ERROR EMX in virtuoso

Which version of EMX are you using? Also would be useful to know which IC subversion you're using too (Help->About)?

This might be an issue in your EMX config file - but let's start at least with the versions used...

Andrew

Hi Andrew

I am using IC6.1.1-64b.500.11 and Integrand 10.02

I'm assuming you're not really using IC6.1.1 - that's ancient (probably 12-13 years old). Can you check? Integrand 10.02 is pretty new.

Can you also try doing:

_stacktrace=50

and reproducing the error - this might give a bit more insight. This would probably be best handled via customer support so that we can see what's going on...

Andrew.

Sorry It was IC6.1.6.

I tried _stacktrace=50 and get the following message

*Error* hiGetTextWidth: argument #1 should be a string (type template = "t") - text
<<< Stack Trace >>>
hiGetTextWidth('text "This is a line of text that should fit completely within the width of the window")
max(hiGetTextWidth('text "This is a line of text that should fit completely within the width of the window") 250)
min(max(hiGetTextWidth('text "This is a line of text that should fit completely within the width of the window") 250) 500)
min(min(max(hiGetTextWidth(& "This is a line of text that should fit completely within the width of the window") 250) 500) (max_screen_x / 2))
(desired_width = min(min(max(& 250) 500) (max_screen_x / 2)))
_ilSeqArgs((screen_coords = hiGetMaxScreenCoords()) (max_screen_x = car(screen_coords)) (max_screen_y = cadr(screen_coords)) (desired_width = min(min(& 500) (max_screen_x / 2))) (desired_height = min((40 * &) (max_screen_y / 2))) ... )
letseq(((screen_coords hiGetMaxScreenCoords()) (max_screen_x car(screen_coords)) (max_screen_y cadr(screen_coords)) (desired_width min(& &)) (desired_height min(& &)) ... ) list((ll_x:ll_y) ((ll_x + desired_width):(ll_y + desired_height))))
EMX_log_window_geometry((job->bgui) (job->id))
view((job->log_file) EMX_log_window_geometry((job->bgui) (job->id)) (job->log_title) t)
(job->log_viewer = view((job->log_file) EMX_log_window_geometry((job->bgui) (job->id)) (job->log_title) t))
if(EMX_log_displayer ipcBatchProcess(sprintf(nil EMX_log_displayer (job->log_file)) "" "/dev/null") (job->log_viewer = view((job->log_file) EMX_log_window_geometry(& &) (job->log_title) t)))
when(((job->log_file) && isFile((job->log_file))) if(EMX_log_displayer ipcBatchProcess(sprintf(nil EMX_log_displayer &) "" "/dev/null") (job->log_viewer = view(& & & t))))
EMX_display_log(job)
if(isFile((job->log_file)) EMX_display_log(job) EMX_informational("Log file slow to appear, skipping display.\nTry clicking the 'Status' button in a bit..."))
let(((job car(&)) (acceptor lambda(& nil))) (bgui->pending_jobs = cdr((bgui->pending_jobs))) when(EMX_debug_shell_commands printf("EMX Virtuoso interface job %d starts:\n%s\n" (job->id) (job->what))) deleteFile((job->log_file)) (bgui->active_jobs = ((bgui->active_jobs) + 1)) ... )
while(((bgui->pending_jobs) && ((bgui->active_jobs) < EMX_job_limit)) let(((job &) (acceptor &)) (bgui->pending_jobs = cdr(&)) when(EMX_debug_shell_commands printf("EMX Virtuoso interface job %d starts:\n%s\n" & &)) deleteFile((job->log_file)) (bgui->active_jobs = (& + 1)) ... ))
let((any_started) while(((bgui->pending_jobs) && (& < EMX_job_limit)) let((& &) (bgui->pending_jobs = &) when(EMX_debug_shell_commands &) deleteFile(&) (bgui->active_jobs = &) ... )) any_started)
EMX_start_jobs(bgui)
let(((job make_EMX_job(?bgui bgui ?id & ?cid ... ))) (bgui->next_job_id = ((bgui->next_job_id) + 1)) ((bgui->jobs)[work_dir] = job) (bgui->pending_jobs = append((bgui->pending_jobs) list(job))) EMX_start_jobs(bgui))
EMX_submit_job(bgui work cmd sprintf(nil "EMX status: %s %s" (bgui->Library) (bgui->Cell)))
let(((cmd EMX_wrap_for_remote(bgui & nil nil))) EMX_submit_job(bgui work cmd sprintf(nil "EMX status: %s %s" (bgui->Library) (bgui->Cell))))
let(((work EMX_work_dir(bgui))) construct_EMX_command(bgui gds_file gds_dir EMX_gds_top_cell(bgui)) let(((cmd &)) EMX_submit_job(bgui work cmd sprintf(nil "EMX status: %s %s" & &))))
funcall(fn)
EMX_with_case("" '(nil) 1 what)
if(EMX_use_case_name let(((cases &) (msgs &)) when((& && & && names_only) EMX_error("Multiple cases are not allowed for %s\nwhen defaults are not configured" names_only)) do((&) (&) letseq(& &)) letseq((& & & &) when(& &) when(& &) when(& &))) EMX_with_case("" '(nil) 1 what))
EMX_cases_do(bgui lambda(nil let((&) construct_EMX_command(bgui gds_file gds_dir &) let(& &))) "simulations")
letseq(((gds_info stream_out_for_EMX(bgui)) (gds_file nth(0 gds_info)) (gds_dir nth(1 gds_info))) EMX_maybe_set_win_geom_base_id(bgui) EMX_cases_do(bgui lambda(nil let(& & &)) "simulations") EMX_maybe_show_pending(bgui))
letseq(((bgui EMX_basic_gui()) (xx EMX_advanced_gui(bgui))) EMX_check_executable(bgui "emx" "EMX") EMX_check_directory_conflicts(bgui) letseq(((gds_info &) (gds_file &) (gds_dir &)) EMX_maybe_set_win_geom_base_id(bgui) EMX_cases_do(bgui lambda(nil &) "simulations") EMX_maybe_show_pending(bgui)))
start_EMX()
hiDisplayForm(create_EMX_gui(for_schematic_view for_calibre_view))
show_EMX_gui(nil nil)

OK, that's also still pretty old and it appears that the EMX code doesn't quite handle that version (I'll mention this to R&D). However, I think you can fix it fairly easily. In the INTEGRAND20 installation you'll have this file:

virtuoso_ui/emxinterface/emxskill/emxform.ils

Edit this file, and find the call to hiGetTextWidth (within the function EMX_log_window_geometry). Change the first argument from 'text to "text" and that should fix it. However, it will hit another problem in the same function - so you'll need to change the hiQueryFont line too. The two (three) lines after changing are:

(desired_width (min (min (max (hiGetTextWidth "text" "This is a line of text that should fit completely within the width of the window") 250) 500)
    max_screen_x/2))
(desired_height (min 40*(hiQueryFont "text")->fontHeight max_screen_y/2))

I would strongly recommend moving to IC6.1.7 or IC6.1.8.

Regards,

Andrew.