What is New?
Note
#.# - major version - Includes new features, major enhancements, architectural changes, bug fixes. Since 2015, a major version is named in sync with the release year, for example the first major version of 2015 is 15.1.
#.#.# - minor version - Includes bug fixes, minor enhancements.
When switching to a new major version it is recommended to start in a new workspace.
24.2.27 (26 November 2024)
Features
DVT-21688 AI Assistant: Add support for Azure OpenAI provider
DVT-21772 AI Assistant: Add support for Anthropic provider
Enhancements
DVT-19902 Ability to use paths relative to current file in compile waivers <include/> tags
DVT-21693 When no project is selected in a multiple projects workspace consider the first one as active
DVT-21697 AI Assistant: Console should not be focused every time a message is sent or received
DVT-21773 AI Assistant: Hide sensitive language model configuration when it’s presented in the UI
Bugfixes
DVT-21726 Compile Waivers: Waivers specified through +dvt_compile_waivers_file are not restored
DVT-21758 AI Assistant: The cursor is sometimes placed in the wrong position after using auto-complete in prompt editor
DVT-21759 AI Assistant: Sometimes Undo / Redo operations do not work in prompt editor
DVT-21760 AI Assistant: Markdown code blocks missing the language specifier are not rendered properly in the chat
DVT-21781 AI Assistant: In certain scenarios, assistant messages fail to appear in the chat
DVT-21789 Quick Views: Sometimes focus is lost when opening a quick view
24.2.26 (14 November 2024)
Features
DVT-21556 AI Assistant: Add shortcut to open a dialog with all commands
Enhancements
DVT-21478 Console View: Searching for next / prev problem for consoles with very large contents does not work in specific scenarios
DVT-21575 AI Assistant: Trim leading whitespace for code sections returned by snippets
Bugfixes
DVT-17745 & DVT-20018 Changing project database location does not work across tool restarts
DVT-21484 False USAGE_BEFORE_DECLARATION for duplicate package in multiple invocations
DVT-21570 AI Assistant: Limit the length of session names generated by LLMs
DVT-21576 AI Assistant: Sometimes @selected snippet does not expand properly for single line declarations
DVT-21581 AI Assistant: Cloned sessions are not saved
DVT-21594 AI Assistant: “Stop Generating” command does not work inside compare view
DVT-21598 AI Assistant: Improve undo operation after inserting LLM generated code in the editor
DVT-21640 AI Assistant: Pressing Escape when editing a session’s title after multiple renames wrongfully restores the original name
DVT-21669 AI Assistant: When saving a blueprint, the name of the session is used as file name instead of the name of the blueprint
DVT-21696 Increased JVM watchdog timeout to 60 seconds
24.2.25 (31 October 2024)
Enhancements
DVT-18378 DVT Resource Filters: Changing the active build configuration should recreate the compilation related filters
DVT-19063 DVT Resource Filters: Full build should recreate the compilation related filters
DVT-19778 & DVT-21138 DVT Resource Filters: Ability to bring-up resources on demand independent of how the project was created
DVT-21443 Report an Issue: Thread dump file names should be timestamped
DVT-21446 AI Assistant: Don’t include modifiers in method signatures when expanding @outline snippets
DVT-21465 AI Assistant: New snippet for outline of selected element or container
DVT-21479 AI Assistant: Trigger warning when saving a snippet with conflicting signature
DVT-21532 DVT Resource Filters: Ability to bring-up only compilation related resources independent of how the project was created
DVT-21541 AI Assistant: Ignore changes to session name when Escape is pressed
DVT-21543 AI Assistant: Improve AI Console theming
DVT-21545 Status Bar Notification: Improved look in dark themes
DVT-21546 Status Bar Notification: Do not display multiple notifications with the same information
DVT-21547 AI Assistant: Improve dark theme for code blocks generated in AI Assistant View
Bugfixes
DVT-21059 Types View: Wrong number of types in specific scenarios after full build when content filters is active
DVT-21403 Predefined Projects: Broken run configurations in “Revision Control Integration” predefined project caused by an incorrect relative path
DVT-21425 Report an Issue: Thread dump files having the same name and located in different projects are discarded when sending an Issue Report
DVT-21442 Report an Issue: Collecting thread dumps for full build, elaboration or linting overwrites previously generated files
DVT-21447 AI Assistant: Remove duplicate autocomplete proposals for files compiled multiple times
DVT-21463 AI Assistant: Sessions with unavailable models are not restored
DVT-21464 AI Assistant: Wait for model initialization to complete
DVT-21525 AI Assistant: Snippets are not properly expanded if they are directly followed by a dot
DVT-21539 Project restore hangs at startup in specific scenarios
DVT-21540 AI Assistant: Sometimes the session name cannot be changed
DVT-21542 AI Assistant: Newly created snippets and blueprints files not visible in project explorer until refresh
DVT-21544 Status Bar Notification: Show Notification button should be disabled when there are no notifications to display
24.2.24 (14 October 2024)
Bugfixes
DVT-21428 AI Assistant: Fixed missing blueprint ‘Add comments for the selected code’
24.2.23 (11 October 2024)
HIGHLIGHTS
New AI Assistant
New Quick Query View
Features
DVT-20801 New AI Assistant
Bugfixes
DVT-21393 Console View: Fixed accumulating memory usage observable after a very large number of successive builds
24.1.22 (1 October 2024)
Performance
DVT-11438 Console View: Clearing console with huge amount of content causes long application freeze
DVT-21066 Console View: Improve performance when smart logs match many lines
Features
DVT-21270 Memory Monitor: New “proactive” memory handling strategy with lower memory thresholds to ensure optimal performance
DVT-21356 New Quick Query View
Enhancements
DVT-15970 Throw error for non-procedure call statement
Bugfixes
DVT-20796 False UNELABORATED_PACKAGE warning for VHDL package referenced through package scope in VLOG
DVT-20870 Quick Views: Multiple instances are opened when using keyboard shortcuts on Eclipse versions >= 4.22
DVT-21191 Console View: The style of existing smart log entries gets reset by new entries in specific scenarios
DVT-21250 Obsolete waivers are applied when importing a project after deleting the compile waivers file
DVT-21268 Memory Monitor: +dvt_set_memory_starvation_handling_parameters taken into account only for the build operation
DVT-21337 Quick Views: Unexpected behavior when opened from Quick Access pressing “Enter”
24.1.21 (18 September 2024)
Enhancements
DVT-21246 Syntactic problems per file combo box should fit the selected value in the Build Configurations preferance page
Bugfixes
DVT-21026 Performance Exploration: Analyze only once files compiled multiple times
DVT-21180 False USAGE_BEFORE_DECLARATION reported in specific scenarios
DVT-21220 Performance Exploration: Filtered files are not displayed in logs
DVT-21227 License: Disable checkout optimizations to avoid FlexLM server bugs causing ‘Failed to get licenses from trusted storage (-220,..)’ errors
24.1.20 (4 September 2024)
Bugfixes
DVT-21029 False UNDEFINED_PROGRAM error when library clause is present without use clause
DVT-21197 DVT CLI: Recurse into incdirs when using -include auto
24.1.19 (22 August 2024)
Enhancements
DVT-17302 Align P4Eclipse plugin versions to match recommendations per Eclipse platform version
DVT-18664 Update SVN Subversive plugin to version 4.8 in all DVT Eclipse distros
DVT-19630 Full build should cancel an ongoing incremental compilation
DVT-21091 Update Git plugin to version 5.13 in DVT Eclipse 4.6.3, 4.7.2 and 4.11 distros
DVT-21092 Update Bash Editor plugin to version 2.6.0 in DVT Eclipse 4.6.3, 4.7.2 and 4.11 distros
DVT-21093 Update YAML Editor plugin to version 1.9.0 in DVT Eclipse 4.6.3, 4.7.2 and 4.11 distros
DVT-21094 Update PyDev plugin to 12.1.0 in DVT Eclipse 4.24 distro
Bugfixes
DVT-20195 The Mylyn plugin included in the distro is missing a requirement and fails at runtime
DVT-21123 Naming conventions: Problems not reported after the first full build without restore
DVT-21140 Design Diagrams: Show Connections not working when selecting a record signal
DVT-21141 Design Diagrams: Display records as instances instead of connections in specific scenarios
24.1.18 (7 August 2024)
Enhancements
DVT-7478 Mark occurrences of partial text selection
DVT-20966 Build config: New +dvt_uvmhome_override directive allowing to override UVM library location specified by any other means
Bugfixes
DVT-20914 Memory Monitor: The error dialog should use an error icon
DVT-21011 Filesystem Breadcrumb: Sometimes, openning a search result does not trigger a breadcrumb update
DVT-21053 dvt_plugin_installer.sh should not require DVT plugin to be installed
24.1.16 (25 July 2024)
Performance
DVT-20940 & DVT-18035 Quick Views: Speed-up content computation
Enhancements
DVT-19703 Compile Waivers: Ability to add waivers from the dialog to corrupted or empty waiver files
DVT-20843 Thread Dump Collector: Change the default location of thread dumps to .dvt/.profiling
DVT-20844 Thread Dump Collector: Log delta information when incremental build takes longer than expected
DVT-20933 Performance Exploration: Change logs location to .dvt/.profiling/exploration_logs
DVT-21012 Code Formatting: “Only consecutive lines” preference should not be enabled when vertical alignment is disabled
Bugfixes
DVT-20866 Report an Issue: “Save as zip” creates empty archive when the size of attached files exceeds 25MB
24.1.14 (9 July 2024)
Performance
DVT-20372 Speed-up parsing on Java >= 12
Features
DVT-12820 Power Format: Add support for UPF isolation and retention
DVT-20875 Power Format: New Power Domain View
Enhancements
DVT-10711 Ability to bind a shortcut for formatting all files in a project
Bugfixes
DVT-20788 False duplicate states for a variable accessed both with and without a package scope
DVT-20864 Thread Dump Collector: Sometimes, temporary directories created during parser profiling can’t be deleted on NFS
DVT-20876 Rename Port Across the Design Hierarchy: NullPointerException thrown in certain scenarios
24.1.13 (26 June 2024)
Bugfixes
DVT-19597 & DVT-20577 Design Breadcrumb: Cross-top navigation does not work in specific scenarios
DVT-20713 Sometimes triggering a full build doesn’t stop the build in progress
DVT-20827 Thread Dump Collector: Parser profiling should ignore internal files
DVT-20828 Thread Dump Collector: Zip files generated by parser profiling are sometimes empty
24.1.12 (11 June 2024)
Enhancements
DVT-19984 Editor Notification: Suggest sending an Issue Report when incremental build takes longer than expected
DVT-20307 Lazy Bring-up Resources: Ability to expand an entire folder hierarchy
DVT-20709 Thread Dump Collector: Log incremental build statistics in JSON format
DVT-20710 Thread Dump Collector: Overwrite incremental build thread dumps collected for the same compilation delta
Bugfixes
DVT-20077 Scripts should validate all of the supported license variables, not only the DVT_LICENSE_FILE
DVT-20728 Thread Dump Collector: Writing thread dumps can cause UI freezes in specific scenarios
24.1.11 (29 May 2024)
CLEANUP - DVT-20624 Change site URL from dvteclipse.com to eda.amiq.com
Enhancements
DVT-16954 Thread Dump Collector: Ability to profile a file during parsing
DVT-20315 Thread Dump Collector: Ability to generate thread dumps for files in build report tops
DVT-20581 Update WaveDrom package to v3.5.0
Bugfixes
DVT-19245 Disable Memory Monitor when using custom settings affecting the JVM garbage collection
24.1.10 (14 May 2024)
Enhancements
DVT-20457 Thread Dump Collector: Change the location for automatically generated thread dumps to .dvt/.profiling
DVT-20488 Filter out stdout libva warnings for Eclipse distros
DVT-20530 Improve display string for range specification in error messages
Bugfixes
DVT-20355 Memory Monitor: Problems wrongly reported in specific scenarios when the JVM -Xmx and -Xms argument values are different
DVT-20492 Compile Waivers: Waived build config problems are displayed in the Problems View in specific scenarios
DVT-20508 Compile Waivers: Waived build config errors should not be reported to the DVT Build Console
DVT-20509 Hyperlink not working for VHDL nested generate block referenced in Verilog hierarchical identifier
DVT-20514 Build Config: Do not trigger error for -xlrm module_xmr directive
DVT-20528 Build config: +dvt_set_directive_nof_args directive does not work for variadic arguments
24.1.8 (24 April 2024)
Bugfixes
DVT-20269 Chromium Browser: Sometimes the tool crashes when the GPU process cannot start
DVT-20271 False SELECT_NOT_ALLOWED errors for VHDL arrays used in SystemVerilog code for mixed-language projects
DVT-20390 In some cases, the default value of a parameter is not evaluated when the same module is instantiated both in Verilog and VHDL
DVT-20416 In specific scenarios early theming initialization causes a crash on startup
24.1.7 (9 April 2024)
Enhancements
DVT-20351 Forcibly terminate stuck JVMs after application is closed
DVT-20357 DVT CLI: Ability to start a launch configuration in debug mode
Bugfixes
DVT-17235 Priority is not taken into account for case sensitive user-defined task tags
DVT-17652 Print build configuration errors in the build console
DVT-20267 False errors after restore in predefined IEEE library
DVT-20295 Compile Waivers: Wrong path separator when displaying file paths in the “Create Waiver” dialog on Windows
DVT-20296 Compile Waivers: Can’t create .dvt/waivers.xml from the “Create Waiver” dialog on Windows
DVT-20323 NullPointerException is thrown when using +dvt_db_location directive in batch mode
DVT-20354 Design Breadcrumb: Navigating to a generic from Design Hierarchy members panel doesn’t update the navigation bar in specific scenarios
24.1.6 (27 March 2024)
Performance
DVT-20131 DVT CLI: Speed-up resource filters application
Enhancements
DVT-19953 Compile Waivers: Relative paths should not start with a slash character in the Create Waiver dialog drop-down
DVT-20256 License: Improved license management when encountering connectivity issues
Bugfixes
DVT-15764 Design Breadcrumb: Accurate updates when using “F3” shortcut on an instance
DVT-19072 Build auto-config: Timeout does not work in specific scenarios
DVT-20211 Compile Waivers: Ignore duplicate usages of the same waivers file in the build configuration
DVT-20305 Chromium Browser: Corrected typo in default arguments used on Linux
24.1.5 (13 March 2024)
Bugfixes
DVT-20101 Chromium Browser: In specific scenarios, when exiting Eclipse, the UI shuts down but the underlying process keeps running
DVT-20201 Code Formatting: Do not indent the “@formatter:on” pragma
DVT-20230 DVT CLI: Lazy Bring up Resources doesn’t work for projects with CPP nature
24.1.4 (28 February 2024)
CLEANUP - DVT-20073 License: Replaced the license events database with a capped human readable log
Bugfixes
DVT-18176 Build auto-config: In specific scenarios file paths get truncated
DVT-19034 Design Breadcrumb: No navigation bar when using the ‘Open Instance’ action on a drop-down element in Diagram Editors
DVT-19905 Compile Waivers: Specifying compile waivers files from outside the project using relative paths breaks build configuration parsing
DVT-19952 Compile Waivers: No hyperlink for compile waivers files specified in the build configuration using relative paths
DVT-20025 Sometimes hovering build configuration directives results in empty tooltip
DVT-20106 Compile Waivers: Specifying compile waivers files using undefined environment variables breaks build configuration parsing
DVT-20130 DVT Debugger: Breakpoints cannot be set
DVT-20148 Do not trigger incremental build for opened files before project restore
24.1.3 (13 February 2024)
Performance
DVT-20067 Improved UI responsiveness in sessions running for a long time
Enhancements
DVT-14487 License: Show the pop-up notification until it’s dismissed by the user or until a license is acquired
DVT-19032 License: Show client information (pid, user, host, hostid) in the log header
DVT-19753 Automatically generate thread dumps when incremental build takes longer than expected
DVT-19817 Report an Issue: Ability to select/deselect all attachments
DVT-19904 Quartus auto-config: Add support for QSYS_FILE option
Bugfixes
DVT-18729 Build config: Environment variables are not replaced for arguments of +dvt_db_location
DVT-19865 False TYPE_MISMATCH for entity with same name as character enum value
DVT-19993 Breadcrumb: “No elaborated design elements in file” wrongly shows up in specific scenarios
DVT-20014 Compile waivers: When located directly under the compilation root, waivers are not applied in batch mode
DVT-20033 dvt_plugin_installer.sh hangs when stdin is not a tty
DVT-20054 License: In specific scenarios, connectivity issues are not detected immediatly
DVT-20055 License: In specific scenarios, license server response delays can cause UI slowness
24.1.1 (18 January 2024)
Starting with the 24.1.1 major release our products are no longer compatible with old FlexLM license servers (<11.19).
HIGHLIGHTS
Note: Some of the highlights below were rolled-out in 23.#.# releases for early adopters.
