IC Compiler II Tool Invocation
Commands
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IC Compiler II Tool Invocation Commands
This document describes the tool invocation commands supported by the IC Compiler II
tool.
icc2_shell
Runs the IC Compiler II tool.
Syntax
icc2_shell
[-file file_name]
[-no_init]
[-no_local_init]
[-no_home_init]
[-no_log]
[-no_motd]
[-x command_string]
[-version]
[-batch]
[-dp_mode]
[-gui]
Data Types
file_name string
display_env_var string
command_string string
Arguments
-file file_name
Runs the specified script before displaying the initial icc2_shell prompt. If the last
command in the script file is quit, no prompt is displayed and the command shell
exits after running the script.
-no_init
Prevents the execution of any .synopsys_icc2.setup startup files before
displaying the initial icc2_shell prompt. This option is only used when you want
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icc2_shell
to include a command log or other script file to reproduce a previous icc2_shell
session. Include the script file either by using the -file option or by issuing the
include command from within the icc2_shell.
-no_local_init
Does not run any .synopsys_icc2.setup startup files from local directory path
before displaying the initial icc2_shell prompt.
-no_motd
Does not print the message of the day.
-x command_string
Executes the icc2_shell commands before displaying the initial icc2_shell
prompt. You can enter multiple commands by separating each command with
a semicolon and enclosing the entire set of commands with quotation marks. If
you also use the -file option, the tool executes the commands specified in the
-x option first, and then executes the script specified in the -file option. If the
last command in the set of commands is quit, no prompt is displayed and the
command shell exits after running the commands.
-version
Displays the version number and build date information, and then exits.
-batch
Exits after processing -file file_name and/or -x command_string. This also sets
the gui.batch_x_display option to offscreen. If you start the GUI in a batch run
using this setting, it does not require a DISPLAY and no windows are shown on
your DISPLAY. This is recommended while generating screenshots in your batch
flows.
-dp_mode
Starts the shell in Design Planning mode. In this mode, a limited functionality set
is available for Design Planning only.
-gui
Invokes the IC Compiler II GUI immediately upon startup.
Description
This command starts the IC Compiler II shell, icc2_shell, which interprets and executes IC
Compiler II commands. The icc2_shell command interpreter is based on Tool Command
Language (Tcl).
The shell executes commands until it is terminated by a quit or exit command. In
interactive mode, you can also terminate the icc2_shell session by typing Ctrl+d.
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icc2_shell
To cancel (interrupt) the command currently executing in icc2_shell, type Ctrl+c. The time
it takes for a command to process an interrupt (stop what it is doing and continue with the
next command) depends upon the size of the design and the type of command. If you type
Ctrl+c three times before a command responds to the interrupt, icc2_shell displays the
following message and exits:
Information: Process terminated by interrupt.
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