From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2020 20:34:25 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: mention dev-env-scripts
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mention dev-env-scripts
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diff --git a/HDL_workflow.mdwn b/HDL_workflow.mdwn
index 9d7fb9ac1..26ab07980 100644
--- a/HDL_workflow.mdwn
+++ b/HDL_workflow.mdwn
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ This will get you python3 and other tools that are needed. graphviz is
 essential for showing the interconnections between cells, and gtkwave
 is essential for debugging.
 
+If you would like to save yourself a lot more typing, check out the
+[dev-env-setup](https://git.libre-soc.org/?p=dev-env-setup.git;a=summary)
+repository, examine the scripts there and use them to automate much of
+the process below.
+
 ## git
 
 Look up good tutorials on how to use git effectively.  There are so many
@@ -293,8 +298,12 @@ and that people communicate and coordinate with each other.
 Follow the source code (git clone) instructions here:
 <http://www.clifford.at/yosys/download.html>
 
-Do not try to use a fixed revision (currently 0.9), nmigen is evolving
-and frequently interacts with yosys
+Or, alternatively, use the
+[yosys-et-al](https://git.libre-soc.org/?p=dev-env-setup.git;a=blob;f=yosys-et-al;hb=HEAD)
+script (which also installs symbiyosys and its dependencies)
+
+Do not try to use a fixed revision of yosys (currently 0.9), nmigen is evolving
+and frequently interacts with yosys.
 
 ## symbiyosys