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@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@ # firrtl -Flexible Internal Representation for RTL +## Flexible Internal Representation for RTL -Description: +### This repository contains the compiler for .firrtl files. +### It is currently being developed in stanza, with the end-goal to translate into scala for ease of other people to use. +### This decision was made for multiple reasons: +#### 1. Previous development had already been done in stanza +#### 2. Most of the passes are relatively language independent +#### 3. Stanza is easier to develop in than scala bc less-strict type system +#### 4. As a favor, its useful to develop in stanza to give Patrick some language tips :) +### The hardest part to port will likely be the parser, but we hope to use an scala parser for the port. -This repository contains the compiler for .firrtl files. -It is currently being developed in stanza, with the end-goal to translate into scala for ease of other people to use. -This decision was made for multiple reasons: - 1. Previous development had already been done in stanza - 2. Most of the passes are relatively language independent - 3. Stanza is easier to develop in than scala bc less-strict type system - 4. As a favor, its useful to develop in stanza to give Patrick some language tips :) -The hardest part to port will likely be the parser, but we hope to use an scala parser for the port. - -Installation instructions: --- Disclaimer: This project is going through development stages so there is no guarantee anything works. --- These installations are for a mac. Won't work for a Unix-based system. +### Installation instructions (for Mac): +#### *Disclaimer*: This project is going through development stages so there is no guarantee anything works. `git clone https://github.com/ucb-bar/firrtl # Clone repository` `make install # Stanza installation` `pip install lit # Install lit (this assumes you have pip installed)` |