Re: [OpenSTA-users] For large size script, scl.exe gives errors

[Daniel S. <da...@Op...>]

Parag Jadhav wrote:
> > > Is anybody has idea why its giving error?
> > > Is it because of huge script size?

Danny Faught wrote:
> > I used to see crashes on a certain large file every time I tried
> > to do a search and replace.  I resorted to using an external
> > editor for a while.  After the structure of the file changed a
> > bit over time, I tried the builtin editor again and it was
> > working fine.
> > 
> > I tried to isolate the problem and found that both the file size
> > and the format of the content was relevant to the crash, but I
> > wasn't able to learn anything more.
> > 
> > I recommend that you try to isolate the crash by finding the
> > smallest subset of your script that reproduces the problem.

Dan Downing wrote:
> I concur with what Danny reports.  We also have seen STA crash on
> large scripts, of even 6,000+ lines.  Unexplained as to why.

Apart from the fact that there is no such tool as STA ... there's not
even any tool called OpenSTA ;)
  http://portal.opensta.org/faq.php?topic=OstaName
We are all in agreement that script size AND content can have a
bearing on various different possible problems with OpenSTAs tools.

Narrowing the bug occurence to the smallest/simplest specific example
that exhibits the problem is the only way these types of problems 
stand ANY chance of being fixed.  The current organization of the
OpenSTA project means that no-one is going to do this work for you,
unless you pay them to, so if a bug is causing you a real problem
then it is really only you that can help yourself get it fixed.
You'll find if you can narrow a bug down to be very easily reproduced
and well documented then you stand a much better chance of getting a
fix.

Danny's problem with the editor has a bug report #1609533
  http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1609533&group_id=10857&atid=110857
But because it involves the Modeler's problem 3rd party editor
(Codemax, which is no longer available or supported) it will only be
fixed (maybe) when the editor is replaced.

Parag's problem with the compiler (scl.exe) may be in 2 broad areas:
- bad SCL code generated by the Gateway which doesn't give a good
  SCL compiler error.
- SCL compiler just getting upset by valid code constructs or amount.
The problem needs narrowing down much more before a bug should even
be logged.

Cheers
/dan
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Daniel Sutcliffe <Da...@Op...>
  OpenSTA part-time caretaker - http://OpenSTA.org/