From: Suraj Kurapati <snk@...>
Date: 2006-12-28T15:59:44+09:00
Subject: [ANN] Ruby-VPI 13.0.0

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

  Web site:   http://ruby-vpi.rubyforge.org

  Install:    gem install ruby-vpi


Version 13.0.0 (2006-12-27)

Summary

This release fixes a major instability bug, simplifies
generated Verilog benches, and purifies the API reference
documentation.

Notice

  ��� The $ruby_init and $ruby_relay system task/functions
    have been removed. Generated Verilog benches no longer
    use them.
      ��� To pass your own command-line options to Ruby, set
        the RUBYOPT environment variable before running a
        test.

New features

  ��� You can now choose when Vpi::relay_verilog is
    triggered: upon positive/negative edge of the clock
    signal, or any other criteria. This is done by passing
    a block to the RubyVpi::init_bench method (see the API
    reference documentation for details).

Details

  ��� Fixed a major instability bug that was randomly causing
    segmentation faults and pthread assertion failures.

    The problem was that the $ruby_init system task/
    function was mischeviously unlocking a pthread mutex.
    From then onward, all code assumed that the mutex was
    still locked���but in reality, the mutex was already
    unlocked.

  ��� Replaced the $ruby_init and $ruby_relay system task/
    functions with callbacks.

  ��� Excluded internal stuff from the API reference
    documentation for Ruby.

  ��� Removed system-dependent path /usr/bin/ruby from the
    tools.

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