[tools] updating the version of verilator
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Description
### Description
We currently use verilator 4.210: https://github.com/lowRISC/opentitan/blob/f7ad56608cfcd9b62fa52bcf55c7f56560d613fe/doc/getting_started/setup_verilator.md. This version is released 2021-07-07.
The latest verilator version is now 5.038. The first version of v5 is v5.002, released 3 years ago (2022-10-29). We should aim to update our verilator to a more recent version.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with doc/getting_started/setup_verilator.md, which records the current Verilator 4.210 version and setup instructions. Determine a suitable recent Verilator 5.x version, update the documented version, and verify that the setup instructions work with it.
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Assessment
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100