Merge branch 'master' into netgen-1.5

other devices that do not have a "critical property" that determines
which properties can add together was flawed and messed up the sorting
of devices like transistors and resistors that do have a critical
property.  Reworked the sorting order so that it makes sense for both
situations.

.gitignore

@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ scripts/config.status
 *~
 *.log
 UPDATE_ME
+tcltk/netgen.sh
+tcltk/netgen.tcl

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.166
+1.5.181

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 */
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ int flattenInstancesOf(char *name, int fnum, char *instance)
 {
   struct objlist *ParentParams;
   struct objlist *ParentProps;
-  struct objlist *NextObj;
+  struct objlist *NextObj, *LastObj, *prepp;
   struct objlist *ChildObjList;
   struct nlist *ThisCell;
   struct  nlist *ChildCell;
@@ -296,21 +298,35 @@ int flattenInstancesOf(char *name, int fnum, char *instance)
   while (notdone) {
     notdone = 0;
     ParentParams = ThisCell->cell;
+    LastObj = NULL;
+
     for (ParentParams = ThisCell->cell; ParentParams != NULL;
-	 ParentParams = NextObj) {
+		ParentParams = NextObj) {
       if (Debug) Printf("Parent = %s, type = %d\n",
 			ParentParams->name, ParentParams->type);
       NextObj = ParentParams->next;
-      if (ParentParams->type != FIRSTPIN) continue;
-      if (!(*matchfunc)(ParentParams->model.class, instance)) continue;
+      if (ParentParams->type != FIRSTPIN) {
+	  LastObj = ParentParams;
+	  continue;
+      }
+      if (!(*matchfunc)(ParentParams->model.class, instance)) {
+	  LastObj = ParentParams;
+	  continue;
+      }
 
       ChildCell = LookupCellFile(ParentParams->model.class, ThisCell->file);
       if (Debug)
 	 Printf(" Flattening instance: %s, primitive = %s\n",
 			ParentParams->instance.name, (ChildCell->class == 
 			CLASS_SUBCKT) ? "no" : "yes");
-      if (ChildCell->class != CLASS_SUBCKT) continue;
-      if (ChildCell == ThisCell) continue;	// Avoid infinite loop
+      if ((ChildCell->class != CLASS_SUBCKT) && (ChildCell->class != CLASS_MODULE)) {
+	   LastObj = ParentParams;
+	   continue;
+      }
+      if (ChildCell == ThisCell) {
+	   LastObj = ParentParams;
+	   continue;	// Avoid infinite loop
+      }
 
       /* Does the parent cell have properties?  If so, save a pointer to them */
       for (ParentProps = ParentParams->next; ParentProps &&
@@ -373,10 +389,10 @@ int flattenInstancesOf(char *name, int fnum, char *instance)
 	  }
 
 	/* in pathological cases, the lengths of the port lists may
-           change.  This is an error, but that is no reason to allow
-           the code to core dump.  We avoid this by placing a 
-           superfluous check on ob2->type
-        */
+         * change.  This is an error, but that is no reason to allow
+         * the code to core dump.  We avoid this by placing a 
+         * superfluous check on ob2->type
+         */
 
 	  if (ob2 != NULL)
 	    ob2 = ob2->next;
@@ -456,17 +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 */
@@ -497,10 +515,21 @@ int flattenInstancesOf(char *name, int fnum, char *instance)
 	   for (ob2 = ChildObjList; ob2 && ob2->next != NULL; ob2 = ob2->next) ;
          }
          else {
-	   /* find ParentParams in ThisCell list */
-	   for (ob2 = ThisCell->cell; ob2 && ob2->next != ParentParams; ob2=ob2->next); 
+	   /* find ParentParams in ThisCell list.  In most cases, LastObj   */
+	   /* should be pointing to it.					    */
+	   if (LastObj && (LastObj->next == ParentParams)) {
+	       ob2 = LastObj;
+	   }
+	   else {
+	      for (ob2 = LastObj; ob2 && ob2->next != ParentParams; ob2=ob2->next); 
+	      if (ob2 == NULL) {
+		 /* It should not happen that LastObj is ahead of ParentParams	*/
+		 /* but just in case, this long loop will find it.		*/
+	         for (ob2 = ThisCell->cell; ob2 && ob2->next != ParentParams; ob2=ob2->next); 
+	      }
+	   }
 	   if (ob2)
-	      for (ob2->next = ChildObjList; ob2->next != NULL; ob2 = ob2->next) ;
+	         for (ob2->next = ChildObjList; ob2->next != NULL; ob2 = ob2->next) ;
          }
          /* now, ob2 is last element in child list, so skip and reclaim parent */
 
