* New: In boostrap/FindBootstrap.cmake, add a macro setup_qt() to
share Python detection across the various tools.
This macro takes into account the USE_MANYLINUX variable to
slightly change the Python detection. On a "normal" system we
look for "Development" (search for dynamic libraries) while under
manylinux we look for "Development.Module"(static linking).
* Change: In bootstrap/ccb.py, add a new option --manylinux.
* Change: Cleanup in the various CMakeLists.txt to use setup_qt().
* Bug: In all CMakeLists.txt, it seems I was doing a worng use of
target_link_library(). No longer add dependencies to the C++ base
library but instead either to the Python associated module or
to the final binaries. This was inderectly causing the linking
problem related to Python (which was a misdirection).
* Bug: Typo in FindLibexecinfo.cmake, do not use FindLib[E]xecinfo.
* Change: In CRL/ccore/CMakeLists.txt, activate SKIP_AUTOMOC on
bison/flex generated files.
* Bug: In viewer/PyHApplication, do not delete the C++ object in
the Python destroy method.
* New: Python/C++ API level:
* Write a new C++/template wrapper to get rid of boost::python
* The int & long Python type are now merged. So a C/C++ level,
it became "PyLong_X" (remove "PyInt_X") and at Python code
level, it became "int" (remove "long").
* Change: VLSISAPD finally defunct.
* Configuration is now integrated as a Hurricane component,
makes use of the new C++/template wrapper.
* vlsisapd is now defunct. Keep it in the source for now as
some remaining non essential code may have to be ported in
the future.
* Note: Python code (copy of the migration howto):
* New print function syntax print().
* Changed "dict.has_key(k)" for "k" in dict.
* Changed "except Exception, e" for "except Exception as e".
* The division "/" is now the floating point division, even if
both operand are integers. So 3/2 now gives 1.5 and no longer 1.
The integer division is now "//" : 1 = 3//2. So have to carefully
review the code to update. Most of the time we want to use "//".
We must never change to float for long that, in fact, represents
DbU (exposed as Python int type).
* execfile() must be replaced by exec(open("file").read()).
* iter().__next__() becomes iter(x).__next__().
* __getslice__() has been removed, integrated to __getitem__().
* The formating used for str(type(o)) has changed, so In Stratus,
have to update them ("<class 'MyClass'>" instead of "MyClass").
* the "types" module no longer supply values for default types
like str (types.StringType) or list (types.StringType).
Must use "isinstance()" where they were occuring.
* Remove the 'L' to indicate "long integer" (like "12L"), now
all Python integer are long.
* Change in bootstrap:
* Ported Coriolis builder (ccb) to Python3.
* Ported Coriolis socInstaller.py to Python3.
* Note: In PyQt4+Python3, QVariant no longer exists. Use None or
directly convert using the python syntax: bool(x), int(x), ...
By default, it is a string (str).
* Note: PyQt4 bindings & Python3 under SL7.
* In order to compile user's must upgrade to my own rebuild of
PyQt 4 & 5 bindings 4.19.21-1.el7.soc.
* Bug: In cumulus/plugins.block.htree.HTree.splitNet(), set the root
buffer of the H-Tree to the original signal (mainly: top clock).
Strangely, it was only done when working in full chip mode.
This commit contains two set of features that should have been commited
separately.
1. Compliance with clang 5.0.1, tested with the RedHat collection
llvm-toolset-7. This allow Coriolis to be compiled under Darwin (MacOS)
with Xcode & macports. The bootstrap install system has been modificated
accordingly.
2. The basic support for routing density driven placement. Related
features are:
* Bloat property. Each Occurrence of an Instance can be individually
bloated. This property not attached to any tool to allow the placer and
router to share it as wanted. Nevertheless, it is defined in Etesian.
* BloatProfile in Katana, add individual Bloat properties to Instances
occurrences based on the East & North overflowed edges of each GCell.
