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Unbound Variable 'red' in ASCII Technology File

JJ202502261359

I created a layer for MTL1 and connected the packet to red as shown below.
Then, I executed the "Compile an ASCII technology file" and linked the *.tf file.

drDefineColor(
;( DisplayName ColorName Red Green Blue Blink )
( display red 255 0 0 )
)

drDefinePacket(
;(Display PacketName Stipple LineStyl Fill Outline fillSt)
(display red blank solid red red x )
)

layerDefinitions(
techLayers(
;( LayerName Layer# Abbreviation )
;( --------- ------ ------------ )
;User-Defined Layers:
( MTL1 100 MTL1 )
) ;techLayers

techLayerPurposePriorities(
;( LayerName Purpose )
;( --------- ------- )
( MTL1 drawing )
) ;techLayerPurposePriorities

techDisplays(
;( LayerName Purpose Packet Vis Sel Con2ChgLy DrgEnbl Valid )
;( --------- ------- ------ --- --- --------- ------- ----- )
( MTL1 drawing red t t t t t )
) ;techDisplays

) ;layerDefinitions

The library manager created the library "test000", but the following errors occurred:

INFO (TECH-180006): Compiling class 'drDefineColor'....
*WARNING* (TECH-280181): *Error* eval: unbound variable - red.
INFO (TECH-180006): Compiling class 'drDefinePacket'....
*WARNING* (TECH-280181): *Error* eval: unbound variable - red.
INFO (TECH-180006): Compiling class 'layerDefinitions'....

What is the cause of this error?

  • JJ202502261359 said:

    drDefineColor(
    ;( DisplayName ColorName Red Green Blue Blink )
    ( display red 255 0 0 )
    )

    drDefinePacket(
    ;(Display PacketName Stipple LineStyl Fill Outline fillSt)
    (display red blank solid red red x )
    )

    This part is not valid tech file syntax. This is from a display.drf file and would not be in the tech file itself. The parser uses the SKILL parser and hence sees the drDefineColor as a class, and is not expecting the word red - either way, it's not going to work.

    Andrew

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