Compile and Install of the Xyce Circuit Simulator

This repository contains a make file for easy compile and install of Xyce. Xyce (zīs, rhymes with “spice”) is an open source, SPICE-compatible, high-performance analog circuit simulator, capable of solving extremely large circuit problems by supporting large-scale parallel computing platforms.

Get Source Code

ed_xyce

git clone https://github.com/embed-dsp/ed_xyce.git

Xyce

# Enter the ed_xyce directory.
cd ed_xyce

# Edit the Makefile for selecting the Xyce version and the Trilinos library version.
vim Makefile
PACKAGE_VERSION = 7.8
TRILINOS_VERSION = release-12-12-1

Download Xyce source package and place in the src/ directory.

Build

NOTE: It is necessary to build and install the Trilinos library before continuing with the following steps.

# Unpack source code into build/ directory.
make prepare

NOTE: Select one of the following configuration options depending on if you want to build Xyce in "normal" configuration or for parallell computing using OpenMPI.

# Configure source code.
make configure

# Configure source code.
make configure SERPAR=parallel

Install

# Install build products.
sudo make install

Links

• https://xyce.sandia.gov
• https://xyce.sandia.gov/documentation-tutorials/building-guide

GitHub

• https://github.com/Xyce
• https://github.com/Xyce/Xyce
• https://github.com/Xyce/Xyce_Regression