-binding flag is ignored by ncelab

The extended help for that message says:

% nchelp ncelab BINDIG
nchelp: 09.20-s055: (c) Copyright 1995-2012 Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
ncelab/BINDIG =
        The elaborator has been invoked with the -XLMODE flag. It is assumed
        that the -XLMODE option builds a list for all verilog bindings at the
        parse time. This option will not override any of the bindings set in
        place by the parser.

If you share your command line we might be able to figure out why the elaborator is being passed the -xlmode flag.

Hi TAM1

Thanks for the quick response.

I am familiar with the extended help message you posted, it was also been suggested by the Ncbrowse tool.

I am not using the -XLMODE flag in my irun command and as far as I know it is invoked within the Ncelab internally.

I attaching my irun log to this post , tell me if it tells you something that I am missing (sorry for the length of it).

Regards.

Eyal.

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irun(64): 11.10-s053: (c) Copyright 1995-2012 Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
TOOL:    irun(64)    11.10-s053: Started on Oct 04, 2012 at 17:11:12 IST
irun
    -c
    /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/E_USR/precompile.e
    -nowarn DLCPTH:DLNCML
    /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/HDL/wl_phy_tb.v
    -nclibdirname SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb
    -CDS_IMPLICIT_TMPDir SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb
    -snvlog
    -sntimescale 1ps
    -snshlib /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/objects/libsn_ies_specman_exe.so
    -binding current.bl_CortexM3Integration:empty
    -relax
    -TIMESCALE 1ps/1ps
    -cdslib /vobs/wlip_zebra/ti_directives/cds.lib
    -access rwc
    -loadpli1 debpli.so:novas_pli_boot
    -nowarn DLCPTH:DLNCML:CUSRCH:CUDEFB:CSINFI
    -ncerror CUNOTB
    -sncompargs -enable_DAC
    -sv
    -define USE_OVL
    -access rwc
    -loadpli1 AlgoShared.so:bootstrap
    -clean
    -snapshot wl_phy_tb
    -l /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/LOGS/irun_snapshot_wl_phy_tb.log
    -log_ncvhdl /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/LOGS/ncvhdl_wl_phy_tb.log
    -log_ncvlog /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/LOGS/ncvlog_wl_phy_tb.log
    -log_ncelab /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/LOGS/ncelab_wl_phy_tb.log
    -nowarn DLNCML

   The following environmental variables have been detected.
   These options will be used directly by the executables and ignored by irun.
    NCVLOGOPTS: -NOCOPYRIGHT -MESSAGES -NOWARN DLNCML -NOWARN DLCPTH -NOWARN WARIPR -assert -view rtl -define ABV_ON
    NCVHDLOPTS: -NOCOPYRIGHT -MESSAGES -NOWARN DLNCML -NOWARN DLCPTH -RELAX -V93
    NCELABOPTS: -NOCOPYRIGHT -MESSAGES -ACCESS +RWC -NOWARN DLNCML -NOWARN DLCPTH -RELAX -namemap_mixgen
    NCSIMOPTS: -MESSAGES -NOCOPYRIGHT -NOWARN DLNCML -NOWARN DLCPTH

irun: *N,SNPREC: The existing contents of the environment SPECMAN_PRE_COMMANDS will only be passed on to the simulation phase (set_config(cover,dir,"/vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/ECOV");set_config(memory,max_size,2000M,absolute_max_size,1900M,gc_threshold,500M,gc_increment,500M);set_config(run, tick_max, 1024M);set_config(cover,show_sub_holes,TRUE);set_config(cover,auto_cover_events,TRUE); set_config(cover,write_model,ucm);set_config(cover,database_format,ucd);).
irun: *N,CLEAN: Removing existing directory SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb.
# sn_compile.sh: Reading Specman Elite init file - $SPECMAN_HOME/system.specman
#------------------------------------------------------------
# Welcome to sn_compile.sh (version: 11.10.050-s, 64 bit)
# sn_compile.sh: executing with args:
# sn_compile.sh -shlib -cflags -I../../../.. /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/E_USR/precompile.e -enable_DAC -e SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb/wl_phy_tb.lnx8664.11.10.nc/specman.11.10.050-s/scratch -t SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb/wl_phy_tb.lnx8664.11.10.nc/specman.11.10.050-s/scratch/precomp_tmp -o libsn_precomp.so -s /sim1/zebra/wl_phy/wlip_zebra_eyalm/SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb/wl_phy_tb.lnx8664.11.10.nc/specman.11.10.050-s/scratch/wrap_libsn_ies_specman_exe.so
#------------------------------------------------------------
#------------------------------------------------------------
# Translating  using /sim1/zebra/wl_phy/wlip_zebra_eyalm/SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb/wl_phy_tb.lnx8664.11.10.nc/specman.11.10.050-s/scratch/wrap_libsn_ies_specman_exe.so
#------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Compiling the following files:
# ------------------------------
# /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/E_USR/precompile.e
#
/sim1/zebra/wl_phy/wlip_zebra_eyalm/SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb/wl_phy_tb.lnx8664.11.10.nc/specman.11.10.050-s/scratch/wrap_libsn_ies_specman_exe.so
Welcome to Specman Elite(64) c_routine (11.10.050-s Build 320)  -  Linked on
Thu Oct  4 17:11:08 2012

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Checking license ... OK
Translating /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/E_USR/precompile.e ...
read...parse...update...patch...h code...code...clean...save...
Translation complete


#------------------------------------------------------------
# Compiling C modules using /apps/cds/incisiv/11.10.012/tools.lnx86/cdsgcc/gcc/bin/64bit/gcc
#------------------------------------------------------------
#------------------------------------------------------------
# Compiling Specman main
#------------------------------------------------------------
#------------------------------------------------------------
# Linking shared library 'libsn_precomp.so' using /apps/cds/incisiv/11.10.012/tools.lnx86/cdsgcc/gcc/bin/64bit/ld
#------------------------------------------------------------
# >>> Created /sim1/zebra/wl_phy/wlip_zebra_eyalm/SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb/wl_phy_tb.lnx8664.11.10.nc/specman.11.10.050-s/scratch/precomp.ols
# SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb/wl_phy_tb.lnx8664.11.10.nc/specman.11.10.050-s/scratch/libsn_precomp.so is ready.


Output for ncvlog is being redirected to /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/LOGS/ncvlog_wl_phy_tb.log
ncvlog: *W,TOOMNV: more than one -VIEW option (only 'ncrun' used).
file: /sim1/zebra/wl_phy/wlip_zebra_eyalm/SNAPSHOTS/wl_phy_tb/wl_phy_tb.lnx8664.11.10.nc/specman.11.10.050-s/runvstub.v
    module current.specman:ncrun
        errors: 0, warnings: 0
    module current.specman_wave:ncrun
        errors: 0, warnings: 0
    Total errors/warnings found outside modules and primitives:
        errors: 0, warnings: 1
Output for ncelab is being redirected to /vobs/wlip_zebra/verif/wl_phy/SPECMAN/LOGS/ncelab_wl_phy_tb.log
irun: *E,ELBERR: Error during elaboration (status 1), exiting.
TOOL:    irun(64)    11.10-s053: Exiting on Oct 04, 2012 at 17:12:15 IST  (total: 00:01:03)   

Apparently the -xlmode switch is passed from 'irun' to 'ncelab' telling the tool that it was invoked in single-step mode and to use the old 'verilog-xl' method of resolving modules. I had access to some really old software as far back as 2008 and every time I used 'irun' and "-binding" I got that warning message.

You could override it using a Verilog configuration, I guess. But that's more complex than I can describe in a forum posting.