A Python-based read-eval-print loop (REPL) environment for debugging Bluespec System Verilog (BSV).
This is currently a work in progress.
bluespecrepl uses pip for all the python requirements, but has some
additional non-python requirements:
verilator- used for quick verilog simulation.gtkwave- used as a waveform viewer.iverilog- used bypyverilogto preprocess verilog files.
All of these can be installed in Ubuntu using apt get install.
To install this package for development, you should use a virtual environment, and install the package in editable mode using pip.
To create a virtual environment for this project, run the command below. If it fails, just look online to see what you need to install to make it work.
$ python3 -m venv path/to/new-venv-folder
To start using your new virtual environment, run the command below. This needs to be run each time you open a new terminal.
$ source path/to/new-venv-folder/bin/activate
At this point you are now using your new virtual environment.
Python packages you install in this environment will not be available outside
your virtual environment.
If you want to stop using the virtual environment, just run deactivate.
To install the bluespecrepl package in editable mode, inside the
bluespecrepl folder, run the command below.
$ pip3 install -e .
This will install the dependencies from PyPI automatically (if necessary).
Some changes to bluespecrepl may require changes to bluespecrepl's
respective dependencies, so it may be useful to install pyverilator and
tclwrapper locally in editable mode.
If you want to just install the bluespecrepl package, you should be able to using the following command:
$ pip3 install git+https://github.com/csail-csg/bluespecrepl.git
Management, compilation, and simulation of BSV projects in python.
BSV-specific version of pyverilator that allows for opening up GTKWave and viewing signals using their BSV type.