Reduced memory footprint during elaboration
Simplified handling of projects containing large file system hierarchies by the ability to Lazy Bring up Resources
New bundled Chromium browser engine used by default on all operating systems
Ability to generate Bit Field Diagrams for VHDL records
Ability to visualize the Build Config Hierarchy
REMOVED
DVT-19867 License: Removed support for FlexLM tools and dvtlmd daemon versions <11.19
DVT-19908 Remove support for +dvt_disable_expr_eval_vhdl directive
Enhancements
DVT-14587 Ability to disable automatic compilation of non-top-files
DVT-17984 Support for setting a package as elaboration top
DVT-19684 Disable incremental compilation timeouts when non-blocking incremental build is enabled
DVT-19753 Automatically generate thread dumps when incremental build takes longer than expected and non-blocking incremental build is enabled
DVT-19815 Print reports generation time to verissimo.sh and dvt_build.sh output
DVT-19909 Non-blocking incremental build is enabled by default
Bugfixes
DVT-19825 Custom Dialog: Prevent infinite recursion when project contains circular symlinks
DVT-19847 Range attribute is not resolved for generics
DVT-19856 In specific scenarios +dvt_ext_map does not work
DVT-19863 Sometimes refresh is not done properly following a run configuration launch
23.2.30 (21 December 2023)
Bugfixes
DVT-19853 DVT CLI: Creating a project in an extremely large file system may trigger a second full build in specific scenarios
23.2.29 (13 December 2023)
Enhancements
DVT-18887 Code Formatting: Ability to place each parameter on a new line only if the number of parameters exceeds a certain value
DVT-19505 Performance Exploration: Ability to run on VHDL files
Bugfixes
DVT-18702 Build config: -L shared library search dir should only be interpreted in dvt.gcc and xcelium.xrun compatibility modes
DVT-19123 Outline View: No update when opening a file from the Search View
DVT-19423 Code Formatting: When more parameters per line is set, code gets merged with susequent single line comment in specific scenarios
DVT-19424 Code Formatting: When more parameters per line is set, maximum line width is exceeded in specific scenarios
DVT-19774 Compile Order View: Preserve build configuration order for argument files and +dvt_init invocations
DVT-19799 Chromium Browser: Sometimes a deadlock is preventing the JVM shutdown
23.2.28 (28 November 2023)
Bugfixes
DVT-19638 Quartus auto-config: New project wizard starts in an error state when pointed to a Quartus project
DVT-19749 Compile Waivers: “Create waiver” wrongly computes waiver file candidates when the project is not selected
DVT-19755 Quartus auto-config: qip files located outside project directory are not handled correctly
DVT-19759 The same function evaluation may have inconsistent results for instance parameters elaborated in parallel
DVT-19761 Quartus auto-config: Disable file sorting in the generated build configuration
23.2.27 (17 November 2023)
Bugfixes
DVT-19740 Compile Waivers: Can’t create new waiver from UI when DVT_USER_SETTINGS and DVT_COMMON_SETTINGS are not set
23.2.26 (14 November 2023)
Features
DVT-4730 New Compile Order view mode presenting the argument file inclusion tree and +dvt_init invocations
Enhancements
DVT-8420 Compile Waivers: Ability to select the waiver file when creating a new waiver from a problem
DVT-18305 & DVT-11641 Ability to specify compilation waiver files in the build configuration
DVT-19625 Quartus auto-config: Automatically locate the Quartus .qip files required for compilation of binary .ip files
DVT-19641 Quartus auto-config: Improve debugging capabilities
DVT-19713 Improve adaptive incremental elaboration when many designs are changed
Bugfixes
DVT-19517 Editor Notification: Changing the active build configuration file wrongly triggers the database out-of-sync notification
DVT-19572 Design Breadcrumb: Wrong updates when generating top module diagram in specific scenarios
DVT-19624 Quartus auto-config: Quartus Prime Pro 23.2 .qip format not recognized
DVT-19628 & DVT-19636 Chromium browser: In some configurations content is displayed in a new window instead of the application window
DVT-19640 Editor Notification: Changing the Design Hierarchy Top wrongly triggers the database out-of-sync notification
DVT-19688 Design Diagrams: Show Diagram action not working on unelaborated entity with architecture
DVT-19706 Chromium browser: Cannot open local files using the Eclipse Internal Browser View
23.2.25 (1 November 2023)
Performance
DVT-19219 Automatically disable word wrap in editors and Console View when content gets too large
Bugfixes
DVT-17562 Design Breadcrumb: Should be available while a build is in progress for another project
DVT-19283 DVT CLI: Improve performance for Lazy Bring up Resources with -include auto
DVT-19506 Filesystem Breadcrumb sometimes causes a StackOverflowError
23.2.24 (17 October 2023)
Bugfixes
DVT-19540 Editor Notification: Full elaboration to fix database out-of-sync triggers a full build instead
DVT-19542 Incorrect architecture binding label name shown in Design Hierarchy for instance resolved through VHDL configuration
DVT-19578 Editor Notification: Inaccurate message when too many files changed inhibit the incremental build
DVT-19582 Prevent memory leaks when closing diagrams
DVT-19587 Diagram timeout message might not be shown in certain conditions
DVT-19594 Editor Notification: Wrongly triggered when the project restore operation finishes successfully
23.2.23 (9 October 2023)
HIGHLIGHTS
Default license server requirements changed to FlexLM tools and dvtlmd daemon >=11.19
New bundled Chromium browser engine used by default on all operating systems
CLEANUP - DVT-19560 License: Default license server requirements changed to FlexLM tools and dvtlmd daemon >=11.19
Features
DVT-19507 New bundled Chromium browser engine used by default on all operating systems
Bugfixes
DVT-18427 Bit Field Diagrams: Sometimes zoom controls overlap with the diagrams
DVT-18800 Bit Field Diagrams: Sometimes toggle layout button does not work on Linux
DVT-18863 Bit Field Diagrams: The table is not visible on Windows
23.1.22 (22 September 2023)
Enhancements
DVT-15757 Code Formatting: Add vertical alignment pattern for record declarations
Bugfixes
DVT-19385 False ILLEGAL_CONSTRAINT error for non-composite types
DVT-19426 Inconsistent behavior when resolving relative paths with parent directory segments crossing a directory symlink during build config parsing and file parsing
23.1.20 (6 September 2023)
Features
DVT-12661 Code Formatting: Add preference to compact consecutive empty lines
Enhancements
DVT-18039 Editor Notification: Warn a full build need when more than 50 files got changed from the last compilation
Bugfixes
DVT-18131 Do not print carriage return after reporting problems in the Console View on Linux distros
DVT-19290 Cancelling a restore operation wrongly updates the Build Console
23.1.19 (25 August 2023)
Features
DVT-15678 Ability to show including file for filelists
Enhancements
DVT-18494 & DVT-18495 Editor Notification: Database out of sync notification should be present in diagram editors
DVT-19173 Memory Monitor: “Display Memory Warning” preference should only affect the warning pop-up
DVT-19174 Memory Monitor: Close the warning pop-up when reaching an error state
Bugfixes
DVT-14302 SIGNAL_NEVER_* errors are not reported for signals declared in block statements
DVT-17765 Code Formatting: Tab size preference change is not taken into account until platform restart
DVT-18801 Bit Field Diagrams: Ability to extract the table in a text format
DVT-19197 Inspect View is not updating when selecting a view nodes using the keyboard arrows
DVT-19230 Design Breadcrumb: Search in drop-down menu broken after previously searching for a nonexistent element
DVT-19271 dvt_os_information.sh does not work on Debian Linux due to non-portable uname command
23.1.18 (2 August 2023)
Performance
DVT-18954 & DVT-18296 Improve UX when double clicking on a parameter in the Design Hierarchy View Members Panel
Enhancements
DVT-16506 Specify preferences.ini and settings.json keys in Code Formatting documentation
Bugfixes
DVT-16977 Code Formatting: Wrong indentation of imbricated loops
DVT-17115 Editor Notification: Report active build configuration changes from files included with -f
DVT-19131 Build config: Multiple +dvt_skip_compile+not directives result in no files compiled
DVT-19140 Cancel ongoing incremental builds sometimes generates “Waiting operation” artefacts
DVT-19142 False UNDEFINED_SUBPROGRAM error for logical operators used on array of boolean
23.1.16 (18 July 2023)
Bugfixes
DVT-18416 The DVT-Settings project is continuously re-created when DVT_COMMON_SETTINGS points to a Windows UNC path
DVT-18797 Report an Issue: Cannot generate a report after cancelling a previous generation
DVT-19103 The Specador HTML generation process crashes after the preferences dialog is closed
23.1.15 (7 July 2023)
Enhancements
DVT-19061 Bit Field Diagrams: Add support for VHDL unconstrained types
DVT-19085 Bit Field Diagrams: Ability to see the full name of a field in the table on hover
Bugfixes
DVT-19020 Bit Field Diagrams: Fix the order of VHDL array elements in the table
DVT-19077 Support for evaluation of ceil and log2 functions defined in the VHDL 2002 ieee.MATH_REAL package
23.1.14 (22 June 2023)
Features
DVT-18696 Build config: Add support for questa.qrun compatibility mode
DVT-18884 Ability to cancel ongoing incremental builds when a new one is triggered
Bugfixes
DVT-18197 Outline View: Category and alphabetic sorting interfere with quick search results
DVT-19014 Symlinks in a DVT Project Template are not copied if the target cotains template identifiers
DVT-19015 Adding a symlink from a project template fails if the symlink target already exists in the target project
DVT-19038 An error is thrown when using Rename Port across the Design Hierarchy from right click menu
23.1.13 (7 June 2023)
Bugfixes
DVT-18980 Console View: Clicking on a hyperlink doesn’t work while the console is still updating
DVT-18988 False DUPLICATE_VARIABLE for extended identifier signals with same case-insensitive name
DVT-19005 Evaluate identifier list with initial value
DVT-19030 No short circuit logic when evaluating boolean logical and/or
DVT-19031 Incorrect evaluation of argument attributes with an array select prefix
DVT-19033 Design Breadcrumb: Navigating down the hierarchy in Diagram Editors makes the navigation bar disappear
23.1.12 (23 May 2023)
Enhancements
DVT-18983 Detect matches preceded/succeeded by “n” string when performing text searches with whole word activated
Bugfixes
DVT-17454 Incorrect string value override when using +dvt_defparam build config directive
DVT-18745 Throw semantic error for VHDL 2008 unary operators not supported in VHDL 1993/2002 syntax
DVT-18971 Show references in file wrongly shows all the usages from the project
23.1.11 (9 May 2023)
Features
DVT-18965 DVT CLI: Ability to create projects which allow bringing up file resources on demand
Enhancements
DVT-18433 DVT CLI: Ability to always include first level directories when filesystem check fails
DVT-18666 Build Console should report when a full build was canceled
DVT-18667 Editor Notification: Report database out of sync when a full build was cancelled
Bugfixes
DVT-18825 Editor Notification: Updating database for a project makes the notification disappear from all other opened projects
DVT-18901 False INVALID_ATTRIBUTE EVENT error for signal prefix of alias type
DVT-18902 False AMBIGUOUS_SUBPROGRAM error for NUMERIC_STD.TO_INTEGER predefined function
DVT-18906 Incorrect “Open Declaration” hyperlink when type has the same name with the enclosing package
DVT-18924 DVT CLI: -include auto should resolve symbolic links to the project
DVT-18925 DVT CLI: Creating a project with filters and custom name will rise an error
DVT-18960 DVT CLI: Creating a project from the full path of a symbolic link doesn’t resolve the link
23.1.10 (25 April 2023)
Enhancements
DVT-18721 Trigger warning for unconnected inout/output ports in component instantiation
DVT-18892 Promote MISSING_PORT_CONNECTION warning to error for input ports
Bugfixes
DVT-18904 In ius.irun/xcelium.xrun compatibility modes -v200x should enable VHDL-2008 support
23.1.9 (12 April 2023)
Enhancements
DVT-18699 New semantic error for self-reference in default value specification
DVT-18767 Memory Monitor: Avoid false warnings in small projects
Bugfixes
DVT-18764 Sometimes Smart Logs don’t get applied properly
23.1.8 (29 March 2023)
Performance
DVT-18581 Improve hyperlink performance in very large projects
Enhancements
DVT-18827 Bit Field Diagrams: Remove unnecessary arrow indicator in single lane mode
DVT-18828 Bit Field Diagrams: Legend items are cropped when zooming
Bugfixes
DVT-18730 False TYPE_MISMATCH for case-when identifier when it references both an enumeration literal and an entity
DVT-18743 Compile Order View: Inconsistent compile index between Compile Order and Console when having skipped files
DVT-18799 Bit Field Diagrams: Sometimes saving the diagram from Inspect View does not work
23.1.7 (15 March 2023)
Features
DVT-18368 Bit Field Diagrams: Add support for VHDL records
Bugfixes
DVT-18690 Cannot evaluate struct aggregate when formal part name differs by lower/upper case from record member name
DVT-18703 Schematic diagrams: Connections made via arrays of interface instances are not shown
DVT-18726 Memory Monitor: Sometimes the project name is wrongly displayed
DVT-18732 Design Breadcrumb: ‘Open Instance’ action is not working
DVT-18736 Block constructs wrongly highlighted as unelaborated
DVT-18737 Design Breadcrumb: Instances under generate blocks not showing up in drop-down menu
DVT-18756 Design Breadcrumb: ‘Reveal in Design Hierarchy’ action not working when triggered from the drop-down menu
DVT-18758 Design Breadcrumb: Wrong ‘Copy Hierarchy Path’ output when triggered from the drop-down menu
DVT-18765 Declare Signal Quick Fix: Wrong declaration when the last signal has a multi-line default value
23.1.6 (1 March 2023)
Enhancements
DVT-18724 The dvt_os_infomation.sh script should check that the coreutils timeout binary is available
Bugfixes
DVT-18276 On rare occasions, when using verbatim tooltips, the computing content message is not cleared
DVT-18657 False TYPE_MISMATCH error for enum type loop index used in case expression
DVT-18673 The project rebuild should not be launched when choosing “Cancel” option from the unsaved files wizard
DVT-18688 Report an Issue: Update e-mail validator to allow lengthy top level domains
DVT-18691 Avoid using timeout -k in dvt_os_information.sh because of compatibility issues with older Linux distros
DVT-18700 Wrong ‘Show instances’ label in DVT Views
23.1.5 (21 February 2023)
Enhancements
DVT-18271 Inspect View: Add a computing message when generating diagrams
Bugfixes
DVT-15324 False INVALID_ATTRIBUTE when chaining attribute accesses
DVT-18299 Compile Order View: View label is not updated when clearing the search box
DVT-18618 In rare circumstances the licenses is not checked-in when running in GUI mode
DVT-18637 WAVEDROM_FILE pragma does not work with full paths
DVT-18643 Natural Docs: StackOverflowException thrown when using bullet lists
23.1.4 (8 February 2023)
DEPRECATED - DVT-18604 License: Support for FlexLM tools and dvtlmd daemon <11.19 is deprecated and will be removed in future versions
Features
DVT-18605 License: New client implementation based on FlexLM 11.19 (disabled by default)
Enhancements
DVT-18582 Cannot evaluate attributes of non-enum scalar types
DVT-18585 Wrong formatting for definition lists with long strings for Natural Docs comment syntax
Bugfixes
DVT-18240 License: In some cases the license client leaks a large number of CLOSE_WAIT sockets due to a FlexLM bug
DVT-18304 DVT CLI: Apply user-specified resource filters before performing the filesystem check
DVT-18588 No UNELABORATED_PACKAGE warning triggered when multiple packages are named the same in different libraries
DVT-18603 License: In some cases when multiple license sources are set and no license is available, the license client is repeatedly queuing and dequeuing for a license
DVT-18609 Power format: Power domain elaboration doesn’t work for VHDL top entities
23.1.3 (31 January 2023)
Bugfixes
DVT-18573 Improve definition lists formatting for Natural Docs comment syntax
23.1.2 (25 January 2023)
Performance
DVT-18561 Improve performance of Open Declaration hyperlink
Enhancements
DVT-18488 Report an Issue: Ability to ‘Send’ or ‘Save as Zip’ without filling the issue description
DVT-18560 Add disable_browser option for dvt.sh and dvt_cli.sh
Bugfixes
DVT-18089 Report an Issue: ‘Save as Zip’ is disabled when the attached files size exceeds 25MB
DVT-18489 Report an Issue: ‘Add…’ button disappears when resizing the dialog
DVT-18558 Add timeout for SWT automatic configuration in dvt.sh and dvt_cli.sh
23.1.1 (19 January 2023)
HIGHLIGHTS
Note: Some of the highlights below were rolled-out in 22.1.# hotfix releases for early adopters.
