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Prerequisites

mandatory

• python : POD is written in python.
• pyparsing : a python module to parse files.

On ubuntu, python is already installed, just install pyparsing package with command :

[  ] $ sudo apt-get install python-parsing

optional

• ghdl, gtkwave : it's not mandatory, POD can generate VHDL testbench ready for ghdl simulator. As it's standard VHDL, another simulator should work.
• ISE Webpack : to generate synthesis project for Xilinx.
• Quartus : to generate synthesis project for Altera.
• ARMadeus SDK : to generate driver project for the Armadeus boards.

Install from package

Note: For this moment, package must be created from svn repository. Release will be downloadable soon

• Decompress the package PeriphOnDemand-X.X.tar.gz in install directory:

$ cd somewhere/
$ tar -zxvf PeriphOnDemand-X.X.tar.gz

• Walk through periphondemand/ directory:

$ cd periphondemand

• Then install POD with root privilege:

 $ sudo python setup.py install

Generate package from subversion tree

• Checkout the source code with following command (subversion is needed):

$ svn co https://periphondemand.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/periphondemand/trunk periphondemand
$ cd periphondemand/

• Make python POD distribution:

$ python setup.py sdist

• The POD package can be found in directory dist/

Using svn tree directly

on your branche tree add a symbolic link named periphondemand :

trunk/$ln -s src periphondemand

Modify the binary "pod" file to add the path :

vim src/bin/pod

Replace :

import periphondemand.bin.pod
import sys
periphondemand.bin.pod.main(sys.argv)

By :

import os,sys
sys.path.append("PATH_OF_YOUR_TRUNK/BRANCHE")
import periphondemand.bin.pod
periphondemand.bin.pod.main(sys.argv)

Then start POD using this binary :

$ ./periphondemand/bin/pod