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Re: Add systemc simulator with gdb
- From: Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha at arm dot com>
- To: "Yorkwar" <yorkwar at xinhuanet dot com>
- Cc: "rearnsha" <rearnsha at arm dot com>, "gdb" <gdb at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:41:25 +0000
- Subject: Re: Add systemc simulator with gdb
- Organization: ARM Ltd.
- Reply-to: Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha at arm dot com>
>
> >R.
> >
> >[*] For the uninitiated, SystemC started life as a simulation class
> >library for C++ which enables you to use C++ in much the same way as you
> >would any other HDL (Hardware description language). However, by
> >restricting your description a suitable subset of C++ you can then
> >accelerate it significantly with special simulators and even run hardware
> >synthesis tools on it. The real power comes from the fact that your test
> >benches can be written in abstract C++ and can then interact with your
> >hardware description directly.
>
> It will be a great improvement to integrate a SystemC or HDL simulator in GDB.
> However, is there any reference about how to implement the library or bridge
> to compoment written in SystemC or HDL?
>
I'm not aware of any work being done in this area.
R.