# $Id: INSTALL_ghdl.txt 537 2013-10-06 09:06:23Z mueller $
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# $Id: INSTALL_ghdl.txt 537 2013-10-06 09:06:23Z mueller $
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The w11 project uses the open source VHDL simulator
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The w11 project uses the open source VHDL simulator
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ghdl
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ghdl
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It used to be part of most distributions. Unfortunately the Debian maintainer
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It used to be part of most distributions. Unfortunately the Debian maintainer
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for ghdl refused at some point to integrate ghdl into Debian Etch. Therefore
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for ghdl refused at some point to integrate ghdl into Debian Etch. Therefore
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ghdl was part of Debian Lenny, and again of Debian Squeeze, and is missing
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ghdl was part of Debian Lenny, and again of Debian Squeeze, and is missing
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again in Debian Wheezy (the current 'stable').
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again in Debian Wheezy (the current 'stable').
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The glitch at Debian unfortunately lead to the removal of ghdl from Ubuntu,
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The glitch at Debian unfortunately lead to the removal of ghdl from Ubuntu,
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which is based on Debian. Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) and up to Oneiric (11.10)
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which is based on Debian. Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) and up to Oneiric (11.10)
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included ghdl, the currently maintained versions Precise (12.04 LTS) and
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included ghdl, the currently maintained versions Precise (12.04 LTS) and
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alter don't.
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alter don't.
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To install ghdl on an up-to-date Debian or Ubuntu systems you have the
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To install ghdl on an up-to-date Debian or Ubuntu systems you have the
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following options {as of early October 2013}:
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following options {as of early October 2013}:
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- Ubuntu Precise, Quantal, and Raring
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- Ubuntu Precise, Quantal, and Raring
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Thanks to Peter Gavin Ubuntu packages for GHDL are available from his PPA
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Thanks to Peter Gavin Ubuntu packages for GHDL are available from his PPA
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'Personal Package Archives', see
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'Personal Package Archives', see
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https://launchpad.net/~pgavin/+archive/ghdl
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https://launchpad.net/~pgavin/+archive/ghdl
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So to install ghdl under Ubuntu use
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So to install ghdl under Ubuntu use
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pgavin/ghdl
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pgavin/ghdl
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install ghdl
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sudo apt-get install ghdl
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- Debian Wheezy
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- Debian Wheezy
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Thanks to Joris van Rantwijk Debian packages for GHDL are available
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Thanks to Joris van Rantwijk Debian packages for GHDL are available
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from the web site
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from the web site
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http://jorisvr.nl/ghdl_debian.html
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http://jorisvr.nl/ghdl_debian.html
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There are also Ubuntu packages, but Joris focus is clearly on Debian.
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There are also Ubuntu packages, but Joris focus is clearly on Debian.
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Only Debian and Ubuntu are actively used by the w11a developer. The
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Only Debian and Ubuntu are actively used by the w11a developer. The
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situation for other linux distributions is therefore just taken from
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situation for other linux distributions is therefore just taken from
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the respective web sites:
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the respective web sites:
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- Suse
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- Suse
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For Suse 12.2 and 12.3 un-official ghdl packages are available, but they
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For Suse 12.2 and 12.3 un-official ghdl packages are available, but they
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seem to be based on the long obsolete ghdl version 0.27.
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seem to be based on the long obsolete ghdl version 0.27.
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- Redhat/Fedora
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- Redhat/Fedora
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For Fedora 18,19, and 20 packages are available based on ghdl 0.29
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For Fedora 18,19, and 20 packages are available based on ghdl 0.29
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- Gentoo
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- Gentoo
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Packages, marked 'unstable', are available based on ghdl 0.29 and 0.27
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Packages, marked 'unstable', are available based on ghdl 0.29 and 0.27
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