Installation

You will need (and really want) to install the compiler on a hard disk. To install the Green Mountain VHDL compiler package

Insert the original disk
Type a:install (or b:install).
The installation program will first ask the path to the installation files. If your are installing from a floppy disk, this is just the root directory of the floppy (ex. a:\).
The installation program will ask you what directory you would like to install the program in.
The install program will then ask if you would like it to add a line to your autoexec.bat to set the VHDLPATH environment variable. If you answer no you will have to set the VHDLPATH variable before using the compiler. It should contain a list of path names separated by semi-colons. The compiler will look for source and object files in the paths in this list. One of the paths in the list must be \vhdl\lib where \vhdl is the path you input to the installation program. This directory contains standard libraries that you will want to use and it needs to know where to find them.
You will also need to add the path you entered into the installation program to the DOS PATH environment variable.