AR# 4859: F1.5, Active-VHDL3.2, synopsys: How to add packages to the Active-VHDL precompiled libraries.
AR# 4859
F1.5, Active-VHDL3.2, synopsys: How to add packages to the Active-VHDL precompiled libraries.
Description
Keywords: Foundation, HDL Editor, Language Assistant, Active-VHDL, synopsys, libraries
Urgency: Standard
General Description: How can a package be added to the precompiled libraries included with Active-VHDL?
Example: The Synopsys attributes library package may be used when synthesizing a design from F1.5 with the Synopsys Express compiler. For example:
library synopsys; use synopsys.attributes.all
However, when this HDL file is compiled in the Active-VHDL behavioral simulator, the following error is produced:
ELBREAD: Elaboration process. ELBREAD: Error: Package not found: attributes (library: synopsys) ELBREAD: Error: Elaboration process completed with errors. Design: Error: Elaboration failed
Solution
Active-VHDL comes with a large number of pre-compilied libraries. If there is a need to add a package to a pre-existing library, follow the steps below:
Select the 'Library Manager' tab. If this tab is not available w/in the open windows, select it from: View -> Library Manager
Select the desired library and right mouse click. Select 'Read/Write' to allow the library to be modified.
Add the desired package/file (.vhd file) to your project source files (under the Design Browser - Files window; right mouse click and select 'Add Files to Design').
Select the package/file (click once on it) and right mouse click. Select 'Properties...'. Now select the 'Compile' tab and select the library you want the package/file added to. Select 'OK'.
Finally, select the package/file (single click - as before) and right mouse click. Select 'Compile'.
The package/file will be added to the library. You can verify this by checking the contents of the library. You can remove the package/file from your source files now. It will not affect your libraries.
For the synopsys.attributes package: It can be found in $XILINX\Synth\lib\packages\synopsys\src\attributes.vhd