Commentary (#4254)

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Wilson Snyder 2023-06-13 08:22:57 -04:00
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@ -219,11 +219,12 @@ Git directory, then execute ``$VERILATOR_ROOT/bin/verilator``, which will
find the path to all needed files.
2. Install into a specific location
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2. Install into a Specific Prefix
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You may eventually be installing onto a project/company-wide "CAD" tools
disk that may support multiple versions of every tool. Tell configure the
You may be an OS package maintainer building a Verilator package, or you
may eventually be installing onto a project/company-wide "CAD" tools disk
that may support multiple versions of every tool. Tell configure the
eventual destination directory name. We recommend that the destination
location include the Verilator version name:
@ -248,23 +249,7 @@ following:
prepend-path PKG_CONFIG_PATH $install_root/share/pkgconfig
3. Install into a Specific Prefix
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You may eventually install Verilator into a specific installation prefix,
as follows. This option is typically only used by OS package maintainers.
::
unset VERILATOR_ROOT # if your shell is bash
unsetenv VERILATOR_ROOT # if your shell is csh
./configure --prefix /opt/verilator-VERSION
Then after installing (below steps), you will need to add
``/opt/verilator-VERSION/bin`` to your ``$PATH`` environment variable.
4. Install System Globally
3. Install System Globally
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The final option is to eventually install Verilator globally, using