Improved performance of parsing, incremental compilation, design elaboration, semantic checking, searching in structured views
Improved design elaboration tuning for scalability, including Debugging
Improved memory consumption of design elaboration, editors and structured views
New memory starvation handling mechanism
Improved profiling capabilities
10 new semantic checks
Improved parameter evaluation during design elaboration
Improved parameter value display in tooltips and Inspect View
New distros based on Eclipse 4.24 with support for aarch64
Performance
DVT-18519 Reduce memory footprint during elaboration
REMOVED
DVT-18516 Removed +dvt_enable_elaboration directive
Enhancements
DVT-17273 Ability to cancel DVT Resource Filters application
DVT-18453 Support evaluation of ‘POS attribute for enums
DVT-18487 Reduce memory footprint of elaborated design with many generates blocks
DVT-18518 New Init from SimLog timeout mechanism
DVT-18531 Improve Init from SimLog cancel mechanism
Bugfixes
DVT-17767 Sometimes user preferences are not applied in corrupted workspaces
DVT-17869 Types View: Wrong message is displayed when searching for non-existent members
DVT-18445 Wrong value for attribute of non-array scalar type
DVT-18459 False UNDECLARED_CONFIGURATION error for SystemVerilog configuration referenced in VHDL configuration
DVT-18460 False UNELABORATED_ENTITY warning after incremental adaptive elaboration of component instance in some cases
DVT-18480 Aggregate value not evaluated for record context with member constraints
DVT-18517 Init from SimLog: Extracted compilation arguments are truncated for lengthy inputs
DVT-18529 Ability to cancel the “Resource out of sync” dialog during search operation
22.1.39 (20 December 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-18468 Incorrect method evaluation during the elaboration of multiple tops in some cases
Enhancements
DVT-18175 Design Breadcrumb: Reveal in Design Hierarchy on a filtered node fails silently
22.1.38 (14 December 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-18064 & DVT-18015 Filesystem breadcrumb not updated when opening a search result
DVT-18350 & DVT-18351 False UNDEFINED_SUBPROGRAM error for user defined range type
DVT-18373 Wrong MISSING_CONSTRAINT when declaring multiple variables/signals with same datatype
Enhancements
DVT-18195 Support for evaluation of ceil and log2 functions defined in ieee.MATH_REAL package
DVT-18244 Add support for evaluation of predefined to_string functions
22.1.37 (6 December 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-18125 Sometimes pasting from clipboard freezes the application while waiting for the source application to send clipboard contents
22.1.36 (22 November 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-18352 False syntax error for empty bit string literal
DVT-18358 Missing UNELABORATED_MODULE warning after project restore
DVT-18359 Instance parameter values under generate blocks are not elaborated in some cases
Enhancements
DVT-18287 Change +dvt_elaboration_skip directives to exclude elaborated instances
DVT-18288 Add elaboration directives to black box instances
22.1.35 (17 November 2022)
Features
DVT-11769 Memory Monitor: Memory starvation handling mechanism
Bugfixes
DVT-18132 NullPointerException is thrown when undefined environment variables are used in +dvt_skip_compile
DVT-18151 False MISSING_CONSTRAINT for string variable inside record type
DVT-18322 False MISSING_CONSTRAINT when declaring variable of constrained record type
DVT-18326 False TYPE_MISMATCH when using attribute of an array select
22.1.34 (8 November 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-11381 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error for hierarchical argument access in subprogram call
DVT-18212 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER for enum value
DVT-18280 Package parameter value not computed when referencing another local parameter with package scope
22.1.32 (1 November 2022)
Performance
DVT-17481 Reduce memory needed during elaboration for design with many generates
Bugfixes
DVT-17800 False AMBIGUOUS_SUBPROGRAM when scope of declaration includes ambiguous functions in a context
DVT-18238 Inactive “Go through non-blocking assignment statements” trace preference incorrectly excludes signal assignments in VHDL processes
Enhancements
DVT-18264 Add dedicated build configuration directive for loop cutoff of function statements
22.1.31 (20 October 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-18150 False AMBIGUOUS_SUBPROGRAM for procedure followed by array select
DVT-18155 False TYPE_MISMATCH when using ‘RANGE attribute
DVT-18207 “Choose radix for parameter actual value” preference is hidden before full build
DVT-18211 DVT CLI: Ignored non-CPP project nature in CPP mixed language projects when the CDT plugin is unavailable
22.1.30 (11 October 2022)
REMOVED
DVT-18181 Removed Eclipse 4.19 distros
Bugfixes
DVT-18055 Custom Dialog widget enablers not working in Java 11 based distributions
DVT-18161 Do not throw SENSITIVITY_MISSING warning in scope inside local process function/procedure
DVT-18165 Custom Pragmas: Usages are searched for even when no pragma is defined
DVT-18171 Incorrect parameter value when assigned to a non-constant function
Enhancements
DVT-18172 dvt_elaboration_loop_block_cutoff should also limit for/while/repeat statements in function evaluations
22.1.28 (28 September 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-17576 Theme Engine: Generate branches background color does not take into account the editor theme
DVT-17578 Wrong OUT_OF_BOUNDS_SELECT error thrown in aggregate
DVT-17579 Wrong UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER when aliased object is an array select followed by member access
DVT-17584 Do not throw SENSITIVITY_MISSING inside function/procedure declared inside process
DVT-17775 False MISSING_CONSTRAINT when subtype is using open keyword
DVT-17968 Run Configurations ${selected_resource_loc} variable is not recognized for folders under DVT Auto-Linked
DVT-17971 External Builders: Sometimes Smart Logs don’t get applied on Eclipse 4.24
DVT-17974 False ASSIGNMENT_NON_BLOCKING warning in sequential always block with event control error
DVT-17995 “Copy hierarchy path segment separator” preference not taken into account when the action is triggered from the breadcrumb
DVT-18050 +dvt_editor_association_override directive doesn’t work on Eclipse 4.22 and 4.24
DVT-18109 The +dvt_set_directive_nof_args only works within the first +dvt_init section
DVT-18127 Thread Dump Collector: Fix broken zips caused by SIGINT signals
Enhancements
DVT-17409 Build config: -ccwarn directive should take one argument
DVT-17593 Build config: -denalipath directive should take one argument
DVT-17776 Build config: -dms_wreal_init directive should take one argument
DVT-17937 Build config: -max_always_prune should take one argument
22.1.27 (13 September 2022)
Performance
DVT-17444 Improve parameter text value computation for large arrays
Enhancements
DVT-17348 Sometimes numerous “widget not properly disposed” exceptions are logged
DVT-17893 Build config: Add predefined environment variable _XRUNROOT_ in xcelium.xrun compatibility mode
DVT-17938 Ability to customize the number of arguments for build config directives using +dvt_set_directive_nof_args
DVT-18042 Breadcrumb background is black on Windows in default DVT theme
22.1.26 (7 September 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-17922 Settings management doesn’t correctly merge keybindings
22.1.25 (30 August 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-14659 Elaboration support for a configuration used inside another configuration with instance paths relative to the first
DVT-17967 Types View: Wrong members for C/C++ language
DVT-17977 Wrong evaluation of concatenation with left hand type conversion
Enhancements
DVT-17860 Automatically compress generated thread dumps
DVT-17986 Add preference to automatically copy custom.css and custom.js file to documentation
22.1.24 (22 August 2022)
Features
DVT-17728 New distros based on Eclipse 4.24 and Java GraalVM 17
Bugfixes
DVT-17927 Show Diagram on a port whose name contains a capital letter wrongly generates the Connections Diagram
DVT-17936 NoSuchMethodError is thrown in Eclipse 4.24
22.1.23 (16 August 2022)
CLEANUP - DVT-17912 Do not show BuildCancelException after canceling the elaboration in some cases
Bugfixes
DVT-15227 Cannot use range attribute on constrained port in a loop generate
DVT-17316 Downgrade pre-installed IndentGuite plugin in Eclipse 4.11 distros
DVT-17648 & DVT-17946 Outline view: Enter does not jump to element
DVT-17848 DVT Generic Run Configurations do not obey global preference to ask before launch when project has errors
Enhancements
DVT-15941 Set a limit for the number of incrementally adaptive elaborated instances
DVT-16448 Update Git plugin to the latest version and add LFS support plugin in Eclipse 4.19 and 4.22 distros
DVT-17022 Update Python plugin in Eclipse 4.19 and 4.22 distros
DVT-17678 Add folding range for #region/#endregion block
DVT-17736 Add preferences for FSM Diagrams in Export HTML Documentation Dialog
DVT-17744 Ability to set the preferences for default generation of FSM Diagrams
DVT-17853 Show Diagram on a port in Ports View should generate a connection diagram
DVT-17924 Rename Switch Between Editor Parts command to Switch Between Active Editors and move it under Navigate category
DVT-17928 Switch to the latest build of Java 11 in Eclipse 4.19 and 4.22 distros
DVT-17929 Update Bash and YAML plugins in Eclipse 4.19 and 4.22 distros
DVT-17934 Improve recurrence detection for instances under generate block during elaboration
DVT-17935 Add option to configure the maximum recurrence depth for instances under generates
22.1.22 (2 August 2022)
Performance
DVT-17836 Improve search operation performance in the Compile Order View
DVT-17878 Slow incremental adaptive elaboration when changing package content referenced in many modules
Features
DVT-17808 Add option to specify elaboration liblist in the project build config file
Enhancements
DVT-12709 DVT CLI: Automatically add -include auto when the project directory contains a large number of resources
DVT-17428 Natural Docs definition list formatting in tooltips is not rendered correctly
DVT-17875 Support negative values for loop generate indices
Bugfixes
DVT-14925 Incorrect recurrence detected for instances of the same design but with different parameter values
DVT-17575 Support for non-value entity generics in elaboration
DVT-17834 Recurrence not detected at incremental elaboration
DVT-17881 OutOfBoundsException thrown when selecting from an unpacked array
22.1.21 (21 July 2022)
Enhancements
DVT-17801 Elaborate enum constants defined inside architecture
Bugfixes
DVT-17383 Show Usages: Refreshing changed files outside DVT takes forever when “Refresh on access” preference is activated
22.1.20 (11 July 2022)
Performance
DVT-17771 Slow search operation in Compile Order view for projects with CDT nature
Enhancements
DVT-17743 Perform automatic profiling of design elaboration after a configurable time threshold
Bugfixes
DVT-17766 Editor Notification sometimes leaves visual artefacts
DVT-17777 UNELABORATED_PACKAGE warnings are sometimes not properly triggered at incremental build in the currently edited file
22.1.19 (28 June 2022)
Enhancements
DVT-14954 Evaluate assignments where the LH side is hierarchical identifier
DVT-17703 Rename NO_GENERATE_BLOCK_EVAL value of elaboration control directive to EACH_GENERATE_BLOCK_ONCE
DVT-17704 Add option to not elaborate generate blocks
Bugfixes
DVT-17570 Incorrect INCOMPLETE_ARRAY_AGGREGATE error for array of records initialization
DVT-17668 External builder cannot be stopped from progress monitor
DVT-17695 Missing UNELABORATED_PACKAGE warning for imported package in unelaborated module
DVT-17711 Thread Dump Collector: +dvt_profile+ period should default to 500ms
22.1.18 (15 June 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-17671 False references in procedure calls for same named enum literals in a scope
22.1.17 (8 June 2022)
Enhancements
DVT-17655 Show top designs message in the Console View at the start of the elaboration
Bugfixes
DVT-17569 False AMBIGUOUS_EXPRESSION for function with optional argument
DVT-17635 Settings Management does not work properly under Windows
DVT-17665 Changes in DVT_COMMON_SETTINGS environment variable are not always reflected in the DVT-Settings project
22.1.16 (31 May 2022)
Performance
DVT-17381 Saving source files becomes slow when an external builder is defined
Enhancements
DVT-16914 Improve handling of out-of-sync source files when performing semantic search operations
Bugfixes
DVT-17043 Packages imported in unelaborated package are considered elaborated
DVT-17577 NullPointerException thrown in type conversion semantic check
DVT-17581 DVT CLI deadlock during Perforce association
DVT-17596 Opening external builders project property page should not modify the project description
DVT-17605 Search for references on enum literal definition does not work when another enum literal with the same name is defined in the enclosing scope
22.1.14 (17 May 2022)
Performance
DVT-17563 Improve performance of semantic checks in the unelaborated design
Bugfixes
DVT-17493 Incorrect UNELABORATED_MODULE warning after incremental elaboration for bound module
22.1.13 (9 May 2022)
DEPRECATED - DVT-17543 Deprecate dvt_elaboration_expression_operator_control build directive
Enhancements
DVT-17445 Rework parameter string values for vhdl arrays
DVT-17486 Build log/output should be consistent across tools
DVT-17492 Ability to skip elaboration of instances based on path pattern
DVT-17536 Change +dvt_elaboration_skip_modules directive to accept simple pattern
DVT-17554 Change dvt_disable_unelaborated_package_constants directive name to be in line with other similar directives
Bugfixes
DVT-17535 The “-sourcemap” argument does not work in dvt_sv_lint_gui.sh
22.1.12 (3 May 2022)
Enhancements
DVT-17263 Add support for procedure output argument update in evaluation
Bugfixes
DVT-17508 “SWT Resource not properly disposed” exception is thrown when triggering Diagram Magnifier
22.1.11 (18 April 2022)
CLEANUP - DVT-17451 Change predefined project ‘usb_sim_model’ library name to valid identifier
Enhancements
DVT-15518 Add support for to_stdulogicvector evaluation function in std_logic_1164
DVT-17424 Ability to search by any column in tree table views
22.1.10 (12 April 2022)
Enhancements
DVT-13591 Including other waiver files should take into account the position of the <include> tag
Bugfixes
DVT-16900 “Show Instances in the Design Hierarchy” hyperlink does not work for VHDL components
DVT-17452 Diagram generation fails when triggered on a component’s name
DVT-17461 ConcurrentModificationException thrown sometimes at elaboration in a mixed design when a component binds to module with implicit signals
DVT-17471 Do not show BuildCancelException after canceling the elaboration
DVT-17479 Replace globbing in scripts to workaround a shell bug preventing globbing in nested invocations
22.1.9 (30 March 2022)
Enhancements
DVT-17400 Lower the default tooltip size when the content cannot be measured efficiently
DVT-17402 Disable HTML tooltips for incompatible WebKit versions
DVT-17404 Ability to stop elaboration at a certain module or entity based on file path
22.1.8 (15 March 2022)
Performance
DVT-14716 Limit the number of task tags to improve performance
DVT-17135 Resource monitor should adapt scan speed to limit computational overhead
Features
DVT-17389 License: Add support for inline string license sources
DVT-17390 License: Add support for platform independent license source separator &
DVT-17391 License: Add support for using a local license by multiple applications at the same time under the same user
Enhancements
DVT-17355 Editor Notification: Improve project visibility look & feel when proposing resource filters
DVT-17373 Change dvt_elaboration_loop_block_cutoff directive to elaborate at most the number specified of loop instances
DVT-17392 License: Send to the license server the client PID instead of the unused and dummy display value
Bugfixes
DVT-17247 WaveDrom diagrams should be exported using UTF-8 encoding
DVT-17393 License: Fixed custom port support in local license sources
22.1.7 (2 March 2022)
Performance
DVT-17124 Improved memory usage for code folding
DVT-17297 Improved incremental performance for change in design element instantiated in multiple architectures
Bugfixes
DVT-17132 Sometimes collapsed code gets partially expanded without any user action
DVT-17313 FSM Diagrams: Diagram is not generated in some cases when a next variable is used
DVT-17341 Re-enable older TLS versions in JRE in order to support all third party plugins
22.1.6 (23 February 2022)
Performance
DVT-17284 Improve elaboration performance for instances with many port connections
REMOVED
DVT-17311 Removed distros based on Eclipse 4.21
Features
DVT-16865 & DVT-17261 Add new distro for Linux aarch64 based on Eclipse 4.22 (e422-linux_64_arm)
DVT-17309 Add new distro for MacOS aarch64 based on Eclipse 4.22 (e422-macos_64_arm)
DVT-17310 Add new distros based on Eclipse 4.22 with Java 17
DVT-17312 Ability to relocate $HOME/.dvt using DVT_USER_DIR environment variable
Enhancements
DVT-17298 Add option to speed up elaboration in some cases by allowing more working memory
Bugfixes
DVT-17266 Refactor Rename of function name does not affect end label
DVT-17277 Incorrect actual value for package constant after incrementally changing its value
DVT-17279 Package constant UNRESOLVED_PARAMETER_VALUE warning disappears after incremental elaboration
22.1.5 (16 February 2022)
Enhancements
DVT-17127 Specador: Improve look and feel of the Styling preferences page on Eclipse >= 4.11
Bugfixes
DVT-17138 Content filters not working for the Design Hierarchy Top selector
DVT-17185 Toolbar buttons cannot be re-enabled after disablement in custom DVT perspectives
DVT-17219 Missing vertical scrollbar in tooltips when content overflows
DVT-17232 DVT CLI should be able to include GIT repositories when there is no underlying project created in the workspace
22.1.4 (8 February 2022)
Performance
DVT-17170 Outline View: Prevent memory leaks when closing large files
Enhancements
DVT-14736 Show error details by default in the license log
DVT-17028 Improve elaboration tooltip for parameters with no actual value
DVT-17209 Show LM_PROJECT value in the license log
Bugfixes
DVT-17102 Sometimes Find and Replace dialog content is not highlighted
DVT-17181 No actual value displayed for changed parameter name after incremental adaptive elaboration
22.1.3 (31 January 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-17139 Syntax Coloring: Highlight in Code Templates specific editors might lead to UI hangs
DVT-17156 Syntax Coloring: Comments and strings are not properly colored in Code Templates specific editors
22.1.2 (26 January 2022)
Bugfixes
DVT-17001 Syntax Coloring is broken in compare editors
DVT-17045 Cancel build button is still active after full build has finished
DVT-17143 Editor full elaboration notification sometimes doesn’t appear for multiple changed instances in the same scope
DVT-17144 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error after adaptive incremental elaboration change to undeclared instance
DVT-17154 Some scripts are not working correctly when ANSI colors are always set for some system commands
22.1.1 (18 January 2022)
HIGHLIGHTS
Note: Some of the highlights below were rolled-out in 21.1.# hotfix releases for early adopters.