@@ -1136,9 +1165,10 @@ int UniquePins(char *name, int filenum)
 struct nlist *cleanuppins(struct hashlist *p, void *clientdata)
 {
    struct nlist *ptr;
-   struct objlist *ob, *obt, *lob, *nob, *firstpin;
+   struct objlist *ob, *obt, *lob, *nob, *firstpin, *pob;
    struct nlist *tc = (struct nlist *)clientdata;
    int pinnum;
+   char *saveinst = NULL;
 
    ptr = (struct nlist *)(p->ptr);
    if (tc->file != ptr->file) return NULL;
@@ -1186,13 +1216,44 @@ struct nlist *cleanuppins(struct hashlist *p, void *clientdata)
 	        }
 
 		FREE(ob->name);
-		if (ob->instance.name != NULL) FREE(ob->instance.name);
+		if (ob->instance.name != NULL) {
+		    /* Keep a copy of the instance name (see below) */
+		    if (saveinst != NULL) FREE(saveinst);
+		    saveinst = ob->instance.name;
+		}
 		if (ob->model.class != NULL) FREE(ob->model.class);
 		FREE(ob);
 	     }
 	     else {
-		lob = ob;
-		ob->type = pinnum++;	// Renumber pins in order
+		if ((ob->type == PROPERTY) && (pinnum == 1))
+		{
+		    /* If this happens, then all the pins got removed,
+		     * and there is probably something very much wrong
+		     * with the setup.  However, to keep netgen from
+		     * blowing up, add back a "proxy(no pins)" record
+		     * in front; otherwise we'd have an orphaned
+		     * property record.
+		     */
+		    pob = GetObject();
+		    pob->name = (char *)MALLOC(15);
+		    sprintf(pob->name, "proxy(no pins)");
+		    pob->model.class = strsave(ob->model.class);
+		    if (saveinst != NULL)
+			pob->instance.name = strsave(saveinst);
+		    else
+			/* This should never happen */
+			pob->instance.name = strsave("error");
+		    pob->type = pinnum++;
+		    pob->node = -1;
+		    pob->next = ob;
+		    lob->next = pob;
+		    lob = ob;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+		    lob = ob;
+		    ob->type = pinnum++;	// Renumber pins in order
+		}
 	     }
 	     ob = nob;
 	     obt = obt->next;
@@ -1203,6 +1264,8 @@ struct nlist *cleanuppins(struct hashlist *p, void *clientdata)
 	     HashPtrInstall(firstpin->instance.name, firstpin, &(ptr->instdict));
       }
    }
+
+   if (saveinst != NULL) FREE(saveinst);
    return NULL;		/* Keep the search going */
 }
 

base/netcmp.h

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ extern struct nlist *Circuit1;
 extern struct nlist *Circuit2;
 
 extern int ExhaustiveSubdivision;
-extern int FastSymmetryBreaking;
 
 extern int left_col_end;
 extern int right_col_end;

base/netgen.h

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ extern int  PropertyMerge(char *name, int fnum, char *key, int merge_type,
 		int merge_mask);
 extern void ResolveProperties(char *name1, int file1, char *name2, int file2);
 extern void CopyProperties(struct objlist *obj_to, struct objlist *obj_from);
-extern int PromoteProperty(struct property *, struct valuelist *);
+extern int PromoteProperty(struct property *, struct valuelist *,
+		struct objlist *, struct nlist *);
 extern int SetPropertyDefault(struct property *, struct valuelist *);
 extern struct objlist *LinkProperties(char *model, struct keyvalue *topptr);
 extern int ReduceExpressions(struct objlist *instprop, struct objlist *parprops,
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ extern int NoOutput;      /* set this to 1 to disable stdout output */
 extern int Composition;	  /* direction of composition */
 extern int UnixWildcards; /* TRUE if *,?,{},[] only; false if full REGEXP */
 extern int GlobalParallelNone;	/* If TRUE, don't parallel combine any cells */
+extern int GlobalParallelOpen;	/* If TRUE, parallel combine cells w/no-connects */
 /* magic internal flag to restrict searches to recently placed cells */
 extern int QuickSearch;
 /* does re"CellDef"ing a cell add to it or overwrite it??? */

