Download the Zoo programs

The Zoo programs have been compiled and tested on the following platforms:

* RedHat Linux Enterprise 3 and 4
* Fedora 8 and 9 (Make sure to use the special Fedora xview libraries)
* Ubuntu 7.04, 7.10 and 8.04 (Make sure you have the latest xview libraries installed).
* Solaris (SPARC) 8, 9 and 10. (Not available for download)
* Mac OS X with X11 (Cobra Command Tool)

Tool Version RedHat/Fedora Ubuntu
Cobra Command Tool 9.8 cobra_9.83rh.tar.gz cobra_9.83ub.tar.gz
Mongoose Simulation Environment 15.6 mongoose_15.6rh.tar.gz mongoose_15.6ub.tar.gz
Okapi VHDL Browser 2.9 okapi_2.9rh.tar.gz okapi_2.9ub.tar.gz
Topi Top Code Generator 7.7 topi_7.8rh.tar.gz topi_7.7ub.tar.gz
Zebra Verilog Browser 6.7 zebra_6.6rh.tar.gz zebra_6.7ub.tar.gz

Tool Version Mac OS X
Cobra Command Tool 9.9 cobra_9.9macosx.tar.gz

Installing the Zoo programs in Linux OS

1. Make sure you have all the libraries installed.
2. Unzip and unpack the downloaded file using the command: tar zxfv file_name into a temporary directory.
3. Copy the executable, the .intro and the .info files to a system directory of your choice.
4. Edit the startup script file and make the changes necessary.
5. Copy the startup script file to the /usr/bin directory or your own bin directory.
6. To start the Cobra program use the command: cobra &

Installing the Zoo programs in Mac OS X

1. Double-click on the downloaded file to unzip and unpack the package.
2. Move the package to a directory of your choice.
3. Edit the startup script file and make the changes necessary.
4. To start the Cobra program double-click the startup script: Cobra.command

.Xdefaults

The .Xdefaults file located in your home directory is used to control different settings in the Zoo programs. Use the command: xrdb .Xdefaults to make these settings available to programs. You can download an example file here.