Guix

Verilator is invoked with parameters similar to GCC or Synopsys’s VCS. It ``Verilates'' the specified Verilog or SystemVerilog code by reading it, performing lint checks, and optionally inserting assertion checks and coverage-analysis points. It outputs single- or multi-threaded .cpp and .h files, the ``Verilated'' code.

The user writes a little C++/SystemC wrapper file, which instantiates the Verilated model of the user’s top level module. These C++/SystemC files are then compiled by a C++ compiler (GCC/Clang/etc.). The resulting executable performs the design simulation. Verilator also supports linking its generated libraries, optionally encrypted, into other simulators.