diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 378fac5..aa0d413 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ scripts/config.status
 *~
 *.log
 UPDATE_ME
+tcltk/netgen.sh
+tcltk/netgen.tcl
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8f44ee7..8823545 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.169
+1.5.170
diff --git a/base/flatten.c b/base/flatten.c
index 66e9a36..1f278ba 100644
--- a/base/flatten.c
+++ b/base/flatten.c
@@ -193,17 +193,19 @@ void flattenCell(char *name, int file)
 	if (Debug) Printf("Renaming %s to %s\n", tmp->name, tmpstr);
 	FreeString(tmp->name);
 	tmp->name = strsave(tmpstr);
-#if OLDPREFIX
-	sprintf(tmpstr, "%s%s%s", ParentParams->instance.name, SEPARATOR,
-		tmp->instance.name);
-#else
-	strcpy(tmpstr+prefixlength,tmp->instance.name);
-#endif
-	FreeString(tmp->instance.name);
-	tmp->instance.name = strsave(tmpstr);
 	HashPtrInstall(tmp->name, tmp, &(ThisCell->objdict));
-	if (tmp->type == FIRSTPIN) 
-	  HashPtrInstall(tmp->instance.name, tmp, &(ThisCell->instdict));
+	if ((tmp->type != NODE) && (tmp->instance.name != NULL)) {
+#if OLDPREFIX
+	   sprintf(tmpstr, "%s%s%s", ParentParams->instance.name, SEPARATOR,
+		    tmp->instance.name);
+#else
+	   strcpy(tmpstr+prefixlength,tmp->instance.name);
+#endif
+	   FreeString(tmp->instance.name);
+	   tmp->instance.name = strsave(tmpstr);
+	   if (tmp->type == FIRSTPIN) 
+	      HashPtrInstall(tmp->instance.name, tmp, &(ThisCell->instdict));
+        }
       }
 
       /* splice instance out of parent */
@@ -470,17 +472,19 @@ int flattenInstancesOf(char *name, int fnum, char *instance)
 	if (Debug) Printf("Renaming %s to %s\n", tmp->name, tmpstr);
 	FreeString(tmp->name);
 	tmp->name = strsave(tmpstr);
-#if OLDPREFIX
-	sprintf(tmpstr, "%s%s%s", ParentParams->instance.name, SEPARATOR,
-		tmp->instance.name);
-#else
-	strcpy(tmpstr+prefixlength,tmp->instance.name);
-#endif
-	FreeString(tmp->instance.name);
-	tmp->instance.name = strsave(tmpstr);
 	HashPtrInstall(tmp->name, tmp, &(ThisCell->objdict));
-	if (tmp->type == FIRSTPIN) 
-	  HashPtrInstall(tmp->instance.name, tmp, &(ThisCell->instdict));
+	if ((tmp->type != NODE) && (tmp->instance.name != NULL)) {
+#if OLDPREFIX
+	   sprintf(tmpstr, "%s%s%s", ParentParams->instance.name, SEPARATOR,
+		    tmp->instance.name);
+#else
+	   strcpy(tmpstr+prefixlength,tmp->instance.name);
+#endif
+	   FreeString(tmp->instance.name);
+	   tmp->instance.name = strsave(tmpstr);
+	   if (tmp->type == FIRSTPIN) 
+	      HashPtrInstall(tmp->instance.name, tmp, &(ThisCell->instdict));
+        }
       }
 
       /* Do property inheritance */
diff --git a/base/netcmp.c b/base/netcmp.c
index 1585d4b..962aa18 100644
--- a/base/netcmp.c
+++ b/base/netcmp.c
@@ -5360,6 +5360,32 @@ PropertyMatch(struct objlist *ob1, int file1,
 #endif
    }
 
+   /* WIP---Check for no-connect pins in merged devices on both sides.	*/
+   /* Both sides should either have no-connects marked, or neither.	*/
+   /* (Permutable pins may need to be handled correctly. . .		*/
+   for (tp1 = ob1, tp2 = ob2; (tp1 != NULL) && tp1->type >= FIRSTPIN &&
+	    (tp2 != NULL) && tp2->type >= FIRSTPIN; tp1 = tp1->next, tp2 = tp2->next)
+   {
+      struct objlist *node1, *node2;
+
+      node1 = Circuit1->nodename_cache[tp1->node];
+      node2 = Circuit2->nodename_cache[tp2->node];
+
+      if (node1->instance.flags != node2->instance.flags)
+      {
+	 Fprintf(stdout, "  Parallelized instances disagree on pin connections.\n");
+	 Fprintf(stdout, "    Circuit1 instance %s pin %s connections are %s (%d)\n",
+		    tp1->instance.name, node1->name,
+		    (node1->instance.flags == 0) ? "tied together" : "no connects",
+		    node1->instance.flags);
+	 Fprintf(stdout, "    Circuit2 instance %s pin %s connections are %s (%d)\n",
+		    tp2->instance.name, node2->name,
+		    (node2->instance.flags == 0) ? "tied together" : "no connects",
+		    node2->instance.flags);
+	 mismatches++;
+      }
+   }
+
    // Attempt to organize devices by series and parallel combination
    if (t1type == PROPERTY && t2type == PROPERTY)
       PropertySortAndCombine(obn1, tc1, obn2, tc2);
