Assura's dot files in the current directory -creates issues with multiple users...

Hi All,

Just wondering is there a setting I can force
the destination for these files created during Assura DRC/LVS?

..assuraLastRun
..drc.Last.state
..lvs.Last.state

Rightnow they are created in the current directory (launching dir).
But, in a team if everyone launches "icfb" from the same dir, Assura
creates these files in the same directory for all users and Assura uses
use user X's dot files in user Y's run...

I think it is better to redirect these files to the run-dir or so.
Do we have any cdsenv settings for these?

Thanks & Best Regards,

Manju Arasaiah

 

Manju I'm sorry I can't solve your problem
but maybe give you an impulse to think about an approach
for every user having it's own working directory.
I believe that's the better environment for a team.

Bernd

 

Bernd,

thanks for the suggestion; but in our company, we all want to see
each other libraries (as and when they create) - so if I have
different working directory, it is difficult to see everyone else's
libraries and vice versa; unless you can think of a good approach.

This has been from ages so, people are reluctant to go for changes as usual.
Assura is the first tool which is creating this issue for the first time, I guess.

thanks, Manju

 

Manju,

The solution is to have the cds.lib file at a central place
and 'force' DFII to look for it there.

e.g. with a .cdsinit entry:

ddSetForcedLib( strcat( t_projectDir "/cds.lib" ) )
ddUpdateLibList( )

But I don't want to muck your design environment,
just as a hint.

Bernd

 

or, each user can have his own cds.lib
with an INCLUDE statement to the global cds.lib
plus personal entries.

 

but then you don't see the personal libraries of
your neighbour, or am I wrong here?

Bernd

 

If you are running Assura from the layout editor a run directory can
be entered in the menu. The command option is ?workingdirectory
....path. I'm not sure if a default location can be added to the
..cdsenv file. I searched the manuals, Sourcelink, and the internet for
half the day and found nothing on this.

If you find out please post it.

Good Luck,
Tim

 

Tim,

I think you got confused with the run-directory files and the dot
files Assura generates. As for as I know the dot files are created in
the current directory (pwd) irrespective of run dir. The last thing I
heard from Cadence is -they are working on creation of these dot files
with user control in the coming versions.

thanks,
Manju