Linux

Install Cadence IC6.1.8

OS Platform

It’s recommended to install Cadence IC6.1.8 on RHEL7.x

Installation

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$PATH_TO_CDS_ISCAPE/iscape/bin/iscape.sh

Install Necessary Packages

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yum install -y ksh
yum install -y libstdc++.so.6
yum install -y redhat-lsb
yum install -y xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi
yum install -y libXext.so.6
yum install -y libXp.so.6
yum install -y libXt.so.6
yum install -y libXtst.so.6
yum install -y libXss*
yum install -y glibc.i686
yum install -y glibc-devel.i686
yum install -y elfutils-libelf.i686
yum install -y mesa-libGL.i686
yum install -y mesa-libGLU.i686
yum install -y motif
yum install -y motif.i686
yum install -y libpng.i686
yum install -y libjpeg-turbo.i686
yum install -y expat.i686

Check System Configuration

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$PATH_TO_CDS_IC618/tools/bin/checkSysConf -r
$PATH_TO_CDS_IC618/tools/bin/checkSysConf IC6.1.8

The checkSysconf command goes through and checks the dependency of IC6.1.8. If any items are shown up with FAIL result fix them before you use IC6.1.8.

Environment Variables

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setenv path = ($PATH_TO_CDS_IC618/bin $PATH_TO_CDS_IC618/tools/bin $path)
setenv CDS_LIC_FILE $PATH_TO_CDS_LIC_FILE
setenv CDS_USE_XVFB 1

Start IC6.1.8

Now you can start IC618 with the command of virtuoso in a terminal.

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virtuoso &

Customization

Put your customized settings in ~/.cdsinit