diff --git a/base/netgen.c b/base/netgen.c
index 7eb48e0..ab8e97f 100644
--- a/base/netgen.c
+++ b/base/netgen.c
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ void Node(char *name)
 	tp->name = strsave(name);
 	tp->type = NODE;  /* internal node type */
 	tp->model.class = NULL;
-	tp->instance.name = NULL;
+	tp->instance.flags = 0;
 	tp->node = -1;  /* null node */
 	tp->next = NULL;
 	AddToCurrentCell (tp);
@@ -3216,8 +3216,12 @@ int CombineParallel(char *model, int file)
 	 pptr += pstr - (char *)2;
 	 
 	 for (ob2 = ob; ob2 && (ob2->type > FIRSTPIN || ob2 == ob); ob2 = ob2->next) {
-	    if ((ob->node >= 0) && (nodecount[ob->node] == 1))
+	    if ((ob2->node >= 0) && (nodecount[ob2->node] == 1))
+	    {
+	       nob = (tp->nodename_cache)[ob2->node];
+	       nob->instance.flags = NO_CONNECT;
 	       strcat(pptr, "_nc");
+	    }
 	    else
 	       sprintf(pptr, "_%d", ob2->node);
 	    pptr += strlen(pptr);
@@ -3290,7 +3294,7 @@ int CombineParallel(char *model, int file)
 	 else {
 	    /* Find parallel device "ob" and append properties of	*/
 	    /* "sob" to it.  If "ob" does not have properties, then	*/
-	    /* create a property record and set property "M" to 2.	*/
+	    /* create a property record and set property "M" to 1.	*/
 
 	    /* Find last non-property record of sob ( = pob) */
 	    /* Find first property record of sob ( = spropfirst) */
diff --git a/base/objlist.c b/base/objlist.c
index c0b5448..284c68e 100644
--- a/base/objlist.c
+++ b/base/objlist.c
@@ -975,7 +975,10 @@ struct objlist *CopyObjList(struct objlist *oldlist, unsigned char doforall)
           newob->model.class = NULL;
        else
           newob->model.class = strsave(tmp->model.class);
-       newob->instance.name = (tmp->instance.name) ?
+       if (newob->type == NODE)
+	  newob->instance.flags = tmp->instance.flags;
+       else
+          newob->instance.name = (tmp->instance.name) ?
 		strsave(tmp->instance.name) : NULL;
     }
     newob->node = tmp->node;
@@ -1095,8 +1098,8 @@ void FreeObject(struct objlist *ob)
 	FREE(ob->instance.props);
      }
   }
-  else {
-     /* All other records */
+  else if (ob->type != NODE) {
+     /* All other records except NODE, which uses this for flags */
      if (ob->instance.name != NULL) FreeString(ob->instance.name);
   }
   if (ob->model.class != NULL) FreeString(ob->model.class);
diff --git a/base/objlist.h b/base/objlist.h
index 8bcd64c..550ad2d 100644
--- a/base/objlist.h
+++ b/base/objlist.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #define PROXY (0)		/* Used in model.port record of ports */
 
+#define NO_CONNECT	1	/* Use in object list to flag an isolated net */
+
 /* Lists of device properties.  Order is defined at the time of	*/
 /* the cell definition; values are sorted at the time instances	*/
 /* are read.							*/
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ struct objlist {
   union {
      char *name;		/* unique name for the instance, or */
 				/* (string) value of property for properties */
+     int  flags;		/* Used by NODE type to flag isolated net */
      struct valuelist *props;	/* Property record */
   } instance;
   int node;		/* the electrical node number of the port/node/pin */
diff --git a/base/spice.c b/base/spice.c
index 9f46fdc..7c83788 100644
--- a/base/spice.c
+++ b/base/spice.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ skip_ends:
            else if (CountPorts(model, filenum) != 2) {
 	      /* Modeled device:  Make sure it has the right number of ports */
 	      Fprintf(stderr, "Device \"%s\" has wrong number of ports for a "
-			"resistor.\n");
+			"resistor.\n", model);
 	      goto baddevice;
            }
 	   usemodel = 1;
diff --git a/tcltk/netgen.sh b/tcltk/netgen.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a10144..0000000
--- a/tcltk/netgen.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# For installation, put this file (netgen.sh) in a standard executable path.
-# Put startup script "netgen.tcl" and shared library "tclnetgen.so"
-# in ${CAD_ROOT}/netgen/tcl/, with a symbolic link from file
-# ".wishrc" to "netgen.tcl".