Improved performance of incremental compilation, design elaboration, semantic checking, show usages, rename refactoring, structured views, compare viewers
Improved UI responsiveness when using tooltips and hyperlinks
Improved UI performance when working with large files
Improved memory consumption when using diagrams, views, tooltips or opening many files
18 new semantic checks
Ability to Simulator Log-config
Improved Connect Instances Across the Design Hierarchy UI
New distros based on Eclipse 4.19 and 4.21
New elaboration engine is on by default - Ability to inspect computed parameters, constants and bit vector sizes in the design hierarchy view, inspect view or tooltips - Ability to Hyperlinks of design parameter - Improved multiple tops elaboration - Ability to specify top entity/configuration - Ability to see all specified tops at once in the Design Hierarchy View - Ability to see only Show Instances in the Design Hierarchy View of an entity in the design hierarchy view - Ability to reveal any Design Breadcrumb instance in the design hierarchy view - Improved Design Breadcrumb to support multiple designs in the same file - Improved accuracy of Design Diagrams - New Inactive generates code highlight for unelaborated generate blocks
Performance
DVT-16978 Throttle down DVT Resource Monitor scan speed
Features
DVT-2463 & DVT-8579 & DVT-13533 Show the actual value of a parameter in its tooltip and in the Inspect View
DVT-3876 & DVT-8191 Intelligent code collapse/coloring for conditional parameterized generate
DVT-10071 Ability to show instances of modules/entities from editor in the Design Hierarchy view
DVT-10891 Show values for computed constants
DVT-11312 & DVT-11384 Ability to specify VHDL top using -top/+nctop+
DVT-11783 Ability to show multiple tops in the Design Hierarchy View
DVT-14593 Trigger warning for unelaborated module/entity
DVT-14653 Show the actual value for an elaborated package constant
DVT-16742 Trigger warning for unelaborated package
DVT-17078 Changed default to true for the +dvt_enable_elaboration directive
Enhancements
DVT-2513 Show module parameters in Design Hierarchy Ports View
DVT-4773 Generate design diagram based on evaluated expressions in generate blocks
DVT-6020 The “Show Design Hierarchy” action should be aware of the current design breadcrumb
DVT-8936 & DVT-10066 Enhance multiple tops elaboration
DVT-10680 Design Hierarchy View: Ability to filter out instances of a specified type
DVT-11383 Trigger warning for generic that has no actual associated with it
DVT-12633 Trigger port errors between a component and its entity binding
DVT-12697 Design Breadcrumb should be cursor sensitive
DVT-13034 Trigger elaboration warning for component with no entity binding
DVT-13381 Trigger error when specifying an architecture with a different name than the block configuration
DVT-14012 Quick views should persist their size and location
DVT-14630 Add ability to see parameter writer based on the editor design breadcrumb
DVT-14704 Ability to control elaboration steps
DVT-14809 Incremental elaboration should be performed only on changed designs
DVT-14930 Hyperlinks: Ability to jump to the assignment of a parameter
DVT-15209 Elaborate newly added design one level on editor open
DVT-15430 Trace diagrams should show accurate loop generate instances
DVT-15500 Ability to see post config matches for design ports/parameters
DVT-15571 Design Breadcrumb: Select Instance Path for unelaborated generate blocks
DVT-16341 Editor notification bar should pop-up when full elaboration is recommended
DVT-16445 Add diagram preview for Connect Instances Refactoring
DVT-17079 Ability to stop the elaboration of a certain cell (i.e. module, entity) based on name
DVT-17082 Add option to configure the cut-off number for elaborated loop blocks
DVT-17083 Trigger elaboration warnings for defective loop blocks
DVT-17084 Trigger error for invalid liblist when elaborating an instance
DVT-17085 Trigger elaboration error for configuration top with invalid design
DVT-17087 Trigger elaboration error for duplicate tops
DVT-17092 Trigger elaboration warning for unresolved parameter expression
DVT-17093 Trigger elaboration warning for unresolved enum name expression
DVT-17095 Trigger error for open override of a parameter with no default value
DVT-17096 Trigger elaboration warning for unresolved constant expression
DVT-17097 Trigger error for incomplete array aggregate used as parameter value
DVT-17098 Trigger error for duplicate association in aggregate used as parameter value
DVT-17099 Trigger error for out of bounds value in aggregate passed as parameter value
Bugfixes
DVT-14810 Update Design Hierarchy view at incremental for generate condition change
DVT-14833 False UNDECLARED_TOP error for VHDL design (entity, configuration) in mixed project
DVT-15495 No MISSING_PORT_CONNECTION warning when instantiating Verilog module in VHDL
DVT-15709 Some hyperlinks on design elements are not working when the focus is set on another editor
DVT-16171 Elaboration triggered from the editor notification bar may freeze the GUI
DVT-16329 Subtype constraints are not evaluated when determining the type of a generic
DVT-16903 No references reported in SystemVerilog when searching for VHDL generics
DVT-16926 Projects created via DVT CLI should get selected in Project Explorer and Problems View
DVT-16990 Design diagrams: Show connections not working when breadcrumb is hidden
DVT-17117 Crash when saving diagrams on Eclipse >=4.15
DVT-17118 Sometimes Editor Notification mistakenly persists after full elaboration database update
21.1.53 (22 December 2021)
REMOVED
DVT-16932 Remove old Design Hierarchy View
Performance
DVT-16991 Slow incremental time when resolving a literal to an array of characters
Enhancements
DVT-17011 Diagrams: Add shortcut to reset magnifier zoom and size
DVT-17018 Diagrams: Add shortcut to fit diagram to canvas
Bugfixes
DVT-16870 Emacs+ Plug-in reports UI error
DVT-16952 Outline View cannot be used if you close it then reopen it
DVT-16999 The “Inspect” hyperlink from problem tooltip does not work when Inspect View is closed
21.1.52 (14 December 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-16721 Specador: Ability to generate documentation starting from any XML preference file
Bugfixes
DVT-16964 Editor Notification artefacts when horizontally scrolling the editor on Eclipse 4.6/4.7
DVT-16966 Profile directives specified in the build file should ignore the Open in Editor dialog option
DVT-16967 Report an Issue dialog hangs the UI if there is no Internet connection
21.1.51 (6 December 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16057 “The workspace tree is already locked” error sometimes pops-up at startup
DVT-16823 Writing in a newly opened file is blocked during build in Eclipse 4.19 and Eclipse 4.21
DVT-16847 Progress dialog displays wrong message during semantic search
DVT-16889 Specador: UML Diagrams should ignore the Content Filters indicator
DVT-16895 Specador: Font differences between diagrams generated in GUI vs Batch mode
DVT-16905 All views: Graphical artifacts when changing the active build configuration
DVT-16915 Sometimes Scope Breadcrumb causes StackOverflowException on Windows
DVT-16923 Illegal reflective access by ro.amiq.dvt.utils.DVTProcessRunner warning when using Java >8
DVT-16928 Manually triggered garbage collection causes Breadcrumb “SWT not properly disposed” exception
21.1.50 (23 November 2021)
Performance
DVT-7556 Custom Dialogs: Snapshot selection is slow for custom dialogs with many widgets
Features
DVT-13223 Diagrams: Ability to use a magnifier to locally zoom the diagram
Enhancements
DVT-16901 Add problem marker information in Inspect View
DVT-16902 Add “inspect” hyperlink in problem tooltip
21.1.49 (17 November 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16891 Recently added resource monitor breaks the license idle time functionality
21.1.48 (16 November 2021)
Performance
DVT-16300 Show usages: Improve performance when project files are out of sync
Features
DVT-15825 Automatically monitor growing number of resources in the workspace projects and pop-up a notification when performance may be affected
Bugfixes
DVT-16807 Rename refactoring with filename / javadoc updates might lead to overlapping code changes
DVT-16822 License status and progress bar are not on the right side of the bottom toolbar when starting DVT in a new workspace
DVT-16851 Theme Engine: Add support for YAML plugin
DVT-16867 Thread Dump Collector is not working with Java 11+
21.1.47 (8 November 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-16668 Tooltips: Ability to specify Natural Docs image locations
DVT-16816 Tooltips: Ability to embed images relatively to the source file from NaturalDocs comments
Bugfixes
DVT-16801 Diagrams: Sometimes multiple popup dialogs might get opened when pressing the corresponding toolbar button
DVT-16866 The patches for the Eclipse Platform are not applied
21.1.46 (2 November 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16757 Inconsistent members context menu behavior for Verification / Design Hierarchy Views
DVT-16788 Compile Order View: Search bar does not update the content if the view was minimized before
DVT-16802 Compile Order View: UI slowdown when updated during the first build of a project
21.1.45 (26 October 2021)
Performance
DVT-15747 Diagrams: Improve performance of embedded Inspect View updates
21.1.44 (19 October 2021)
Features
DVT-16759 New distros based on Eclipse 4.21 with Java 17
Enhancements
DVT-15815 Ability to embed WaveDrom description files within comments
Bugfixes
DVT-16196 Ability to recreate the project even if the .project file is corrupted
DVT-16673 Sometimes typing a path in the New Project Wizard is slow
DVT-16686 Sometimes “Restore is already in progress” pop-up appears when rebuilding
21.1.43 (11 October 2021)
Performance
DVT-16048 Improved performance of “replace all” in large files
Enhancements
DVT-1761 Create a predefined project with examples for Run Configurations, Code Factory templates, Custom Dialogs etc.
DVT-16709 Editor Notification: Change Toggle Details icons to expand/collapse
Bugfixes
DVT-16681 Compile Order View: Incremental changes are not reflected in the view
DVT-16702 Editor Notification: False database not up to date message if semantic checking takes longer than threshold
21.1.42 (4 October 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16582 Sometimes save cannot be completed when “Hide User Operation is waiting dialog” preference is set
21.1.41 (27 September 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-16098 Editor Notification: Ask for a full-build when changing the content of the active build config
Bugfixes
DVT-16288 Quick Types view shows “No matches found” instead of “All filtered by content filters”
DVT-16559 Ensure that DVT distro scripts run with POSIX mode disabled
DVT-16649 Compile Order view shows “All filtered by content filters” instead of “No matches found”
DVT-16652 Outline View shows “No matches found” instead of “All filtered by content filters”
DVT-16658 Editor Notification: Bad indentation when editor window is narrowed
DVT-16682 Quick Types View: NullPointerException thrown when content filters is enabled
21.1.40 (21 September 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16569 Types View shows “No matches found” instead of “All filtered by content filters”
21.1.39 (15 September 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-15410 Compile Order View: Add Go To Include action in the context menu
DVT-16400 Editor Notification: Display the full path of the reported files
21.1.38 (8 September 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-14072 Scope Breadcrumb: Add “Show Diagram” action
DVT-16441 Breadcrumb: Tooltips should be split on multiple lines if exceeding a threshold
DVT-16563 Add support for Quick Lazy Outline View
DVT-16585 Quick Outline View: Quick search should support type and go (enter)
Bugfixes
DVT-16140 Support for worklib library in xcelium.xrun compatibility mode
DVT-16611 Eclipse doesn’t start on MacOS due to missing permissions
21.1.36 (30 August 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-14364 Trigger NON_EXISTING package body error for instantiated package without a body
DVT-16496 Build report: Show total number of lines in project
DVT-16534 Trigger semantic error for illegal definition of protected type body inside package
DVT-16535 Trigger semantic error for non-existent protected type declaration inside package for corresponding protected type body
DVT-16539 Trigger MISSING_SUBPROGRAM_BODY warning for unimplemented subprograms in protected type body
Bugfixes
DVT-15902 Build report: Files compiled multiple times also show up multiple times in the top by nof lines
21.1.35 (16 August 2021)
Performance
DVT-11655 GUI freezes when there are too many annotations on one line
DVT-16411 Improve search performance in the Design Hierarchy View
Enhancements
DVT-16520 Trigger semantic error for unimplemented subprograms and protected types in package body
Bugfixes
DVT-16397 Filesystem Breadcrumb: Elements are sometimes not truncated after opening another file
DVT-16462 Filesystem Breadcrumb: Show/Hide actions only work in the currently visible editors
DVT-16488 Design Breadcrumb: StackOverflowError thrown for design recurrences
DVT-16529 Specador: Progress indicator does not account for comment processors
DVT-16530 viPlugin: Emulation mode does not work with split editors
21.1.34 (16 August 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-14285 Incorrect format part of VHDL port connection when module has multiple members with the same name but different letter case
DVT-15834 Design Breadcrumb: ‘No elab design element at cursor’ message shows up instead of ‘no elab design element in file’
DVT-16112 Build report console sometimes comes up empty
21.1.33 (9 August 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-10421 Trigger error for mismatched return statement in subprogram (e.g. empty return in function)
Bugfixes
DVT-16092 Content Filters indicator broken on Eclipse 4.19 distros
DVT-16451 Applying content filters does not refresh Types View members pane
DVT-16470 Sometimes the tooltip for build directives is empty
21.1.32 (3 August 2021)
Performance
DVT-16449 Improve performance of new name validation in Rename Wizard
Features
DVT-16445 Add diagram preview for Connect Instances Refactoring
Enhancements
DVT-14795 Inspect View: Ability to pin view content
DVT-15338 Redesigned Connect Instances Refactoring
DVT-16382 Editor Notification: Pop-up when build automatically is disabled
DVT-16401 Editor Notification: Display the operation kind performed when updating the database
DVT-16438 Scope Breadcrumb: Trim elements label exceeding 40 characters
DVT-16447 Inspect View: Ability to clone view
Bugfixes
DVT-15780 Removed ‘Stop Build’ button from non-build consoles
DVT-16437 Removed ‘Build Report’ button from non-build consoles
21.1.31 (27 July 2021)
REMOVED
DVT-16390 Removed support for +dvt_disable_checks deprecated values, i.e. UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER, CONTINUOUS_ASSIGNS, INSTANCES_AND_PORT_CONNECTIONS
Enhancements
DVT-15840 Trigger an error when an incorrect operator is used when assigning variables
DVT-16299 Improve preference page search
Bugfixes
DVT-15887 Design Diagrams: Stepping out of a block diagram generates a schematic diagram
DVT-16399 & DVT-16412 Design Diagrams: Filters cannot be set to “None” once enabled
DVT-16431 Missing hyperlinks for included/imported files while using the mouse
21.1.29 (12 July 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-16361 Filesystem Breadcrumb: Change separator to ‘/’
Bugfixes
DVT-15907 Tooltip hyperlinks don’t work with Eclipse distributions greater than 4.7
DVT-16346 Filesystem Breadcrumb: Dropdown menu shown elements threshold sometimes not working
DVT-16351 Filesystem Breadcrumb: Text is not properly visible on dark themes
21.1.28 (6 July 2021)
Performance
DVT-16204 Avoid UI freezes due to long tooltip content computation time
Features
DVT-16034 New filesystem explorer breadcrumb
Enhancements
DVT-15871 New editor notification bar presenting compilation database status
DVT-16337 Compile Order View: Ability to jump to the file selection using the return key
Bugfixes
DVT-16263 Error markers are sometimes misplaced when using +dvt_auto_link+false
21.1.26 (22 June 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16293 Specador: Design Diagram wizard page elements are disabled when design API is checked
21.1.25 (16 June 2021)
Performance
DVT-16251 Improve incremental build performance for unchanged touched files
DVT-16269 Incremental can sometimes be slow when too many editors are opened
DVT-16271 Improve Inspect View performance when navigating large files
Bugfixes
DVT-16273 Specador: Wizard adds empty entries in the navigation menu for unchecked API
21.1.23 (3 June 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16226 Specador: Wizard deletes attribute tags if external documentation paths contain environment variables
DVT-16237 Hardwire the shell used by distribution scripts to /bin/bash
21.1.22 (24 May 2021)
Performance
DVT-16172 Minimize memory consumption caused by empty browser tooltips
Bugfixes
DVT-16143 Specador: Wizard does not accept user defined menus defined in XML files
DVT-16173 Breadcrumb becomes unresponsive in currently opened editor after hierarchy updates
DVT-16203 NullPointerException thrown by the context menu for the top instance of a schematic diagram
21.1.21 (18 May 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16187 Broken rename file refactoring operation
DVT-16188 IllegalArgumentException thrown when closing DVT
21.1.20 (17 May 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-16175 Run Configurations: Improved error messages when resolution of ${dvt_cli} variable fails
Bugfixes
DVT-16163 UI hangs until end of build when stopping a thread dump collection with “Open in editor” option active
DVT-16176 UI hangs when displaying a large number of errors in the editor tooltip
DVT-16180 Scope Breadcrumb: Updates are triggered when moving the cursor on the same line
21.1.19 (10 May 2021)
Features
DVT-15905 Add a toolbar button to toggle Indent Guide
Bugfixes
DVT-16107 Unstable order of VHDL inits in auto-config when same file is part of multiple invocations
DVT-16111 Compile Order View: Show only files with errors does not update the counters
21.1.18 (28 April 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16110 DVT does not start under certain Windows 10 configurations
21.1.17 (26 April 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-16082 Quick Compile Order: Reveal the current file when opening the view
Bugfixes
DVT-9904 Unable to open Auto-Linked files with names containing the colon ‘:’ character
DVT-16085 Eclipse 4.19 crashes when storing passwords in native linux keyring
DVT-16088 NullPointerException is thrown while executing some commands due to a bug in a 3rd party command listener
21.1.16 (20 April 2021)
Features
DVT-16075 Update Git and Python plugins
21.1.15 (19 April 2021)
REMOVED
DVT-16074 Remove distros based on Eclipse 4.4.1 and 4.18
Features
DVT-16073 New distros based on Eclipse 4.19
Enhancements
DVT-15552 Filter out stdout “Glibc detected java … free(): invalid pointer” messages
DVT-16008 Restore the ability to install PERFORCE.2018 inside compatible distros
DVT-16021 Code Formatting: Add option to indent one parameter per line with the open parentheses on the same line as the parameter receiver
Bugfixes
DVT-15646 Validate GTK version before starting up DVT
DVT-15895 View element icons are sometimes not visible after platform startup
DVT-16035 Design Hierarchy View: Scroll to end of tree after search never ends
21.1.14 (13 April 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-16017 Semantic search: GUI freeze when checking for source files stored on slow file system and changed outside DVT
21.1.13 (5 April 2021)
Performance
DVT-16014 Quick Types View: Improve performance for quick search
Enhancements
DVT-15975 SWT automatic configuration excludes incompatible WebKit versions at startup
DVT-16012 Filter out stdout “REFRESH:preExec” messages
21.1.12 (30 March 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-3986 Provide an easy way to customize and filter the content of Outline view
DVT-6378 Outline View: Preserve expanded state after update
DVT-7134 Show indication in Outline View when some/all of the elements are filtered
DVT-12422 Switching between views and editor takes a lot of time for big files
DVT-12434 Outline view slows down opening large files
DVT-15340 Outline View: Ability to sort elements alphabetically or by definition when category sort is on
DVT-15978 Power Format: Add support for -testbench argument for set_design_top UPF command
DVT-15979 Outline View: Preserve selection after update
DVT-15980 Outline View: Expand/Collapse All should not be persistent
DVT-15981 Outline View: Ability to cancel an “Updating…” action
DVT-15982 Outline View: Keep selection in views after clearing the quick search bar
DVT-15983 Outline View: tree/table scroll state should be persistent across updates if possible
DVT-15984 Outline View: Improved ‘Expand All’ performance for trees beginning with no-children nodes
Bugfixes
DVT-15974 When tracing signals consider assignments inside generate block without local instances
21.1.9 (8 March 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-15878 Types View: Wrong message is displayed when searching for non-existent type
21.1.8 (1 March 2021)
Enhancements
DVT-15850 Misleading error message when launching run configuration in empty workspace
Bugfixes
DVT-15853 Sometimes license remained checked-out after the last project was deleted
DVT-15857 Sometimes editors remained open after the containing project was closed or deleted
21.1.7 (22 February 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-13908 Project Colors: Label background should be adjusted depending on the theme (dark / light)
21.1.6 (15 February 2021)
REMOVED
DVT-15826 Removed Eclipse 4.4.1, 4.6.3, 4.7,2 and 4.11 distros for Windows and MacOS
Performance
DVT-15811 Improve Compare Viewer performance on Eclipse 4.18
Feature - DVT-15564 Ability to configure the build of a project from simulator log
Enhancements
DVT-15792 Update WaveDrom package to v2.6.8
DVT-15810 Update Perforce plugin to version 2020.1
Bugfixes
DVT-15802 Custom Dialogs: Snapshot does not restore previous selections
DVT-15809 NullPointerException thrown when canceling the ‘Add File’ dialog within the Report Issue dialog
DVT-15835 Switch to AdoptOpenJDK 8 for Eclipse 4.11 distros to avoid crashes while doing thread-dumps
21.1.5 (5 February 2021)
Bugfixes
DVT-15796 Unexpected exception org/eclipse/ltk/core/refactoring/resource/DeleteResourceChange$1 thrown when deleting a project in Eclipse 4.18
21.1.4 (2 February 2021)
REMOVED
DVT-15772 Removed Collaborator 11 plugin from distros due to incompatibilities
DVT-15773 Removed Perforce 2015 plugin from distros
Performance
DVT-15478 Progress Monitor for “build automatically” makes the slows down the UI in some environments
Features
DVT-13441 Add YAML plugin in all distros
DVT-13735 Add JSON plugin in all distros
DVT-14570 Add EditorConfig plugin in all distros
DVT-15257 Pre-install IndentGuide plugin in all distros based on Eclipse 4.11 and 4.18
DVT-15258 New distros based on Eclipse 4.18
DVT-15403 Add Mylyn plug-in in all distros
Enhancements
DVT-14934 & DVT-15501 Update all distro plugins
DVT-15737 Use proper heap size when invoking java in scripts
DVT-15762 Switch to AdoptOpenJDK 11 for Eclipse 4.11 and 4.18 distros
DVT-15763 Switch to AdoptOpenJDK 8 for Eclipse 4.4.1, 4.6.3 and 4.7.2 distros
21.1.3 (25 January 2021)
Features
DVT-11532 Breadcrumb: Ability to use keyboard shortcuts to navigate the hierarchy
Enhancements
DVT-10954 Build config: Add xcelium.xrun compatibility mode
DVT-15666 Type checking not performed for unbound instance component port and generic map
DVT-15715 Improve message in build interrupted dialog when a file compile timeout is reached
Bugfixes
DVT-15484 Switching the active build config does not update the toolbar indicator when build automatically is disabled
DVT-15754 Elsif condition labels in FSM Diagrams are not computed correctly
21.1.2 (18 January 2021)
Performance
DVT-15727 Improve editor performance for files containing many annotations
DVT-15728 Selecting large templates in Code Templates View causes UI hangs
21.1.1 (11 January 2021)
HIGHLIGHTS
Note: Some of the highlights below were rolled-out in 20.1.# hotfix releases for early adopters.
