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+ | ====== Installing ACT ====== | ||
- | ====== System requirements ====== | + | Primary development of ACT is conducted on Linux and MacOS, and so it has been extensively tested on such systems. It has also been tested in certain [[install# |
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+ | The core library is available from [[https:// | ||
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+ | **Note:** This only installs the core circuit design tools. For those interested in the full flow, please use the [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Linux/ | ||
Before starting, please make sure that your system satisfies the following requirements: | Before starting, please make sure that your system satisfies the following requirements: | ||
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* The system should have the macro pre-processing package '' | * The system should have the macro pre-processing package '' | ||
- | ====== Build instructions ====== | + | On MacOS, these packages can be installed using the [[https:// |
- | Create a directory where you'd like the tools to be installed. Example common locations include ''/ | + | ==== Build instructions ==== |
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+ | Create a directory where you'd like the tools to be installed. Example common locations include ''/ | ||
* Set the environment variable '' | * Set the environment variable '' | ||
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* Run '' | * Run '' | ||
- | If there is an issue building the software and you want to do a clean build, use '' | + | If there is an issue building the software and you want to do a clean build, use '' |
Once you've built the tools, run '' | Once you've built the tools, run '' | ||
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Note that the environment variable '' | Note that the environment variable '' | ||
+ | Optional: to add the tools to your path add '' | ||
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+ | ==== Troubleshooting ==== | ||
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+ | If you have trouble building on your specific operating system have a peek in the continuous integration scripts of the git repository if your operating system is covered there and you can try the commands specified: | ||
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+ | https:// | ||
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+ | for '' | ||
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+ | for '' | ||
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+ | ===== Microsoft Windows ===== | ||
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+ | Recent versions of Windows include compatibility layers for Unix, and ACT has been successfully tested in such an environment. | ||
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+ | [[windows_build|Some instructions for running ACT tools on Microsoft Windows]] | ||
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+ | ===== Running large ACT files ===== | ||
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+ | ACT files are typically short since they are written by a designer. However, an ACT file generated by another program---especially if the program generates a flattened design---can be large. If an ACT process (or a namespace) has a very large number of instances/ | ||
- | ====== Synopsys linkages | + | ===== Synopsys linkages ===== |
Some of the library functionality can be linked into Synopsys '' | Some of the library functionality can be linked into Synopsys '' | ||