diff --git a/tools/build-fedora-ci.sh b/tools/build-fedora-ci.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Build KiCad inside the Fedora CI container with the same parameters as CI.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   tools/build-fedora-ci.sh
+#
+# Environment overrides (optional):
+#   IMAGE=registry.gitlab.com/.../fedora:41   # Override CI image
+#   CONTAINER_TOOL=podman|docker              # Force container runtime
+#   REPO_DIR=/path/to/kicad_repo              # Defaults to current dir
+#   BUILD_DIR=/path/to/build/linux            # Defaults to REPO_DIR/build/linux
+#   CCACHE_DIR_HOST=/path/to/ccache           # Defaults to REPO_DIR/ccache
+#
+# Notes:
+# - Prefers podman if available; falls back to docker.
+# - Preserves your UID/GID in the container so outputs aren't root-owned.
+# - Uses SELinux-friendly volume labels when using podman.
+# - Matches CI flags from .gitlab/Fedora-Linux-CI.yml and image from .gitlab-ci.yml.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+here() { builtin cd "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd -P; }
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(here)"
+REPO_DIR_DEFAULT="$(builtin cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.." >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd -P)"
+
+REPO_DIR="${REPO_DIR:-${REPO_DIR_DEFAULT}}"
+BUILD_DIR="${BUILD_DIR:-${REPO_DIR}/build/linux}"
+CCACHE_DIR_HOST="${CCACHE_DIR_HOST:-${REPO_DIR}/ccache}"
+
+# Try to read the image from .gitlab-ci.yml DEFAULT_FEDORA_IMAGE; fallback to known tag
+IMAGE_FROM_CI=""
+if [[ -f "${REPO_DIR}/.gitlab-ci.yml" ]]; then
+  IMAGE_FROM_CI=$(grep -Po 'DEFAULT_FEDORA_IMAGE:\s*\K.*' "${REPO_DIR}/.gitlab-ci.yml" || true)
+fi
+IMAGE="${IMAGE:-${IMAGE_FROM_CI:-registry.gitlab.com/kicad/kicad-ci/source_containers/master/fedora:41}}"
+
+# Choose container tool
+if [[ -z "${CONTAINER_TOOL:-}" ]]; then
+  if command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    CONTAINER_TOOL=podman
+  elif command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    CONTAINER_TOOL=docker
+  else
+    echo "Error: neither podman nor docker is installed." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "Using container runtime: ${CONTAINER_TOOL}"
+echo "Using image: ${IMAGE}"
+echo "Repository dir: ${REPO_DIR}"
+echo "Build dir: ${BUILD_DIR}"
+echo "Host ccache dir: ${CCACHE_DIR_HOST}"
+
+mkdir -p "${CCACHE_DIR_HOST}" "${BUILD_DIR}"
+
+# Common environment
+ENV_VARS=(
+  -e CCACHE_BASEDIR=/work
+  -e CCACHE_DIR=/work/ccache
+)
+
+# Volume mappings and user flags
+if [[ "${CONTAINER_TOOL}" == "podman" ]]; then
+  VOLUMES=(
+    -v "${REPO_DIR}:/work:Z"
+    -v "${CCACHE_DIR_HOST}:/work/ccache:Z"
+  )
+  USERFLAGS=(--userns=keep-id)
+else
+  VOLUMES=(
+    -v "${REPO_DIR}:/work"
+    -v "${CCACHE_DIR_HOST}:/work/ccache"
+  )
+  USERFLAGS=(-u "$(id -u):$(id -g)")
+fi
+
+# Build commands mirror .gitlab/Fedora-Linux-CI.yml
+read -r -d '' BUILD_CMDS <<'EOF' || true
+set -euo pipefail
+mkdir -p ccache
+export CCACHE_BASEDIR=/work
+export CCACHE_DIR=/work/ccache
+
+mkdir -p build/linux
+cd build/linux
+
+cmake \
+  -G Ninja \
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=QABUILD \
+  -DKICAD_STDLIB_LIGHT_DEBUG=ON \
+  -DKICAD_BUILD_I18N=ON \
+  -DKICAD_TEST_XML_OUTPUT=ON \
+  -DKICAD_BUILD_PNS_DEBUG_TOOL=ON \
+  -DKICAD_USE_CMAKE_FINDPROTOBUF=ON \
+  ../../
+
+ninja 2>&1 | tee compilation_log.txt
+EOF
+
+# Run the container and execute build
+if [[ "${CONTAINER_TOOL}" == "podman" ]]; then
+  exec podman run --rm -it \
+    --name kicad-fedora-ci-build \
+    "${USERFLAGS[@]}" \
+    "${VOLUMES[@]}" \
+    -w /work \
+    "${ENV_VARS[@]}" \
+    "${IMAGE}" \
+    bash -lc "${BUILD_CMDS}"
+else
+  exec docker run --rm -it \
+    --name kicad-fedora-ci-build \
+    "${USERFLAGS[@]}" \
+    "${VOLUMES[@]}" \
+    -w /work \
+    "${ENV_VARS[@]}" \
+    "${IMAGE}" \
+    bash -lc "${BUILD_CMDS}"
+fi
diff --git a/tools/test-fedora-ci.sh b/tools/test-fedora-ci.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Run KiCad QA inside the Fedora CI container, similar to the CI .fedora_qa job.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   tools/test-fedora-ci.sh [TEST]
+#
+# TEST is optional; if provided, it selects the CI suite name used in ctest regex (qa_${TEST}), e.g.:
+#   python, cli, common, gerbview, pcbnew, pns_regressions, eeschema, kimath, sexpr, kicad2step, spice, api.
