Modelsim redirect output stream of a macro

Altera_Forum · ‎03-14-2012

In Modelsim Altera Starter Edition,

Is there a way to redirect output stream of a macro file to a file ?

I use "mymacro.do" to display what_i_want_in_the_console.

I would like to parse the ouput stream to a file.

My searches in document, alteraforum and web didn't give anything.

Altera_Forum · ‎03-14-2012

Using the command-line version of vsim, you can redirect the output to a file. Eg., something like


vsim -c testbench -do "run -a; q" &> testbench.log

Cheers

Dave

Altera_Forum · ‎03-15-2012

Hi, thanks for answer,

vsim -c myentity -do mymacro.do &> mymacro.log

But vsim command doesn't like &> mymacro.log. It would like to take this as an entity.

So solution not found yet...

Altera_Forum · ‎03-15-2012

I found a workaround : write the transcript window to a file

write transcript myfile.log

Altera_Forum · ‎03-15-2012

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vsim -c myentity -do mymacro.do &> mymacro.logBut vsim command doesn't like &> mymacro.log. It would like to take this as an entity.

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Were you trying this from a bash shell? I commented that this format was for the command-line version of vsim, not the GUI version.

I use this method in Makefiles to generate logfiles from failing testbenches.

Cheers,

Dave

Altera_Forum · ‎03-16-2012

Hi, thanks, I will cogitate.

Altera_Forum · ‎03-16-2012

Here's the Makefile section:

#  -----------------------------------------------------------------#  Check target#  -----------------------------------------------------------------# #  Change into the control_test build directory so that the#  exitstatus and log files are generated in the control_test#  directory. 'make clean' will then remove that directory.# #  The logic to test the exit code could be transformed into#  a bash script that takes the executable as the argument.#  Eg. check_exit_status $testbench# #  Each testbench should have the generic makecheck, with a default#  of 0. The makefile sets the parameter to 1. The exitstatus file#  will not be created when makecheck = 0.# 
.PHONY: check
check: $(CONTROL_TEST_LIB_DONE)
    @cd $(CONTROL_TEST_DIR); 
    rm -f exitstatus; 
    for check in $(control_test_CHECKS); do 
        echo -n "TEST: $$check"; 
        $(VSIM) $(VSIM_ARGS) -c control_test.$$check -gmakecheck=1 
        -do "run -a; q" &> $$check.log; 
        if ; then 
            if ; then 
                echo -e "\rFAIL: $$check (see $$check.log)"; 
                rm exitstatus; 
                exit 1; 
            else 
                echo -e "\rPASS: $$check"; 
                rm exitstatus; 
            fi; 
        else 
            echo -e "\rFAIL: $$check. `pwd`/exitstatus file not found. Check the testbench."; 
            exit 1; 
        fi; 
    done