command line CDL out - cadence lib' must be local?

Hi there,

does anyone know when using this command:

si -batch -command netlist

Must it be run in the directory that contains your cadence library?
For example can i change my si.env such that i can run CDL out from
another directory :

simLibName = "/another_directory/stu_TEST_LIBRARY"

It does not seem to work:

*WARNING* ddGetObj: lib name '/another_directory/stu_TEST_LIBRARY' is
not a legal library name.

Then a failure saying that cellview does not exist.

Thanks

Stu

 

It probably checks the local cds.lib for your "simLibName". Setup
a cds.lib in the directory where you want to run si and define lib and path
there. Don't add the path to the "simLibName" variable. (untested, just a guess)

Marc

 

Marc Heise wrote, on 04/07/09 16:50:

Or do:

si -cdslib /path/to/cds.lib -batch -command netlist

The simLibName is the name of the library (definitely) and not the path to the
library. Only cds.lib files (or potentially lib.defs if using OA-enabled
versions) contain the path to a library.

Regards,

Andrew.

 

Hi guys, thanks for the feedback.

Andrew this works nicely:

Don't want to push my luck but can i adjust my si.env or the command
to output the netlist to another name like "myCell.cdl".

Cheers

Stu

 

Instead of pushing your luck you could push the "Help" button.

hnlNetlistFileName = "myCell.cdl"

Regards,
Marc

 

Hi Marc, i don't know what i was thinking, i thought i had tried that
and it did not work, but of course it does.

Thanks

Stu