TriBITS Documentation Library

This section contains the detailed reference documentation for the TriBITS framework. These pages cover the framework in depth, from daily development workflows to long-term maintenance practices and build configuration details.

Core Documentation

Developers Guide

The primary reference for working with TriBITS day to day. Covers the mental model (packages, dependencies, configuration, test gates), project layout patterns, common workflows for configuring and building, multi-repository support, and debugging techniques. Start here if you are new to the framework.

Maintainers Guide

For teams maintaining TriBITS-based projects over the long term. Covers package boundary maintenance, dependency hygiene, CI stability practices, versioning patterns, release checklists, and documentation conventions. Written for the person who has to keep things working six months from now.

Build Reference

The lookup table. Key terms, configuration variables, dependency declaration patterns, testing rules, install targets, and common failure modes with fixes. Use this page when you know what you are looking for and need the exact syntax or variable name.

Supplementary Materials

Poster Slides

A downloadable PowerPoint presentation covering the TriBITS framework at a high level. Suitable for conference posters, team onboarding, and stakeholder presentations.

Related Sections

For additional documentation organized by task and topic, see:

• Documentation for the architecture overview and core concepts.
• Guides for step-by-step task walkthroughs.
• Reference for the complete variable and macro reference.
• Pipelines for CI/CD pipeline patterns.
• Downloads for offline resources.