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            HOW TO GET AND INSTALL A MODELSIM LE 6.4 RELEASE
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*** IMPORTANT LICENSING CHANGE ***
*** IMPORTANT LICENSING CHANGE ***
*** IMPORTANT LICENSING CHANGE ***

   The 6.4 release uses the following licensing versions: FLEXnet v10.8.5;
   Mentor Graphics Licensing MSL v2007.3 with MGLS v8.5_0.5 and PCLS 2007.291.
   For this release of the product, the FLEXnet licensing software being used
   is version 10.8.5. For floating licenses it will be necessary to verify that
   the vendor daemon (i.e., mgcld) and the license server (i.e., lmgrd) have
   FLEXnet versions equal to or greater than 10.8.5. The vendor daemons and
   lmgrd that are shipped with this release will be FLEXnet version 10.8.5. If
   the current FLEXnet version of your vendor daemon and lmgrd are less than
   10.8.5 then it will be necessary to stop your license server and restart it
   using the vendor daemon and lmgrd contained in this release. If you use node
   locked licenses you don't need to do anything.
   Use the following license versions:
     * FLEXnet v10.8.5
     * MSL v2007.3
     * MGLS v8.5_0.5
     * PCLS 2007.291


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DOWNLOAD/INSTALL NOTE:
When downloading UNIX executables with the ".mis" file extension on a Windows box,
please make sure that the "Save As Type"  is set to "All Files".
This is important in order to preserve the ".mis" extension. Otherwise Windows may
append the ".mis" extension with an additional extension which will cause problems
with your installation.

1) Download Release 
You can obtain the latest ModelSim LE release from 
http://www.model.com/downloads/release.asp

Click on the link to download an LE release from FTP. After filling out
a user registration and accepting the license agreement, you are given 
instructions on how to download the latest ModelSim LE release.

If you want to download a release other than the latest, visit
http://www.model.com/downloads/archives.asp

Never overlay a new ModelSim release over the top of an old release.
Either remove the old release first or install the new release to a 
different location. For win32 installations always use uninstall to
remove an old release. Using uninstall will remove the the old releases' 
registry entry. For Unix or Linux installations you can simply delete
the old release.

   The release directory contains the following files:
 
-- Common files --
INSTALL_NOTES                    This file.
RELEASE_NOTES                    Release notes for current release.
modelsim_pele_install.pdf        Licensing and installation details.

-- For Linux --
modelsim-base.mis                ModelSim base install file, contains the base functionality for Linux.
modelsim-docs.mis                ModelSim documentation install file, contains manuals, help files, tech. notes, etc.
install.linuxle                  Mentor Graphics Install executable for Linux Redhat 3 and greater.
modelsim-linuxle.mis             ModelSim platform installation files specific to Linux Redhat 3 and greater.

modelsim-gcc-linux.mis           SystemC gcc for 32bit linux ModelSim.

2) Install Release               

-- For Linux -- 
A complete release contains the install file, the base install file, the platform
specific install file(s) for your machine type(s) and the documentation install file.

The install file, the base install file, the documentation install file and all
platform specific install files need to be downloaded to the same directory location.

Execute the Install file (install.linuxle) from a x86 or x86_64 desktop running linux
to begin the installation process.  Use the MSI interface to
install the tool to the locations required.  The MSI interface provides documentation
by selecting the Help button at the top of the window.

Add the linuxle executables directory to your PATH environment variable:

        PATH=<install_path>/linuxle

The pdf version of the install guide can also be found in
<install_path>/modeltech/docs/pdfdocs/modelsim_pele_install.pdf
This guide contains useful information detailing installation and licensing.
 
For information on how to obtain technical support for ModelSim, go to:
http://www.model.com/support/default.asp


Revision Date: Thursday June 19, 2008

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