Yosys 0.7

Most noteworthy changes from Yosys 0.6 to Yosys 0.7

• Various
  • Added "yosys -D" feature
  • Added support for installed plugins in $(DATDIR)/plugins/
  • Renamed opt_const to opt_expr
  • Renamed opt_share to opt_merge
  • Added "prep -flatten" and "synth -flatten"
  • Added "prep -auto-top" and "synth -auto-top"
  • Using "mfs" and "lutpack" in ABC lut mapping
  • Support for abstract modules in chparam
  • Cleanup abstract modules at end of "hierarchy -top"
  • Added tristate buffer support to iopadmap
  • Added opt_expr support for div/mod by power-of-two
  • Added "select -assert-min -assert-max "
  • Added "attrmvcp" pass
  • Added "attrmap" command
  • Added "tee +INT -INT"
  • Added "zinit" pass
  • Added "setparam -type"
  • Added "shregmap" pass
  • Added "setundef -init"
  • Added "nlutmap -assert"
  • Added $sop cell type and "abc -sop -I -P "
  • Added "dc2" to default ABC scripts
  • Added "deminout"
  • Added "insbuf" command
  • Added "prep -nomem"
  • Added "opt_rmdff -keepdc"
  • Added "prep -nokeepdc"
  • Added initial version of "synth_gowin"
  • Added "fsm_expand -full"
  • Added support for fsm_encoding="user"
  • Many improvements in GreenPAK4 support
  • Added black box modules for all Xilinx 7-series lib cells
  • Added synth_ice40 support for latches via logic loops
  • Fixed ice40_opt lut unmapping, added "ice40_opt -unlut"
• Build System
  • Added ABCEXTERNAL and ABCURL make variables
  • Added BINDIR, LIBDIR, and DATDIR make variables
  • Added PKG_CONFIG make variable
  • Added SEED make variable (for "make test")
  • Added YOSYS_VER_STR make variable
  • Updated min GCC requirement to GCC 4.8
  • Updated required Bison version to Bison 3.x
• Internal APIs
  • Added ast.h to exported headers
  • Added ScriptPass helper class for script-like passes
  • Added CellEdgesDatabase API
• Front-ends and Back-ends
  • Added filename glob support to all front-ends
  • Added avail (black-box) module params to ilang format
  • Added $display %m support
  • Added support for $stop Verilog system task
  • Added support for SystemVerilog packages
  • Fixed procedural assignments to non-unique lvalues, e.g. {y,y} = {a,b}
  • Added support for "active high" and "active low" latches in read_blif and write_blif
  • Use init value "2" for all uninitialized FFs in BLIF back-end
  • Added "read_blif -sop"
  • Added "write_blif -noalias"
  • Added various write_blif options for VTR support
  • write_json: also write module attributes.
  • Added "write_verilog -nodec -nostr -defparam"
  • Added "read_verilog -norestrict -assume-asserts"
  • Added support for bus interfaces to "read_liberty -lib"
  • Added liberty parser support for types within cell decls
  • Added "write_verilog -renameprefix -v"
  • Added "write_edif -nogndvcc"
• Formal Verification
  • Support for hierarchical designs in smt2 back-end
  • Yosys-smtbmc: Support for hierarchical VCD dumping
  • Added $initstate cell type and vlog function
  • Added $anyconst and $anyseq cell types and vlog functions
  • Added printing of code loc of failed asserts to yosys-smtbmc
  • Added memory_memx pass, "memory -memx", and "prep -memx"
  • Added "proc_mux -ifx"
  • Added "yosys-smtbmc -g"
  • Deprecated "write_smt2 -regs" (by default on now)
  • Made "write_smt2 -bv -mem" default, added "write_smt2 -nobv -nomem"
  • Added support for memories to smtio.py
  • Added "yosys-smtbmc --dump-vlogtb"
  • Added "yosys-smtbmc --smtc --dump-smtc"
  • Added "yosys-smtbmc --dump-all"
  • Added assertpmux command
  • Added "yosys-smtbmc --unroll"
  • Added $past, $stable, $rose, $fell SVA functions
  • Added "yosys-smtbmc --noinfo and --dummy"
  • Added "yosys-smtbmc --noincr"
  • Added "yosys-smtbmc --cex "
  • Added $ff and $FF cell types
  • Added $global_clock verilog syntax support for creating $ff cells
  • Added clk2fflogic

