The way to specify them is through the following
environment variables:
$KLAYOUT_LEF_FORMAT - LEF suffixes (default: "*.lef *.LEF *.lef.gz *.LEF.gz")
$KLAYOUT_DEF_FORMAT - DEF suffixes (default: "*.def *.DEF *.def.gz *.DEF.gz")
The string is a space-separated list of simple
match pattern. Only "*.xyz"-style pattern are allowed
currently.
Most tools and functions now allow to explicitly
specify a format for input and output. On input,
the format is usually detected, but for some
cases, this is not possible (e.g. DEF). So you can
specify the format attached to the file name in
square brackets:
e.g. file.defok[def]
"def" is the intended suffix, "defok" is the given one.
On output, the same is possible, specifically in strmxor
and strmclip:
strmxor a.gds b.gds out.xor[oas]
1. The script API "map_file" attribute has been changed
to accept and supply nil (for no file), a string (for
a file, empty is equivalent to "no file") and a list
for multiple files which are merged. The split at "+"
or "," has been dropped.
2. The strm* tools option ("--lefdef-map") has been changed
to allow multiple occurances instead of split at "+" or ",".
* The original issue ("sw" etc for "tri")
* Implementing "magscale"
* Interpolation of environment variables on paths
* Warnings include file positions now
* Ignoring "<< properties >>" pseudo-layer
* MAG writer uses zero-area boxes for empty ones
* New test
The fix consists of moving that options into the case-specific
options like DBU, instead of having it in the format-specific,
default writer options. So they can be specified on a per-case
basis and taken from the current layout by default.
Specifically:
* SaveLayoutOptions#gds2_libname is deprecated and replaced
by SaveLayoutOptions#libname
* -ol (buddy tools) is no longer format specific
* The GDS writer takes SaveLayoutOptions#libname, and
if empty, substitutes by the current libname. As last
resort, "LIB" is used, because LIBNAME cannot be an
empty string.
* The libname got removed from the global writer options UI
* In the "Save As" options dialog, it now is part of the global
options and initialized with the current layout's libname.
Reader fix: the reader will not error out duplicate cell
names, but rename the cells.
Writer fix: the writer will uniquify cell names *after*
illegal character substitution.