Add tiny entry in README + small fix to make checkout-synthesis rule

pulp-platform · Oct 25, 2024 · 2e2b98a · 2e2b98a
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ checkout: $(PULPISSIMO_UTILS)/bender
 	$(PULPISSIMO_UTILS)/bender checkout
 
 .PHONY: checkout-synthesis
-checkout-synthesis:
+checkout-synthesis: $(PULPISSIMO_UTILS)/bender
 	git clone --recursive git@iis-git.ee.ethz.ch:pulp-restricted/pulpissimo-synthesis target/synthesis
 	$(PULPISSIMO_UTILS)/bender update
 

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -246,6 +246,13 @@ If you encounter this bug use the following temporary workaround instead to buil
 VP_WORKAROUND_NONNULL_BUG=yes make build-pulp-sdk
 ```
 
+### Non-free synthesis setup
+If you have access to the non-free synthesis setup, you can download requirements
+with the command
+```bash
+make checkout-synthesis
+```
+
 ### Building the RTL simulation platform
 Note you need Questasim or Xcelium to do an RTL simulation of PULPissimo
 (verilator support planned, but not finished). Intel Modelsim for Intel FPGAs