( ESNUG 315 Item 6 ) ---------------------------------------------- [3/24/99]
From: Rick Weiss <rickw@nablewest.com>
Subject: Cheap Bastards Synopsys Now Charging For "set_compile_directives"
Dear John,
A couple years ago, I asked on ESNUG if there was a way to have dc_shell
delete dangling gates without doing any other optimizations. The answer
came back as:
set_compile_directives DESIGN_NAME -delete true -constant true \
-local false -critical false
compile -incremental -only_design_rule
And it appeared to work. I needed it again today, and just put it in a
script. Now dc_shell says:
Error: DC Ultra license required to use 'set_compile_directives'. (UIO-65)
Turns out that I have a DC Expert License. It appears that Synopsys has
changed the licensing requirements for this command -- to extract more
$$$ from us. You didn't need to pay extra for this before! Boooooooo!
BTW, I did a "help set_compiler_directives" in dc_shell, and it says that
I only need a DC Expert or DC Expert Plus license. (I'm using 98.02.)
Charging more for "set_compile_directives" -- Booooooo! Bad idea!
- Rick Weiss
N*ABLE Technologies Cupertino, CA
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