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| ====== Installing ACT ====== | ====== Installing ACT ====== | ||
| - | 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 Windows environments (see below) | + | 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 |
| + | The core library is available from [[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Unix/Unix-like environments ===== | + | **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/Unix-like environments ===== | ||
| 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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| * 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 '' | ||