+# If omitted, runs the full QA suite (equivalent to ctest in build/linux/qa).
+#
+# Environment overrides (optional):
+#   IMAGE=registry.gitlab.com/.../fedora:41   # Override CI image
+#   CONTAINER_TOOL=podman|docker              # Force container runtime
+#   REPO_DIR=/path/to/kicad_repo              # Defaults to current dir
+#   BUILD_DIR=/path/to/build/linux            # Defaults to REPO_DIR/build/linux
+#   CCACHE_DIR_HOST=/path/to/ccache           # Defaults to REPO_DIR/ccache (not required for tests)
+#   TEST=<label>                              # Alternative to positional arg
+#
+# Notes:
+# - For TEST=cli (like CI), installs 'gerbv' inside the container before running tests.
+# - For TEST=python or cli, installs Python requirements from qa/tests/requirements.txt.
+# - Runs tests the same way CI does: from build/linux/qa with `ctest -R qa_${TEST}`.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+here() { builtin cd "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd -P; }
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(here)"
+REPO_DIR_DEFAULT="$(builtin cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.." >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd -P)"
+
+REPO_DIR="${REPO_DIR:-${REPO_DIR_DEFAULT}}"
+BUILD_DIR="${BUILD_DIR:-${REPO_DIR}/build/linux}"
+CCACHE_DIR_HOST="${CCACHE_DIR_HOST:-${REPO_DIR}/ccache}"
+
+TEST_LABEL_INPUT="${1:-${TEST:-}}"
+TEST_LABEL="${TEST_LABEL_INPUT:-}"
+BUILD_BEFORE_TEST="${BUILD_BEFORE_TEST:-}"
+
+# Read CI image default
+IMAGE_FROM_CI=""
+if [[ -f "${REPO_DIR}/.gitlab-ci.yml" ]]; then
+  IMAGE_FROM_CI=$(grep -Po 'DEFAULT_FEDORA_IMAGE:\s*\K.*' "${REPO_DIR}/.gitlab-ci.yml" || true)
+fi
+IMAGE="${IMAGE:-${IMAGE_FROM_CI:-registry.gitlab.com/kicad/kicad-ci/source_containers/master/fedora:41}}"
+
+# Choose container tool
+if [[ -z "${CONTAINER_TOOL:-}" ]]; then
+  if command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    CONTAINER_TOOL=podman
+  elif command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    CONTAINER_TOOL=docker
+  else
+    echo "Error: neither podman nor docker is installed." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "Using container runtime: ${CONTAINER_TOOL}"
+echo "Using image: ${IMAGE}"
+echo "Repository dir: ${REPO_DIR}"
+echo "Build dir: ${BUILD_DIR}"
+if [[ -n "${TEST_LABEL}" ]]; then
+  echo "Selected TEST label: ${TEST_LABEL}"
+fi
+
+# Volumes
+if [[ "${CONTAINER_TOOL}" == "podman" ]]; then
+  VOLUMES=(
+    -v "${REPO_DIR}:/work:Z"
+    -v "${REPO_DIR}:${REPO_DIR}:Z"    # mount source at its absolute host path for __FILE__ lookups
+    -v "${CCACHE_DIR_HOST}:/work/ccache:Z"
+  )
+else
+  VOLUMES=(
+    -v "${REPO_DIR}:/work"
+    -v "${REPO_DIR}:${REPO_DIR}"      # mount source at its absolute host path for __FILE__ lookups
+    -v "${CCACHE_DIR_HOST}:/work/ccache"
+  )
+fi
+  # Map host passwd to give the UID a name and HOME resolution
+  if [[ -r /etc/passwd ]]; then
+    VOLUMES+=( -v "/etc/passwd:/etc/passwd:ro" )
+  fi
+  USERFLAGS=(-u "$(id -u):$(id -g)" -e HOME=/work)
+
+# Decide whether to run as root (needed to dnf install gerbv for cli)
+RUN_AS_ROOT=false
+if [[ "${TEST_LABEL}" == "cli" ]]; then
