verilator Command Examples

Convert Verilog and SystemVerilog hardware description language (HDL) design into a C++ or SystemC model to be executed after compiling. More information: https://veripool.org/guide/latest/.

• Build a specific C project in the current directory:

verilator --binary --build-jobs 0 -Wall {{path/to/source.v}}

• Create a C++ executable in a specific folder:

verilator --cc --exe --build --build-jobs 0 -Wall {{path/to/source.cpp}} {{path/to/output.v}}

• Perform linting over a code in the current directory:

verilator --lint-only -Wall

• Create XML output about the design (files, modules, instance hierarchy, logic and data types) to feed into other tools:

verilator --xml-output -Wall {{path/to/output.xml}}