Do not require hspice during tests. Check if a valid simulator is found, however.

compiler/characterizer/stimuli.py

@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ def run_sim():
     temp_stim = "{0}stim.sp".format(OPTS.openram_temp)
     import datetime
     start_time = datetime.datetime.now()
+    debug.check(OPTS.spice_exe!="","No spice simulator has been found.")
     
     if OPTS.spice_name == "xa":
         # Output the xa configurations here. FIXME: Move this to write it once.

compiler/tests/22_sram_func_test.py

@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ class sram_func_test(openram_test):
     def runTest(self):
         globals.init_openram("config_20_{0}".format(OPTS.tech_name))
         OPTS.check_lvsdrc = False
+        OPTS.spice_name="" # Unset to use any simulator
         OPTS.analytical_delay = False
+
+        # This is a hack to reload the characterizer __init__ with the spice version
         import characterizer
         reload(characterizer)
         from characterizer import delay
+        if not OPTS.spice_exe:
+            debug.error("Could not find {} simulator.".format(OPTS.spice_name),-1)
 
         import sram
 

compiler/tests/23_lib_sram_prune_test.py

@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ class lib_test(openram_test):
     def runTest(self):
         globals.init_openram("config_20_{0}".format(OPTS.tech_name))
         OPTS.check_lvsdrc = False
+        OPTS.spice_name="" # Unset to use any simulator
         OPTS.analytical_delay = False
         OPTS.trim_netlist = True
+
+        # This is a hack to reload the characterizer __init__ with the spice version
         import characterizer
         reload(characterizer)
         from characterizer import lib
+        if not OPTS.spice_exe:
+            debug.error("Could not find {} simulator.".format(OPTS.spice_name),-1)
 
         import sram
 

compiler/tests/23_lib_sram_test.py

@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ class lib_test(openram_test):
     def runTest(self):
         globals.init_openram("config_20_{0}".format(OPTS.tech_name))
         OPTS.check_lvsdrc = False
+        OPTS.spice_name="" # Unset to use any simulator
         OPTS.analytical_delay = False
         OPTS.trim_netlist = False
+
+        # This is a hack to reload the characterizer __init__ with the spice version
         import characterizer
         reload(characterizer)
         from characterizer import lib
+        if not OPTS.spice_exe:
+            debug.error("Could not find {} simulator.".format(OPTS.spice_name),-1)
 
         import sram