-#
-# This script starts irsim under the Tcl interpreter,
-# reading commands from a special .wishrc script which
-# launches irsim and retains the Tcl interactive interpreter.
-
-# Parse for the argument "-c[onsole]".  If it exists, run netgen
-# with the TkCon console.  Strip this argument from the argument list.
-
-TKCON=true
-BATCH=
-GUI=
-NETGEN_WISH=/usr/bin/wish
-export NETGEN_WISH
-
-# Hacks for Cygwin
-if [ ${TERM:=""} = "cygwin" ]; then
-   export PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib"
-   export DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:=":0"}
-fi
-
-# Preserve quotes in arguments (thanks, Stackoverflow!)
-arglist=''
-for i in "$@" ; do
-   case $i in
-      -noc*) TKCON=;;
-      -bat*) BATCH=true; TKCON=;;
-      -gui) GUI=true; TKCON=;;
-      *) arglist="$arglist${arglist:+ }\"${i//\"/\\\"}\"";;
-   esac
-done 
-
-if [ $TKCON ]; then
-
-   exec /usr/local/lib/netgen/tcl/tkcon.tcl \
-	-eval "source /usr/local/lib/netgen/tcl/console.tcl" \
-	-slave "package require Tk; set argc $#; set argv [list $arglist]; \
-	source /usr/local/lib/netgen/tcl/netgen.tcl"
-
-# Run the Python LVS manager GUI
-
-elif [ $GUI ]; then
-    exec /usr/local/lib/netgen/python/lvs_manager.py $@
-
-#
-# Run the stand-in for wish (netgenexec), which acts exactly like "wish"
-# except that it replaces ~/.wishrc with netgen.tcl.  This executable is
-# *only* needed when running without the console; the console itself is
-# capable of sourcing the startup script.
-#
-
-else
-   exec /usr/local/lib/netgen/tcl/netgenexec -- "$@"
-
-fi
diff --git a/tcltk/netgen.tcl b/tcltk/netgen.tcl
deleted file mode 100644
index 322c649..0000000
--- a/tcltk/netgen.tcl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,753 +0,0 @@
-# Wishrc startup for ToolScript (netgen)
-#
-# For installation:  Put this file and also tclnetgen.so into
-# directory ${CAD_ROOT}/netgen/tcl/, and set the "load" line below
-# to point to the location of tclnetgen.so.  Also see comments
-# in shell script "netgen.sh".
-#
-
-# Check namespaces for existence of other applications
-set UsingMagic 0
-set UsingXCircuit 0
-set UsingIRSIM 0
-set batchmode 0
-set nlist [namespace children]
-foreach i $nlist {
-   switch $i {
-      ::magic { set UsingMagic 1 }
-      ::xcircuit { set UsingXCircuit 1 }
-      ::irsim { set UsingIRSIM 1 }
-   }
-}
-
-# -lazy option not needed if stubs libraries are handled correctly
-# load -lazy /usr/local/lib/netgen/tcl/tclnetgen.so
-
-load /usr/local/lib/netgen/tcl/tclnetgen.so
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-# Convert LVS list result into a JSON file 
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-proc netgen::convert_to_json {filename lvs_final} {
-   set pidx [string last . $filename]
-   set jsonname [string replace $filename $pidx end ".json"]
-   if {![catch {open $jsonname w} fjson]} {
-      puts $fjson "\["
-      # Outer list is of each cell compared
-      set clen [llength $lvs_final]
-      set cidx 0
-      foreach circuit $lvs_final {
-         incr cidx
-         puts $fjson "  \{"
-         set nkeys [llength $circuit]
-         set kidx 0
-	 foreach {key value} $circuit {
-            incr kidx 2
-	    switch $key {
-	       name {
-	          puts $fjson "   \"${key}\": \["
-		  set cktval [lindex $value 0]
-		  puts $fjson "      \"${cktval}\","
-		  set cktval [lindex $value 1]
-		  puts $fjson "      \"${cktval}\""
-		  if {$kidx == $nkeys} {
-		     puts $fjson "   \]"
-		  } else {
-		     puts $fjson "   \],"
-		  }
-	       }
-	       pins {
-	          puts $fjson "   \"${key}\": \["
-	          puts $fjson "      \["
-		  set cktval [lindex $value 0]
-		  foreach pin [lrange $cktval 0 end-1] {
-		     puts $fjson "        \"$pin\","
-		  }
-		  set pin [lindex $cktval end]
-		  puts $fjson "        \"$pin\""
-	          puts $fjson "      \], \["
-		  set cktval [lindex $value 1]
-		  foreach pin [lrange $cktval 0 end-1] {
-		     puts $fjson "        \"$pin\","
-		  }
-		  set pin [lindex $cktval end]
-		  puts $fjson "        \"$pin\""
-	          puts $fjson "      \]"
-		  if {$kidx == $nkeys} {
-		     puts $fjson "   \]"
-		  } else {
-		     puts $fjson "   \],"
-		  }
-	       }
-               nets {
-	          puts $fjson "   \"${key}\": \["
-		  set cktval [lindex $value 0]
-		  puts $fjson "    $cktval,"
-		  set cktval [lindex $value 1]
-		  puts $fjson "    $cktval"
-		  if {$kidx == $nkeys} {
-		     puts $fjson "   \]"
-		  } else {
