Verilator 5.010 2023-04-30 Released

[wsnyder]

Verilator 5.010 2023-04-30

Minor:

• Add --public-depth to force public to a certain instance depth (public depth flag verilator#3952). [Andrew Nolte]
• Add --public-params flag (--public-params flag verilator#3990). [Andrew Nolte]
• Add CONSTRAINTIGN warning when constraint ignored.
• Add STATICVAR warning and convert to automatic (Throw warning if static variable is declared in a loop verilator#4018) (Static inside for breaks models verilator#4027) (Convert static loop variables to automatic verilator#4030). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Add error if class types don't match (Throw error if class types don't match verilator#4064). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Support class extends of package::class.
• Support class srandom and class random stability.
• Support class method calls without parenthesis (Support function call without () verilator#3902) (Adding support for class method calling without parenthesis verilator#4082). [Srinivasan Venkataramanan]
• Support method calls without parenthesis (Support method calls without parenthesis verilator#4034). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Support parameterized return types of methods (Support parameterized return types of methods verilator#4122). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Support parameterized class references in extends statement (Add support for parameterized class references in extends statement verilator#4146). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Support complicated IEEE 'for' assignments.
• Support $fopen as an expression.
• Support ++/-- on dotted member variables.
• Optimize static trigger evaluation (Optimize trigger evaluation verilator#4142). [Geza Lore, X-EPIC]
• Optimize more xor trees (Improve xor tree optimization verilator#4071). [Yutetsu TAKATSUKASA]
• Change range order warning from LITENDIAN to ASCRANGE (Range order warning change from LITENDIAN to ASCENDINGRANGE verilator#4010). [Iztok Jeras]
• Change ZERODLY to a warning.
• Fix random internal crashes (verilator cashes with structure verilog unless --debug is on verilator#666). [Dag Lem]
• Fix install, standardization in cmake CMakeLists.txt (CMakeLists.txt update verilator#3974). [Yu-Sheng Lin]
• Fix UNDRIVEN warning seg fault (V3Undriven: fix SIGSEV occurring when running with --public-flat-rw verilator#3989). [Felix Neumärker]
• Fix symbol entries when inheriting classes (Broken tracking of symbol entries when inheriting classes verilator#3995) (LinkDotResolveVisitor: Revert m_ds.m_dotSymp value after visiting classes we inherit from verilator#3996). [Krzysztof Boroński]
• Fix event controls reusing same variable (Use variable used to generate name to track created previous value variables verilator#4014). Kamil Rakoczy [email protected]
• Fix push to dynamic queue in struct (push_back() to dynamic queue define in a struct verilator#4015). [ezchi]
• Fix names for blocks in do..while loop (Assign unique names for blocks in do..while loop verilator#4019). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix randomize on null field (Don't call randomize on null field verilator#4023). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix rand fields in base classes (Allow for rand fields in base classes verilator#4025). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix large return blocks with --comp-limit-blocks (ibex_core_tracing is making verilator coredump verilator#4028). [tenghtt]
• Fix clocking block scope internal error (SV: default clocking leads to syntax error later verilator#4032). [Srinivasan Venkataramanan]
• Fix false LATCH warning on --assert 'unique else if' (always_comb unique else if with --assert will cause linter error verilator#4033) ($4054). [Jesse Taube]
• Fix characters from DEFENV literals for Conda (Relocatable Installed Verilator verilator#4035) (Strip trailing NULL chars from DEFENV literals verilator#4044). [Tim Snyder]
• Fix info message prints under --assert (SV: $info severity wrongly printed as "Assertion failed" verilator#4036) (SVA info message format clean-up verilator#4053). [Srinivasan Venkataramanan]
• Fix C++ compile errors when passing class refs as task argument (Fix C++ compile errors when passing class refs as task arg verilator#4063). [Krzysztof Bieganski, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix NBAs inside fork-joins (Fix NBAs inside fork-joins verilator#4050). [Aleksander Kiryk, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix task calls as fork statements (Fix task calls as fork statements verilator#4055). [Krzysztof Bieganski, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix _Vilp used before declaration (Verilated code uses variable before declaration verilator#4057) (Fix bug where _Vilp was used before its declaration verilator#4062). [Josep Sans]
• Fix incorrect optimization of bit op tree (Incorrect evaluation of combinational circuit with const-bit-op-tree  verilator#4059) (Fix incorrect optimization of bit op tree verilator#4070). [Yutetsu TAKATSUKASA]
• Fix parameters in a class body to be localparam (Treat parameters declared in a class body as local parameters verilator#4061). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix interface generate begin (Interface + generate begin does not compile verilator#4065). [Srinivasan Venkataramanan]
• Fix tracing with awaits at end of block (Incorrect values in trace from variable written with blocking assignment in process with various timing controls verilator#4075) (Fix tracing with awaits at end of block verilator#4076). [Krzysztof Bieganski, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix sense expression variable naming (Fix variable used to track already created previous value variables verilator#4081). [Kamil Rakoczy]
• Fix importing symbols from base class (Fix importing symbols from base class verilator#4084). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix false error on new const assignment (Calling another function in new() gives false error on assignement of const variable verilator#4098). [Tudor Timi]
• Fix unpacked structs under classes (Class with function that returns local struct type leads to internal error verilator#4102). [Tudor Timi]
• Fix variables in class methods to be automatic (String substr() method returns wrong result under very specifc circumstances verilator#4111) (Fix variables in class methods to be automatic (#4111) verilator#4137). [Peter Monsson]
• Fix to use parallel build for projects with a lot of files (Force parallel build for projects with a lot of files verilator#4116). [Krzysztof Boroński]
• Fix including __Syms header in generated C++ files (Always include __Syms header in generated C++ files verilator#4123). [Krzysztof Boroński]
• Fix systemc namespace issues (Using systemc.h causes namespace issues in larger projects verilator#4126) (Replace use of systemc.h with systemc to avoid namespace issues (#4126) verilator#4127). [Eyck Jentzsch]
• Fix class param extends A=B (Visit global class params even if a class extends a param verilator#4128). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix missing begin block hierarchy in --xml-only cells section (XML output cell hier of generate block verilator#4129) ([XML Emit] fix instance names of nodes under named begin blocks (#4129) verilator#4133). [Risto Pejašinović]
• Fix resolution of class lvalues after parameterization (Resolve lvalues after parameterization verilator#4131). [Krzysztof Boroński]
• Fix DFG error on $countbits (Internal Error: V3DfgPeephole.cpp:1135: Mismatched RHS width verilator#4101) (Fix DfgToAst conversion of CountBits (#4101) verilator#4143). [Paul Donahue]
• Fix duplicating parameter class types (Recognize ref type as the original type in param class instantiation verilator#4115). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix class extend param references (Visit a class body even if the class extends a parameter verilator#4136). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix -CFLAGS to allow overriding optimization levels (-CFLAGS -O0 has no effect on g++ verilator#4140). [Peter Monsson]
• Fix DPI function type alias (SIGSEGV after calling SystemVerilog task from C function verilator#4148) (Fix DPI function type alias (#4148) verilator#4149). [Toru Niina]
• Fix deleting unused parameterized classes (Instantiate a parameterized class only if it's used verilator#4150). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
• Fix false ENUMVALUE on expressions and arrays.
• Fix unnecessary verilated_std.sv waivers in --waiver-output.