* Support in ToolEngine for a "pass number" of a tool. This pass number
is mainly used to make "per pass" measurements. The MeasureSet system
is improved accordingly to support multiple values of a same measure.
* Embryo of "P&R Conductor" to perform the place & route loop until the
design is successfully placed. May be the first brick of a Silicon
Compiler.
* Change: In boostrap/FindBoostrap.cmake, in setup_boost(), added tag to
the python component for macport (ex: python27).
* Change: In boostrap/build.conf, put etesian before anabatic for
instance occurrence BloatProperty dependency.
Added option support for the "llvm-toolset-7" collection to build
against clang 5.0.1.
* Bug: In Hurricane::getRecord( const pair<T,U>& ), the getSlot<> templates
for first & second arguments must be called with <const T> and <const U>
as the pair itself is const (and not simply <T> & <U>).
* Change: In Hurricane::getSlot() temlate, only use "string" arguments and
not const string&, simpler for template argument deduction.
* Bug: In Hurricane::AnalogCellExtension, the StandardPrivateProperty<>
template has a static member "_name". Clang did show that the template
for this static number has to be put inside the namespace where the
template *is defined* (i.e. Hurricane) instead of the namespace where
it is instanciated (i.e. Analog).
* Bug: In Isobar, Matrix_FromListOfList(), PyInt_AsPlacementStatus() must
be put outside the C linkage back in the Isobar C++ namespace (clang).
* Bug: In Hurricane::DBo::~DBo, and derived add a throw() specification
(clang).
* Bug: In Hurricane::RegularLayer::getEnclosure() & setEnclosure(), change
signature so it matches the one of the base class (clang).
* Bug: In Hurricane::CellPrinter, use double brackets for initializer list
(clang).
* Change: In Hurricane::Breakpoint, reverse the meaning of the error level.
Only error level *lesser or equal* than the stop level will be enabled.
* Bug: In CRL/python/helpers/__init__.loadUserSettings(), must put the
current working directory in the sys.path as in certain configuration
it may not be included.
* Bug: In CRL::ApDriver, DumpSegments(), no longer generate segments when
encountering a RoutingPad on a top-level Pin Occurrence. The segment
was generated in the wrong direction, creating DRC violations on the
"mips_core_flat" example.
* Change: In CRL::Measures, partial re-design of the measurements management.
Now, each kind of measure can accept multiple values put in a vector.
The index is intented to match a tool run number.
* Change: In CRL::Histogram, add support for multiple sets of datas,
indexeds with tool run number.
* Change: In CRL::ToolEngine, add support for multiple pass number, add
addMeasure<> templates for the various data-types.
* Change: In CRL::gdsDriver & CRL::gdsParser(), comment out unused GDS record
name constants.
* New: Etesian::BloatProperty, property to attach to Instance occurrences
that contains the extra number of pitch to add to the cell width.
* Bug: In AutoSegment::CompareByDepthLength, the segment length comparison
was wrong, it was always returning true, which broke the "strick weak
ordering" of the comparison.
This was producing a core-dump in GCell::updateDensity() when sorting
a vector<>. The end() iterator was being dereferenced, leading to the
problem.
* Bug: In Katana::DataSymmetric::checkPairing(), the test for segments
whose axis is perpandicular to the symmetry axis was wrong
("!=" instead of "-").
* New: In Katana/GlobalRoute, new ::selectSegments(), selectOverloadedgcells()
and selectBloatedInstances() to automatically select segments from
overloaded edges, overloaded GCells and bloated cells.
* Change: In KatanaEngine, return a more detailed success state, distinguish
between global and detailed.
Add support for multiple routing iterations.
* New: In cumulus/python/plugins/ConductorPlugin.py, embryo of routing
driven placement.
* Change: In Hurricane::SharedName, replace the incremental Id by a hash key.
