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Chapter 23: XFLOW

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•ReportDir

This section specifies the directory in which to copy the report files generated by the programs in the flow. The default directory is your working directory.

Note: You can also specify the report directory using the –rd command line option. The command line option overrides the ReportDir specified in the flow file.

•Global user-defined variables

This section allows you to specify a value for a global variable, as shown in the following example:

Variables

$simulation_output = time_sim;

End variables

The flow file contains a program block for each program in the flow. Each program block includes the following information:

•Program program_name

This line identifies the name of the program block. It also identifies the command line executable if you use an executable name as the program_name, for example, ngdbuild. This is the first line of the program block.

•Flag: ENABLED DISABLED

♦ENABLED: This option instructs XFLOW to run the program if there are options in the options file.

♦DISABLED: This option instructs XFLOW to not run the program even if there are corresponding options in the options file.

•Input: filename

This line lists the name of the input file for the program. For example, the NGDBuild program block might list design.edn.

•Triggers:

This line lists any additional files that should be read by the program. For example, the NGDBuild program block might list design.ucf.

•Exports:

This line lists the name of the file to export. For example, the NGDBuild program block might list design.ngd.

•Reports:

This line lists the report files generated. For example, the NGDBuild program block might list design.bld.

•Executable: executable_name

This line is optional. It allows you to create multiple program blocks for the same program. When creating multiple program blocks for the same program, you must enter a name other than the program name in the Program line (for example, enter post_map_trace, not trce). In the Executable line, you enter the name of the program as you would enter it on the command line (for example, trce).

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