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);

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 */

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;

tcltk/netgen.tcl.in

@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ proc netgen::convert_to_json {filename lvs_final} {
    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.
@@ -361,14 +361,20 @@ proc netgen::convert_to_json {filename lvs_final} {
 # 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.
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
+# "args" may be "-list", "-json", or "-blackbox".
+#    "-list" returns output as a nested list.
+#    "-json" creates a .json-format output file in addition to stdout.
+#    "-blackbox" treats empty cells as black-box entries.
+#    "-noflatten={list}" is a list of cells not to flatten if mismatched.
+#    i.e., the cells are expected to match and any mismatch cannot be
+#    expected to be resolved by flattening the contents of the mismatched
+#    cells.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
    set dolist 0
    set dojson 0
+   set noflat {}
    foreach arg $args {
       if {$arg == "-list"} {
 	 puts stdout "Generating list result"
@@ -382,9 +388,30 @@ proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
       } 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
+      } elseif {[string first "-noflatten=" $arg] == 0} {
+	 set value [string range $arg 11 end]
+	 # If argument is a filename then read the list of cells from it;
+	 # otherwise, argument is the list of files itself in quotes or
+	 # braces.
+	 if {![catch {file exists $value}]} {
+	    if {![catch {open $value r} fnf]} {
+	       while {[gets $fnf line] >= 0} {
+		  if {[lindex $line 0] != "#"} {
+		     foreach cell $line {
+		    	lappend noflat $cell
+		     }
+		  }
+	       }
+	       close $fnf
+	    } else {
+	       puts stderr "Cannot open file $value for reading cell list."
+	    }
+	 } else {
+	    set noflat [string trim $value \"\{\}]
+	 }
+	 if {[llength $noflat] > 0} {
+	    puts stdout "Will not flatten these subcells: $noflat"
+	 }
       }
    }
 
@@ -504,6 +531,7 @@ proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
       return
    }
    set properr {}
+   set matcherr {}
    set pinsgood 0
    while {$endval != {}} {
       if {$dolist == 1} {
@@ -532,9 +560,30 @@ proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
 
 	    # 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"
+	       if {([lsearch $noflat [lindex $endval 0]] == -1) &&
+			([lsearch $noflat [lindex $endval 1]] == -1)} {
+	           netgen::log put "  Flattening non-matched subcircuits $endval"
+	           netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 0] $fnum1"
+	           netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 1] $fnum2"
+	       } else {
+	           netgen::log put "  Continuing with black-boxed subcircuits $endval"
+		   lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 0]
+	           # Match pins
+                   netgen::log echo off
+	           if {$dolist == 1} {
+		       set result [equate -list -force pins "$fnum1 [lindex $endval 0]" \
+				"$fnum2 [lindex $endval 1]"]
+	           } else {
+		       set result [equate -force pins "$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
+	       }
 	    }
 	 } else {
 	    # Match pins
@@ -557,9 +606,32 @@ proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
       } 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"
+	    if {([lsearch $noflat [lindex $endval 1]] == -1) &&
+		    ([lsearch $noflat [lindex $endval 1]] == -1)} {
+	       netgen::log put "  Flattening non-matched subcircuits $endval"
+	       netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 0] $fnum1"
+	       netgen::flatten class "[lindex $endval 1] $fnum2"
+	    } else {
+	       netgen::log put "  Continuing with black-boxed subcircuits $endval"
+	       lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 0]
+	       netgen::log put "  Continuing with black-boxed subcircuits $endval"
+	       lappend matcherr [lindex $endval 0]
+	       # Match pins
+               netgen::log echo off
+	       if {$dolist == 1} {
+		   set result [equate -list -force pins "$fnum1 [lindex $endval 0]" \
+			    "$fnum2 [lindex $endval 1]"]
+	       } else {
+		   set result [equate -force pins "$fnum1 [lindex $endval 0]" \
+			    "$fnum2 [lindex $endval 1]"]
+	       }
+	       if {$result != 0} {
+		   equate classes "$fnum1 [lindex $endval 0]" \
+			    "$fnum2 [lindex $endval 1]"
+	       }
+	       set pinsgood $result
+               netgen::log echo on
+	    }
 	 }
       }
       netgen::log echo off
@@ -582,6 +654,9 @@ proc netgen::lvs { name1 name2 {setupfile setup.tcl} {logfile comp.out} args} {
    if {$properr != {}} {
       netgen::log put "The following cells had property errors: $properr\n"
    }
+   if {$matcherr != {}} {
+      netgen::log put "The following subcells failed to match: $matcherr\n"
+   }
    if {$dolog} {
       netgen::log end
    }

