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

[Dan D. <ddo...@me...>]

| 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.
| 

Dan Sutcliff wrote:
| 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=10
85
| 7&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.

Dan, OpenSTA *is* the tool name, at least according to the logo and headings
on the opensta.org home page, and SAT is my pet abbreviation :).

Thanks for the editor insight here--was not aware of that.  I gotta spend
some time on the Developer site...

Btw, I *do* want to make a good contribution for bug-fixing and enhancements
-- and I suspect others might want to also...have you ever considered a
group mailing soliciting funding for such?

...Dan Downing
www.mentora.com