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Installation on Linux
This section summarizes the EDK installation process on the Linux platform.
Registration
You must have a software registration ID to install EDK. You can get one online at http://www.xilinx.com/ise/embedded_design_prod/platform_studio.htm. You must log in and provide software product information (including product ID). Xilinx will email the software registration ID to the address you provided during login.
Installing Xilinx EDK
To install EDK on your Linux machine, perform the following steps.
1.Insert the DVD in your Linux machine.
2.Change the directory to the DVD home.
3.Run setup to install EDK.
The installer prompts for the Registration ID that you obtained from the web site indicated above.
Note: If the variable $XILINX_EDK is set, its value is used as the default directory for installation. If the value of the variable is not set, the default directory for installation is $HOME/EDK. You can change the destination directory during installation.
Environment Variables
EDK installer creates settings.csh and settings.sh files in the EDK installation directory. These files set up the environment for using the EDK tools.
♦$XILINX_EDK
Sets the value of this variable to the installation direction.
♦$PATH
Prefixes the $PATH environment variable with:
-$XILINX_EDK/bin/lin
-$XILINX_EDK/gnu/microblaze/lin/bin
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♦$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Prefixes the $LD_LIBRARY environment variable with $XILINX_EDK/bin/lin.
Note: While executing the script, make sure that the $XILINX_EDK/bin/lin appears before
$XILINX/bin/lin in the $LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable.
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