tcltk/tclnetgen.c

@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ Command netcmp_cmds[] = {
 		"\n   "
 		"toggle exhaustive subdivision"},
 	{"symmetry",		_netcmp_symmetry,
-		"[fast|full]\n   "
-		"apply method for symmetry breaking"},
+		"(deprecated)"},
 	{"restart",		_netcmp_restart,
 		"\n   "
 		"start over (reset data structures)"},
@@ -2458,8 +2457,7 @@ _netcmp_run(ClientData clientData,
 	       automorphisms = ResolveAutomorphsByProperty();
 	       if (automorphisms == 0)
 	          Fprintf(stdout, "Netlists match uniquely.\n");
-	       else {
-
+	       else if (automorphisms > 0) {
 	          // Next, attempt to resolve automorphisms uniquely by
 	          // using the pin names
 		  automorphisms = ResolveAutomorphsByPin();
@@ -2467,14 +2465,17 @@ _netcmp_run(ClientData clientData,
 
 	       if (automorphisms == 0)
 	          Fprintf(stdout, "Netlists match uniquely.\n");
-	       else
+	       else if (automorphisms > 0) {
 	          // Anything left is truly indistinguishable
 	          Fprintf(stdout, "Netlists match with %d symmetr%s.\n",
 				automorphisms, (automorphisms == 1) ? "y" : "ies");
 
-	       while ((automorphisms = ResolveAutomorphisms()) > 0);
-	       if (automorphisms == -1) Fprintf(stdout, "Netlists do not match.\n");
-		  else Fprintf(stdout, "Circuits match correctly.\n");
+		  while ((automorphisms = ResolveAutomorphisms()) > 0);
+	       }
+	       if (automorphisms == -1)
+		  Fprintf(stdout, "Netlists do not match.\n");
+	       else
+		  Fprintf(stdout, "Circuits match correctly.\n");
 	    }
 	    if (PropertyErrorDetected) {
 	       Fprintf(stdout, "There were property errors.\n");
@@ -2828,11 +2829,13 @@ _netcmp_equate(ClientData clientData,
    char *name1 = NULL, *name2 = NULL, *optstart;
    struct nlist *tp1, *tp2, *SaveC1, *SaveC2;
    struct objlist *ob1, *ob2;
+   struct ElementClass *saveEclass = NULL;
+   struct NodeClass *saveNclass = NULL;
    int file1, file2;
-   int i, l1, l2, ltest, lent, dolist = 0;
+   int i, l1, l2, ltest, lent, dolist = 0, doforce = 0;
    Tcl_Obj *tobj1, *tobj2, *tobj3;
 
