr_main
 niclasense.build.variant=arduino_nicla_sense_me_nrf52832
 niclasense.build.mcu=cortex-m4
 niclasense.build.fpu=-mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16
@@ -405,7 +409,7 @@ niclasense.debug.cortex-debug.custom.request=attach
 
 ##########################################################################################
 
-portentac33.name=Portenta C33
+portentac33.name=Arduino Portenta C33
 portentac33.build.core=arduino
 portentac33.build.crossprefix=arm-zephyr-eabi-
 portentac33.build.compiler_path={runtime.tools.arm-zephyr-eabi-0.16.8.path}/bin/
@@ -422,6 +426,7 @@ portentac33.menu.link_mode.static.upload.extension=bin-zsk.bin
 portentac33.build.zephyr_target=arduino_portenta_c33
 portentac33.build.zephyr_args=
 portentac33.build.zephyr_hals=hal_renesas nanopb
+portentac33.build.artifact=zephyr_main
 portentac33.build.variant=arduino_portenta_c33_r7fa6m5bh3cfc
 portentac33.build.mcu=cortex-m33
 portentac33.build.fpu=-mfpu=fpv5-sp-d16
@@ -473,6 +478,7 @@ opta.menu.debug.true.build.zsk_args.debug=-debug
 opta.build.zephyr_target=arduino_opta//m7
 opta.build.zephyr_args=
 opta.build.zephyr_hals=hal_stm32 hal_infineon
+opta.build.artifact=zephyr_main
 opta.build.variant=arduino_opta_stm32h747xx_m7
 opta.build.mcu=cortex-m7
 opta.build.fpu=-mfpu=fpv5-d16
@@ -541,6 +547,8 @@ unoq.menu.flash_mode.ram.openocd_cfg=flash_sketch_ram.cfg
 unoq.build.zephyr_target=arduino_uno_q
 unoq.build.zephyr_args=
 unoq.build.variant=arduino_uno_q_stm32u585xx
+unoq.build.artifact=zephyr_unoq
+unoq.build.subarch=zephyr
 unoq.build.mcu=cortex-m33
 unoq.build.fpu=-mfpu=fpv5-sp-d16
 unoq.build.architecture=cortex-m33

diff --git a/extra/package_core.exc → extra/artifacts/_common.exc b/extra/package_core.exc → extra/artifacts/_common.exc