Display configuration parameters in Verilator simulation
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Description
To help users identify how their Verilator simulation of Ibex was built it would be nice to display the parameters (or name of the configuration) that were chosen when running the simulation -- either by default, or as part of a config parameter (e.g. --version).
The parameter values should be available from Verilator at runtime, so we probably don't need any compile-time magic to pass them in.
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Research direction
Start at the Verilator simulation entry point and trace how runtime options such as --version are handled. Check which configuration parameter values Verilator exposes at runtime, then define the output that identifies the build configuration; done when a simulation displays those selected parameters or its configuration name.
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Assessment
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100