[Libre-soc-dev] ls180 update

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 2:08 AM Jean-Philippe Turcotte
<jp2k5 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > btw i can just simply send you the VST (VHDL) files.
>
> That would be much easier, yes!

you will still need cocotb, verilator, etc. etc. and this git repo:
https://git.libre-soc.org/?p=soc-cocotb-sim.git;a=summary

which needs documenting.

> > oh, you need verilator v4.106 not later than that
> > [...]
> > experiments10_verilog, soclayout repository, designed for exactly that [a faster-to-run example].
>
> Gotcha.
>
> > i have reached out to a test company through nlnet, you should not have to
> > pay.
>
> Oh wow, do keep me posted.
>
> > what does it [gg] provide that distcc does not?
>
> It seems idiot-proof. I could not understand how distcc would work in the cloud.

ssh.  brain-dead-simple.  list the hosts in an env variable
(DISTCC_HOSTS). copy ssh keys to each host.  export CC=distcc.  it
really couldn't get any simpler.
https://linux.die.net/man/1/distcc

if you totally want to break security on an open network, use the
daemon.  if you have a VPN, distcc daemon is useful.

l.