Tutorial: How to Install EDA on NetBSD

EDA is an open source software suite for electronic design automation. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing EDA on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• A computer running NetBSD
• Access to the terminal

Step 1: Install Git and GCC

EDA requires Git and GCC to be installed on your system. To install them, open the terminal and run the following command:

pkgin install git gcc

This will install both Git and GCC on your NetBSD system.

Step 2: Clone the EDA Repository

Next, we need to obtain the EDA source code. To do this, we will clone the EDA repository from GitHub. Run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/jortilles/EDA.git

This will clone the EDA repository to your local machine.

Step 3: Install Dependencies

EDA requires several dependencies to be installed on your system. To install them, run the following command in the terminal:

pkgin install pkg-config cairo lua53 lua53-lgi gtk2+ glib2 gmake

This will install all the necessary dependencies for EDA to run on your system.

Step 4: Build and Install EDA

Now that we have all the necessary dependencies installed, we can proceed to build and install EDA.

In the terminal, navigate to the EDA directory by running:

cd EDA

Next, we need to configure the installation by running:

./configure

This will set up the installation environment for EDA.

Now, we can build and install EDA by running:

gmake && gmake install

This will build and install EDA on your system.

Step 5: Verify the Installation

To verify that EDA has been installed correctly, you can run a simple command to launch EDA:

eda

If everything has been installed correctly, you should see the EDA window pop up.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EDA on NetBSD.

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