* 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.
* Change: In all tools, FindTOOL.cmake, no longer use LIB_SUFFIX to
search for tool libraries but try "lib64/" then "lib/".
* Change: In bootstrap/socInstaller.py, take Debian 10 into account.
* Change: In bootstrap/docker, move from Debian 9 to Debian 10.
* New: In bootsrap/docker:
* install python3/nMigen tool in all environment.
* Add a new image on top of the coriolis one to have a shell
(with X11 connexion to the host system).
* Upgrade Yosys to 0.9.
* Correct integration of allianceInstaller.sh in socInstaller.py.
* Add a chroot mode to socInstaler.py (for Debian 9 chrooted).
* Allow benchs to be run separately.
* New: In bootstrap/docker, paraphernalia to rebuild and check Coriolis
for Debian 9, Ubuntu 18 & SL 7 on pristine systems. Added scripts
to rebuild Alliance as well and perform the alliance-check-toolkit
regression tests.
* Change: Updated installation documentation. Added a section for docker.
* Change: In boostrap/ccb.py, change the devtoolset argument from a fixed
behavior "--devtoolset-2" to a selecting one "--devtoolset=X" where X
is the requested version of the devtoolset.
Modify coriolisEnv.py to dynamically detect with which devtoolset
we have been compiled. Idem for Makefile.package and
FindBootstrap.cmake.
* Change: In boostrap, remove support for Chams.
* New: In Hurricane::Technology, added support for DTR rules, UnitRule,
PhysicalRule and TwoLayersPhysicalrule. Added devices descriptors and
models descriptors (for Spice). Spice description is not used yet
but kept anyway in case of future use.
* New: Hurricane::Analog whole library and it's Python interface. This
provides support for transistors, capacitors and resistors. Only
transistor support is fully implemented as of now.
* New: In CRL/python/coriolisInit.py, read configuration files for the
Analog extension (analog.conf & devices.conf). Thoses are optionals
and a simple warning is issued if not found.
Added helpers/AnalogTechno.py DTR loading helper.
Add analog configuration files for 180/scn6m_deep_09.
* New: Oroshi tool that provides actual layout drawing for transistors.
* Change: In bootstrap, in socInstaler.sh, use the current version of
rapidjson.
* Change: In Hurricane, in FileWriteGzStream, complie to the latest
rapidjson headers organization.
* New: In Hurricane, in Cell, emit a new signal CellDestroyed toward the
observers (i.e. the CellViewer(s)), from _preDestroy().
* Change: In Hurricane, in CellViewer, in CellObserver::notify(), manage
the CellDestroyed case. Do not forget to remove the deleted Cell
from the viewer's history.
* Change: In bootstrap, in socInstaller.py checkout the support git
repositories (currently, only rapidjson). Send the report mail
to <jpc> & <lao>.
* Bug: in VLSISAPD, in the top CMakeLists.txt, do not requires the
Hurricane cmake, it is build after (cycling dependency).
* New: In <bootstrap>, socInstaller.py, a script to perform standard
SoC network installations and nighltly builds. Clone/update the
git repositories (Coriolis & Chams), build binaries and docs
in two passes, then send a mail report.
Jean-Paul Chaput