This is to ensure better deterministic properties. Between use cases,
additional strings may have to be allocated, shitfing the ids. Even if
hash can be duplicated, we should be able to ensure that the absolute
order in map table should be preserved. Supplemental strings are inserted
in a way that keep the previous order.
* Change: In CRL/etc/symbolic/cmos/kite.conf, add "katabatic.routingGauge"
default parameter value ("sxlib").
* Change: In CRL/etc/common/technology.conf, define minimal spacing for
symbolic layers too (added for METAL4 only for now).
* Change: In CRL::Histogram, extend support to dynamically sized histograms.
Add a text pretty print with table and pseudo-curve.
* Change: In Cumulus/plugins/ClockTreePlugin, create blockage under the
block corona corners so the global router do not draw wire under them.
This was creating deadlock for the detailed router.
When the abutment has to be computed, directly use Etesian to do it
instead of duplicating the computation in the Python plugin.
* New: In Etesian, as Coloquinte seems reluctant to evenly spread the
standard cells, we trick it by making them bigger during the placement
stage. Furthermore, we do not not uniformely increase the size of the
cells but create a "bloating profile" based on cell size, cell name
or it's density of terminals. Currently only two profiles are defined,
"disabled" which does nothing and "nsxlib" targeted on 4 metal layer
technologies (aka AMS 350nm, c35b4).
* Bug: In Knik::MatrixVertex, load the default routing gauge using the
configuration parameter "katabatic.routingGauge" as the default one
may not be the first registered one.
* New: In AnabaticEngine::setupNetDatas(), build a dynamic historgram of
the nets terminal numbers.
* Bug: In Anabatic::AutoContact::Invalidate(), always invalidate the
contact cache when topology is invalidated. In case of multiple
invalidations, if the first did not invalidate the cache, later one
that may need it where not allowed to do so. The end result was correct
nonetheless, but it did generate annoying error messages.
* Bug: In Anabatic::AutoContactTurn::updateTopology(), bad computation
of the contact's depth when delta == 2.
* Bug: In Anabatic::Gcell::getCapacity(), was always returning the west
edge capacity, even for the westermost GCell, should be the east
edge in that case.
* New: In Anabatic::AutoSegment, introduce a new measure "distance to
terminal". This is the minimal number of segments separating the
current one from the nearest RoutingPad. This replace the previous
"strong terminal" and "weak terminal" flags.
This distance is used by Katana to sort the events, we route the
segments *from* the RoutingPads *outward*. The idea being that if we
cannot event connect to the RoutingPad, there is no points continuing
as thoses segments are the more constraineds. This gives an order close
to the simple ascending metals but with better results.
* New: In Anabatic::AutoSegment, introduce a new flag "Unbreakable", disable
dogleg making on those segments. mainly intended for local segments
directly connecteds to RoutingPads (distance == 0).
* New: In Anabatic::AutoSegment, more aggressive reducing of segments.
Now the only case where a segment cannot be reduced is when it is
one horizontal branch in a HTee or a vertical on a VTee. Check if,
when not accounted the source & target VIAs are still connex, if so,
allow reducing.
* New: In Anabatic::AutoContact, new state flags CntVDogleg & CntHDogleg
mainly to prevent making doglegs twice on a turn contact. This is to
limit over-fragmentation. If one dogleg doesn't solve the problem,
making a second one will make things worse only...
* Bug: In Anabatic::Configuration::selectRpcomponent(), we were choosing
the component with the *smallest* span instead of the *bigger* one.
* New: In Anabatic::GCell, introduce a new flag "GoStraight" to tell that
no turn go be made inside those GCells. Mainly used underneath a block
corona.
* New: In AnabaticEngine::layerAssign(), new GCellRps & RpsInRow to manage
GCells with too many terminals. Slacken at least one RoutingPad access
when there is more than 8 RoutingPad in the GCell (slacken or change
a vertical METAL2 (non-preferred) into a METAL3).
