Bump every GitHub Action in the repository to its latest major
version, addressing the upcoming Node.js 20 deprecation. Several
of the old versions (checkout v4, cache v4, setup-node v4,
labeler v5) use the Node 20 runtime which GitHub is deprecating.
The new versions use Node 22.
- actions/checkout v4/v5 to v6
- actions/upload-artifact v4 to v7
- actions/download-artifact v4 to v8
- actions/cache, cache/restore, cache/save v4 to v5
- actions/setup-node v4 to v6
- actions/setup-python v5 to v6
- actions/github-script v7/v8 to v9
- actions/labeler v5 to v6
- peter-evans/find-comment v3 to v4
- dorny/paths-filter v3 to v4
- codecov/codecov-action v4 to v6
- docker/setup-buildx-action v3 to v4
- docker/build-push-action v6 to v7
- tj-actions/changed-files v46 to v47
Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>
Adds documentation for the SITL containers and .deb packages introduced in #26495. The containers are now live on Docker Hub: [`px4io/px4-sitl:latest`](https://hub.docker.com/r/px4io/px4-sitl) and [`px4io/px4-sitl-gazebo:latest`](https://hub.docker.com/r/px4io/px4-sitl-gazebo).
The main addition is a [Try PX4 Simulation](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/dev_setup/try_px4) page that leads with a single `docker run` command and gets someone flying in under a minute. It lives in Getting Started, right after Recommended Hardware/Setup, so it's one of the first things new users see.
The existing `.deb` package reference has been moved from `packaging/px4_sitl_deb.md` to `simulation/px4_sitl.md` and expanded to cover both containers and `.deb` packages on one page. Sections are ordered by how people use them: what's available, install, configure, connect QGC/MAVSDK, connect ROS 2.
Other changes:
- README now has a "Try PX4" section with the docker one-liner above "Build from Source"
- Landing page (`index.md`) reworked to lead with "Try PX4" before "For Developers"
- Toolchain page (`dev_env.md`) gets a tip redirecting simulation-only users to pre-built packages
- `getting_started.md` and `SUMMARY.md` updated with links to the new pages
- Simulation index tip updated to mention containers alongside `.deb` packages
The SIH container image is published as `px4io/px4-sitl` (renamed from `px4io/px4-sitl-sih`) so the default lightweight option carries the simplest name. The Gazebo image remains `px4io/px4-sitl-gazebo`.
Also upgrades all GitHub Actions in the SITL workflow to Node.js 24 compatible versions (`actions/checkout@v6`, `actions/cache@v5`, `actions/upload-artifact@v7`, `actions/download-artifact@v8`, `docker/setup-buildx-action@v4`, `docker/build-push-action@v7`) to fix the Node.js 20 deprecation warning ahead of the June 2026 deadline.
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Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Hamish Willee <hamishwillee@gmail.com>
Add four reusable building blocks that upcoming CI optimization PRs will
consume. No existing workflow is modified; these files are dormant until
referenced.
- .github/actions/setup-ccache: restore ~/.ccache with content-hash keys,
write ccache.conf with compression and content-based compiler check
- .github/actions/save-ccache: print stats and save the cache under the
primary key produced by setup-ccache
- .github/actions/build-gazebo-sitl: build px4_sitl_default plus the
Gazebo Classic plugins with ccache stats between stages
- Tools/ci/run-clang-tidy-pr.py: compute the translation units affected
by a PR diff and invoke Tools/run-clang-tidy.py on that subset only,
exiting silently when no C++ files changed
Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>
Add cmake/cpack infrastructure for building .deb packages from
px4_sitl_sih and px4_sitl_default targets. Includes install rules,
package scripts, Gazebo wrapper, and CI workflow.
Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>
