Notes about the solaris package. I. Installing a prebuilt solaris package ----------------------------------------- To install the solaris package do the following as root on your machine: 1) uncompress the package using: cp package_name.gz /tmp cd /tmp gunzip package_name.gz where "package_name.gz" is the compressed binary package. It will be named something like "verilog-0.3-SunOS-5.6-sparc.gz" 2) install the package using: cd /tmp pkgadd -d package_name this will install the package. The package will be registered under the name "IVLver" II. Uninstalling the solaris package ------------------------------------- To uninstall an installed solaris package do the following as root on your machine: pkgrm IVLver III. Notes on building a solaris package from sources ------------------------------------------------------ 1) build and install verilog. Be sure and pick where the package should install with the "--prefix=" argument to 'configure' 2) edit the 'pkginfo' file to update the version number and also set BASEDIR to the same as the argument to "--prefix=" 3) edit the 'prototype' file to add/removed files/directories from the list of installed components. 4) run the 'mksolpkg' script to create the solaris package