SystemC Quick Installation Guide

Start your first SystemC program

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In this article, I am providing steps I took to install SystemC on my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS machine.

1. Install CMAKE from http://www.cmake.org/

2. Install a few optional packages that are useful:

sudo apt-get install doxygen
sudo apt-get install cmake-curses-gui
sudo apt  install cmake-qt-gui

Next, clone the repo of the SystemC library and compile them:

git clone https://github.com/accellera-official/systemccd systemc
mkdir build
cd build/
cmake-gui ..

3. The following CMake-GUI will help you configure:

Cmake-GUI screenshot

4. PressConfigure button, thenGenerate button. Close the Cmake-GUI.

5. Compile, test, and install the libraries using make or the IDE:

make
make check
sudo make install

6. If all tests pass during command make check, then the installation is likely to be successful with sudo make install.

Example program