| # OpenTitan Software | 
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 | This subtree contains all software intended to run on the OpenTitan chip, as well as some tools. | 
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 | ## Building | 
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 | OpenTitan software is built using [Meson](https://mesonbuild.com), although OpenTitan's project structure is sufficiently idiosyncratic that we use a custom workflow. | 
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 | For example, to build the OpenTitan executable located at `sw/device/examples/hello_world` for FPGA, run the following commands: | 
 | ```console | 
 | $ cd "$REPO_TOP" | 
 | $ ./meson_init.sh | 
 | $ ninja -C build-out sw/device/examples/hello_world/hello_world_export_fpga_nexysvideo | 
 | ``` | 
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 | The resulting binaries will be located at `build-bin/sw/device/examples/hello_world`. For more information, check out [the relevant User Guide](../doc/ug/getting_started_sw.md). | 
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 | The location of the RISC-V toolchain is /tools/riscv by default. | 
 | If your toolchain is located elsewhere set the `TOOLCHAIN_PATH` to that path before running `meson_init.sh` | 
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 | ```console | 
 | $ cd "$REPO_TOP" | 
 | $ export TOOLCHAIN_PATH=/path/to/toolchain | 
 | $ ./meson_init.sh | 
 | ``` |