In FPGA Compiler v3.4b, v3.5a, and v1997.01 after the replace_fpga command is run, the set_max_delay and set_false_path constraints executed before 'compile' are removed from the Synopsys shell environment. When write_script is executed after replace_fpga, any set_false_path or set_max_delay constraints executed before replace_fpga will be removed from the Synopsys environment; write_script translates all timing constraints set by the user. But, replace_fpga removes set_max_delay and set_false_path constraints, so the .dc file created by write_script will be missing constraints.
Solution
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The workaround is to reapply the set_max_delay and set_false_path constraints, after the replace_fpga command, and just before running the write_script command.
Depnding on the compile strategy used, just reapplying the set_max_delay and set_false_path constraints again may not produce timespecs, since the ports, clocks, and cells used in the original set_max_delay and set_false_path constraints may not exist due to optimization by compile. Reapplied set_max_delay and set_false_path constraints will be translated to a valid .ncf file, if the names used in the <from> and <to> lists are cell/top-level port names which are listed by the report_port, all_clocks, all_registers, all inputs, and all_outputs commands, which are executed after the ungroup -all -flatten command.
report_port, all_clocks, all_registers, all_inputs, and all_outputs are commands in FPGA Compiler v3.4b, v3.5a, and v1997.01 With the current_design set to the top level of hierarchy, use report_port to get a list of all top-level ports; 'top-level ports' in FPGA Compiler are equivalent to PADS in the FROM:TO TIMESPEC nomenclature. With current_design set to the top-level of hierarhcy, the all_clocks command will list all clocks that have been defined by create_clock. all_registers lists all registers, latches, and instatiated synchronous/dual-port RAM's. all_registers list all the registers, latches, and instantiated synchornous/dual-port RAM's with their full hierarchial names. With the current_design set to the top-level, all_inputs lists all top-level ports with a direction of in or inout. With the current_design set to the top-level, all_outputs lists all top-level ports with a direction of out.
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Example of Verilog runscript with reapplication of set_max_delay and set_false_path constraints: