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gEDA-dev: Re: Virtual machine for installing WebPACK 9
Magnus Danielson wrote:
> From: Stephen Williams <steve-TQXSILARuq3QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> Subject: gEDA-dev: Virtual machine for installing WebPACK 9
> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:56:28 -0700
> Message-ID: <462FA45C.50604-TQXSILARuq3QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>
>> I'm trying to put together a virtual machine that runs an O/S that
>> is "officially" supported bin Xilinx. In particular, I want to run
>> the SWIFT binaries that are included.
>>
>> The Xilinx bits run fine on my SuSE system, but the Synopsys bits
>> are _extremely_ picky about the system they are running on, hence
>> the need for a virtual machine. $ynopsys wants RedHat EL4, but I'm
>> hoping that FedoraX will be close enough.
>>
>> Has anybody successfully installed a WebPack9 on a vmplayer image
>> of an officially supported, or very close, system? Part of the
>> problem I'm having is that the player images I find have the
>> video size of 800x600. The WebPack installer buttons fall off
>> the screen and I can't click them! I redirect the display to my
>> main host, and the installer crashes:-(
>
> You can use the linux installer, since the resulting filetree is the same.
> The only thing you don't get help with is Menus and environment setup. Not too
> hard to do yourself.
>
> So, install with Linux, then either have that tree accessabel from your VM or
> tar.gz it over.
The linux I'm running is different enough from the target Linux
that there may be issues. But I can try.
For the record, It's not the Xilinx tools that are forcing me into
finding a VM, but the Synopsys supplied SWIFT tools that come
bundled.
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