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Set UNIX environment variable through in Cadence environment through skill

rajs
rajs over 9 years ago

Cadence version using=IC616.

Hi ,

I have two questions which i have listed below

a)Not able to set PVDIR variable in unix through skill command.

system("setenv PVDIR /home/data/")

error message in unix terminal: sh: setenv: command not found

b)I want to streamout the gds and then execute skill code sequentially, if the error not exist in streamout or else terminate with error message.

   1)How to wait till streamout is done & How to check for error message. There is a user defined function "xstOutOnCompletion()", How to use 

         along with procedure.

envSetVal("xstream" "xstShowCompletionMsgBox" 'boolean nil)

xstSetField("library" libname)
xstSetField("topCell" cellname)
xstSetField("strmFile" strcat(cellname ".gds"))
xstSetField("attachTechFileOfLib" "tsmc90_tech")
xstSetField("view" "layout")
xstSetField("runDir" path)
xstSetField("summaryFile" "strmOut.sum")
xstSetField("virtualMemory" "true")
xstSetField("logFile" "strmOut.log")
xstOutDoTranslate()

 

Thanks,

rajs

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    rajs over 9 years ago

    Hi Andrew,

    Was waiting for your answer. Thanks for answering.

    For the first question, I will explain the scenario where i work. If i use any command like system("ls") then this command executes on the terminal where virtuoso has been launched. .So If i launch a calibre drc command it runs on the terminal on which virtuoso has been launched. (As of now no lsf). So If i launch lvs & drc, whichever is first lauched will start running on virtuoso launched terminal. Please let me know If i could able to explain you and make you understand. Basically what i am trying to say is whichever terminal virtuoso has been launched that terminal will be considered for running any unix or calibre command.

    Regarding your second answer i tried to save opening each and every cell  in lib and using dbsave. It didnt work . But yes i will give a try on what you have coded and check it now. after streamin i am just checking for error message exist in streamin or not and exit the virtuoso. So looks like before exit this window pops up saying all "save cellview" and enabled the library name on which i imported.

    I am sharing my code here.

    dbCreateLib(libname libpath)
    libid=ddGetObj(libname)
    techBindTechFile(libid tech)

    ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;STREAMIN THE GDS;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

    envSetVal("xstream" "xstShowCompletionMsgBox" 'boolean nil)
    xstInSetField("library" libname)
    xstInSetField("strmFile" apr_gdspath)
    xstInSetField("attachTechFileOfLib" tech)
    xstInSetField("summaryFile" "strmIn.sum")
    xstInSetField("logFile" "strmIn.log")
    xstInSetField("refLibList" reflib)
    xstInSetField("propMap" "XST_AUTO_PM")
    xstInSetField("detectVias" "true")
    xstInSetField("virtualMemory" "true")
    stat=xstInDoTranslate()

    if(stat then
    err_msg="grep -i 'error(s)' strmIn.log | cut -f5 -d ' ' | tr -d \\'"
    warn_msg1="grep -i 'error(s)' strmIn.log | cut -f8 -d ' ' | tr -d \\'"
    cid=ipcBeginProcess(err_msg)
    ipcWait(cid)
    er=ipcReadProcess(cid)
    cid=ipcBeginProcess(warn_msg1)
    ipcWait(cid)
    wn=ipcReadProcess(cid)
    while(rexMatchp("\\([^\n]*\\)\n\\([^\n]*\\)" er) er=rexSubstitute("\\1\\2"))
    if(er!="0" then
    printf("Error exist in gdsin")
    system("echo Error exist in gdsin")
    else
    printf("%s %s" "No errors in gds & warnings" wn)
    system("echo No errors in gds")
    )
    exit()
    )
    )

    Thanks,

    Harsha

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    rajs over 9 years ago

    Hi Andrew,

    Was waiting for your answer. Thanks for answering.

    For the first question, I will explain the scenario where i work. If i use any command like system("ls") then this command executes on the terminal where virtuoso has been launched. .So If i launch a calibre drc command it runs on the terminal on which virtuoso has been launched. (As of now no lsf). So If i launch lvs & drc, whichever is first lauched will start running on virtuoso launched terminal. Please let me know If i could able to explain you and make you understand. Basically what i am trying to say is whichever terminal virtuoso has been launched that terminal will be considered for running any unix or calibre command.

    Regarding your second answer i tried to save opening each and every cell  in lib and using dbsave. It didnt work . But yes i will give a try on what you have coded and check it now. after streamin i am just checking for error message exist in streamin or not and exit the virtuoso. So looks like before exit this window pops up saying all "save cellview" and enabled the library name on which i imported.

    I am sharing my code here.

    dbCreateLib(libname libpath)
    libid=ddGetObj(libname)
    techBindTechFile(libid tech)

    ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;STREAMIN THE GDS;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

    envSetVal("xstream" "xstShowCompletionMsgBox" 'boolean nil)
    xstInSetField("library" libname)
    xstInSetField("strmFile" apr_gdspath)
    xstInSetField("attachTechFileOfLib" tech)
    xstInSetField("summaryFile" "strmIn.sum")
    xstInSetField("logFile" "strmIn.log")
    xstInSetField("refLibList" reflib)
    xstInSetField("propMap" "XST_AUTO_PM")
    xstInSetField("detectVias" "true")
    xstInSetField("virtualMemory" "true")
    stat=xstInDoTranslate()

    if(stat then
    err_msg="grep -i 'error(s)' strmIn.log | cut -f5 -d ' ' | tr -d \\'"
    warn_msg1="grep -i 'error(s)' strmIn.log | cut -f8 -d ' ' | tr -d \\'"
    cid=ipcBeginProcess(err_msg)
    ipcWait(cid)
    er=ipcReadProcess(cid)
    cid=ipcBeginProcess(warn_msg1)
    ipcWait(cid)
    wn=ipcReadProcess(cid)
    while(rexMatchp("\\([^\n]*\\)\n\\([^\n]*\\)" er) er=rexSubstitute("\\1\\2"))
    if(er!="0" then
    printf("Error exist in gdsin")
    system("echo Error exist in gdsin")
    else
    printf("%s %s" "No errors in gds & warnings" wn)
    system("echo No errors in gds")
    )
    exit()
    )
    )

    Thanks,

    Harsha

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