Improved compilation performance
Improved build auto-config performance
Improved Show Usages performance and accuracy
Improved design elaboration accuracy for generate blocks and parameter values
30 new elaboration checks
Improved editor performance when working with large files
Improved semantic checking
Improved UI look and feel and dark theme support
Improved speed of Tooltips rendering
Redesigned Compile Order View for performance and usability
New Command Line Interface script for Windows
Improved JavaDoc and Natural Docs comment formatter
Improved support for hyperlinks in comments
Ability to auto-indent or fully format the code on paste
Performance
DVT-12783 Improve Types View performance
Features
DVT-15522 Add new +dvt_include_build build configuration directive
Enhancements
DVT-15667 Types View: Preserve expanded state after update
DVT-15668 Types View: Preserve selection after update
DVT-15669 Types View: Expand/collapse all should not be persistent across updates
DVT-15670 Types View: Ability to cancel view operations
DVT-15671 Types View: Keep selection in view after clearing the quick search bar
DVT-15672 Types View: Tree scroll state should be persistent across updates if possible
DVT-15673 Types View: Improved ‘Expand All’ performance for trees beginning with no-children nodes
DVT-15711 Quick Types View: Quick search should support type and go (enter)
DVT-15714 Ability to define a shortcut for ‘Jump to Assignment’ action
Bugfixes
DVT-15683 Formatting by external tool does not work
DVT-15686 Some of the flags supported by dvt.sh -options are not propagated correctly
DVT-15702 Build config: False error reported on -libmap_verbose directive
DVT-15704 Design Hierarchy View: Selection is not preserved when searched text is changed
DVT-15705 Types view: Wrong types number when Quick Types View is opened
20.1.44 (21 December 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-15652 Syntax Coloring: Improved large file performance in low memory conditions
20.1.43 (8 December 2020)
REMOVED
DVT-15661 Remove the Old Compile Order View
Bugfixes
DVT-15635 Sometimes the main application window becomes unresponsive when a dialog is about to appear or new dialogs are partially painted
20.1.42 (4 December 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-15612 Batch builder should not load .dvt/waivers.xml files automatically (they should be passed using -compile_waivers)
DVT-15618 NPE may be thrown when overwriting a predefined project after DVT restart
DVT-15621 Substitution does not work for build configuration files in certain scenarios
20.1.41 (20 November 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-15567 Add support for using +dvt_file_substitute with build configuration files
DVT-15575 When DVT_XXX_HOME variables are not set, fall back to known $DVT_HOME locations
20.1.40 (13 November 2020)
Performance
DVT-15469 Decrease tooltip rendering timeout to prevent UI slowdowns
Bugfixes
DVT-15351 VHDL auto-config should not split files belonging to the same library across multiple invocations
DVT-15363 VHDL auto-config does not correctly infer the order of multiple invocations
DVT-15455 Show usages should require refreshing and incremental compilation of out-of-sync source files
DVT-15486 StackOverflowError thrown when triggering some shortcuts (Eclipse 4.11)
DVT-15558 DVT CLI createProject fails for projects configured in ius.irun build compatibility mode
DVT-15563 No matches when re-running a previous search query after incremental build
20.1.39 (9 November 2020)
Performance
DVT-15534 Improve build auto-config scanning performance
Enhancements
DVT-15440 Improve build auto-config timeout handling
DVT-15535 DVT CLI: Automatically create a build configuration file with +dvt_init_auto when none was found
Bugfixes
DVT-15452 Sometimes the navigation history back/forward buttons don’t work
DVT-15536 DVT CLI: Build auto-config was done twice when -include auto was active
DVT-14734 DVT CLI: -include auto should work on projects configured with +dvt_init_auto
DVT-15546 Unable to use ${message_sl} patterns in user-defined external tool filters
DVT-15550 Scripts platform check doesn’t work for all 64-bit platforms
20.1.38 (30 October 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-14318 Filter out stderr dconf-WARNING messages
DVT-15530 Ability to use infinite license idle time by setting DVT_LICENSE_IDLE_TIME=0
Bugfixes
DVT-14787 XULRunner is causing a “too many open files” error when running on NFS home folders
DVT-15529 Rename across Design Hierarchy: Wrong preview diagram when applied on right hand side port/signal of port connection
20.1.37 (23 October 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-15329 Design Breadcrumb: Accurate updates when navigating from the Trace Connections View
20.1.36 (16 October 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-15459 Build config: -vlogcontrolrelax directive should take one argument
20.1.35 (8 October 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-15433 When searching for entity generic, report all usages of its corresponding component generic and vice versa
Bugfixes
DVT-15413 Text PD colors disappear after hovering over Design Breadcrumb
DVT-15424 Theme Engine: Entering the preference page applies the last selected theme, even if no changes were done
20.1.34 (2 October 2020)
Performance
DVT-15390 Apply +dvt_skip_compile+ directives to top files in early compilation stages for improved performance
Bugfixes
DVT-15393 Add Port Quick Fix: New port connection is added without separator
DVT-15396 Crashes when generating diagrams
DVT-15407 False AMBIGUOUS_SUBPROGRAM “/=” when left-hand side is an array aggregate
20.1.33 (28 September 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-11427 No error are triggered when modifying field/port type or function return type in the files where they are used
DVT-15379 Rename Refactoring Wizard: Once triggered, force preview remains persistent until the wizard is closed
DVT-15392 Add Port/Add Generic Quick Fix: When newly added port or generic is already connected but not exist, the connection is duplicated
20.1.32 (17 September 2020)
Features
DVT-15353 Positional Tooltips: Add support for generics in entity/component instantiations
Enhancements
DVT-15349 Add more info about potential matches in the Search View
DVT-15357 Improve semantic checking of record aggregates used in generic map connections
Bugfixes
DVT-14541 Design Hierarchy View: Current project color is not used for info label
DVT-15326 False TYPE_MISMATCH when using constants as formal parts in aggregates
DVT-15343 Power Format: Instance paths containing generate blocks are not recognized when using ‘.’ as separators
DVT-15372 Power Format: Incremental build is broken after a few changes in the power format files
20.1.31 (11 September 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-14566 Add support for generic parameters in HTML tooltips and comment hyperlinks
DVT-15267 Add support for double colon as segment path separator in hyperlinks
DVT-15270 Improve accuracy of element searching for hyperlinks in comments
DVT-15316 Closing a project should cancel an ongoing restore operation
Bugfixes
DVT-15330 Wrong label for “Show Instances” action triggered from the editor right click menu
DVT-15334 dvt.sh always exits with non-zero code
20.1.30 (3 September 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-13636 Content Assist: Increase the number of proposals from packages containing operator overrides
Bugfixes
DVT-15284 Design Diagrams: ‘Show Connections’ action does not work when selecting multiple connections
DVT-15291 Architecture name not taken into account in entity instantiation
DVT-15299 Compile Order: Auto-linked files are not opened as part of the current project
DVT-15300 False AMBIGUOUS_SUBPROGRAM error for TO_STDULOGICVECTOR function in VHDL 87 syntax
DVT-15303 False TYPE_MISMATCH for select on an overloaded array type from ieee.math_complex package
20.1.29 (28 August 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-15180 Code Formatting: Bring opening keyword for block statements to the same line even if the line ends in comment
DVT-15279 Build config: Add support for +xmtop build configuration directive
Bugfixes
DVT-10693 Build config: Elaboration-related directives specified outside any -makelib should be considered global
DVT-15286 When SWT automatic configuration is disabled a wrong configuration is set
20.1.28 (21 August 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-15245 StackOverflowError when declaring array type of itself
DVT-15266 Build config: -xprop directive should take one argument
20.1.27 (14 August 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-15205 Compile waivers: Add support to match problems by default-severity
DVT-15206 Compile waivers: Add support to waive all problems at once by disabling match message and path
Bugfixes
DVT-15188 Scope Breadcrumb: Inhibit updates while moving the cursor in a file
DVT-15194 Rebuilding project after deleting waivers file does not update problem to its original severity in batch mode
DVT-15220 Compile Order: Selection is not preserved after filter is cleared on mixed project
20.1.26 (30 July 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-13906 Allow any function to be quoted in a use clause
Bugfixes
DVT-14774 Resource filters dialog allow to filter elements inside a folder which exceeds the limits
DVT-15154 Add To Sensitivity List Quick Fix: Signal wrongly added in sensitivity list when previous signals contain array slice operations
20.1.24 (17 July 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-14405 FSM Diagrams: Display transition index label by default
DVT-14477 Design Diagrams: Add keyboard shortcut for “Show Connections” action
DVT-14598 Theme Engine: Change the default color of notifications
DVT-14670 Content Assist: Add different icons for components and entities when using auto-instance
DVT-14939 Add Port / Parameter Refactoring: Add support for escaped identifier warning when new name contains invalid characters
DVT-14965 Triggering a rebuild during restore should allow cancellation of an ongoing restore operation
Bugfixes
DVT-14450 Diagrams: Filters are not persisted when navigating using the Design Breadcrumb
DVT-14978 Waivers generated by +dvt_auto_snps_vip_waivers build config directive are not applied in batch mode
DVT-14979 +dvt_preprocess_translate_pragmas directive is not taken into account at full build in batch mode
20.1.22 (8 July 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-14938 Increase default timeout for grabbing output of external programs (e.g. irun location)
Bugfixes
DVT-14937 Design Hierarchy View is not updating after triggering it on a non design element
20.1.21 (2 July 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-14556 Show an info message when WaveDrom diagrams are not shown because they are larger than the configured threshold
Bugfixes
DVT-14863 Scope Breadcrumb: Filtered elements are no longer grayed-out after mouse hover on Eclipse 4.11
DVT-14885 Compare Viewer doesn’t work for git staged files
DVT-14914 Prevent HTML tooltip link action until the tooltip is focused to avoid crashes of WebKit rendering engine
20.1.20 (26 June 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-14400 FSM Diagrams: Ability to “Go To Source” from right click menu on a transition table entry
Bugfixes
DVT-14853 Sometimes the SWT automatic configuration timeout doesn’t work
20.1.17 (16 June 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-14758 DVT CLI: Some commands return before ending due to wrongly used net timeout
20.1.15 (4 June 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-14649 Organize non-standard checks into strict or not
20.1.14 (28 May 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-14698 dvt.sh / dvt_cli.sh -eclipse_args -pluginCustomization is not taken into account
20.1.13 (22 May 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-14690 Wavedrom diagrams are not showing up in Inspect View on Eclipse 4.11
20.1.12 (21 May 2020)
Performance
DVT-14668 Improve speed of HTML tooltips rendering
CLEANUP - DVT-14683 Theme Engine: Change tooltip color to white for all tooltips
Bugfixes
DVT-14558 Sometimes the HTML tooltips are not properly sized
DVT-14662 Wavedrom diagram flashes inside the Inspect View while editing
DVT-14667 Show Diagram action does not preserve the breadcrumb instance for components
DVT-14669 Design Hierarchy View: View is not updating when Ports View is hidden
DVT-14678 Semantic Search: Stopping current search query is not working when searching for declarations
20.1.11 (15 May 2020)
Performance
DVT-14640 Compile Order View: Improved ‘Expand All’ performance for trees beginning with no-children nodes
DVT-14651 Improve speed of JavaDoc and Natural Docs formatted tooltips
Enhancements
DVT-13619 Show warning when using an unresolved environment variable in compile waivers
DVT-14634 Compile Order View: Preserve expanded state after update
DVT-14635 Compile Order View: Preserve selection after update
DVT-14636 Compile Order View: Tree scroll state should be persistent across updates if possible
DVT-14637 Compile Order View: Expand/collapse all should not be persistent
DVT-14638 Compile Order View: Ability to cancel view operations
DVT-14639 Compile Order View: Keep selection in view after clearing the quick search bar
DVT-14641 Quick Compile Order View: Quick search should support type and go (enter)
Bugfixes
DVT-14624 Some Windows scripts don’t work when DVT_HOME contains spaces
DVT-14642 UI hangs for several seconds at start of full build for large projects
DVT-14644 Wrong instance type for module and entity with the same name in libraries with the same name
DVT-14647 Theme Engine: Filter boxes are not properly colored in Eclipse Dark Theme
20.1.10 (11 May 2020)
Performance
DVT-14625 Content Assist: Proposals are displayed slowly if they have big comments
Enhancements
DVT-12538 Add support for JavaDoc code tag in comments
DVT-14548 Theme Engine: Improve support for Eclipse dark themes
DVT-14596 Enhancements for JavaDoc and Natural Docs comment formatter
Bugfixes
DVT-8722 JavaDoc comment is not picked up correctly when using a blank line after @param
DVT-14551 Theme Engine: Blinking notification text is not visible in dark themes
DVT-14554 Theme Engine: Error messages when saving a custom dialog snapshot are not visible in dark themes
DVT-14573 Theme Engine: Call Hierarchy info label is not properly colored when using Project Colors on Eclipse 4.11
DVT-14576 Theme Engine: Info labels are not colored uniformly in all views when using Project Colors
DVT-14577 Sometimes the SWT automatic configuration fails for XULRunner in high load CPU scenario
DVT-14589 Tooltips do not work on an already opened file after DVT is restarted
DVT-14601 Design Breadcrumb: Hyperlinks on parameters should keep the current breadcrumb path
DVT-14609 Stop build from console button does not work for CLI-initiated builds
20.1.9 (30 April 2020)
Performance
DVT-14537 Design Hierarchy View: Improve ‘Collapse All’ action performance
Features
DVT-12679 DVT CLI: Add Command Line Interface script for Windows
DVT-14325 DVT CLI: Add -nostart flag to avoid starting a new Eclipse instance
Enhancements
DVT-4591 DVT CLI: Use the last workspace or $HOME/dvt_workspace if no workspace is specified
DVT-5502 DVT CLI: Add support for relative paths in createProject and importProject commands
DVT-14232 Use full path to system commands in Windows scripts to avoid issues when different tools replace the builtin commands
DVT-14488 DVT CLI: Ability to open a non-blocking dialog when using openCustomDialog command
Bugfixes
DVT-12198 DVT CLI: Killing a dvt_cli.sh -noexit using Ctrl+C does not kill the spawned Eclipse process
DVT-14483 Design Breadcrumb: Select Other Instance sometimes not updating the breadcrumb
DVT-14538 Theme Engine: “Restore Defaults” action does not change Eclipse Theme to classic on Linux
DVT-14555 Some arguments / preferences and internal settings are ignored when starting dvt.sh with -bg
DVT-14557 Autocomplete tooltips are showing internal ID’s instead of the correct information
DVT-14559 Design Breadcrumb: Add Copy Hierarchy Path action for elements in the dropdown menu
DVT-14560 Open Instance Hyperlink should be available only on design elements definition
DVT-14561 Open Instance Hyperlink should not remove the generate block elements from the Design Breadcrumb
20.1.7 (10 April 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-14490 Semantic search not working when full name of the searched element has more than two segments
20.1.6 (2 April 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-14337 Ability to auto-indent or fully format the code on paste
DVT-14461 Smart Logs: Use appropriate coloring in dark themes
Bugfixes
DVT-9088 Cursor losing position when calling Undo after formatting the code
DVT-14434 Theme Engine: Dark UI theme does not work on distros based on Eclipse 4.7 or lower when using GTK3
DVT-14479 False errors in the XML editor for compile waivers with multiple <include> tags and without any <waiver> tag
20.1.5 (27 March 2020)
Performance
DVT-14431 Improve Refactoring Diagram generation performance
Enhancements
DVT-14360 Hyperlinking in tooltips does not work when using XULRunner
DVT-14361 Tooltips are not properly resized on slower browsers
DVT-14424 Use smart log predefined filter coloring in conjunction with custom log_styles.xml
DVT-14425 Build Config: Add support for multiple tops specified with -top top1+top2+top3
DVT-14439 Add search hit for port/parameter connected through position
Bugfixes
DVT-14155 Add support for Xcelium -xmnote argument
DVT-14435 Invalid thread access triggered from Custom Pragmas
DVT-14453 Design Hierarchy View: Last nodes are not visible when using GTK3 on some Linux distros
20.1.4 (20 March 2020)
Performance
DVT-14366 Theme Engine: Improved the response time when switching between themes in the Themes preference page
Enhancements
DVT-12891 Custom Pragmas: Ability to change the color in the UI for pragmas defined through Settings Management
DVT-14340 Adjust the dark theme of WaveDrom Diagrams for better readability
Bugfixes
DVT-14385 Fixed possible deadlock while typing new name in Rename Wizard
DVT-14392 Theme Engine: Diagrams background is not in sync with the UI theme
DVT-14396 Design Breadcrumb not hidden on Diagram Editor reuse
DVT-14406 Generating Refactoring Diagram might freeze the UI if it contains many side effects
DVT-14408 Back in Diagram Editors removes breadcrumb after changing the diagram type
20.1.3 (9 March 2020)
Enhancements
DVT-14268 Rename refactoring should show a warning when there is already an element with the new name
Bugfixes
DVT-14087 An empty window remains opened after performing a refactoring operation that asks for read-only files handling
DVT-14349 Rename Port Across the Design Hierarchy does not stop at record element connections when triggered from a record port
DVT-14350 Rename Port Across the Design Hierarchy wizard shows wrong “potential matches found” warning after performing diff and diagram previews
DVT-14359 Arrow character in Refactoring Diagrams is not always visible
DVT-14365 False warnings issued by SWT automatic configuration
20.1.2 (28 February 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-14322 External Builders stopped working on Eclipse 4.11
20.1.1 (21 February 2020)
HIGHLIGHTS
Note: Some of the highlights below were rolled-out in 19.1.# hotfix releases for early adopters.