-		     puts $fjson "   \],"
-		  }
-               }
-	       devices {
-	          puts $fjson "   \"${key}\": \["
-	          puts $fjson "       \["
-		  set cktval [lindex $value 0]
-		  foreach dev [lrange $cktval 0 end-1] {
-		     set devname [lindex $dev 0]
-		     set devnum  [lindex $dev 1]
-		     puts $fjson "         \[\"${devname}\", ${devnum}\],"
-		  }
-		  set dev [lindex $cktval end]
-		  set devname [lindex $dev 0]
-		  set devnum  [lindex $dev 1]
-		  puts $fjson "         \[\"${devname}\", ${devnum} \]"
-	          puts $fjson "       \], \["
-		  set cktval [lindex $value 1]
-		  foreach dev [lrange $cktval 0 end-1] {
-		     set devname [lindex $dev 0]
-		     set devnum  [lindex $dev 1]
-		     puts $fjson "         \[\"${devname}\", ${devnum} \],"
-		  }
-		  set dev [lindex $cktval end]
-		  set devname [lindex $dev 0]
-		  set devnum  [lindex $dev 1]
-		  puts $fjson "         \[\"${devname}\", ${devnum} \]"
-	          puts $fjson "       \]"
-		  if {$kidx == $nkeys} {
-		     puts $fjson "   \]"
-		  } else {
-		     puts $fjson "   \],"
-		  }
-	       }
-	       goodnets -
-	       badnets {
-	          puts $fjson "   \"${key}\": \["
-		  set glen [llength $value]
-		  set gidx 0
-		  foreach group $value {
-		     incr gidx
-	             puts $fjson "      \["
-	             puts $fjson "        \["
-		     set cktval [lindex $group 0]
-		     set nlen [llength $cktval]
-		     set nidx 0
-		     foreach net $cktval {
-			incr nidx
-	                puts $fjson "          \["
-			set netname [string map {"\\" "\\\\"} [lindex $net 0]]
-		        puts $fjson "            \"$netname\","
-		        puts $fjson "            \["
-			set netconn [lindex $net 1]
-			foreach fanout [lrange $netconn 0 end-1] {
-			   set devname [lindex $fanout 0]
-			   set pinname [lindex $fanout 1]
-			   set count [lindex $fanout 2]
-			   if {$count == {}} {set count 0}
-		           puts $fjson "              \[ \"$devname\", \"$pinname\", $count \],"
-			}
-			set fanout [lindex $netconn end]
-			set devname [lindex $fanout 0]
-			set pinname [lindex $fanout 1]
-			set count [lindex $fanout 2]
-			if {$count == {}} {set count 0}
-		        puts $fjson "              \[ \"$devname\", \"$pinname\", $count \]"
-		        puts $fjson "            \]"
-			if {$nidx == $nlen} {
-	                   puts $fjson "          \]"
-			} else {
-	                   puts $fjson "          \],"
-			}
-		     }
-	             puts $fjson "        \], \["
-		     set cktval [lindex $group 1]
-		     set nlen [llength $cktval]
-		     set nidx 0
-		     foreach net $cktval {
-			incr nidx
-	                puts $fjson "          \["
-			set netname [string map {"\\" "\\\\"} [lindex $net 0]]
-		        puts $fjson "            \"$netname\","
-		        puts $fjson "            \["
-			set netconn [lindex $net 1]
-			foreach fanout [lrange $netconn 0 end-1] {
-			   set devname [lindex $fanout 0]
-			   set pinname [lindex $fanout 1]
-			   set count [lindex $fanout 2]
-			   if {$count == {}} {set count 0}
-		           puts $fjson "              \[ \"$devname\", \"$pinname\", $count \],"
-			}
-			set fanout [lindex $netconn end]
-			set devname [lindex $fanout 0]
-			set pinname [lindex $fanout 1]
-			set count [lindex $fanout 2]
-			if {$count == {}} {set count 0}
-		        puts $fjson "              \[ \"$devname\", \"$pinname\", $count \]"
-		        puts $fjson "            \]"
-			if {$nidx == $nlen} {
-	                   puts $fjson "          \]"
-			} else {
-	                   puts $fjson "          \],"
-			}
-		     }
-	             puts $fjson "        \]"
-		     if {$gidx == $glen} {
-	                puts $fjson "      \]"
-		     } else {
-	                puts $fjson "      \],"
-		     }
-		  }
-		  if {$kidx == $nkeys} {
-		     puts $fjson "   \]"
-		  } else {
-		     puts $fjson "   \],"
-		  }
-	       }
-	       goodelements -
-	       badelements {
-	          puts $fjson "   \"${key}\": \["
-		  set glen [llength $value]
-		  set gidx 0
-		  foreach group $value {
-		     incr gidx
-	             puts $fjson "      \["
-	             puts $fjson "        \["
-		     set cktval [lindex $group 0]
-		     set ilen [llength $cktval]
-		     set iidx 0
-		     foreach inst $cktval {
-			incr iidx
-	                puts $fjson "          \["
-			set instname [string map {"\\" "\\\\"} [lindex $inst 0]]
-		        puts $fjson "            \"$instname\","
-		        puts $fjson "            \["