* Change: In Anabatic::NetBuilderHV, allow the use of terminal connection
in non-preferred direction. That is, vertical METAL2 directly connected
to the RoutingPad (then a horizontal METAL2). This alllows for short
dogleg without clutering the METAL3 layer (critical for AMS c35b4).
Done in NetBuilderHV::doRp_Access(), with a new UseNonPref flag.
Perform some other tweaking on METAL1 access topologies, to also
minimize METAL3 use.
* New: In AnabaticEngine::computeNetConstraints(), also compute the
distance to RoutingPad for segments. Set the Unbreakable flag, based
on the distance and segment length (local, short global or long global).
New local function "propagateDistanceFromRp()".
* Change: In AnabaticEngine.h, the sorting class for NetData, SparsityOrder,
is modificated so net with a degree superior to 10 are sorted first,
whatever their sparsity. This is to work in tandem with GlobalRouting.
* New: In Katana::TrackSegmentNonPref, introduce a class to manage segment
in non-preferred routing direction. Mostly intended for small METAL2
vertical directly connected to RoutingPad. Modifications to manage
this new variant all through Katana.
* Change: In Katana::GlobalRoute, DigitalDistance honor the GoStraight flag
of the GCell. Do not make bend inside thoses GCells.
* Change: In KatanaEngine::runGlobalRouter(), high degree nets (>= 10) are
routed first and whitout the global routing estimation. There should be
few of them so they wont create saturations and we want them as straight
as possible. Detour are for long be-points.
Set the saerch halo to one GCell in the initial routing stage (before
ripup).
* Bug: In KatanaEngine & NegociateWindow, call _computeCagedconstraints()
inside NegociateWindow::run(), as segments are inserted into tracks
only at that point so we cannot make the computation earlier.
* Change: In Katana::Manipulator::repackPerpandiculars(), add a flag to
select whether to replace the perpandiculars *after* or *before* the
current segment.
* Change: In Katana::NegociateWindow::NegociateOverlapCost(), when the
segment is fully enclosed inside a global, the longest overlap cost
is set to the shortest global hoverhang (before or after).
When the cost is for a global, set an infinite cost if the overlapping
segment has a RP distance less or equal to 1 (this is an access segment).
* Bug: In Katana::PowerRailsPlane::Rail::doLayout(), correct computation of
the segments extension cap.
* New: In Katana::QueryPowerRails::addToPowerRail(), add support for Pad.
* Change: In Katana/PreProcess::protectCagedTerminals(), apply the contraints
to any turn connected to the first segment of the RoutingPad so the
perpandicular constraints got propagated to the perpandicular segment...
* Change: In RoutingEvent, cache the "distance to RP" value.
* Change: In RoutingEvent::Key::compare(), sort *first* on distance to
RoutingPad, then layer depth. If both distance to RoutingPad is null,
then sort on segment length.
* Change: In RoutingEvent::_processRepair(), try a repack perpandicular with
perpandiculars first (then with perpandicular last, then give up).
* Change: In SegmentFsm::bindToTrack() and moveToTrack(), set an axis hint
when creating the insertion event.
* Change: In SegmentFsm::_slackenStrap(), add a step through slacken between
minimize and maximum slack (wihch directly end up in unimplemented).
* Change: In Session::_addInsertEvent(), add an axis parameter needed when
the axis of the segment is not the one of the track (case of wide
segments or non-preferred direction).
* Bug: In Track::_preDestroy(), bad management of the TrackElement reference
count. Destroy the segment only when reaching zero...
* Bug: In Track::expandFreeIneterval(), forgotten to manage case when there
is a set of overlaping segments at the "end" of the track, the
EndIsTrackMax was not set.
* Change: In TrackCost::Compare, increase the cost when an overlaping
segment is at it's ripup limit. We should try *not* to rip it up if
we can. Add a dedicated flag "AtRipupLimit".
* Change: In TrackElement, add proxies for isUnbreakable(), new function
updateTrackSpan().
