It is possible for an array to have 1 word in it, so using the array
count to detect an array is incorrect. Use the ivl_signal_dimensions
function, which is there exactly for that purpose.
Save tons of space per memory word by not creating a vpi handle for
each and every word of a variable array. (Net arrays still get a
vpiHandle for every word.) The consequence of this is that all
accesses to a variable array need to go through the indexing.
This commit handles the most common places where this impacts, but
there are still problems.
Detect thread bit allocation failures and fail gracefully. Print an
error message that points at the expression in question, and return
with an error code so that the compiler exits with an error.
Rework the ivl_file_table_* interface to be more generic and easier
to use. Also all the vvp examples except for memory.vvp have been
fixed to run correctly with the current vvp. Someone with a bit more
experience will need to fix memory.vvp.
Add the vpiFile and vpiLineNo properties to system functions.
Most other objects have stubs that return "N/A"/0. Interactive
functions (called from the debugger) use <interactive> for the
file name.
more general concept of arrays. The NetMemory and NetEMemory
classes are removed from the ivl core program, and the IVL_LPM_RAM
lpm type is removed from the ivl_target API.
Stephen Williams
Cary R
steve