From: Suraj Kurapati <snk@...>
Date: 2006-11-05T17:33:46+09:00
Subject: [ANN] Ruby-VPI 10.0.0

Version 10.0.0 (2006-11-05)

  Ruby-VPI is a Ruby interface to Verilog VPI. It lets you create
  complex Verilog test benches easily and wholly in Ruby.

  Website:   http://ruby-vpi.rubyforge.org

  Install:   gem install ruby-vpi


Summary

This release adds the ability to access a handle���s children
and reduces the amount of code produced by the automated
test generator.

Acknowledgment

Thanks to Matt Fischler for finding the problem of
misdirected compilation errors in Verilog benches.

Notice

  ��� The way in which Ruby-VPI and generated tests interact
    has changed: the design is now a VPI handle object and
    the design.rb and proto.rb files define singleton
    methods for that object.
      ��� I suggest that you regenerate your existing tests
        (just run generate_test.rb again) whilst employing
        the service of a text merging tool (see the user
        manual).

  ��� You can now access a handle���s children by simply
    calling methods on it. In the event that a child handle
    has the same name as a VPI property, the child is given
    priority. However, you can always access VPI properties
    explicitly via the get_value and put_value methods.

  ��� generate_test.rb no longer accepts the -s and -u
    options. Use their longer counterparts --rspec and
    --xunit instead.

Detail

Automated test generator

  ��� Generated Verilog benches no longer divert compilation
    errors from Verilog design files. That is, if the
    Verilog simulator finds compilation errors in a Verilog
    design file, it will report that the Verilog design
    file is at fault (instead of reporting that the
    generated Verilog bench is at fault).

  ��� The user is now notified when a backup of an existing
    file is made.

  ��� Generated tests have been greatly simplified to reduce
    the amount of work for the user.
      ��� The design is now just a handle to the module in
        the Verilog bench.
      ��� include Vpi and @design are no longer generated.
      ��� The tutorial and examples have been updated
        accordingly.

User manual

  ��� Revised the stylesheet to make disjoint sections
    readily distinguishable from eachother, through
    generous spacing and minor coloring.

  ��� Added tips about ruby-vpi/runner_proxy, rake -T, and
    using kdiff3 with generate_test.rb.

  ��� Moved installation information into a new ���setup���
    chapter.

-- 
Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.