* New: In TrackFixedSegment CTOR, when a supply wire of METAL2 or above is
found, make the underlying GCells "GoStraight".
* New: In TrackElement::canDogleg(GCell*), check for already done perpandicular
dogleg on source/target (reject if so).
* Bug: In Anabatic::Edge::getDistance(), remove the additionnal 0.1
added to horizontal edges. This was for testing before the hScaling
parameter was added (to the distance computation in GlobalRoute).
* New: Anabatic::Path_Edges, collectio to walkthrough all the edges
between two node. More complex than in Knik as we are no longer
using a regular grid. We may request the north bound path or south
bound path.
Collection returned by AnabaticEngine::getEdgesUnderPath().
* New: In Anabatic::NetData, add a new flag GlobalEstimated to tell if
the net RMST has been computed (using FLUTE).
* New: In Anabatic::PriorityQueue, used to sort Vertexes by increasing
distances, add a new criterion to be used in case of distance
equality. The attractor which should be the center of the search
area. In case of equality, we choose the Vertex which is closest
to the attractor. Give a small improvement, and more "dendritic"
trees.
For a more simple implementation of the comparison function it is
made as a static member (so no two Dijkstra objects at the same
time...).
* Change: In Anabatic::Edge, make the estimate occupance a floating
point number instead of an integer.
* New: In Katana::GlobalRoute, finally implement the estimated congestion
driven router. Net RMST estimated using FLUTE.
Use the historic cost from Knik implementation and not the one
given in Damien's thesis, which seems not be the same and a bit
strange.
* New: In KatanaEngine, add the ability to exclude nets from routing,
and export it to Python.
* Change: To allow multiple tools, and not only Knik, to link and use
FLUTE, remove it from Knik and put it at top level.
Bootsrap must compile this new tool and the library must be
included in all CMakeLists.txt depending on Knik (and soon
Anabatic).
* New: In AnabaticEngine::invalidateRoutingPads() this method is a temporary
workaround for a Hurricane problems. When an instance is moved, the
RoutingPads that use it must be moved accordingly, but they are not
invalidated so they stay in the wrong QuadTree.
New method ::_resizeMatrix() to be called when the associated Cell
is resized.
* Bug: In AutoHorizontal::getConstraints() and AutoVertical::getConstraints(),
the *target* constraints where never merged.
* Change: In AutoHorizontal::getCells() and AutoVertical::getGCells(),
now return a boolean to tell if it was ok (must not encounter a NULL
GCell while progessing from source to target).
* New: In Anabatic::Configuration and Anabatic:Session, create new methods:
- getDHorizontalLayer()
- getDhorizontalDepth()
- getDHorizontalWidth()
- getDHorizontalPitch()
And so on for Vertical and Contact.
They supply depth-independant informations about the H/V layers to
build the initial detailed routing.
The AutoSegment::create() methods have been modificated accordingly.
* New: In Anabatic::GCell, add two new types "StdCellRow" and "ChannelRow"
for implementing 2-Metal blocks.
Rename the GCell::setXY() method in GCell::setSouthWestCorner(),
move the contents of GCell::updateContactsPosition() into it and
suppress it.
WARNING: In case of a GCell shrink this may cause problems. But for
now we only expand...
New method GCell::getNetCount() to count the number of Net going
though the GCell.
* Change: In Anabatic::Edge, add specific support for capacity of 2-Metal
routing channels.
* Change: In Anabatic::Dijsktra various methods, replace the "gcell->isMatrix()"
calls by "not gcell->isAnalog()". Add more check so that the methods
pertaining to the analog routing (GRData) are not called in digital
mode.
* New: In Anabatic::Dijkstra::materialize(), add support for 2-Metal specific
cases. That is, always break in case of vertical pass-through or
U-turn. The global routing must always be broken in H-Channel.
