How To Install ghdl on Fedora 34

ghdl is A VHDL simulator, using the GCC technology

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghdl on Fedora 34.

What is `ghdl`

GHDL is the open-source analyzer, compiler, simulator and (experimental) synthesizer for VHDL, a Hardware Description Language (HDL). GHDL implements the VHDL language according to the 1987, 1993 and 2002 versions of the IEEE 1076 VHDL standard, and partial for 2008. It compiles VHDL files and creates a binary that simulates (or executes) your design. GHDL can also translate a design into a VHDL 1993 netlist, or it can be plugged into Yosys for open-source synthesis. Since GHDL is a compiler (i.e., it generates object files), you can call functions or procedures written in a foreign language, such as C, C++, Ada95 or Python.

We can use yum or dnf to install ghdl on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghdl.

Install ghdl on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ghdl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghdl

Install ghdl on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ghdl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghdl

How To Uninstall ghdl on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the ghdl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ghdl

ghdl Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/ghdl
/usr/include/ghdl/ghdlsynth.h
/usr/include/ghdl/ghdlsynth_gates.h
/usr/include/ghdl/vpi_user.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/60
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/24fe5cfb622aad6e8bf08bc0be2fc780fcfbeb
/usr/lib/.build-id/79
/usr/lib/.build-id/79/8ff6bdb3f1547bf016f7a64572fd2cd7d35cdf
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6/9969a7c9b44c2e0863d0dc3a12319c5454f04a
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/eee3708913aca2351082f34d73fb3840c2cba6
/usr/lib64/libghdl-1_0_dev.so
/usr/lib64/libghdlvpi.so
/usr/libexec/gcc
/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-fedora_ghdl-linux
/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-fedora_ghdl-linux/10
/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-fedora_ghdl-linux/10/ghdl1
/usr/share/info/ghdl.info.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ghdl.1.gz

References

ghdl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghdl on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.