Yosys 0.6

Most noteworthy changes from Yosys 0.5 to Yosys 0.6

• Various
  • Added Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
  • Various improvements in dict<> and pool<>
  • Added hashlib::mfp and refactored SigMap
  • Improved support for reals as module parameters
  • Various improvements in SMT2 back-end
  • Added "keep_hierarchy" attribute
  • Verilog front-end: define `BLACKBOX in -lib mode
  • Added API for converting internal cells to AIGs
  • Added ENABLE_LIBYOSYS Makefile option
  • Removed "techmap -share_map" (use "-map +/filename" instead)
  • Switched all Python scripts to Python 3
  • Added support for $display()/$write() and $finish() to Verilog front-end
  • Added "yosys-smtbmc" formal verification flow
  • Added options for clang sanitizers to Makefile
• New commands and options
  • Added "scc -expect -nofeedback"
  • Added "proc_dlatch"
  • Added "check"
  • Added "select %xe %cie %coe %M %C %R"
  • Added "sat -dump_json" (WaveJSON format)
  • Added "sat -tempinduct-baseonly -tempinduct-inductonly"
  • Added "sat -stepsize" and "sat -tempinduct-step"
  • Added "sat -show-regs -show-public -show-all"
  • Added "write_json" (Native Yosys JSON format)
  • Added "write_blif -attr"
  • Added "dffinit"
  • Added "chparam"
  • Added "muxcover"
  • Added "pmuxtree"
  • Added memory_bram "make_outreg" feature
  • Added "splice -wires"
  • Added "dff2dffe -direct-match"
  • Added simplemap $lut support
  • Added "read_blif"
  • Added "opt_share -share_all"
  • Added "aigmap"
  • Added "write_smt2 -mem -regs -wires"
  • Added "memory -nordff"
  • Added "write_smv"
  • Added "synth -nordff -noalumacc"
  • Added "rename -top new_name"
  • Added "opt_const -clkinv"
  • Added "synth -nofsm"
  • Added "miter -assert"
  • Added "read_verilog -noautowire"
  • Added "read_verilog -nodpi"
  • Added "tribuf"
  • Added "lut2mux"
  • Added "nlutmap"
  • Added "qwp"
  • Added "test_cell -noeval"
  • Added "edgetypes"
  • Added "equiv_struct"
  • Added "equiv_purge"
  • Added "equiv_mark"
  • Added "equiv_add -try -cell"
  • Added "singleton"
  • Added "abc -g -luts"
  • Added "torder"
  • Added "write_blif -cname"
  • Added "submod -copy"
  • Added "dffsr2dff"
  • Added "stat -liberty"
• Synthesis metacommands
  • Various improvements in synth_xilinx
  • Added synth_ice40 and synth_greenpak4
  • Added "prep" metacommand for "synthesis lite"
• Cell library changes
  • Added cell types to "help" system
  • Added $meminit cell type
  • Added $assume cell type
  • Added $MUX4, $MUX8, and $MUX16 cells
  • Added $tribuf and $TBUF cell types
  • Added read-enable to memory model
• YosysJS
  • Various improvements in emscripten build
  • Added alternative webworker-based JS API
  • Added a few example applications

