package_xo Command
Description
Kernels written in RTL are compiled using the package_xo command line utility. This utility, similar toxocc -c
, generates an.xofile which can subsequently used in the xocc linking stage.
Arguments
Argument | Description |
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-kernel_name |
Required. Specifies the name of the RTL kernel. |
-force |
(Optional) Overwrite an existing XO file if one exists. |
-kernel_xml |
(Optional) Specify the path to an existing kernel XML file. |
-design_xml |
(Optional) Specify the path to an existing design XML file |
-ip_directory |
(Optional) Specify the path to the kernel IP directory. |
-parent_ip_directory |
(Optional) If the kernel IP directory specified contains multiple IPs, specify a directory path to the parent IP where itscomponent.xmlis located directly below. |
-kernel_files |
(Optional) Kernel file name(s). |
-kernel_xml_args |
(Optional) Generate thekernel.xmlwith the specified function arguments. Each argument value should use the following format:
Note:
memSize is optional.
|
-kernel_xml_pipes |
(Optional) Generate thekernel.xmlwith the specified pipe(s). Each pipe value use the following format:
|
-kernel_xml_connections |
(Optional) Generate thekernel.xmlfile with the specified connections. Each connection value should use the following format:
|
-xo_path |
(Required) Specifies the path and file name of the compiled object (XO) container file. |
-quiet |
(Optional) Execute the command quietly, returning no messages from the command. The command also returns TCL_OK regardless of any errors encountered during execution.
Note:Any errors encountered on the command-line, while launching the command, will be returned. Only errors occurring inside the command will be trapped.
|
-verbose |
(Optional) Temporarily override any message limits and return all messages from this command.
Note:Message limits can be defined with the
set_msg_config command.
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Examples
The following example creates the specified XO file containing an RTL kernel of the specified name:
package_xo -xo_path /temp/data/rtl_kernel/Vadd_A_B.xo -kernel_name Vadd_A_B