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# Thread: There is no "work" directory in my home

Category: **📐 - Designing**
Parent channel: **#📝-project-template**
Thread ID: `1519014683183419402`

Messages: **9**

## message-1519015187544408176

**2026-06-23T16:24:02.648+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)**

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- User name: mole99
- Type: `21`
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- https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1423348662318272592/1519014683183419402
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## message-1519015191105503463

**2026-06-23T16:24:03.497+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)**

- Message ID: `1519015191105503463`
- Author ID: `323371864074485771`
- Nickname: Leo Moser (mole99)
- User name: mole99
- Type: `Default`
- Discord message: https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1519014683183419402/1519015191105503463
- Archive source: https://discord.wafer.space/wafer-space/%F0%9F%8F%97%EF%B8%8F%20-%20Designing/project-template/there-is-no-work-directory-in-my-home/2026-06/2026-06.json
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**Content**

```text
Strangely enough this command works for me from inside the project template: `magic -rcfile gf180mcu/gf180mcuD/libs.tech/magic/gf180mcuD.magicrc`
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## message-1519015232637505585

**2026-06-23T16:24:13.399+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)**

- Message ID: `1519015232637505585`
- Author ID: `323371864074485771`
- Nickname: Leo Moser (mole99)
- User name: mole99
- Type: `Default`
- Discord message: https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1519014683183419402/1519015232637505585
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```text
Of course after running `nix-shell`
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## message-1519015301445062696

**2026-06-23T16:24:29.804+00:00 — Tholin (@tholin)**

- Message ID: `1519015301445062696`
- Author ID: `220639106915368960`
- Nickname: Tholin
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- Type: `Default`
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Not for me
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## message-1519015304901169252

**2026-06-23T16:24:30.628+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)**

- Message ID: `1519015304901169252`
- Author ID: `323371864074485771`
- Nickname: Leo Moser (mole99)
- User name: mole99
- Type: `Default`
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```text
I can see that all the devices are available.
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## message-1519015519615979582

**2026-06-23T16:25:21.82+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)**

- Message ID: `1519015519615979582`
- Author ID: `323371864074485771`
- Nickname: Leo Moser (mole99)
- User name: mole99
- Type: `Default`
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Have you tried using the PDK within the project template? And which system are you using?
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## message-1519015632601878590

**2026-06-23T16:25:48.758+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)**

- Message ID: `1519015632601878590`
- Author ID: `323371864074485771`
- Nickname: Leo Moser (mole99)
- User name: mole99
- Type: `Default`
- Discord message: https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1519014683183419402/1519015632601878590
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Additionally, it may help to export `PDK` and `PDK_ROOT` accordingly.
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## message-1519016315220791448

**2026-06-23T16:28:31.507+00:00 — Tholin (@tholin)**

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- Author ID: `220639106915368960`
- Nickname: Tholin
- User name: tholin
- Type: `Default`
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Oh. I guess I expected `PDK` and `PDK_ROOT` to already be set after doing nix-shell
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## message-1519023481939820628

**2026-06-23T16:57:00.186+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)**

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- Author ID: `323371864074485771`
- Nickname: Leo Moser (mole99)
- User name: mole99
- Type: `Default`
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No, the Makefile sets it where needed.
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