I really appreciate the feedback: these are all very valid points.
Bash is just an example; most people should make the test rule call the simulator executable directly or via a thin wrapper script. MyHDL is interesting too. Admittedly this is the first we've heard of it but we'll take a look.
We are working on supporting additional simulators in addition to Verilator.
Also, we are working on an API and command line tool so you can kick off test runs and view the results from the command line. This CLI tool should also support local test runs at some point.
Bash is just an example; most people should make the test rule call the simulator executable directly or via a thin wrapper script. MyHDL is interesting too. Admittedly this is the first we've heard of it but we'll take a look.
We are working on supporting additional simulators in addition to Verilator.
Also, we are working on an API and command line tool so you can kick off test runs and view the results from the command line. This CLI tool should also support local test runs at some point.