From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 17:20:19 +0000 (+0000) Subject: add section how to install and run Xnest X-Git-Tag: convert-csv-opcode-to-binary~3185 X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=73ab47b90861352d4b49de0b0b22f02c39ae8c2f;p=libreriscv.git add section how to install and run Xnest --- diff --git a/HDL_workflow/coriolis2.mdwn b/HDL_workflow/coriolis2.mdwn index c873364a1..72d0e6a86 100644 --- a/HDL_workflow/coriolis2.mdwn +++ b/HDL_workflow/coriolis2.mdwn @@ -365,3 +365,24 @@ See [[HDL_workflow]] for git clone instructions $ git clone ssh://gitolite3@git.libre-riscv.org:922/libresoc.git TODO further, here. + +# Issues running from (e.g.) archlinux as host and debian as a chroot + +You may run into difficulties firing up GUI applications from the chroot. +Try installing Xnest which you should +do in the *host* system. Also remember to install a "basic" window manager +(twm, fvwm2) + +On the *host*, run Xnest and a window manager: + + Xnest :1 -ac & + twm -display :1 & + +Then, in the chroot, change DISPLAY environment variable (permanently +in ~/.bash_profile if desired) + + export DISPLAY=:1.0 + +Then, in the chroot, follow the cgt instructions above, or use "make view" +in any of the soclayout experiments or alliance-check-toolkit bench tests +