GHDL now has a second home...

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ghdl-updates/

What's there today is a start : a release candidate for ghdl_0.31,
working with gcc4.8.2. It has also been built and tested as an mcode
version on Mac and Linux.

The Files section contains a source package for ghdl_0.31dev, and we
intend to make binary builds and packages for Linux, Mac and other OS
available there too.

What's there includes a Wiki, allowing us to collaborate on smoothing
out the build and installation process, and share tutorial and example
designs and techniques.

There's also a Mercurial repository, incorporating the past Subversion
history and some new work to build ghdl with gcc 4.8.2, and a start on
clearing the backlog of support issues and bugs. The source package is
taken from the revision tagged "ghdl_0.31dev" but work won't stop there,
if you need the latest version, check out the "tip" instead.

We also have a start on bug tracking; intended for bugs reported against
this and future versions.

A couple of questions deserve answers:

1) What happened to ghdl version 0.30?

It was going to be based around gcc4.7. There were a few builds and
packages but no official release. To avoid possible confusion with
those, this release will be called 0.31.

2) What happened to gna.org/ghdl?

It's still there!

gna.org has served ghdl well, and may yet continue to do so. 
But development there is critically dependent on Tristan, who is busy
elsewhere.

Meanwhile there's a lot to do, to keep ghdl relevant, accessible and up
to date. I want ghdl-updates to provide a venue for people to
collaborate on ghdl more easily, as well as a source of stable ghdl
builds on which distributions can base their ghdl packages.

I hope Tristan can find time to rejoin the project; he has an open offer
to join ghdl-updates as well as any support we can provide in keeping
gna.org up to date.

3) What next?

We're looking for brave people to build, install, test and use this
version, to build confidence and resolve any odd issues we haven't yet
encountered.

So reports of success or failure (but especially success) are welcome!
And volunteers to help with ghdl-updates would be welcome too.

Best regards,

- Brian







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