Agent skill · software engineering · nvidia
holoscan-install-source
Build and verify Holoscan SDK 5.x from an explicit source ref with the repository run wrapper; use for Early Access or SDK development.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific build commands and Docker configurations for the Holoscan SDK that are not widely known.
What it needs
Requires docker, git installed locally. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,816 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Build Holoscan 5.x from Source Choose the source and prerequisites Use source for unpublished Early Access features, SDK changes, custom components, or debug builds. This workflow uses the checkout's build container with Ubuntu 24.04 and CUDA 13, targeting x8664 or arm64 dGPU. Check Linux, disk capacity, GPU/driver, Git, Docker, buildx, and NVIDIA Container Toolkit availability. Explain the container download and build cost before starting. Select the explicit 5.x source ref from the release notes or the user's requested development branch. Inspect an existing checkout before reusing it; keep its branch and local changes intact. Resolve the requested ref to its full commit, using the intended remote's ref for a remote branch and fetching that ref if necessary. From the existing repository root, compare its HEAD with the resolved ref before building: SDKREF must identify the selected tag, commit, or remote-qualified branch. If the ref cannot be resolved or the commits differ, stop and report the mismatch. Preserve the existing branch and working tree; offer a separate checkout at the requested ref. Report any local changes even when HEAD matches, and preserve them when the user requested building their modified checkout. For a new public checkout: Verify VERSION is 5.x. Read this checkout's AGENTS.md, DEVELOP.md, and docs/sdkinstallation.mdx; these govern an unreleased branch. In an internal checkout the exported source root is the directory containing VERSION and run; run the commands from that directory. Never assume the repository's default branch or a 4.x example is the requested 5.x source. Build The wrapper builds, configures, compiles, and installs. It enables Python, examples, operator testing, and optional modules by default. …
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