[Pkg-electronics-devel] Debian package for SystemC

[Tarik Graba]

Hi everybody,

Now that SystemC is distributed under the terms of the Apache License
(see ref at the end of the mail) there is no obstacle to have a Debian
package for it.

Moreover, the Verilator Debian package actually suggests a SystemC
package that does not exist.  Having an official SystemC package in
Debian repositories could be very useful to easily build verification
environment based on Verilator + SystemC.

Also, the configuration script has a "--with-unix-layout" option that
allows to install the libraries/sources/docs using standard "unix" paths
which can help the packaging. There is a user contributed package for
ArchLinux (AUR:Arch User Repository) that is built using this option.


Relicensing announcement:
 http://www.accellera.org/news/press-releases/227-accellera-announces-relicensing-of-systemc-reference-implementation-under-the-apache-2-0-license

Archlinux AUR package:
 https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/systemc/


Regards,

Tarik