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What GHDL is

GHDL is an open-source VHDL simulator and synthesis-related tool used in VHDL verification and open FPGA flows.

GHDL is the default open-source entry point for VHDL simulation. Keep testbenches independent of vendor libraries when possible so they run in CI.

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Boards: none

Chips: none

Toolchains: ghdl, yosys

Protocols: none

Pitfalls: Vendor-specific VHDL libraries may require extra setup.

ghdl -a design.vhd
ghdl -e tb
ghdl -r tb