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Can't start command si -batch under skill

MedAn
MedAn over 8 years ago

Hi all!

I write a small script to generate si.env file and start procedure for cdlOut.

But process finished without any error and without any  results. If I try to start the same command with the same si.env file under 'bash' - all works fine.

I try to start command: "si -batch -command netlist" under ipcBeginProcess and under system but result the same.

Could you pls. tell me, what I did wrong?

There is my small code:

procedure(runCDLout(lib cell)
prog(
(id)

;;remove lock file
when(isFile(strcat(getWorkingDir() "/.running"))
system(sprintf(nil "rm %s/.running" getWorkingDir()) );
);
;;create si.env file
siEnvPrep(lib cell);

id = ipcBeginProcess("si -batch -command netlist");
ipcWait(id);
;system("si -batch -command netlist > si.log");
);end prog
);irunCDLout

procedure(siEnvPrep(lib cell)
prog(
(outFile runDir)
runDir = strcat(getWorkingDir() "/act_generator/cdl");
outFile = outfile("./si.env" "w");
fprintf(outFile sprintf(nil "simLibName = \"%s\" \nsimCellName = \"%s\" \nsimViewName = \"schematic\" \n
simSimulator = \"auCdl\" \n
simNotIncremental = nil\n
simReNetlistAll = 't\n
simViewList = '(\"auCdl\" \"schematic\" \"symbol\")\n
simStopList = '(\"auCdl\")\n
hnlNetlistFileName = \"%s\" \n
resistorModel = \"\"\n
shortRES = 2000.0 \n
preserveRES = 't \n
checkRESVAL = 't \n
checkRESSIZE = 'nil \n
preserveCAP = 't \n
checkCAPVAL = 't \n
checkCAPAREA = 'nil \n
preserveDIO = 't \n
checkDIOAREA = 't \n
checkDIOPERI = 't \n
checkCAPPERI = 'nil \n
simPrintInhConnAttributes = 'nil \n
checkScale = \"meter\" \n
checkLDD = 'nil \n
pinMAP = 'nil \n
shrinkFACTOR = 0.0 \n
globalPowerSig = \"\" \n
globalGndSig = \"\" \n
displayPININFO = 't \n
preserveALL = 't \n
setEQUIV = \"\" \n
incFILE = \"\" \n
auCdlDefNetlistProc = \"ansCdlSubcktCall\"" lib cell strcat(cell ".cdl")
);end sprintf
);end fprintf

close(outFile);

))

in log file I have only this: 

Virtuoso Framework License (111) was checked out successfully. Total checkout time was 0.05s.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 8 years ago

    This code worked for me... (from a very quick test).

    Andrew.

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  • MedAn
    MedAn over 8 years ago

    Hi Andrew!

    I'm so sorry, I don;t know what happened., but after that I posted my question this code working for me also.

    But could you pls. tell me, way it takes a lot of time, form my side about 1 minute/ but under bash or through ciw->export it takes about 20-30 sec? 

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 8 years ago

    I have no idea why it should take different amounts of times by running it different ways. Probably this is something you should explore via customer support.

    Regards,

    Andrew

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  • MedAn
    MedAn over 8 years ago
    Hi Andrew!

    Ok, thx.
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