A. Download Atrenta 5.x Release File
A. Download Atrenta 5.x Release File
Instructions
Dear User,
Welcome to the SpyGlass® Version L-2016.06.
This document describes the SpyGlass 5.x download and installation
instructions for the latest release of SpyGlass.
NOTE: You have to use gtar or the itar that is included on the ftp site to untar. Do not use
Sun tar.
NOTE: Please download this release only and ignore any other releases that may be on the
ftp site. You will be notified when new releases are available.
NOTE: You do not need to download the Builder file (SpyBuilder-5.x.y.tar.gz) if you have
not purchased the SpyGlass Builder feature.
NOTE: Starting with the SpyGlass 3.9.0.1 release, platform-specific tar files are available
for smaller ftp downloads. Please refer to the download instructions attached with
the release notification email for further details.
If you need any assistance or if you have problems running the tool, please
do not hesitate to contact support at [email protected].
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D. Using SpyGlass
D. Using SpyGlass
NOTE: This section is not applicable for OEM users because they use only OEM set of
policies.
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D. Using SpyGlass
Usage:
spyglass -vhdl <vhdl-options> ...vhdl-files...
spyglass -verilog <verilog-options> ...verilog-files...
spyglass -mixed <vhdl-options> <verilog-options>
...vhdl-files... ...verilog-files...
SpyGlass options are explained in the SpyGlass Console Reference Guide in
detail. A few examples are given here.
1. Check all available rules using standard installed rules
spyglass -vhdl test1.vhd
spyglass -vhdl -policies=lint test1.vhd
spyglass -vhdl -policies=openmore test1.vhd
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G. Documentation
The documentation is available as follows:
HTML-based On-line Help System (The spyhelpviewer utility)
PDF Format Documentation (The spydocviewer utility)
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Known Limitations
1. Netscape 6.0 is not supported on any platform; Netscape 6.1 and later
are supported.
2. The underlying engine may also work with Opera and other browsers,
but it has been tested only with Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla,
and Safari.
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Click on the + button next to a category to view the PDF guides available
under that category. To open a PDF, double-click on a PDF guide name or
select the guide by clicking it name and then click Open.
Click Exit to exit the Documentation (PDF format) Browser.
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