Releases and sources

Downloading pre-built packages

OS	Backend	Filesize	Downloads
Debian 9 (Stretch) GPL	mcode	2.61 MB
Debian 9 (Stretch)	mcode	2.93 MB
Ubuntu 14 (Trusty)	mcode	3.15 MB
Ubuntu 14 (Trusty)	LLVM	14.11MB
Fedora 26	mcode	2.83 MB
Windows x86 (MinGW32)	mcode	3.05 MB
Windows x86 (MinGW64)	LLVM	12.7 MB
Mac OS X	mcode	2.26 MB
Sum:

Downloading Source Files

Downloading from GitHub

GHDL can be downloaded as a zip-file from GitHub. See the following table, to choose your desired format/version:

Branch	Download Link
master
master

Downloading via git clone

GHDL can be downloaded (cloned) with git clone from GitHub. GitHub offers the transfer protocols HTTPS and SSH. You should use SSH if you have a GitHub account and have already uploaded an OpenSSH public key to GitHub, otherwise use HTTPS if you have no account or you want to use login credentials.

The created folder <GitRoot>\ghdl is used as <GHDLRoot> in later instructions or on other pages in this documentation.

On Linux

Command line instructions to clone GHDL onto a Linux machine with HTTPS protocol:

cd GitRoot
git clone "https://github.com/ghdl/ghdl.git" ghdl
cd ghdl
git remote rename origin github

Command line instructions to clone GHDL onto a Linux machine machine with SSH protocol:

cd GitRoot
git clone "ssh://git@github.com:ghdl/ghdl.git" ghdl
cd ghdl
git remote rename origin github

On OS X

Please see the Linux instructions.

On Windows

Note

All Windows command line instructions are intended for Windows PowerShell, if not marked otherwise. So executing the following instructions in Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe) won’t function or will result in errors! Windows PowerShell can be installed or upgraded to v5.1 by installing the Windows Management Framework.

Command line instructions to clone GHDL onto a Windows machine with HTTPS protocol:

cd GitRoot
git clone "https://github.com/ghdl/ghdl.git" ghdl
cd ghdl
git remote rename origin github

Command line instructions to clone GHDL onto a Windows machine with SSH protocol:

cd GitRoot
git clone "ssh://git@github.com:ghdl/ghdl.git" ghdl
cd ghdl
git remote rename origin github