User guide

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Compiling and Elaborating Your Design
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Compiling Your Design 1
VCS compiles your design before simulation. You can use the vcs
command to compile your designs. The resulting executable is called
simv.
There are several options and techniques that you can use to compile
your design for high performance or easy debugging. Native code
generation is default in VCS.
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Using the vcs Command
• Incremental Compilation
• Triggering Recompilation
• Using Shared Incremental Compilation
• The Direct Access Interface Directory