-			set instpins [lindex $inst 1]
-			foreach fanout [lrange $instpins 0 end-1] {
-			   set pinname [lindex $fanout 0]
-			   set count [lindex $fanout 1]
-			   if {$count == {}} {set count 0}
-		           puts $fjson "              \[ \"$pinname\", $count \],"
-			}
-			set fanout [lindex $instpins end]
-			set pinname [lindex $fanout 0]
-			set count [lindex $fanout 1]
-			if {$count == {}} {set count 0}
-		        puts $fjson "              \[ \"$pinname\", $count \]"
-		        puts $fjson "            \]"
-			if {$iidx == $ilen} {
-	                   puts $fjson "          \]"
-			} else {
-	                   puts $fjson "          \],"
-			}
-		     }
-	             puts $fjson "        \], \["
-		     set cktval [lindex $group 1]
-		     set ilen [llength $cktval]
-		     set iidx 0
-		     foreach inst $cktval {
-			incr iidx
-	                puts $fjson "          \["
-			set instname [string map {"\\" "\\\\"} [lindex $inst 0]]
-		        puts $fjson "            \"$instname\","
-		        puts $fjson "            \["
-			set instpins [lindex $inst 1]
-			foreach fanout [lrange $instpins 0 end-1] {
-			   set pinname [lindex $fanout 0]
-			   set count [lindex $fanout 1]
-			   if {$count == {}} {set count 0}
-		           puts $fjson "              \[ \"$pinname\", $count \],"
-			}
-			set fanout [lindex $instpins end]
-			set pinname [lindex $fanout 0]
-			set count [lindex $fanout 1]
-			if {$count == {}} {set count 0}
-		        puts $fjson "              \[ \"$pinname\", $count \]"
-		        puts $fjson "            \]"
-			if {$iidx == $ilen} {
-	                   puts $fjson "          \]"
-			} else {
-	                   puts $fjson "          \],"
-			}
-		     }
-	             puts $fjson "        \]"
-		     if {$gidx == $glen} {
-	                puts $fjson "      \]"
-		     } else {
-	                puts $fjson "      \],"
-		     }
-		  }
-		  if {$kidx == $nkeys} {
-		     puts $fjson "   \]"
-		  } else {
-		     puts $fjson "   \],"
-		  }
-	       }
-	       properties {
-	          puts $fjson "   \"${key}\": \["
-		  set plen [llength $value]
-                  set pidx 0
-		  foreach instance $value {
-		     incr pidx
-	             puts $fjson "      \["
-		     set instnames [string map {"\\" "\\\\"} [lindex $instance 0]]
-		     set instname0 [string map {"\\" "\\\\"} [lindex $instnames 0]]
-	             puts $fjson "         \["
-		     puts $fjson "           \"${instname0}\","
-	             puts $fjson "           \["
-		     foreach property [lrange $instance 1 end-1] {
-		        set prop0 [lindex $property 0]
-			set propname [lindex $prop0 0]
-			set propval [lindex $prop0 1]
-		        puts $fjson "             \[\"${propname}\", \"${propval}\"\],"
-		     }
-		     set property [lindex $instance end]
-		     set prop0 [lindex $property 0]
-		     set propname [lindex $prop0 0]
-		     set propval [lindex $prop0 1]
-		     puts $fjson "             \[\"${propname}\", \"${propval}\"\]"
-	             puts $fjson "           \]"
-	             puts $fjson "         \],"
-		     set instname1 [string map {"\\" "\\\\"} [lindex $instnames 1]]
-	             puts $fjson "         \["
-		     puts $fjson "           \"${instname1}\","
-	             puts $fjson "           \["
-		     foreach property [lrange $instance 1 end-1] {
-		        set prop1 [lindex $property 1]
-			set propname [lindex $prop1 0]
-			set propval [lindex $prop1 1]
-		        puts $fjson "             \[\"${propname}\", \"${propval}\"\],"
-		     }
-		     set property [lindex $instance end]
-		     set prop1 [lindex $property 1]
-		     set propname [lindex $prop1 0]
-		     set propval [lindex $prop1 1]
-		     puts $fjson "             \[\"${propname}\", \"${propval}\"\]"
-	             puts $fjson "           \]"
-	             puts $fjson "         \]"
-		     if {$pidx == $plen} {
-	                puts $fjson "      \]"
-		     } else {
-	                puts $fjson "      \],"
-		     }
-		  }
-		  if {$kidx == $nkeys} {
-		     puts $fjson "   \]"
-		  } else {
-		     puts $fjson "   \],"
-		  }
-	       }
-	    }
-	 }
-         if {$cidx == $clen} {
-            puts $fjson "  \}"
-	 } else {
-            puts $fjson "  \},"
-	 }
-      }
-      puts $fjson "\]"
-   }
-   close $fjson
-}
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-# Define the "lvs" command as a way of calling the netgen options
-# for standard compare, essentially the same as the old "netcomp"
-# standalone program.
