Re: gEDA-dev: Virtual machine for installing WebPACK 9

[Magnus Danielson <cfmd-at-NOSPAMbredband_dot_net>]

From: Stephen Williams <steve@icarus.com>
Subject: gEDA-dev: Virtual machine for installing WebPACK 9
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:56:28 -0700
Message-ID: <462FA45C.50604@icarus.com>

> 
> 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.

> BTW, anybody know where I can get images of RHEL 4? Synopsys
> SWIFT stuff may be happier if I can run the exact system that
> they want, but RHEL4 is not available for buy:-(

It is usually the required set of old libraries that you need to match.
I used to play those tricks with older Xilinx installations. Sigh.

WebPACK 9.1i installed cleanly out of the box on my work laptop on Linux but
fails in the end for the Windows. The new laptop will never run Windows, so...
:)

Cheers,
Magnus


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