Redesigned Design Hierarchy View for speed and low memory consumption
New RTL refactoring: Rename Port Across the Design Hierarchy
New Finite-State Machine Diagrams in diagrams
New rich tooltips with Comments Formatting
Ability to Show Usages, Readers or Writers of a variable or port
Ability to define Favorite Searches
New Themes
Ability to automatically detect and use the best GTK version and browser engine combination on Linux
New distros based on Eclipse 4.11
Performance
DVT-10937 Design Hierarchy View: Improve performance and reduce memory footprint
Features
DVT-2725 Ability to rename a port across the design hierarchy
Enhancements
DVT-14286 Design Hierarchy View: Preserve tree scroll state after update
DVT-14288 Improved SWT automatic configuration to avoid unstable configurations
DVT-14289 Design Hierarchy View: Preserve tree selection after update
DVT-14290 Design Hierarchy View: Preserve tree expand state after update
DVT-14291 Design Hierarchy View: Do not preserve expand/collapse after update
DVT-14292 Design Hierarchy View: Ability to cancel view operations
DVT-14293 Design Hierarchy View: Preserve tree selection after clearing the quick search bar
Bugfixes
DVT-12982 Wrong hierarchy path determined for signal used in generate block when the last breadcrumb segment is the generate
DVT-14180 Can’t copy hierarchy path of a port when inside an instance
DVT-14181 When copying hierarchy in the Design Hierarchy Ports View, the path contains a dummy element
DVT-14246 DVT CLI: openCustomDialog command does not work without the optional -project argument
DVT-14263 Power Format: CPF set_instance command is not correctly resolved when changing the scope multiple times
DVT-14281 Refactoring status context previewers break in various plug-in combinations
19.1.50 (7 February 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-14222 False warnings issued by SWT automatic configuration
DVT-14225 Eclipse 4.7 freezes when working with folders with large file-system hierarchies
DVT-14227 Refined tooltip comment rendering when using JavaDoc and Natural Docs
19.1.49 (5 February 2020)
Features
DVT-9652 & DVT-12167 Automatically detect and use the best GTK version and Browser engine combination on Linux
DVT-14183 Ability to render comments using JavaDoc and Natural Docs in tooltips
Enhancements
DVT-13719 Render JavaDoc @link and @see tags in tooltips
DVT-14216 Filter out stdout GTK, GLib, etc. warnings for distros based on Eclipse 4.11
Bugfixes
DVT-13720 Comments in tooltip should not contain extra new lines
DVT-14217 Force Adwaita theme when starting in GTK3 even when UI Light theme is used
DVT-14218 User confirmation not required when opening large files from tooltips
19.1.48 (29 January 2020)
Performance
DVT-14147 Prevent memory leaks when closing editors
DVT-14156 Optimized notification animations
DVT-14173 Prevent memory leaks when creating / deleting many files and folders
DVT-14191 Prevent memory leaks due to auto-build notification
Enhancements
DVT-14131 Sort transitions in FSM Diagram table based on source order
DVT-14157 Ignore DVT_LICENSE_FILE containing multiple hard-wired “FLEXLM” strings
Bugfixes
DVT-13786 Code Formatting: Disabled formatting regions contribute to vertical alignment formatting
DVT-14140 NullPointerException thrown during semantic checking
DVT-14162 Code Formatting: Close paren is not properly aligned with open paren when using “Vertical align to open parenthesis”
DVT-14165 Code Formatting: Add whitespace after open paren/curly should take precedence over “Vertical align to open paren/curly”
DVT-14194 Scope Breadcrumb: Sometimes ‘null’ labels are displayed after rebuild
Enhancements
DVT-14146 Update JRE in distro to Amazon Corretto 8u242
19.1.47 (10 January 2020)
Performance
DVT-14128 Improve incremental build time
Enhancements
DVT-10990 Add support for Questa library modelsim_lib. See Questa Libraries Compilation
DVT-13623 Content Assist: Ability to insert function arguments as single/multi line
DVT-14129 Code Formatting: Add preference to unify vertical alignment of signal, constant and variable declarations
Bugfixes
DVT-13895 Code Formatting: Wrong indentation for component instantiation port map if the keyword ‘component’ is missing and other similar cases
DVT-14126 Breadcrumb: No update when editor is reused (navigating through search matches or reaching the user defined maximum number of opened editors)
19.1.46 (6 January 2020)
Bugfixes
DVT-14117 A superfluous rebuild pop-up is issued after restore for projects without DVT Auto-linked files
19.1.45 (24 December 2019)
Bugfixes
DVT-14109 DVT Auto-linked files are broken after project restore
DVT-14110 Project description is not properly cleaned when using env vars in DVT Auto-Linked roots in conjunction with +dvt_auto_link_using_links+false
19.1.44 (20 December 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-12460 Incremental compile timeout should take into account the number of changed files
DVT-13622 Content Assist: Add preference to skip inserting arguments with default values
DVT-14083 Scope Breadcrumb: Show generate block elements
DVT-14097 DVT CLI: Add new openPerspective command
Bugfixes
DVT-11996 Content Assist: Camel case proposals are not properly sorted
DVT-13873 Code Formatting: Wrong indentation for labeled “if … generate” with else branch
DVT-13919 Refactoring Rename: Incremental compilation not started when refactoring inside unsaved files
DVT-13921 Code Formatting: Wrong indentation of multiple constructs declared inside generate blocks
DVT-14069 Content Assist: UI hangs if proposal contains more than 1000 characters
DVT-14088 Theme Engine: Searched element is not visible in dark themes
DVT-14089 Code Factory “Set Input” action not working with no selected text
DVT-14091 Design Breadcrumb: Missing breadcrumb in diagrams generated using “Show Diagram” on an instance type
DVT-14092 Theme Engine: UI and editor background not in sync by default
DVT-14095 Design Breadcrumb: Missing breadcrumb in diagrams generated from views context menu
DVT-14101 HDL Diagrams: Wrong diagram generated when using “Show Diagram” on a entity declaration
19.1.43 (11 December 2019)
Features
DVT-14026 Ability to not serialize auto-linked file paths to .project using +dvt_auto_link_using_links+false build directive
19.1.42 (6 December 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-10311 Quick Fix: Update instance should preserve ports order
Bugfixes
DVT-13810 Inconsistent ordering of VHDL types in Types View
DVT-13890 Don’t allow launching a run configuration that contains ${dvt_dialog_prompt:non-blocking} with “Launch in background” unchecked
DVT-13989 Don’t show jump to assignment hyperlink on function variables
DVT-13990 Wrong comment type used in Inspect View first line for VHDL (// instead of –)
DVT-14032 Fixed “Synchronize UI theme color with editor background” checkbox in Themes preference page
DVT-14059 Non-SystemVerilog quick fixes stop working when Verissimo report is opened
DVT-14062 Design Breadcrumb: Hyperlinking on a port defined in the breadcrumb scope wrongly updates the input
19.1.41 (28 November 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-13958 Accept text selection with module/entity name for Code Factory Set Input
DVT-13961 Ability to set Code Factory input from any occurrence of the module/entity name
Bugfixes
DVT-13939 Possible memory leak after delta computation in auto-build notification
DVT-13945 Sometimes the diagram generation hangs on MacOS due to a JVM bug
DVT-13960 Windows dvt.bat script expects DVT_LICENSE_FILE to be FLEXLM when using FlexLM license servers
DVT-13971 Sometimes a NullPointerException is thrown when shutting down DVT
DVT-13972 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error for constant used in part select of module port
DVT-13974 Design Breadcrumb: Input should be validated before being set
DVT-13975 Trace Connections View is not cleaned when the project is closed
19.1.40 (12 November 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-13800 Improve VHDL auto-config scanning accuracy
DVT-13923 Improve wildcard pattern scanning by sorting paths
19.1.39 (7 November 2019)
Features
DVT-10838 Ability to show transitions table in finite-state machine diagrams
DVT-13911 Ability to switch between visible editor parts
Enhancements
DVT-13175 Pop-up important license related messages
Bugfixes
DVT-13773 Syntax Coloring: “@formatter: on/off” pragmas should be colored only when written in lowercase
DVT-13844 DVT hangs if project template contains a symlink to the parent directory
DVT-13896 Scope Breadcrumb: Copy Qualified Name right click action does not work
DVT-13901 “Add from Project Template” does not support symlinks
19.1.38 (31 October 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-13746 Ability to process *.qip files using +dvt_autoconfig_force_quartus directive
DVT-13843 File compile timeout dialog should suggest using +dvt_skip_compile in conjunction with +dvt_prepend_init
Bugfixes
DVT-12724 Build config: In ius.irun compatibility mode, trailing ‘+’ characters of directives are trimmed
DVT-13836 Wrong package usages reported in ‘use’ constructs when searching for a type with the same name
DVT-13845 Wrong type usages reported when searching for its enclosing package with the same name
DVT-13874 False REDUNDANT_OTHERS_CHOICE semantic warning because of incorrect number of expected case choices
DVT-13882 Breadcrumb: Fixed possible deadlock when saving a file with many dependencies
DVT-13888 Trigger syntax error for subprogram end label different from subprogram name
DVT-13889 Trigger syntax error for subprogram kind difference between ending and beginning
19.1.37 (25 October 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-13194 When Ctrl+Space is not set as Content Assist keyboard shortcut, display the active shortcut in a pop-up whenever opening a file
DVT-13376 WaveDrom: Ability to render embedded diagrams in tooltips
DVT-13798 Project templates: Ability to specify waivers for specific parameter names / files that should not be scanned from the template directory
DVT-13855 WaveDrom: Added support for dark theme
Bugfixes
DVT-7275 Keyboard shortcuts stop working after pressing “Switch Editor Emulation Mode” (re-focus is required)
DVT-8302 In Emacs mode, Content Assist (Alt + /) is overridden by Word Completion
DVT-12264 Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut stops working in Eclipse mode after switching to Emacs mode and back
DVT-13095 After switching to Emacs mode, the Content Assist command gets duplicated in the Keys preference page
DVT-13835 Sometimes the UI is not showing up when starting in a used workspace due to SWTErrors thrown by the browser component
DVT-13854 Ctrl+J incremental find keyboard shortcut not working
19.1.36 (21 October 2019)
Bugfixes
DVT-13837 Sometimes a BuildCancelException is thrown in the UI when the build is canceled
19.1.35 (18 October 2019)
Bugfixes
DVT-13337 Search View label reports “Element references” when searching for library
19.1.34 (11 October 2019)
REMOVED
DVT-13811 Removed support for old specador_preferences.xml versions (1 to 5)
Enhancements
DVT-13802 WaveDrom: Ability to use comments inside JSON
DVT-13808 Specador: Wizard should serialize only user-changed preferences
Bugfixes
DVT-13756 Settings Management: Specador project, user and common settings should be merged
DVT-13801 WaveDrom: Inspect View should show an error when diagram is not generated
DVT-13809 Specador: “Select All” button not working in diagrams wizard page
19.1.33 (4 October 2019)
CLEANUP - DVT-13757 Specador: Renamed dvt_export_html.xml to specador_preferences.xml
Features
DVT-8264 Ability to render WaveDrom Timing Diagrams (waveforms) in the Inspect View
Enhancements
DVT-13292 Code Formatting: Add a preference for disabling formatting lines threshold
DVT-13755 Specador: Add diagram preferences wizard page
DVT-13771 Do not trigger error for -cm_pragma build config directive
Bugfixes
DVT-13731 Build config: Trailing slash not removed from asymmetrically quoted strings (like \”string\”)
DVT-13766 False UNDECLARED_PACKAGE for packages compiled manually in IEEE library
DVT-13767 False errors due to wrong resolved type for aliased array
DVT-13770 Build Auto-Config: On Windows OS, user-specified files get compiled twice when the build file uses Linux separators
DVT-13772 Build config: Infinite loop when using -xlrm with incorrect compatibility mode
DVT-13787 Scope Breadcrumb: Switching to an element from another library/package wrongly updates the source breadcrumb
DVT-13794 Editor syntax coloring and line number are sometimes broken after using toggle block comment action
19.1.32 (20 September 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-13478 Quartus auto-config should print to the build console *.ip files referenced from *.qip files
DVT-13564 Ability to build recent changes from the “auto-build turned off” notification
DVT-13583 Do not trigger inter-file USAGE_BEFORE_DECLARATION errors when using build auto-configuration or wildcards
DVT-13704 Ability to manually specify *.qip files for the Quartus auto-config using +dvt_autoconfig_quartus_qip+<some_file>.qip
DVT-13753 Ability to specify scope of USAGE_BEFORE_DECLARATION checks using +dvt_usage_before_declaration_check+NONE|ALL|INVOCATION|FILE
Bugfixes
DVT-13567 ViPlugin: Trigger notification when editing read-only files
DVT-13644 Quartus auto-config does not handle correctly white-spaces in the compilation root
DVT-13697 Run Configuration shortcut image background is white if “-options disable_cairo” is set
DVT-13706 Jump to assignment breaks consistency of editor breadcrumb
DVT-13709 Semantic Search: No cross language matches found for SystemVerilog/VHDL elements
DVT-13712 Run Configuration shortcut image is not properly created on Windows
DVT-13736 Trace Connections View sometimes throws exceptions when opened from minimized state
DVT-13752 Debugger integration fails with “connection timeout”
19.1.31 (5 September 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-8535 Build Auto-Config: Ability to specify multiple scan roots
DVT-13044 Add support for -setenv build configuration directive
DVT-13698 “Show build log file content” console action should provide more details when the log file is not available
Bugfixes
DVT-13689 Support symlinks in Project Templates
DVT-13708 Selection in diagram does not trigger Inspect View in some cases
DVT-13714 Fixed missing API for dvt_build.sh custom report generator
19.1.30 (29 August 2019)
Performance
DVT-13674 Improved instance port connections checking time
DVT-13666 Improved Inspect View update time in diagrams for large files
Features
DVT-10979 Hyperlink should check file size and not open / warn if it is too big
DVT-13485 Ask for user confirmation when trying to open large files
Enhancements
DVT-7442 Ability to quickly open a file from the same folder with the current editor
DVT-11260 Ability to generate custom dvt_build.sh report
DVT-13663 Breadcrumb: Add preference to disable notifications
DVT-13671 Breadcrumb: Notifications should be displayed only when opening a file
DVT-13691 Add Port/Parameter Quick Fix: Add ability to change the port/parameter datatype and width
DVT-13692 Add Parameter/Generic Quick Fix: Add ability to change the parameter/generic default value
Bugfixes
DVT-13675 Build Auto-Config is broken when specifying +dvt_init_auto with additional top files outside the active build config file (using -f)
DVT-13681 Mixed language rename refactoring not working when triggered on VHDL element name from SV editor and vice-versa
DVT-13688 Mixed language rename refactoring misses replacement of VHDL element names in SV macro calls
DVT-13690 Add Port/Parameter Wizard: Port/Parameter name field should be read only when triggered from quick fix
DVT-13695 False UNDECLARED_PACKAGE ‘TEXTIO’ on Windows OS
19.1.29 (20 August 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-13655 Force Adwaita theme when starting in GTK3
DVT-13656 Set default colors for notifications, breadcrumb, filter boxes and tooltip
Bugfixes
DVT-13652 Unable to generate diagrams from the editor’s context menu
DVT-13653 UI slow-down when displaying huge flat trees with shallow depth
DVT-13659 Breadcrumb: Updates should be triggered only when the input changes
DVT-13660 Design Breadcrumb: Wrong computation for other instances of the current element
19.1.28 (14 August 2019)
Features
DVT-13597 Ability to specify editor associations using +dvt_editor_association_override build config directive
Bugfixes
DVT-12101 Build Auto-Config: Should not infer tops which are already specified within the +dvt_init_auto section
DVT-12895 Scope Breadcrumb: Wrong computation for elements inside a protected type
DVT-12994 Build Auto-Config: Avoid duplication of compiled tops in mixed-lang projects
DVT-13011 Build Auto-Config: Compilation ignores other files specified in default.build if no file is found during file-system scan
DVT-13586 Show warnings promoted to error in the Console View build log
DVT-13608 False error thrown for special unicode character U+FFFD used in a string literal
DVT-13617 Call stack is not available when debugging with certain Questa versions
DVT-13620 Syntax Coloring: Highlight does not work for files outside project
19.1.27 (2 August 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-11250 & DVT-12413 Report XML errors for compile waivers
Bugfixes
DVT-9287 Suppress irun.history file generation when irun is invoked at startup
DVT-11956 & DVT-13595 Settings Management: Keyboard shortcut deletion is not handled correctly
DVT-12749 Design Breadcrumb: Wrong breadcrumb shown when switching projects
DVT-13587 NullPointerException thrown on project restore when breadcrumb is active