+  RUN_AS_ROOT=true
+fi
+# Allow override via env var RUN_AS_ROOT=1
+if [[ -n "${RUN_AS_ROOT_OVERRIDE:-}" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${RUN_AS_ROOT_OVERRIDE}" == "1" || "${RUN_AS_ROOT_OVERRIDE}" == "true" ]]; then
+    RUN_AS_ROOT=true
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "${CONTAINER_TOOL}" == "podman" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${RUN_AS_ROOT}" == true ]]; then
+    USERFLAGS=() # root by default
+  else
+    USERFLAGS=(--userns=keep-id)
+  fi
+else
+  if [[ "${RUN_AS_ROOT}" == true ]]; then
+    USERFLAGS=() # root by default
+  else
+    USERFLAGS=(-u "$(id -u):$(id -g)")
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Build test commands to run inside container
+read -r -d '' TEST_CMDS <<'EOF' || true
+set -euo pipefail
+cd /work
+
+# Ensure a writable HOME and explicit KiCad config/data roots so wx doesn't touch /home
+export HOME=/work
+export KICAD_CONFIG_HOME=/work/qa/tests/config
+export QA_DATA_ROOT=/work/qa/data
+export KICAD_TEST_EESCHEMA_DATA_DIR=/work/qa/data/eeschema
+mkdir -p "$KICAD_CONFIG_HOME"
+
+# Pre-install like CI before_script
+if [[ "${TEST_LABEL}" == "python" || "${TEST_LABEL}" == "cli" ]]; then
+  python3 -m pip install -r qa/tests/requirements.txt
+fi
+if [[ "${TEST_LABEL}" == "cli" ]]; then
+  # Install gerbv (requires root)
+  if command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    dnf -y install gerbv
+  else
+    echo "Warning: dnf not available; skipping gerbv install" >&2
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Optional tools to satisfy some QA checks (PDF rasterization and fonts)
+if command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if [[ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]]; then
+    dnf -y install poppler-utils fontconfig || echo "Optional deps not installed; some checks may be skipped"
+  else
+    echo "Optional deps not installed; some checks may be skipped"
+  fi
+fi
+
+
+
+# Optionally rebuild tests in the container if requested
+if [[ -n "${BUILD_BEFORE_TEST}" ]]; then
+  cd /work/build/linux
+  ninja -j"$(nproc)" qa
+  cd /work
+fi
+
+cd /work/build/linux/qa
+export KICAD_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIR=1
+# CI env for junit and verbosity
+export BOOST_TEST_LOGGER='JUNIT,warning,test_results.'"${TEST_LABEL}"'.xml:HRF,message'
+export CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=1
+export BOOST_TEST_CATCH_SYSTEM_ERRORS='no'
+
+if [[ -n "${TEST_LABEL}" ]]; then
+  ctest -j"$(nproc)" -R "qa_${TEST_LABEL}"
+else
+  ctest -j"$(nproc)"
+fi
+EOF
+
+# Inject TEST_LABEL into the heredoc by substituting placeholder
+TEST_CMDS=${TEST_CMDS//'${TEST_LABEL}'/${TEST_LABEL}}
+TEST_CMDS=${TEST_CMDS//'${BUILD_BEFORE_TEST}'/${BUILD_BEFORE_TEST}}
+
+if [[ "${CONTAINER_TOOL}" == "podman" ]]; then
+  exec podman run --rm -it \
+    --name kicad-fedora-ci-test \
+    "${USERFLAGS[@]}" \
+    "${VOLUMES[@]}" \
+    -w /work \
+    "${IMAGE}" \
+    bash -lc "${TEST_CMDS}"
+else
+  exec docker run --rm -it \
+    --name kicad-fedora-ci-test \
+    "${USERFLAGS[@]}" \
+    "${VOLUMES[@]}" \
+    -w /work \
+    "${IMAGE}" \
+    bash -lc "${TEST_CMDS}"
+fi