Yosys 0.5

Changes from Yosys 0.4 to Yosys 0.5

• API changes
  • Added log_warning()
  • Added eval_select_args() and eval_select_op()
  • Added cell->known(), cell->input(portname), cell->output(portname)
  • Skip blackbox modules in design->selected_modules()
  • Replaced std::map<> and std::set<> with dict<> and pool<>
  • New SigSpec::extend() is what used to be SigSpec::extend_u0()
  • Added YS_OVERRIDE, YS_FINAL, YS_ATTRIBUTE, YS_NORETURN
• Cell library changes
  • Added flip-flops with enable ($dffe etc.)
  • Added $equiv cells for equivalence checking framework
• Various
  • Updated ABC to hg rev 61ad5f908c03
  • Added clock domain partitioning to ABC pass
  • Improved plugin building (see "yosys-config --build")
  • Added ENABLE_NDEBUG Makefile flag for high-performance builds
  • Added "yosys -d", "yosys -L" and other driver improvements
  • Added support for multi-bit (array) cell ports to "write_edif"
  • Now printing most output to stdout, not stderr
  • Added "onehot" attribute (set by "fsm_map")
  • Various performance improvements
  • Vastly improved Xilinx flow
  • Added "make unsintall"
• Equivalence checking
  • Added equivalence checking commands:
    equiv_make equiv_simple equiv_status
    equiv_induct equiv_miter
    equiv_add equiv_remove
• Block RAM support:
  • Added "memory_bram" command
  • Added BRAM support to Xilinx flow
• Other New Commands and Options
  • Added "dff2dffe"
  • Added "fsm -encfile"
  • Added "dfflibmap -prepare"
  • Added "write_blid -unbuf -undef -blackbox"
  • Added "write_smt2" for writing SMT-LIBv2 files
  • Added "test_cell -w -muxdiv"
  • Added "select -read"

Yosys 0.4

Changes from Yosys 0.3.0 to Yosys 0.4

• Platform Support
  • Added support for mxe-based cross-builds for win32
  • Added sourcecode-export as VisualStudio project
  • Added experimental EMCC (JavaScript) support
• Verilog Frontend
  • Added -sv option for SystemVerilog (and automatic *.sv file support)
  • Added support for real-valued constants and constant expressions
  • Added support for non-standard "via_celltype" attribute on task/func
  • Added support for non-standard "module mod_name(...);" syntax
  • Added support for non-standard """ macro bodies
  • Added support for array with more than one dimension
  • Added support for $readmemh and $readmemb
  • Added support for DPI functions
• Changes in internal cell library
  • Added $shift and $shiftx cell types
  • Added $alu, $lcu, $fa and $macc cell types
  • Removed $bu0 and $safe_pmux cell types
  • $mem/$memwr WR_EN input is now a per-data-bit enable signal
  • Added $NAND $NOR $XNOR $AOI3 $OAI3 $AOI4 $OAI4
  • Renamed ports of $lut cells (from I->O to A->Y)
  • Renamed $INV to $NOT
• Changes for simple synthesis flows
  • There is now a "synth" command with a recommended default script
  • Many improvements in synthesis of arithmetic functions to gates
  • Multiplieres and adders with many operands are using carry-save adder trees
    • Remaining adders are now implemented using Brent–Kung carry look-ahead adders
  • Various new high-level optimizations on RTL netlist
  • Various improvements in FSM optimization
  • Updated ABC to hg 5b5af75f1dda (from 2014-11-07)
• Changes in internal APIs and RTLIL
  • Added log_id() and log_cell() helper functions
  • Added function-like cell creation helpers
  • Added GetSize() function (like .size() but with int)
  • Major refactoring of RTLIL::Module and related classes
  • Major refactoring of RTLIL::SigSpec and related classes
  • Now RTLIL::IdString is essentially an int
  • Added macros for code coverage counters
  • Added some Makefile magic for pretty make logs
  • Added "kernel/yosys.h" with all the core definitions
  • Chanded a lot of code from FILE* to c++ streams
  • Added RTLIL::Monitor API and "trace" command
  • Added "Yosys" C++ namespace
• Changes relevant to SAT solving
  • Added ezSAT::keep_cnf() and ezSAT::non_incremental()
  • Added native ezSAT support for vector shift ops
  • Updated MiniSAT to git 37dc6c67e2 (from 2013-09-25)
• New commands (or large improvements to commands)
  • Added "synth" command with default script
  • Added "share" (finally some real resource sharing)
  • Added "memory_share" (reduce number of ports on memories)
  • Added "wreduce" and "alumacc" commands
  • Added "opt -keepdc -fine -full -fast"
  • Added some "test_*" commands
• Various other changes
  • Added %D and %c select operators
  • Added support for labels in yosys scripts
  • Added support for here-documents in yosys scripts
  • Support "+/" prefix for files from proc_share_dir
  • Added "autoidx" statement to ilang language
  • Switched from "yosys-svgviewer" to "xdot"
  • Renamed "stdcells.v" to "techmap.v"
  • Various bug fixes and small improvements
  • Improved welcome and bye messages