-#
-# Use the "canonical" command to parse the file and cell names,
-# although if the cells have not been read in yet, then the
-# original syntax of filename or {filename cellname} is required.
-#
-# "args" is passed to verify and may therefore contain only the
-# value "-list" or nothing.  If "-list", then output is returned
-# as a nested list.
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
-   set dolist 0
-   set dojson 0
-   foreach arg $args {
-      if {$arg == "-list"} {
-	 puts stdout "Generating list result"
-	 set dolist 1
-	 set lvs_final {}
-      } elseif {$arg == "-json"} {
-	 puts stdout "Generating JSON file result"
-	 set dolist 1
-	 set dojson 1
-	 set lvs_final {}
-      } elseif {$arg == "-blackbox"} {
-	 puts stdout "Treating empty subcircuits as black-box cells"
-	 netgen::model blackbox on
-      } elseif {$arg == "-full"} {
-	 puts stdout "Using full symmetry breaking method"
-	 netgen::symmetry full
-      }
-   }
-
-   # Allow name1 or name2 to be a list of {filename cellname},
-   # A single <filename>, or any valid_cellname form if the
-   # file has already been read.
-
-   if {[catch {set flist1 [canonical $name1]}]} {
-      if {[llength $name1] == 2} {
-         set file1 [lindex $name1 0]
-         set cell1 [lindex $name1 1]
-      } else {
-         set file1 $name1
-         set cell1 $name1
-      }
-      puts stdout "Reading netlist file $file1"
-      set fnum1 [netgen::readnet $file1]
-   } else {
-      set cell1 [lindex $flist1 0]
-      set fnum1 [lindex $flist1 1]
-      set flist1 [canonical $fnum1]
-      set file1 [lindex $flist1 0]
-   }
-
-   if {[catch {set flist2 [canonical $name2]}]} {
-      if {[llength $name2] == 2} {
-         set file2 [lindex $name2 0]
-         set cell2 [lindex $name2 1]
-      } else {
-         set file2 $name2
-         set cell2 $name2
-      }
-      puts stdout "Reading netlist file $file2"
-      set fnum2 [netgen::readnet $file2]
-   } else {
-      set cell2 [lindex $flist2 0]
-      set fnum2 [lindex $flist2 1]
-      set flist2 [canonical $fnum2]
-      set file2 [lindex $flist2 0]
-   }
-
-   if {$fnum1 == $fnum2} {
-      puts stderr "Both cells are in the same netlist:  Cannot compare!"
