This is the Verilog Perl Package. Copyright ========= This package is Copyright 2000 by Wilson Snyder . You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file, with the exception that it cannot be placed on a CD-ROM or similar media for commercial distribution without the prior approval of the author. This code is provided with no warranty of any kind, and is used entirely at your own risk. Description =========== This package provides functions to support writing utilities that use the Verilog language. See `man Verilog::Language' and `man vrename' after installation. Also included is `vrename', a program for renaming signals, modules, and parameters across many verilog files at once. Obtaining Distribution ====================== The latest version is available at `http://www.perl.org/CPAN/' Download the latest package from that site, and decompress. `gunzip Verilog-Perl_version.tar.gz ; tar xvf Verilog-Perl_version.tar' Supported Systems ================= This version of Verilog has been built and tested on: * sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1 * sparc-sun-sunos4.1.4 It should run on any system with perl. Installation ============ 1. `cd' to the directory containing this INSTALL notice. 2. Type `perl Makefile.PL' to configure Verilog for your system. 3. Type `make' to compile Verilog. 4. Type `make test' to check the package. 5. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and documentation. 6. Type `rehash' to make the new `vrename' command visible.