DVT-13589 Breadcrumb: Resizing editor while breadcrumb is read-only forces a refresh
DVT-13590 Breadcrumb: Icons change their vertical position when resizing the editor
DVT-13592 Code Factory: “Create From Template” does not work in Windows
19.1.26 (26 July 2019)
Performance
DVT-12457 Improved Breadcrumb Navigation Bar performance
Enhancements
DVT-11261 Ability to see to how many problems a compile waiver was applied in the dvt_build.log file
DVT-12069 Ability to specify the icon path of a Run Configuration relative to the path of the .launch file
DVT-12674 Architectures, components and configurations are not shown in Types View
Bugfixes
DVT-13559 Do not throw USAGE_BEFORE_DECLARATION errors in non-top-files
DVT-13575 When trying to rename a labeled if/case/loop statement, the end label is not changed
DVT-13580 No error reported when if/case/loop start label is different from end label
DVT-13584 Run configuration’s generated icons contain graphical artifacts on newer JREs
19.1.25 (19 July 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-10871 Throw error when formal out port is connected to an expression and not a signal
DVT-11760 Show a visual indicator in the UI when automatic build for a project is turned off
DVT-13474 Extended support for attributes
Bugfixes
DVT-13507 Design Hierarchy View does not propose configurations when selecting a top
DVT-13555 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error in configuration rule for component instance with no port map and no generic map
DVT-13561 Console filters stopped working on Eclipse 4.11 due to API change
19.1.24 (11 July 2019)
Features
DVT-13444 DVT CLI: Add new rebuildProject command
Enhancements
DVT-11537 DVT CLI: openFile command should support multiple file arguments
DVT-12223 Improved support for external names
DVT-12553 Add a link in diagram editor preferences dialog to open workspace diagram preferences
DVT-13004 CDT Integration: Do not show anonymous elements in the Types View for typedef’d structs/enums/unions
DVT-13354 Ability to hide “User Operation is waiting” dialog (when saving a file during build/restore)
DVT-13484 Ability to show build auto-config scan progress in the Console View using +dvt_autoconfig_debug+SCAN
DVT-13481 Diagrams: Display the number of edges and nodes created until the diagram generation fails
Bugfixes
DVT-12847 DVT CLI: Invoking the dvt_cli.sh script right after closing DVT causes “did not respond to probe” errors
19.1.23 (4 July 2019)
Performance
DVT-13406 CDT Integration: Reduce the number of Codan checks enabled by default
DVT-13489 CDT Integration: Improve navigation performance in large C/C++ files when in scalability mode (patch for Eclipse 4.4.1, 4.6.3 and 4.7.2)
Features
DVT-13420 CDT Integration: New C/C++ Extended perspective
Enhancements
DVT-10416 CDT Integration: Ability to set the CDT file types using the +dvt_cdt_file_type_map build configuration directive
DVT-12558 CDT Integration: Add IEE std. sv_vpi_user.h, svdpi.h, vpi_compatibility.h, vpi_user.h to DVT predefined libs and use them in +dvt_init+dvt
DVT-13114 CDT Integration: Automatically set CDT file types for all source and header files detected in the scanning phase of a C/C++ project
DVT-13150 Ability to use random colors in diagram filters
DVT-13426 CDT Integration: Ability to specify when CDT Codan should run using +dvt_run_codan+FULL+INCR
Bugfixes
DVT-9241 CDT Integration: Hyperlink to #included file should always open the C Editor
DVT-13405 CDT Integration: Disable all CDT Codan launch triggers by default
DVT-13414 CDT Integration: Non-top C/C++ files are not excluded from indexing during the first build after project creation
DVT-13504 Paging through opened editors gets stuck in DVT build configuration editors
DVT-13483 No jump to assignment when the only assignment is from an hierarchical element up the design hierarchy
DVT-13505 ViPlugin: Fixed ExecutionException on Eclipse 4.11
19.1.22 (1 July 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-13409 Ability to customize GTK2 theme font in the new DVT Theme Engine
DVT-13482 Ability to customize all editor fonts in the new DVT Theme Engine
Bugfixes
DVT-11306 Loop parameter is resolved incorrectly when the expression contains ‘RANGE[(N)]’
DVT-12022 False error for array selects following an attribute call
DVT-13184 NotHandledException thrown when double clicking on commands from Quick Access bar
DVT-13457 Custom Pragmas preference page is unreadable in dark themes
DVT-13466 Syntax Coloring: Coloring is not updated when scrolling
19.1.21 (21 June 2019)
Performance
DVT-13425 Syntax Coloring: Syntax and semantic highlighting performance improvement
Enhancements
DVT-12835 Add support for jumping outside brackets
DVT-13416 Improve New Project Wizard look & feel
Bugfixes
DVT-9490 METHOD_CALL_ARGUMENTS errors are not cleaned at incremental for a method call in a different file
DVT-12965 CDT Integration: Ability to add C/C++ natures from New DVT Project Wizard
DVT-13113 CDT Integration: CDT GCC Built-in Compiler Settings command is not expanded correctly
DVT-13398 False UNDEFINED_SUBPROGRAM error due to missing “mod” function from package ieee.math_real
DVT-13407 DVT CLI: The “-include auto” flag should not hide project settings
DVT-13410 Design Breadcrumb: Back after a Show Connections Between action in Diagram Editors removes breadcrumb
DVT-13419 CDT Integration: C/C++ files are still indexed after being removed from default.build
DVT-13421 Missing enum item values when auto-completing an STD_(U)LOGIC context
DVT-13422 Different autocomplete proposals when moving cursor one space but not changing context
DVT-13424 CDT Integration: Sometimes Codan errors are not cleared by a full build
DVT-13427 Search View is not populated when “Pin the Search View” option is enabled
DVT-13436 Custom Pragmas: Selected color is not used in the editor
DVT-13448 Design Breadcrumb: Open Instance action should not be available on root elements
19.1.20 (7 June 2019)
Features
DVT-1838 Ability to see Show Usages, Readers or Writers of a variable or port
Performance
DVT-13388 Improve build performance for large projects
Enhancements
DVT-11335 Add support for Vivado XPM library to +dvt_init_xilinx configuration
Bugfixes
DVT-13329 Design Diagrams: Connections between two instances are sometimes not collapsed in the flow diagram
DVT-13331 Code factory: Built-in VHDL component template does not specify port direction
DVT-13385 False SUBTYPE_INDICATION error for variable alias reported at full build
DVT-13394 Design Diagrams: Breadcrumb / Step out not working in diagrams generated from the VHDL editor context menu
19.1.19 (4 June 2019)
Bugfixes
DVT-13389 DVT CLI issues “Unknown command” for all commands except createProject, openFile, compareFiles
19.1.18 (31 May 2019)
Features
DVT-7198 & DVT-11685 New DVT Theme Engine for editors and widgets based on Eclipse Color Themes plugin
DVT-8271 Add Theme Engine support for Python (PyDev plugin)
DVT-9705 Add preference to invert diagram colors
DVT-10084 Add Theme Engine support for LUA (LDT plugin)
DVT-12001 Add Theme Engine support for TCL (TCL DLTK plugin)
DVT-12541 Add Desert theme to Theme Engine
DVT-12948 New semantic check: Usage before declaration
DVT-13127 Add diff command to DVT CLI
DVT-13384 New ${dvt_sim_compile_file_list} run configuration variable
Enhancements
DVT-13379 Trigger errors in configurations
Bugfixes
DVT-11048 Do not restore when using CLI createProject command
DVT-11521 Relative paths inside makelib sections in files loaded using -F are not solved correctly
DVT-11640 Disable default Eclipse Font Zoom commands for Eclipse 4.6 (Neon) and newer
DVT-13060 Black on white background in Console View with Dark Theme when running a run configuration
DVT-13206 Add separated color preferences for notifications and filter boxes
DVT-13308 Wrong references for function arguments
DVT-13315 Syntax Coloring: Previewer in Preference Page does not get updated properly on Windows
DVT-13318 In ius.irun compatibility mode -cds_implicit_tmp_dir, -parseinfo, -bbox_create, -bbox_link directives are generating errors
DVT-13330 Elements in Trace Connections View turn black (unreadable in Dark Themes) when selecting “Show Path” for multiple ports
DVT-13332 Search for Instances: programs/interfaces instances are not reported in VHDL code
DVT-13370 Auto-instantiation throws error when module or entity is defined in a non-top file
19.1.17 (16 May 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-10683 Design Diagrams: Add keyboard shortcut for Open Declaration context menu action (F3)
Bugfixes
DVT-12119 False error when an alias to enumeration value has signature
DVT-13286 Trace Diagrams: Architecture port labels overlap with other port labels
DVT-13305 False error when aliased type is a variable of unknown type
19.1.15 (9 May 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-12745 Add new external tools variable ${dvt_path_to_signal_under_cursor}
DVT-13033 Add entity name in tooltip for elements declared inside its architectures
Bugfixes
DVT-1444 Node locked license doesn’t work when the bound network interface is down (fix for Linux)
DVT-13089 Custom Pragmas: Pragmas with first word bounded by non-alphanumeric characters are not collected properly
DVT-13278 False TYPE_MISMATCH semantic error when assigning a subtype_indication record element slice
DVT-13279 False UNDECLARED_SUBPROGRAM semantic error for logical operator between one-dimensional boolean arrays
DVT-13287 Fixed the support for directory license sources to scan for license files (*.lic)
DVT-13288 Sometimes an exception is thrown when a deleted file is still open in the editor
19.1.14 (6 May 2019)
Bugfixes
DVT-13275 Scripts warn about “unset GTK_IM_MODULE=1 not a valid identifier”
DVT-13276 SVN and GIT plugins can’t be installed using dvt_kit_installer.sh inside Eclipse 4.11 distros
19.1.13 (25 April 2019)
REMOVED
DVT-13259 Removed 32 bit Linux and Windows distros
Features
DVT-13230 Add new distros based on Eclipse 4.11
Enhancements
DVT-13232 Design Breadcrumb: Open Declaration hyperlink on a port should correctly track the instance path
Bugfixes
DVT-8753 Wrong jump to assignment to input port connections instead of assignment
DVT-13096 Wrong jump to assignment to inactive code
DVT-13257 Fixed sporadic JVM crashes appearing when files were changed outside DVT while being parsed
19.1.12 (19 April 2019)
Performance
DVT-12383 Compare Viewer is very slow on huge files
Bugfixes
DVT-13207 Design Breadcrumb: Computation forces Design Hierarchy View opening
DVT-13229 Incorrect expression for generate else branch label in Design Hierarchy view
19.1.10 (11 April 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-12379 Mark Occurrences should be case insensitive in VHDL
Bugfixes
DVT-11386 False DUPLICATE_ELEMENT errors for elements with the same name declared on different conditional generate branches
DVT-13192 Syntax Coloring: Preview pane in the Preference Page does not get updated properly
19.1.9 (5 April 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-13108 CDT Integration: Add predefined content filters for C/C++ system headers, PSS C headers and SystemC headers
DVT-13109 Add +dvt_skip_compile support for C/C++
DVT-13151 Custom Dialogs: <dvt:Container> enabler attribute should support Combo and Text widgets
Bugfixes
DVT-12825 Search View: Label always shows 0 matches when inspecting a previous search result from search history
DVT-13087 Search View: When inspecting previous search results, the active filters are not working
DVT-13119 Search View: Wrong number of matches are reported in file labels when content/category/quick search filters are applied
DVT-13146 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error for block name in multi-level block configuration
19.1.8 (28 March 2019)
Performance
DVT-13126 Improve incremental build time after removal of some unnecessary recompiled dependencies
DVT-13137 Improve build performance for large projects
Enhancements
DVT-13091 Breadcrumb: Focus first element which matches the search filtering
Bugfixes
DVT-13129 False SENSITIVITY_UNUSED semantic warning when signal is used in case item expression
DVT-13136 ArrayIndexOutOfBounds thrown by DLTK plugins when collecting task tags (patch for Eclipse 4.4.1, 4.6.3 and 4.7.2)
DVT-13141 Breadcrumb: Special characters should not be appended in quick search bar
19.1.6 (22 March 2019)
Performance
DVT-13070 Syntax Coloring: Improving Semantic Coloring performance for big files
Enhancements
DVT-12964 DVT CLI: Ability to get the path of the currently edited file
DVT-12970 ViPlugin: Ability to see the total number of matches when performing a search
DVT-13041 Breadcrumb: Ability to filter elements while navigating in the dropdown children list
DVT-13065 Disable “Show most recently used tabs on overflow” preference in DVT distros
DVT-13079 Prompt to refresh files which are out of sync when searching for instances
DVT-13083 Trace Connections: Ability to view sources and destinations as a list
Bugfixes
DVT-12774 Selecting a port in Design Hierarchy should jump to the connection port
DVT-13051 No search hits reported when inspecting previous “search for instances” results in search history
DVT-13055 No matches reported for elements usages in subprogram and package instantiation
DVT-13067 No match reported for subtype indication usage in alias declaration
DVT-13068 False matches reported in for loop when searching for ‘Integer’ predefined type
DVT-13069 Report potential matches for ambiguous function usages
DVT-13072 Add support for end line anchor “$” in Console Filters
DVT-13078 Custom defined console filter pattern displays wrong hyperlink position for indented message
DVT-13080 No search matches reported for out-of-sync files
DVT-13085 Show only files with errors in Compile Order view is not working for C/C++
DVT-13098 Quick Fix: Remove Unused Signal not working for signals declared in architectures
19.1.5 (14 March 2019)
Features
DVT-13028 Add new distros based on Eclipse 4.9
Enhancements
DVT-11534 Add ${selected_resource_line} variable to launch configurations
DVT-12494 Search View label should show the full name of the searched element
DVT-13030 CDT Integration: Ability to set and run DVT external builders on C/C++ only projects
DVT-13032 Project Templates: Add “year” predefined parameter
Bugfixes
DVT-12993 CDT Integration: Content Filters not working for element-text and for element-type=LINKAGE
DVT-13013 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error when instantiating a subprogram with generics
DVT-13015 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER when aliasing a subprogram instance
DVT-13016 Design Diagrams: “Show Connections Between” does not work between instance and internal gate
DVT-13020 Inconsistent open declaration hyperlink for generic parameters in function body/prototype
DVT-13021 Inconsistent reference hits for generic parameters in subprogram instantiations
19.1.4 (8 March 2019)
DVT-12971 Process connections through variables do not appear in schematic diagrams
Features
DVT-12799 Extract to variable refactoring in VHDL
Enhancements
DVT-12903 Breadcrumb: Use down arrow to access dropdown children list
DVT-12904 Scope Breadcrumb: Display entity instances in the navigation bar
DVT-12923 CDT Integration: Add support for cflags with whitespace separator (like -D NAME=value)
DVT-12972 DVT CLI: For the createProject command, demote non-existing -lang error to warning
Bugfixes
DVT-10288 Build config: -defineall directive does not define C preprocessing symbols
DVT-10816 Incorrect range specifier “downto”/”to” when instantiating an entity inside a module
DVT-12385 Breadcrumb: Drop-down menu search description is not visible
DVT-12858 Wrong place of declaration when declaring a variable from under <process>.<if block>
DVT-12911 Breadcrumb: Display tooltip for root elements
DVT-12966 CDT Integration: Sometimes source paths extracted from .so files contain are based in the build directory instead of the actual location
DVT-12973 Build config: Ability to specify mappings for file extensions containing the dot ‘.’ character
DVT-12980 CDT Integration: Compile Order View is not populated after enabling C/C++ Extended Language for a pre-19.1.1 mixed SV+C project
DVT-12985 Sometimes the Undo operation never ends if the modified file contains configurations
DVT-12995 ViPlugin: Visual-line-mode edit operations should not be allowed on read-only files
DVT-12997 Breadcrumb: Toggle button takes effect only on visible editors
19.1.3 (4 March 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-12827 ViPlugin: Add support for ‘G’ command to move to the endline while in visual block mode
Bugfixes
DVT-12798 ViPlugin: Abbreviations should not expand if the there is an alpha-numeric string before the abbreviation
DVT-12829 ViPlugin: Visual mode edit operations should not be allowed on read-only files
DVT-12894 ViPlugin: Copy paste in block visual mode should not add a new line at the end of each copied row
DVT-12963 Incorrect interpretation of expression as bit string literal
19.1.2 (28 February 2019)
Enhancements
DVT-12925 Add log4j.config in DVT distros to disable EGit stdout warnings
Bugfixes
DVT-12922 CDT Integration: The gcc scan is not triggered during the first build after creating a project via the DVT CLI
DVT-12926 Sometimes incremental build never ends after a project restore
DVT-12927 Stack overflow error thrown when declaring a signal of a circularly defined record type
DVT-12951 Force license status indicator on the right side of the status bar
19.1.1 (22 February 2019)
Starting with the 19.1.1 major release our products are no longer compatible with old FlexLM license servers (<11.14).
HIGHLIGHTS
Note: Some of the highlights below were rolled-out in 18.1.# hotfix releases for early adopters.
