Spectre simulation error with Neocircuit

[okguy]

When I run NeoCircuit 'get output', a spectre simulation is launched and it
gives the error above. Any idea where is the mistake?
Thanks,
OkGuy

error: Spectre error during run

While evaluating temp on host ******* (Mon Sep 19 07:53:07 CST 2005)
[Linux ******** 2.6.9-5.EL #1 Wed Jan 5 19:22:18 EST 2005 i686 i686 i386
GNU/Linux]
Simulator output:
cpp: unrecognized option `-$'
spectre (ver. 5.10.41.052404 -- 24 May 2004).
Includes RSA BSAFE(R) Cryptographic or Security Protocol Software from
RSA
Security, Inc.

Simulating `netlist.final' on ******** at 7:53:01 AM, Mon Sep 19,
2005.

Error found by spectre during circuit read-in.
"netlist.final" 5: Syntax error in specification of `spectre//'.
"netlist.final" 7: There can be at most one global statement and, if
present, it must be the first command in the file (after title or
language directive).

spectre terminated prematurely due to fatal error.
...(See 'Eval Errors' panel for full text of error message.)

 

[Andrew Beckett]

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:28:46 -0400, "okguy" <okguy74@hotmail.com> wrote:

When I run NeoCircuit 'get output', a spectre simulation is launched and it
gives the error above. Any idea where is the mistake?
Thanks,
OkGuy

error: Spectre error during run

While evaluating temp on host ******* (Mon Sep 19 07:53:07 CST 2005)
[Linux ******** 2.6.9-5.EL #1 Wed Jan 5 19:22:18 EST 2005 i686 i686 i386
GNU/Linux]
Simulator output:
cpp: unrecognized option `-$'
spectre (ver. 5.10.41.052404 -- 24 May 2004).
Includes RSA BSAFE(R) Cryptographic or Security Protocol Software from
RSA
Security, Inc.

Simulating `netlist.final' on ******** at 7:53:01 AM, Mon Sep 19,
2005.

Error found by spectre during circuit read-in.
"netlist.final" 5: Syntax error in specification of `spectre//'.
"netlist.final" 7: There can be at most one global statement and, if
present, it must be the first command in the file (after title or
language directive).

spectre terminated prematurely due to fatal error.
..(See 'Eval Errors' panel for full text of error message.)

I'm not sure of the exact reason why this is happening with NeoCircuit, but if
you install MMSIM60 and put <mmsim60instDir>/tools/bin in your UNIX path
before the IC5141 path, it will pick up spectre from that path. This uses the
new front end, which supports more than one global statement (not necessarily
the first thing in the netlist too).

Regards,

Andrew.

 

[okguy]

Could it be because I use Bash Shell?
Is C-shell mandatory to use icfb & NeoCkt?

 

[Andrew Beckett]

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 06:03:48 -0400, "okguy" <okguy74@hotmail.com> wrote:

Could it be because I use Bash Shell?
Is C-shell mandatory to use icfb & NeoCkt?

That seems a pretty unlikely reason.

Andrew.