-      return
-   }
-
-   set clist1 [cells list $fnum1]
-   set cidx [lsearch -regexp $clist1 ^$cell1$]
-   if {$cidx < 0} {
-      puts stderr "Cannot find cell $cell1 in file $file1"
-      return
-   } else {
-      set cell1 [lindex $clist1 $cidx]
-   }
-   set clist2 [cells list $fnum2]
-   set cidx [lsearch -regexp $clist2 ^$cell2$]
-   if {$cidx < 0} {
-      puts stderr "Cannot find cell $cell2 in file $file2"
-      return
-   } else {
-      set cell2 [lindex $clist2 $cidx]
-   }
-
-   netgen::compare assign "$fnum1 $cell1" "$fnum2 $cell2"
-
-   if {[file exists $setupfile]} {
-      puts stdout "Reading setup file $setupfile"
-      # Instead of sourcing the setup file, run each line so we can
-      # catch individual errors and not let them halt the LVS process
-      set perrors 0
-      if {![catch {open $setupfile r} fsetup]} {
-	 set sline 0
-	 set command {}
-	 while {[gets $fsetup line] >= 0} {
-	    incr sline
-	    append command $line "\n"
-	    if {[info complete $command]} {
-	       if {[catch {uplevel 1 [list namespace eval netgen $command]} msg]} {
-		  set msg [string trimright $msg "\n"]
-		  puts stderr "Error $setupfile:$sline (ignoring), $msg"
-		  incr perrors
-	       }
-	       set command {}
-	    }
-	 }
-	 close $fsetup
-      } else {
-	 puts stdout "Error:  Cannot read the setup file $setupfile"
-      }
-	
-      if {$perrors > 0} {
-	 puts stdout "Warning:  There were errors reading the setup file"
-      }
-   } elseif {[string first nosetup $setupfile] < 0} {
-      netgen::permute default	;# transistors and resistors
-      netgen::property default
-   }
-
-   if {[string first nolog $logfile] < 0} {
-      puts stdout "Comparison output logged to file $logfile"
-      netgen::log file $logfile
-
-      netgen::log start
-      netgen::log echo off
-      set dolog true
-   } else {
-      set dolog false
-   }
-
-   if {$dolist == 1} {
-      set endval [netgen::compare -list hierarchical "$fnum1 $cell1" "$fnum2 $cell2"]
-   } else {
-      set endval [netgen::compare hierarchical "$fnum1 $cell1" "$fnum2 $cell2"]
-   }
-   if {$endval == {}} {
-      netgen::log put "No cells in queue!\n"
-      return
-   }
-   set properr {}
-   set pinsgood 0
-   while {$endval != {}} {
-      if {$dolist == 1} {
-         netgen::run -list converge
-      } else {
-         netgen::run converge
-      }
-      netgen::log echo on
-      if {[verify equivalent]} {
-	 # Resolve automorphisms by pin and property
-	 if {$dolist == 1} {
-            netgen::run -list resolve
-	 } else {
-            netgen::run resolve
-	 }
-	 set uresult [verify unique]
-         if {$uresult == 0} {
-	    netgen::log put "   Networks match locally but not globally.\n"
-	    netgen::log put "   Probably connections are swapped.\n"
-	    netgen::log put "   Check the end of logfile ${logfile} for implicated nodes.\n"
-	    if {$dolist == 1} {
-	       verify -list nodes
-	    } else {
-	       verify nodes
-	    }
-
-	    # Flatten the non-matching subcircuit (but not the top-level cells)
-            if {[netgen::print queue] != {}} {
-	       netgen::log put "  Flattening non-matched subcircuits $endval"
-	       netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 0] $fnum1"
-	       netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 1] $fnum2"
-	    }
-	 } else {
-	    # Match pins
-            netgen::log echo off
-	    if {$dolist == 1} {
-		set result [equate -list pins "$fnum1 [lindex $endval 0]" \
-				"$fnum2 [lindex $endval 1]"]
-	    } else {
-		set result [equate pins "$fnum1 [lindex $endval 0]" \
-				"$fnum2 [lindex $endval 1]"]
-	    }
-	    if {$result != 0} {
-		equate classes "$fnum1 [lindex $endval 0]" \
-			 "$fnum2 [lindex $endval 1]"
-	    }
-	    set pinsgood $result
-            netgen::log echo on
-	 }
-	 if {$uresult == 2} {lappend properr [lindex $endval 0]}
-      } else {
-	 # Flatten the non-matching subcircuit (but not the top-level cells)
-         if {[netgen::print queue] != {}} {
-	    netgen::log put "  Flattening non-matched subcircuits $endval"
-	    netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 0] $fnum1"
-	    netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 1] $fnum2"
-	 }
-      }
-      netgen::log echo off
-      if {$dolist == 1} {
-         catch {lappend lvs_final $lvs_out}
-         set lvs_out {}
-         set endval [netgen::compare -list hierarchical]
-      } else {
-         set endval [netgen::compare hierarchical]
-      }
-   }
-   netgen::log echo off
-   puts stdout "Result: " nonewline
-   netgen::log echo on
-   if {$pinsgood == 0} {
-      netgen::log put "The top level cell failed pin matching.\n"
-   } else {
-      verify only
-   }
-   if {$properr != {}} {
-      netgen::log put "The following cells had property errors: $properr\n"
-   }
-   if {$dolog} {
-      netgen::log end
-   }
-   puts stdout "LVS Done."
-   if {$dojson == 1} {
-      netgen::convert_to_json $logfile $lvs_final
-   } elseif {$dolist == 1} {
-      return $lvs_final
-   }
-}
-
-# It is important to make sure no netgen commands overlap with Tcl built-in
-# commands, because otherwise the namespace import will fail.
