[Magic-dev] Re: some problem in linux system

[R. Timothy Edwards]

Dear Donovan,

> Hi.. I am donovan, circuit designer.
> I have used magic ver. 7.3.111 in radhat linux system.
> Recently, I have encountered some problem..
> 
> 1. when I use addpath command, do I always  add path in absolutely path?
> (like /home/data/magic/layout1) .
> As you knows, in unix system, we can use relative path(like ../layout1)

Yes, all paths are interpreted as relative to the current working
directory.  So all the examples above work as expected.

> 2. when I enter 'calma write' command, after commanding, the magic
> program went always down (something like lock-down). 
> So, whenever that case, I use ctrl-z in terminal where I start magic,
> and kill the processs.  Anyone who know  that case?

What actually happened depends on a number of things.  Usually, it
indicates a bug in the code that causes an infinite loop during a
search of the tile plane database.  Generally speaking, these
problems are difficult to debug.  I can usually track down the
problem, but I need an example layout that exhibits the problem,
the technology file used, and the set of commands that produced
the hang state.

> Ps. Sorry for my poor English

No problem.  Open source software is for everyone, not just English
speakers.  I don't know why everyone apologizes to me;  I should be
the one apologizing for providing documentation only in English.

					Regards,
					Tim

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