Re: gEDA-user: Re: Pointer to 3d CAD?

[msokolov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Sokolov)]

ldoolitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Ditto for the Xilinx toolchain on my box.  At least once you are
> registered, get the free-as-in-beer download, Xilinx XST works natively
> and without monkeying with license keys.

I've tried it, but got turned off in utter disgust when I saw that the
thing is packaged in encrypted (!) ZIPs specifically to make it
impossible to bypass their stinky GUI installer.

> The free download version
> of Quartus-II I found seems to need WINE and (no cost) keys.
> Can you confirm that, or did I do something wrong?

I'm not using that version, I'm using the native Linux version.  You can
download it from ftp.altera.com:/outgoing/release.  It's a normal tar
file containing .tar.gz's inside, no GUIs crammed down your throat.  In
fact I can't even use its GUI at all, only the command line utilities
because my bootleg license file only has FEATURE quartus but not the
other FEATURE (altera_mainwin_lnx or quartus_mainwin_lnx, something like
that) that enables the GUI.  But that's perfectly fine with me because
command line tools are exactly what I want, my 80-column mind can't
handle GUI.

MS


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