* New: In Anabatic::GCell & Anabatic::Edge, make use of the Session mechanism
to ensure the revalidation. The "::revalidate()" method is then moved
as "::materialize()" (overload of Go) and "::_invalidate()" becomes
"::invalidate()"
* Change: In LoadGlobalRouting, cosmetic rename of SortHkByX in SortHookByX.
* New: In GCellTopology, added support for building 2-Metal topologies.
* ForkStack is now an object attribute as many methods do need it.
* To push segments/hook on the stack, a new method "push()" is
available. Perform NULL and fromHook checking. Can also setup
_southWestContact or _northEastContact if it is the "from" edge.
* N/S/E/W edges are now vector as in digital channel mode there
can be more than one.
* Added build topological build methods:
- doRp_2m_Access() RoutingPad stem access.
- _do_2m_1G_1M1() North or south access.
- _do_2m_2G_1M1() North AND south access.
- _do_2m_xG() H-Channel routing.
* New: In Anabatic::Matrix, new ::resize() function, as Cell can be resizeds.
* New: In Anabatic::Vertex, new static method ::getValueString() for a
friendly text rendering.
* New: In Katana::DigitalDistance, support for channel routing.
* Change: In KatanaEngine::digitalSetup() and KatanaEngine::runGlobalrouter(),
for channel routing, calls to setupPowerRails() and
protectRoutingPads() must be called after the core block has
been fully dimensionned.
::runGlobalrouter() contains the code tasked with the grid creation
and channel sizing.
* New: In KatanaEngine: Added support for core block, for 2-Metal routing.
May be expanded for over-the-cell routing in the future.
Added methods :
- isDigitalMode()
- isAnalogMode()
- isMixedMode()
- isChannelMode()
- getBlock() / addBlock()
- setupChannelMode()
- createChannel()
* New: In Katana, new class Block to manage core blocks and perform
channel routing.
* New: In Katana::Session, new convenience method "isOpen()".
* New: In Katana::TrackCost, the TrackElement and it's optional
symmetric are now kept as attribute of a TrackCost. The cost
is completly computed inside the constructor.
TrackCost now support any mix of symmetric event and wide
segments.
The cost is now computed by adding directly to the current
one instead of creating secondaries that are merged afterwards.
As a consequence, remove all copy construction and merge
capabilities.
All the various methods used to compute the cost are renamed
"addOverlapcost()" in all the various related objects.
As a reminder, the overal cost method call is as follow:
1. TrackCost constructor on a TrackElement.
2. Call TrackElement::addOverlapcost()
3. For all Track under the TrackElement, call
Track::addOverlapCost()
4. For all other TrackElement intersecting with
the overlap interval call:
TrackElement::incOverlapCost()
5. The callback overlap function for segments
is called (defined in NegociateWidow).
Don't confuse:
- TrackElement::addOverlapCost(), which compute the cost of
inserting the segment inside a track (or a set of).
- TrackElement::incOverlapCost(), which compute the cost of
overlaping with this already inserted segment. It is the
other way around of the previous one.
* Change: In Katana::SegmentFsm, use a vector of pointer to TrackCost
instead of an object to avoid copy construction.
* Change: In all top CMakeLists.txt, force the use of Python 2.7 as
we do not compile against 3.x flavors. Do not use the "EXACT"
flags as it will not recognize 2.7.x versions.
* Change: In Katana::RoutingEvent::Key::Compare(), preliminary
experiments shows that the best sorting order is:
- Lower layer first (i.e. M2 -> M3 -> M4 -> ... )
- Longer segments first.
The later seems to be counter-intuitive. Guess is that placing
the small ones first generate a more important fragmentation of
the big ones. They are placed too early and are difficult to move
afterwards.
Another feature to test is *not* inserting pushed left/right
segments if they are not *already* routed.
* Change: In PyKatanaEngine.runNegociate() now takes a flag argument,
provided through the new PyKatanaFlags exported object.
