SystemC Development of Eclipse on Linux

    SystemC Development on Eclipse on Linux

For setting up the systemc development enviornment on Linux requires below packages available in you pc.

• SystemC packages : Contains all SystenC related library/header file and esential stuff defined by accellera.
  Source : http://accellera.org/images/downloads/standards/systemc/systemc-2.3.1.tgz
  Registration is required @ Accellera.org
• Eclipse with C/C++ tools.
  Form linux software packages center or “apt-get install eclipse”
• Before proceeding for systemC build enviornment run below command to be free from all intermideate troubles :)

• sudo apt-get upgrade
• sudo apt-get install build-essential
• sudo apt-get update

Installing systemc Packages in Linux PC

Untar the SystemC packages

• tar -xzvf systemc-2.3.1.tgz

Crating SystemC install Dir

• sudo mkdir /usr/local/systemc-2.3.1

Configuiring the system c

./configure –prefix=/usr/local/systemc-2.3.1

• Compile the packages and install
• sudo make
• sudo make clean
• sudo make -j 3
• sudo make install
• Exporting the SystemC variable path in
• export SYSTEMC_HOME=/usr/local/systemc-2.3.1/
• sudo gedit /etc/environment
  and
  add below lines.
  SYSTEMC_HOME=”/usr/local/systemc-2.3.1/”
  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/systemc-2.3.1/lib-linux64
• sudo ~/.bashrc
  SYSTEMC_HOME=”/usr/local/systemc-2.3.1/”
  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/systemc-2.3.1/lib-linux64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Installing Eclipse Packages in Linux PC

Install below commands for eclipse and dependent packages

• sudo apt-get install eclipse eclipse-cdt g++

Create a new C/C++ project using the menu File -> New -> Other.

Add all your systemc program files to the project.

It is time to inform eclipse+CDT where our systemC include headers and library files are.

• Click Project -> Properties. Navigate to C/C++ Build -> Settings -> Tool Settings tab.
• Under GCC C++ Compiler -> Includes, Add /usr/local/systemc-2.3.1/include to Include Paths.

Add systemc dependent Library location in C++ linker settings.

Under

• GCC C++ Linker -> Libraries,
• Add /usr/local/systemc-2.3.1/lib-linux to Library Search Paths.
• Add systemc and m to Libraries.

Reboot the pc

Create a basic Hello world kind of project and use the eclipse normally.

Run Configuration :

Example code :

//==========================================================================

// Name : Hello.cpp

// Author :

// Version :

// Copyright : Your copyright notice

// Description : Hello World in C++, Ansi-style

//============================================================================

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

// All systemc modules should include systemc.h header file

#include "systemc.h"

// Hello_world is module name

SC_MODULE (hello_world) {

SC_CTOR (hello_world) {

// Nothing in constructor

}

void say_hello() {

//Print "Hello World" to the console.

cout << "Hello World.\n";

}

};

// sc_main in top level function like in C++ main

int sc_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {

hello_world hello("HELLO");

// Print the hello world

hello.say_hello();

printf("Hello");

return(0);

}

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Output after running :

SystemC 2.3.1-Accellera --- Feb 13 2016 02:15:11

Copyright (c) 1996-2014 by all Contributors,

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Hello World.