-   if (objc > 1) {
+   while (objc > 1) {
       optstart = Tcl_GetString(objv[1]);
       if (*optstart == '-') optstart++;
       if (!strcmp(optstart, "list")) {
@@ -2840,6 +2843,13 @@ _netcmp_equate(ClientData clientData,
 	 objv++;
 	 objc--;
       }
+      else if (!strcmp(optstart, "force")) {
+	 doforce = 1;
+	 objv++;
+	 objc--;
+      }
+      else
+	 break;
    }
 
    if ((objc != 2) && (objc != 4) && (objc != 6)) {
@@ -2997,6 +3007,12 @@ _netcmp_equate(ClientData clientData,
 	 break;
 
       case PINS_IDX:
+	 if ((ElementClasses != NULL) && (doforce == TRUE)) {
+	    saveEclass = ElementClasses;
+	    saveNclass = NodeClasses;
+	    ElementClasses = NULL;
+	    NodeClasses = NULL;
+	 }
 	 if ((ElementClasses == NULL) && (auto_blackbox == FALSE)) {
 	    if (CurrentCell == NULL) {
 		Fprintf(stderr, "Equate elements:  no current cell.\n");
@@ -3059,6 +3075,12 @@ _netcmp_equate(ClientData clientData,
 	    /* Recover temporarily set global variables (see above) */
 	    Circuit1 = SaveC1;
 	    Circuit2 = SaveC2;
+
+	    /* Recover ElementClasses if forcing pins on mismatched circuits */
+	    if (doforce == TRUE) {
+	       ElementClasses = saveEclass;
+	       NodeClasses = saveNclass;
+	    }
 	 }
 	 break;
 
@@ -3321,10 +3343,10 @@ _netcmp_property(ClientData clientData,
     int result, index, idx2;
 
     char *suboptions[] = {
-	"integer", "double", "value", "string", NULL
+	"integer", "double", "value", "string", "expression", NULL
     };
     enum SubOptionIdx {
-	INTEGER_IDX, DOUBLE_IDX, VALUE_IDX, STRING_IDX
+	INTEGER_IDX, DOUBLE_IDX, VALUE_IDX, STRING_IDX, EXPRESSION_IDX
     };
 
     /* Note: "merge" has been deprecated, but kept for backwards compatibility.	*/
@@ -3418,9 +3440,15 @@ _netcmp_property(ClientData clientData,
 	    GlobalParallelNone = FALSE;
 	    SetParallelCombine(TRUE);
 	}
+	else if (!strcmp(Tcl_GetString(objv[2]), "connected")) {
+	    GlobalParallelOpen = FALSE;
+	}
+	else if (!strcmp(Tcl_GetString(objv[2]), "open")) {
+	    GlobalParallelOpen = TRUE;
+	}
 	else {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "Bad option, should be property parallel none|all",
-			NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "Bad option, should be property parallel "
+			"none|all|connected", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	return TCL_OK;
@@ -3707,6 +3735,11 @@ _netcmp_property(ClientData clientData,
 			 		PropertyString(tp->name, fnum,
 						Tcl_GetString(tobj1), ival, NULL);
 					break;
+				case EXPRESSION_IDX:
+			 		PropertyString(tp->name, fnum,
+						Tcl_GetString(tobj1), 0,
+						Tcl_GetString(tobj3));
+					break;
 			    }
 			    break;
 		    }
@@ -3982,39 +4015,14 @@ _netcmp_permute(ClientData clientData,
 /* Formerly: x						*/
 /* Results:						*/
 /* Side Effects:					*/
+/* Notes:  Deprecated, retained for compatibility.	*/
 /*------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 int
 _netcmp_symmetry(ClientData clientData,
     Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc, Tcl_Obj *CONST objv[])
 {
-   char *fastfull[] = {
-      "fast", "full", NULL
-   };
-   enum OptionIdx {
-      FAST_IDX, FULL_IDX
-   };
-   int result, index;
-
-   if (objc == 1)
-      index = -1;
-   else {
-      if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[1], (CONST84 char **)fastfull,
-		"option", 0, &index) != TCL_OK)
-         return TCL_ERROR;
-   }
-
-   switch(index) {
-      case FAST_IDX:
-	 FastSymmetryBreaking = TRUE;
-	 break;
-      case FULL_IDX:
-	 FastSymmetryBreaking = FALSE;
-	 break;
-   }
-   Printf("Symmetry breaking method: %s.\n", 
-	     FastSymmetryBreaking ? "FAST" : "FULL");
-
+   Printf("Symmetry breaking method has been deprecated.\n");
    return TCL_OK;
 }