> -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Strubel > Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 9:09 > > Let me just think loud and reuse Brians UART scenario using a > VHPI interface. A testbench for free download could have > these modules: > > 1) UART design (proprietary) in VHDL <snip/> > > So, to protect my UART design, I can still go various ways: > - Make it non-reusable by obfuscation > - Keep critical parts outside of it, move working stuff into > a functional simulation in C > - Don't hand out the core design binary and just make it > accessible through a server/web interface, etc. > - Buy expensive tools that might not be half as effective as GHDL is. > > However, it would make things so much simpler, if the > proprietary VHDL design would not be infected by the GPL. >
It has been a few years since I last used GHDL, but was there not an option to compile the design and execute it with the runtime? I vaguely remember that being the case on cygwin. (if I have a case of wishful thinking, then this is a feature request) Clearly seperating the runtime from the VHDL object code prevents this issue. Ex: runtime uart.so or runtime.exe uart.dll -Jason -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. _______________________________________________ Ghdl-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/ghdl-discuss
