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| ====== Installing ACT ====== | ====== Installing ACT ====== | ||
| - | ===== Unix/ | + | 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# |
| - | Primary development of ACT is conducted on Linux and MacOS, and so it has been extensively tested on such systems. | + | The core library |
| - | ==== System requirements | + | **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 system should have '' | ||
| * The system should have the macro pre-processing package '' | * The system should have the macro pre-processing package '' | ||
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| + | On MacOS, these packages can be installed using the [[https:// | ||
| ==== Build instructions ==== | ==== Build instructions ==== | ||
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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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| 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/ | 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/ | ||
| + | NOTE: This issue has been fixed as of 7/10/2023. | ||
| ===== Synopsys linkages ===== | ===== Synopsys linkages ===== | ||
| Some of the library functionality can be linked into Synopsys '' | Some of the library functionality can be linked into Synopsys '' | ||