[Bug 229657] Review Request: iverilog - Icarus Verilg is a verilog compiler, simulator.

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Summary: Review Request: iverilog - Icarus Verilg is a verilog compiler, simulator.


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------- Additional Comments From cbalint at redhat.com  2007-02-26 15:00 EST -------
(In reply to comment #5)
> pong :)
> Look for the review a bit later. 
> WRT your questions:
> 1. I see no reason to bring pcnet into discussion. I am in no way related to 
them.

dont take as offence, i just reminded my old times ...
ok, lets dont imply parties. (anyway, in older time i worked at RDS ;-) i 
weared pretty the same 'shoe', but have a bad-remind of those days, you know 
best why)

> 2. visually == visual inspection of the new spec.
> 3. In a review I try to take into account all the aspects you have 
mentioned. By
> accident (or not) I happen to work in a hardware company so I can also do 
more
> tests then just "this program does not segfault at start". Yes, emphasize is 
on
> how it is packed but a non-functional program would not be useful, no matter 
how
> well packaged it is.
> 4.As of testing, I just want to see it compiling a Verilog program created 
by
> one of my colleagues. Nothing fancy. During the review I have absolutely no
> intention to compare its performances with commercial programs with the same
> functionality.

ok. sounds interesting, looking forward for the positiveness of the results.

> 5. I happen to know quite well the program, I've watched it (together with 
gEDA)
> with very great interest over the years, exactly because I would like to 
have
> our current tools (which require licenses which go monthly for amounts 
expressed
> with 5 digits) replaced.
> 
> Since you intend to extend a bit the package (I suggest creating a separate
> package for test cases, BTW) maybe you could include the FAQ -
> http://www.icarus.com/eda/verilog/FAQ.html in the main package)

I thinked at a separate package, i work right now to pack.

> And last but not least, since you need a sponsor, I MAY NOT approve your
> package, no matter how well packed it is.

    Well is see no reason to not approve. :-(. I hope my and your main 
intention (you taked the sponsorship) is to push forward this compiler not to 
sentence it to dead, i see no reason why not. I am sure reviewing it we can 
find an acceptable way reasoning the usefullnes of this package, i allready 
see the usefullness of it.  If geda was approved, but compared with comercial 
packs is realy,really baby, i think iverilog is quite usable for small 
projects, and some experts can adapt even for huge ones. Every things must 
start somewhere, gnu gcc booted with baby shoes and now can outperform many 
comercial compilers, its a question of time and interest of parties.

ok, i wait for your tests, util than i try to came up with the test-suite 
pack.

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