Yosys 0.3.0

Changes from Yosys 0.2.0 to Yoys 0.3.0:

• Driver program and overall behavior:
  • Added "design -push" and "design -pop"
  • Added "tee" command for redirecting log output
• Changes in the internal cell library:
  • Added $dlatchsr and $DLATCHSR???_ cell types
• Improvements in Verilog frontend:
  • Improved support for const functions (case, always, repeat)
  • The generate..endgenerate keywords are now optional
  • Added support for arrays of module instances
  • Added support for "`default_nettype" directive
  • Added support for "`line" directive
• Other front- and back-ends:
  • Various changes to "write_blif" options
  • Various improvements in EDIF backend
  • Added "vhdl2verilog" pseudo-front-end
  • Added "verific" pseudo-front-end
• Improvements in technology mapping:
  • Added support for recursive techmap
  • Added CONSTMSK and CONSTVAL features to techmap
  • Added TECHMAP_CONNMAP*_ feature to techmap
  • Added TECHMAP_REPLACE feature to techmap
  • Added "connwrappers" command for wrap-extract-unwrap method
  • Added "extract -map %<design_name>" feature
  • Added "extract -ignore_param ..." and "extract -ignore_parameters"
  • Added "techmap -max_iter" option
• Improvements to "eval" and "sat" framework:
  • Now include a copy of Minisat (with build fixes applied)
  • Switched to Minisat::SimpSolver as SAT back-end
  • Added "sat -dump_vcd" feature
  • Added "sat -dump_cnf" feature
  • Added "sat -initsteps " feature
  • Added "freduce -stop " feature
  • Added "fredure -dump " feature
• Integration with ABC:
  • Updated ABC rev to 7600ffb9340c
• Improvements in the internal APIs:
  • Added RTLIL::Module::add... helper methods
  • Various build fixes for OSX (Darwin) and OpenBSD

Yosys 0.2.0

Changes from Yosys 0.1.0 to Yoys 0.2.0:

