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  1. 01 · Developers Develop on hardware Hardware development adds firmware, storage, peripherals, boot flow and physical recovery to the CHERI software environment. Read this page
  2. 02 · Developers Contribution routes Contributions can be code, tests, specifications, documentation, issue triage, tutorials, interoperability results or real deployment requirements. Read this page
  3. 03 · Developers Build compartments A CHERI compartment is a software boundary with deliberately limited authority, explicit entry points and carefully designed data and capability exchange. Read this page
  4. 04 · Developers Install a toolchain A CHERI toolchain normally combines a capability-aware Clang/LLVM compiler, linker, target sysroot and runtime libraries; many workflows also use cheribuild to create a matched environment. Read this page
  5. 05 · Developers Build a first application A first CHERI application should be deliberately small: compile, run and debug one program in a known environment before adding libraries or hardware complexity. Read this page
  6. 06 · Developers Choose a platform Choose a CHERI platform by the task you need to complete: architectural learning, embedded prototyping, rich operating-system porting, application-class evaluation or product integration. Read this page
  7. 07 · Developers Tutorials and examples Tutorials should lead to a visible result with exact prerequisites, commands, expected output and recovery steps. Read this page
  8. 08 · Developers Port existing software Porting existing C or C++ to CHERI exposes pointer assumptions and helps a team decide what must change for hybrid or pure-capability operation. Read this page
  9. 09 · Developers Downloads Developer downloads should come from the project or supplier that owns the release. Read this page
  10. 10 · Developers Use Rust with CHERI Rust and CHERI address overlapping memory-safety risks at different layers and can be combined to protect safe code, unsafe code and component boundaries. Read this page
  11. 11 · Developers Community The CHERI developer community spans research groups, operating-system and toolchain projects, hardware teams, Alliance working groups and product developers. Read this page
  12. 12 · Developers Training Effective CHERI training joins concepts with practice: capabilities and authority, C/C++ porting, fault diagnosis, compartment design and platform-specific workflows. Read this page
  13. 14 · Developers Run CHERI in simulation Simulation lets developers build and run CHERI software without a physical board. Read this page
  14. 15 · Developers Start here The quickest credible route is to pick one maintained environment, reproduce its getting-started example and then port a small program you understand. Read this page