[myhdl-list] Re: Feedback request on decorators in MyHDL

[Jan D. <ja...@ja...>]

bedros wrote:
> great work Jan, I've not touched Myhdl in over a year,
> and I'm very impressed with how you use decorators in
> MyHDL. it makes Myhdl very similar to a real RTL.
> 
> ease of use is very important to attract developers,
> and it seems you're going in the right direction.
> 
> what's holding me back from using it is the fact that
> I  can't integrate it with VHDL code. What's the
> status of VHPI interface?

Not even thought about it :-)

Is VHPI actually used? By which simulator?

At some point I considered to do a modelsim interface
in their proprietary interface, because I thought that
was the most popular C-interface. But for various reasons
(such as changing MyHDL priorities), I haven't started this.
Also, I fear there might be legal issues if I develop
something in a proprietary API without even owning
a modelsim license.

In Verilog, I have at least 2 options to develop a vpi
interface with an open source simulator. I still don't know about
an open-source VHDL solution with a vpi-like support.
Without that, it's going to be hard. Moreover, one could
argue that this means that the need is just not there.

> Any updates on simulators for myhdl?

I used cver and Icarus, and I know people are using
Modelsim Verilog also.

Regards, Jan


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