-
-proc pushnamespace { name } {
-
-   set y [namespace eval ${name} info commands ::${name}::*]
-   set z [info commands]
-
-   foreach v $y {
-      regsub -all {\*} $v {\\*} i
-      set x [namespace tail $i]
-      if {[lsearch $z $x] < 0} {
-         namespace import $i
-      } else {
-            puts "Warning: ${name} command '$x' use fully-qualified name '$v'"
-      }
-   }
-}
-
-proc popnamespace { name } {
-   set z [info commands]
-   set l [expr [string length ${name}] + 5]
-
-   while {[set v [lsearch $z ${name}_tcl_*]] >= 0} {
-      set y [lindex $z $v]
-      set w [string range $y $l end]
-      interp alias {} ::$w {}
-      rename ::$y ::$w
-      puts "Info: replacing ::$w with ::$y"
-   }
-   namespace forget ::${name}::*
-}
-
-set auto_noexec 1       ;# don't EVER call UNIX commands w/o "shell" in front
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Cross-Application section
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Setup IRSIM assuming that the Tcl version is installed.
-# We do not need to rename procedure irsim to NULL because it is
-# redefined in a script, which simply overwrites the original.
-
-proc irsim { args } {
-   global CAD_ROOT
-   set irsimscript [glob -nocomplain ${CAD_ROOT}/irsim/tcl/irsim.tcl]
-   if { ${irsimscript} == {} } {
-      puts stderr "\"irsim\" requires Tcl-based IRSIM version 9.6 or newer."
-      puts stderr "Could not find script \"irsim.tcl\".  If IRSIM is installed in a"
-      puts stderr "place other than CAD_ROOT (=${CAD_ROOT}), use the command"
-      puts stderr "\"source <path>/irsim.tcl\" before doing \"irsim\"."
-   } else {
-      source $irsimscript
-      eval {irsim} $args
-   }
-}
-
-# Setup Xcircuit assuming that the Tcl version is installed.
-
-proc xcircuit { args } {
-   global CAD_ROOT
-   global argc
-   global argv
-   set xcircscript [glob -nocomplain ${CAD_ROOT}/xcircuit*/xcircuit.tcl]
-   if { ${xcircscript} == {} } {
-      puts stderr "\"xcircuit\" requires Tcl-based XCircuit version 3.1 or newer."
-      puts stderr "Could not find script \"xcircuit.tcl\".  If XCircuit is installed in a"
-      puts stderr "place other than CAD_ROOT (=${CAD_ROOT}), use the command"
-      puts stderr "\"source <path>/xcircuit.tcl\"."
-   } else {
-      # if there are multiple installed versions, choose the highest version.
-      if {[llength $xcircscript] > 1} {
-        set xcircscript [lindex [lsort -decreasing -dictionary $xcircscript] 0]
-      }
-      set argv $args
-      set argc [llength $args]
-      uplevel #0 source $xcircscript
-   }
-}
-
-# Setup Magic assuming that the Tcl version is installed.
-
-proc magic { args } {
-   global CAD_ROOT
-   global argc
-   global argv
-   set magicscript [glob -nocomplain ${CAD_ROOT}/magic/tcl/magic.tcl]
-   if { ${magicscript} == {} } {
-      puts stderr "\"magic\" requires Tcl-based Magic version 7.2 or newer."
-      puts stderr "Could not find script \"magic.tcl\".  If Magic is installed in a"
-      puts stderr "place other than CAD_ROOT (=${CAD_ROOT}), use the command"
-      puts stderr "\"source <path>/magic.tcl\"."
-   } else {
-      set argv $args
-      set argc [llength $args]
-      uplevel #0 source $magicscript
-   }
-}
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Have we called netgen from tkcon or a clone thereof?  If so, set NetgenConsole
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-if {! $UsingMagic } {
-   if {[lsearch [interp aliases] tkcon] != -1} {
-      set NetgenConsole tkcon
-      wm withdraw .
-   }
-}
-
-pushnamespace netgen
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# For now, if we are standalone, pop down the default Tk window.
-# Sometime later we may wish to provide a standalone GUI frontend in Tk
-# to improve upon the original X11 "xnetgen" frontend.  If so, its
-# definitions would go below.
-
-if {! $UsingMagic } {
-   if {[lsearch [interp aliases] tkcon] != -1} {
-      if {[string range [wm title .] 0 3] == "wish"} {
-	 wm withdraw .
-      }
-   }
-}
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# No-console mode drops "--" in front of the argument list and "-noc"
-# is retained, so remove them.  Internally, the console will be determined
-# by checking for a slave interpreter, so there is no need for any
-# action here other than removing the argument.
-
-if {[lindex $argv 0] == "--"} {
-   incr argc -1
-   set argv [lrange $argv 1 end]
-}
-
-if {[string range [lindex $argv 0] 0 3] == "-noc"} {
-   incr argc -1
-   set argv [lrange $argv 1 end]
-}
-
-if {[string range [lindex $argv 0] 0 3] == "-bat"} {
-   incr argc -1
-   set argv [lrange $argv 1 end]
-   set batchmode 1
-}
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Anything on the command line is assumed to be a netgen command to evaluate
-
-if {[catch {eval $argv}]} {
-   puts stdout "$errorInfo"
-}
-if {$batchmode == 1} {quit}
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Netgen start function drops back to interpreter after initialization & setup