• Changes to the driver program:
  • Added "yosys -h" and "yosys -H"
  • Added support for backslash line continuation in scripts
  • Added support for #-comments in same line as command
  • Added "echo" and "log" commands
• Improvements in Verilog frontend:
  • Added support for local registers in named blocks
  • Added support for "case" in "generate" blocks
  • Added support for $clog2 system function
  • Added support for basic SystemVerilog assert statements
  • Added preprocessor support for macro arguments
  • Added preprocessor support for `elsif statement
  • Added "verilog_defaults" command
  • Added read_verilog -icells option
  • Added support for constant sizes from parameters
  • Added "read_verilog -setattr"
  • Added support for function returning 'integer'
  • Added limited support for function calls in parameter values
  • Added "read_verilog -defer" to suppress evaluation of modules with default parameters
• Other front- and back-ends:
  • Added BTOR backend
  • Added Liberty frontend
• Improvements in technology mapping:
  • The "dfflibmap" command now strongly prefers solutions with
    no inverters in clock paths
  • The "dfflibmap" command now prefers cells with smaller area
  • Added support for multiple -map options to techmap
  • Added "dfflibmap" support for //-comments in liberty files
  • Added "memory_unpack" command to revert "memory_collect"
  • Added standard techmap rule "techmap -share_map pmux2mux.v"
  • Added "iopadmap -bits"
  • Added "setundef" command
  • Added "hilomap" command
• Changes in the internal cell library:
  • Major rewrite of simlib.v for better compatibility with other tools
  • Added PRIORITY parameter to $memwr cells
  • Added TRANSPARENT parameter to $memrd cells
  • Added RD_TRANSPARENT parameter to $mem cells
  • Added $bu0 cell (always 0-extend, even undef MSB)
  • Added $assert cell type
  • Added $slice and $concat cell types
• Integration with ABC:
  • Updated ABC to hg rev 2058c8ccea68
  • Tighter integration of ABC build with Yosys build. The make
    targets 'make abc' and 'make install-abc' are now obsolete.
  • Added support for passing FFs from one clock domain through ABC
  • Now always use BLIF as exchange format with ABC
  • Added support for "abc -script +<command_sequence>"
  • Improved standard ABC recipe
  • Added support for "keep" attribute to abc command
  • Added "abc -dff / -clk / -keepff" options
• Improvements to "eval" and "sat" framework:
  • Added support for "0" and "~0" in right-hand side -set expressions
  • Added "eval -set-undef" and "eval -table"
  • Added "sat -set-init" and "sat -set-init-*" for sequential problems
  • Added undef support to SAT solver, incl. various new "sat" options
  • Added correct support for === and !== for "eval" and "sat"
  • Added "sat -tempinduct" (default -seq is now non-induction sequential)
  • Added "sat -prove-asserts"
  • Complete rewrite of the 'freduce' command
  • Added "miter" command
  • Added "sat -show-inputs" and "sat -show-outputs"
  • Added "sat -ignore_unknown_cells" (now produce an error by default)
  • Added "sat -falsify"
  • Now "sat -verify" and "sat -falsify" can also be used without "-prove"
  • Added "expose" command
  • Added support for @<sel_name> to sat and eval signal expressions
• Changes in the 'make test' framework and auxilary test tools:
  • Added autotest.sh -p and -f options
  • Replaced autotest.sh ISIM support with XSIM support
  • Added test cases for SAT framework
• Added "abbreviated IDs":
  • Now $$foo can be abbriviated as $foo.
  • Usually this last part is a unique id (from RTLIL::autoidx)
  • This abbreviated IDs are now also used in "show" output
• Other changes to selection framework:
  • Now */ is optional in */: expressions
  • Added "select -assert-none" and "select -assert-any"
  • Added support for matching modules by attribute (A:)
  • Added "select -none"
  • Added support for r: pattern for matching cell parameters
  • Added support for !=, <, <=, >=, > for attribute and parameter matching
  • Added support for %s for selecting sub-modules
  • Added support for %m for expanding selections to whole modules
  • Added support for i:, o: and x:* pattern for selecting module ports
  • Added support for s: pattern for matching wire width
  • Added support for %a operation to select wire aliases
• Various other changes to commands and options:
  • The "ls" command now supports wildcards
  • Added "show -pause" and "show -format dot"
  • Added "show -color" support for cells
  • Added "show -label" and "show -notitle"
  • Added "dump -m" and "dump -n"
  • Added "history" command
  • Added "rename -hide"
  • Added "connect" command
  • Added "splitnets -driver"
  • Added "opt_const -mux_undef"
  • Added "opt_const -mux_bool"
  • Added "opt_const -undriven"
  • Added "opt -mux_undef -mux_bool -undriven -purge"
  • Added "hierarchy -libdir"
  • Added "hierarchy -purge_lib" (by default now do not remove lib cells)
  • Added "delete" command
  • Added "dump -append"
  • Added "setattr" and "setparam" commands
  • Added "design -stash/-copy-from/-copy-to"
  • Added "copy" command
  • Added "splice" command