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]
The idea is to use broken regions for certain operations
such as booleans in deep mode (local operations). These polygons are
more efficient. To support this, a "broken polygon" view
is supplied similar for "merged" view. The translation is
handled automatically.
As a side effect, regions may appear to be composed in broken
polygons now when they have been merged before.
The solution is to introduce a new object, the layout handle.
A layout handle is a reference counting pointer to a layout.
It can be obtained from a cell view and stored somewhere.
If the cell view is closed, the layout will still exists
as long as a layout handle exists. A layout handle can be
used in LayoutView#show_layout in addition to the Layout
object to re-open a layout that existed in a closed view.
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
* Log entries on the L2N object can now have net references
(by expanded name) and the nets will be highlighted
when the log entry is selected in the netlist browser
For an application see drcSimpleTests:147.
* New function ("db") in evaluate_nets
* BUGFIX: proper computation of transformations for multiple
selections of nets in netlist browser