(doChip.py must be changed accordingly)
* Change: In Hurricane::BaseFlags, store flags in uint64_t instead of
unsigned int because we start to need more than 32 different flags
in some tools.
* New: In ::getString() & ::getRecord() templates, add support for
std::array<>.
* Change: In CRL::ToolEngine, add support for timer (time & memory
measurements) displaced from Katabatic. This way all ToolEngine
can use this feature. The _postCreate() method display the
memory just after ToolEngine allocation.
* Change: In Etesian::EtesianEngine, make use of the ToolEngine
builtin timer (remove the local one). Forgot to call the base
class _postCreate() and _preDestroy().
* Change: In Anabatic::AnabaticEngine, make use of the ToolEngine
builtin timer (remove the local one).
* New: In Anabatic, new AutoSegments_Connecteds() collection. This
Collection allows a deterministic walkthough *all* the AutoSegments
connected either to source or target of one AutoSegment.
* New: In Anabatic::AutoContactTerminal::isEndPoint() to check if an
AutoContactTerminal is the *only one* anchored on a RoutingPad,
thus being a true "end point" and not a kind of feed-through.
* New: In Katana::KatanaEngine, added support for symmetric nets.
Created new class DataSymmetric to store symmetric information
of a net (mainly the paired AutoSegments).
Added KatanaEngine::runSymmetricRouter(), for now only build
the DataSymmetric informations. More to come...
* Change: In Katana::GraphicKatanaEngine::_runTest(), now perform
symmetric information building the non-symmetric routing.
* Bug: In Hurricane, in StaticObservable::getObserver(), if the slot
pointer is NULL, do not try to access the owner. Returns NULL, so
the caller can be aware of the situation...
* Change: In Hurricane, in BreakpointWidget & ExceptionWidget some
cosmetic changes (fonts and window sizes).
* Bug: In Anabatic, In AutoHorizontal::getConstraints(), take into account
the constraints from the source AutoContact, as it holds the constraints
transmitted by the RoutingPads and sets up by propageConstraintsFromRp().
It is likely to be a bug affecting the original Katabatic as well.
* Change: In Anabatic, in RawGCellsUnder(), check that the segment is not
completly oustside the cell abutment box and truncate the coordinates
to the part that is inside. Use the "shrink" if we reach the east/north
border.
* Change: In Anabatic, in Configuration, no more decorator because we will
use a true derived relationship. Katana *derives* from *Anabatic* and do
not *decorate* it, so the Configuration can do the same. It also implies
that we directly create a Katana engine, not an Anabatic one.
* Change: In Anabatic, in Session, do not allow the opening of the Session
in a standalone fashion (with a static method). Instead it must be opened
using the relevant method of the Anabatic/Katana engine. This ensure we
are opening the right Session type.
* Change: In Anabatic, in AutoSegment_Aligneds() collection the seed segment
is not part of the collection by default, but will be included if the
Flags::WithSelf is set.
* Change: In Configuration, all the flags value are now defined in two steps.
Declared in the header and initialized in the module. This is to prevent
the fact that on some cases, in relation with the Python "extern C" part
modules, we need a true allocated variable. It was causing weird linking
problems.
A side effect is that they can no longer be used as entry is switches,
have to replace them by if/else.
* New: In Anabatic, new GCell::getNeighborAt() utility function.
* Bug: In Anabatic, in GCell::doGrid(), tag all the GCells of the grid with
the grid type... Back annote all the edges capacity (north & east) with
the reserved local capacity.
* New: Complete portage of Kite over Anabatic. The new engine is christened
"Katana" for Kite-Analogic. When it's capabilities and performances
will be on a part with Kite, it is to completly replace it (and take
back the "Kite" name). Preliminary tests seems to show that, contrary
to intuition (because built on a more complex/slower grid), it is even
slightly faster than Kite 8-).
Jean-Paul Chaput
Robert Taylor
Las Safin