Faster references engine to speed-up search for usages, rename, and semantic search operations
Enhanced UPF/CPF editor functionality and power domain visualization including Supply Network Diagrams
Enhanced diagrams functionality. See Design Diagram Actions
New Scope Breadcrumb Navigation Bar in editors
Ability to define code regions with customizable editor behavior using Custom Pragmas
Enhanced C/C++ support including the ability to browse C/C++ elements in Types View, Macros View, and Compile Order View
REMOVED
DVT-3913 Removed support for DVT specific file licenses, migrated to FlexLM file licenses
DVT-12877 Removed support for FlexLM tools and daemon versions <11.14
DVT-12881 Removed support for +dvt_incremental_compile_mode build directive
DVT-12880 CDT Integration: Remove +dvt_gcc_link_system_headers build configuration directive
Performance
DVT-6507 Improve semantic search and rename refactoring performance
DVT-12845 Switched to G1 garbage collector in DVT distros
Features
DVT-6546 Queue on the license server when all licenses are in use
DVT-7325 CDT Integration: Show C/C++ files in the DVT Compile Order View
DVT-12106 CDT Integration: Ability to pass additional arguments to gcc while scanning the included files and to CDT project settings
DVT-12350 CDT Integration: Show C/C++ defines in the DVT Macros View
DVT-12567 CDT Integration: Exclude from CDT indexing the C/C++ files which are located within the project but not part of the DVT build configuration
DVT-12878 Added license status indicator in the status bar
DVT-12882 CDT Integration: Show C/C++ files in the DVT Compile Types View
DVT-12883 CDT Integration: Add built-in Content Filters for common libraries (C/C++ system headers, SystemC, PSS C)
Enhancements
DVT-2497 Ability to use DVT_LICENSE_FILE environment variable for FlexLM licenses
DVT-6472 Narrow the search scope when doing refactoring/references on local variables
DVT-7307 CDT Integration: Re-index C/C++ projects when DVT build is triggered
DVT-11944 Ability to show connections from the enclosing module to its sub-instances in flow diagrams
DVT-12694 CDT Integration: Ability to create a standalone C/C++ project using the DVT CLI
Enhancements
DVT-11534 Add ${selected_resource_line} variable to launch configurations
Bugfixes
DVT-12806 Design Diagrams: Ability to show Schematic Diagram from right click context menu on ports in the Design Hierarchy View ports pane
DVT-12831 No references reported in SystemVerilog .* port connections when searching for a port of a VHDL entity
DVT-12840 Design Diagrams: Ability to trigger “Show Sources”/”Show Destinations” on instances and logic gates
DVT-12857 Rename refactoring fails on SystemVerilog .* and implicit port connections when triggered from a VHDL entity port
DVT-12865 Design Diagrams: Ability to perform “Delete” action in Flow Diagrams
DVT-12867 Design Diagrams: “Step in”/”Step out” actions do not preserve diagram preferences and filters
DVT-12868 Design Diagrams: “Hide unconnected ports” and “Hide blocks without ports” do not work after performing diagram actions
DVT-12889 When searching for a package, wrong hit reported on instance with the same name
DVT-12890 Syntax Coloring: Incorrect color for Enumeration Literals in dark themes
DVT-12943 Searching for ‘work’ library reports false hits in ‘use work…’ blocks where “work” is resolved to other project library
18.1.50 (27 February 2019)
Bugfixes
DVT-12926 Sometimes incremental build never ends after a project restore
18.1.49 (21 February 2019)
Bugfixes
DVT-12887 ConcurrentModificationException thrown when scope breadcrumb updates during incremental compilation
18.1.47 (15 February 2019)
Bugfixes
DVT-12849 NullPointerException thrown when triggering content assist on cross-language port connection bind
18.1.45 (13 February 2019)
Performance
DVT-12838 Improve build performance by reducing time spent in RT (Resolve Types) step
Features
DVT-12834 Ability to generate build scripts from the active build configuration and user-provided templates using ${dvt_compile_script} variable
Enhancements
DVT-12487 Diagrams: Indicate which preference to tune if diagram generation fails due to timeout
DVT-12555 Design Diagrams: Ability to set the default diagram type: block, flow or schematic
Bugfixes
DVT-12323 False error reported when calling <pkg>.deallocate(<string acces>)
DVT-12779 Design Breadcrumb: Using “Back” button in Diagram Editors breaks the path displayed in the breadcrumb
DVT-12797 Design Diagrams: “Show Diagram” in the Trace Connections View opens a new editor after “Trace in New Diagram” action in schematic diagram
DVT-12805 Design Diagrams: Sometimes the “Go To Source” action on a logic block in a mixed language diagram opens the file in the wrong language
DVT-12807 Design Diagrams: “Back” button does not work properly after performing diagram actions
DVT-12813 Design Diagrams: “Show sources/destinations” does not show logic details when the preference is enabled
DVT-12814 Design Diagrams: “Select Instance” breadcrumb button does not update the diagram
DVT-12815 Design Diagrams: Sometimes an empty trace diagram is generated for trace paths
DVT-12816 Design Diagrams: Filter colors are not applied to connections in detailed logic blocks
DVT-12817 Design Diagrams: “Show Connections” action is not available when selecting both instances and logic blocks
DVT-12818 Design Diagrams: Actions that change the diagram top lead to inconsistent results (step out, show connections to a higher level in the design, etc)
18.1.43 (1 February 2019)
Performance
DVT-12773 Improved full build performance
Features
DVT-8022 New scope breadcrumb navigation bar replacing scope information in the status bar
DVT-8602 Ability to expand/collapse a module in Design Diagrams
DVT-9642 Ability to show sources/destinations for ports in Design Diagrams
DVT-12151 Power Format: Ability to generate Supply Network Diagram
DVT-12791 Power Format: Add supply ports information in HDL Diagrams
Enhancements
DVT-11347 Power Format: Add support for ‘set_design_top’ UPF command
DVT-11467 Ability to show connections for ports in Design Diagram
DVT-12765 Power Format: Trigger error when trying to refer an undefined power domain
DVT-12780 Trigger error for non-existing loop label in next and exit statements
DVT-12781 Trigger error for unexpected non-loop label in next and exit statements
DVT-12782 Trigger UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER for instance name and component type in architecture configuration_specification
DVT-12784 Show connections for instances and signals in Design Diagram should not pass through logic gates
Bugfixes
DVT-12623 Design Hierarchy View history drop-down should always show architecture name
DVT-12757 New DVT File -> Pick Template dialog does not work on Windows
DVT-12760 CLI importProject command closes other existing projects even when -close_others is not specified
DVT-12762 Add external tools filter for IUS UPF / CPF errors
DVT-12763 Content assist in Perforce unadded file triggers checkout warning
DVT-12778 Content assist does not propose aliases to procedures
18.1.42 (15 January 2019)
Performance
DVT-12756 Improve memory footprint for environments containing large designs
Features
DVT-7508 Ability to copy full hierarchy path of a wire from the Editor and Design Hierarchy View
DVT-12726 Update all distro plugins to the latest version
Enhancements
DVT-12676 Ability to change the separator when copying the hierarchical path of an instance or signal
DVT-12746 Add new external tools variable ${dvt_clipboard} which solves to the clipboard contents
DVT-12753 Avoid unnecessary Design Hierarchy View updates on incremental compilation
Bugfixes
DVT-12725 Downgrade Perforce plugin to version 2018.1 to avoid NullPointerException
DVT-12744 Wrong icon in the Trace Connections view for an architecture without traced signals
DVT-12759 Semantic highlight broken when using toggle comment or replace all in a file
18.1.41 (13 December 2018)
Features
DVT-12677 Add “Create component” code template to factory defaults
DVT-12678 Code factory: Ability to use custom templates
DVT-12239 Ability to define Custom Pragmas with customizable editor behavior: folding, background color, “read-only” visual indication when edited
Enhancements
DVT-12635 Syntax Coloring: Add separate semantic highlight categories for VHDL constants and enums
Bugfixes
DVT-12143 Semantic highlight is broken after refactoring operations which touch inactive open editors
DVT-12324 False error reported on ‘use <lib>.<pkg>.<type unit>’
DVT-12622 Wrong tooltip on entity with same name as library
DVT-12691 Opening files with dvt.bat on Windows doesn’t work
DVT-12695 Sometimes NullPointerException is thrown after full build
18.1.40 (7 December 2018)
Features
DVT-11589 Add new “Show Instances” hyperlink action to see all instances of a Verilog/VHDL design element
DVT-12497 Add new “Open instance” hyperlink action to jump from a module/entity to its instance (in the current breadcrumb navigation bar context)
Enhancements
DVT-12326 DVT CLI: Ability to create resource filters that match symlinks using -exclude|include flags
Bugfixes
DVT-4776 +dvt_auto_link_root+ should take into account the environment variables defined through +dvt_setenv+
DVT-12445 Breadcrumb Navigation Bar and Design Hierarchy View open a normal SystemVerilog Editor instead of a PVerilog Editor when the element is in a generated file
DVT-12486 Predefined Content Filters for Xilinx libraries don’t work on Windows for DVT_XILINX_HOME paths containing lowercase device letter
DVT-12585 No hyperlink on elements declared in SystemVerilog and instantiated in VHDL
DVT-12599 Xilinx Auto-config should force questa.vcom compatibility mode
DVT-12601 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER for aliases to subtypes
DVT-12611 Breadcrumb: NullPointerException when changing project nature
DVT-12613 Trace drive and load does not go through buffer ports
DVT-12621 False errors for loop parameters under generate blocks
DVT-12636 Breadcrumb: Enforce GUI update when changing project nature
18.1.39 (29 November 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-12408 Breadcrumb: When using -options disable_cairo the breadcrumb buttons’ background is black
DVT-12495 No search results when re-running a previous search query after full build
DVT-12586 Sometimes Project Templates history is not recording previous parameter values
DVT-12589 Separate errors from warnings when limiting the number of problems of a certain kind in a particular file
18.1.38 (19 November 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-12575 CDT method completion is slowed down (patch for CDT 9.2.1, 9.4.3, Eclipse Bug 534189)
DVT-12576 java.lang.NoSuchMethodError thrown in multiple UI components on Eclipse Luna 4.4.1 distros
18.1.37 (15 November 2018)
Performance
DVT-12565 Breadcrumb: Hyperlinks slow down due to Select Instances computation
Enhancements
DVT-10103 Project colors: Color background instead of foreground by default
DVT-12561 Add deprecated license daemon notice
Bugfixes
DVT-9349 CDT Integration: Sometimes CDT hangs due to an improper DVT listener
DVT-12064 CDT Integration: DVT CDT Builder does not run for a project created via the DVT CLI
DVT-12104 CDT Integration: Remove the language specification argument from gcc invocation when scanning the C/C++ included files
DVT-12548 Breadcrumb: Background color of icons changes when changing any color preference
DVT-12566 Build config: In ius.irun mode all extension mappings should be taken into account for each top file
18.1.36 (9 November 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-12108 Ability to change hyperlink color
DVT-12191 Build config: New +dvt_skip_directive which allows skipping any subsequent build config directive
Bugfixes
DVT-12496 Semantic error markers disappear when checking out files using Cliosoft SOS revision control system
DVT-12508 CDT Integration: Sometimes source paths extracted from .so files contain an additional whitespace
DVT-12515 Syntax Coloring: Coloring is sometimes broken after non-alphanumeric characters
DVT-12523 Multiple UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER for alias declaration
18.1.35 (2 November 2018)
Performance
DVT-12456 Local license client takes a long time to respond leading to UI freezes
DVT-12480 Fixed memory leaks when opening large files
Enhancements
DVT-12493 Add support for Find Next/Prev actions in the Console View
Bugfixes
DVT-7155 Variables set via +dvt_setenv are not expanded in compile waivers “path” attributes
DVT-12361 Variables set via +dvt_setenv are not expanded in compile waivers tags
DVT-12400 Search View: Scope information is missing for cross-language hits
DVT-12416 DVT CLI: createProject -include auto:<threshold> should not affect the .dvt folder
DVT-12429 Breadcrumb: False no design elements in file if they are defined in other non-design element
DVT-12472 False TYPE_MISMATCH error thrown for conditional variable assignment with an aggregate
DVT-12473 Stack Overflow when using range attribute from a shadowed identifier
DVT-12478 False MISSING_CONSTRAINT and TYPE_MISMATCH errors due to ‘range attribute
18.1.34 (25 October 2018)
Performance
DVT-12443 Improved build time performance when TCL plugin performs checks on non-script files
DVT-12449 Opening a relative path from the embedded terminal might be slow on large projects
Features
DVT-12442 Added dvt_cli.sh -svn flag to createProject and importProject commands for automatically associating a project with the Subversive SVN plugin
Enhancements
DVT-12355 Open path under cursor from embedded terminal using Ctrl + click instead of double click
DVT-12437 Add “Copy Workspace Path” command to quickly copy to clipboard the path to the DVT workspace directory
Bugfixes
DVT-12415 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error for cross-language signal path that contains a VHDL configuration instantiation
DVT-12414 False TYPE_MISMATCH semantic error for aggregate used to initialize multi dimensional array
18.1.32 (12 October 2018)
REMOVED
DVT-12371 Removed “Show in Local Terminal -> Terminal” context menu action overlapping “Open Terminal Here” action
Performance
DVT-12382 Quick Search in Search View is very slow for projects shared over a slow revision control connection
Features
DVT-2991 Add Bash Editor plugin to DVT distribution
DVT-5511 & DVT-6201 & DVT-11928 Ability to use some DVT generic features without having a DVT project opened by setting a license force checkout system variable
DVT-11853 Add Gerrit Code Review plugin to DVT distros (except for Eclipse 4.4.1)
DVT-12234 Add Collaborator (v11) plugin to DVT distros
Enhancements
DVT-5475 DVT CLI should use by default the Java network client implementation
DVT-10714 Build Config: +dvt_setenv+ should not trigger warning on left hand operand in appends
DVT-11983 Power Format: Add support for predefined HDL API
DVT-12007 Build Config: Do not trigger error for -xlrm uniq_prior_final directive
DVT-12354 Semantic Search (Ctrl+H) should open the appropriate search page regardless of the file extension
DVT-12369 Update all distro plugins to the latest version
Bugfixes
DVT-11289 Create waiver from a problem whose message contains newlines fails on Windows
DVT-11939 Bult-in Xilinx Content Filters should also apply to the Design Hierarchy View top selector
DVT-11949 Downgrade Pydev (Python) plugin to version 5.2.0 for Eclipse 4.4.1 distros to avoid incompatibilities
DVT-12250 Content Filters throws NullPointerException when view-set is not specified in the XML file
DVT-12257 Update package_instantiation, alias, subprogram_instantiation icons
DVT-12259 False AMBIGUOUS_EXPRESSION error for conditional statements
DVT-12365 False UNDEFINED_SUBPROGRAM for subprograms with very similar argument types
DVT-12368 ViPlugin: Undo checkpoints are not created when moving the cursor between edits
DVT-12393 Fixed java.lang.NoSuchMethodError while using Breadcrumb context menu in Eclipse 4.4 distros
18.1.31 (2 October 2018)
Performance
DVT-12338 Rename refactoring dialog: Reduce new name sanity checks time
Enhancements
DVT-11828 Rename refactoring dialog: Show a warning when the new name is a keyword
DVT-12334 Rename refactoring dialog: Refactored element name is too cluttered
DVT-12336 Rename refactoring dialog: Automatically select all text in new name input box
Bugfixes
DVT-12023 False DUPLICATE_NAME error thrown for two functions with same argument type name, but different enclosing package
DVT-12194 Syntax coloring: Non-alphanumeric characters in Build Config Editor comments are not colored with grey
DVT-12319 Breadcrumb: NullPointerException when clicking on an instance of an undeclared module which is inside a generate
DVT-12321 Build config: False error reported on the argument of -cdn_vip_root directive
DVT-12327 Folding is broken for files with more than 15k lines
18.1.30 (25 September 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-12233 Syntax Coloring: Ability to customize the color of hyperlinks in comments
DVT-12293 Trigger error for unconstrained types used in declarations
DVT-12294 Trigger error for type mismatches in index constraints
DVT-12295 Trigger error for specifying a constraint on an already constrained type
DVT-12296 Trigger error for specifying a constraint on a non-composite type
Bugfixes
DVT-9023 Debugger integration doesn’t work with Questa 10.5 or later
DVT-12279 Syntax Coloring: Whitespaces must be marked with gray color when “Show Whitespace Characters” is enabled
DVT-12306 DVT CLI: createProject -force should not preserve opened auto-linked files which are not compiled any more
DVT-12318 Disk space check on save should verify the drive where a file is saved instead of the workspace
18.1.29 (13 September 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-12238 Preference to enable disk full check on editor save action
Bugfixes
DVT-12178 Wrong name for searched elements in Search View
DVT-12220 Selecting a port of an instance in the Design Hierarchy view should trigger a breadcrumb change
DVT-12247 Breadcrumb: Selecting a bind from a breadcrumb element children throws an exception
DVT-12255 Non-top file is not incrementally compiled on open if Outline View is not focused
DVT-12263 Exceptions thrown when closing a cloned editor with files containing macros
18.1.28 (6 September 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-9756 Design Hierarchy View and Verification Hierarchy View showing ‘No data’ instead of default input message when not populated
DVT-12170 Breadcrumb: Specific instance path is lost when cloning or splitting the editor
DVT-12182 Power Format: Enabling UPF/CPF on a project should not require the TCL plugin to be installed
DVT-12190 Breadcrumb: Updates are not working if Design Hierarchy View is not open
DVT-12226 Breadcrumb: Changing instance with Select Instance Button does not keep the correct path after switch to other editors
DVT-12237 Check for disk full doesn’t run periodically
DVT-11298 UNDECLARED_LIBRARY semantic error for ‘VITAL2000’ from SIMPRIM Xilinx library compilation
18.1.27 (30 August 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-12217 Breadcrumb: Add background color preference
Bugfixes
DVT-7482 Layers View buttons are not visible until resize of view
DVT-11254 Breadcrumb: Graphical artifacts for dark theme background
DVT-12163 Breadcrumb: Clicking the arrow to see the children of a design element doesn’t work for generate blocks with multiple branches
DVT-12183 Breadcrumb: Path is not correctly computed for generate blocks with multiple branches
DVT-12205 False TYPE_MISMATCH error when element association in array aggregate is of the array type
DVT-12213 DVT CLI: Using -include auto fails because path to JRE is not computed correctly
DVT-12214 Breadcrumb: ‘Select Instance’ button is not disabled when the instance’s design is not declared
DVT-12215 Sometimes the hyperlink on component generic is not working
DVT-12218 Sometimes a trace signal operation freezes after a Design Hierarchy view update is performed
DVT-12222 Prevent NullPointerException during project restore
18.1.26 (27 August 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-11612 Show aliases, package, function and procedure instances in the Outline View
DVT-12162 Throw error when a variable is used as left hand side of a signal assignment
DVT-12185 Clean-up element types used in Content Filters and Outline View filters
Bugfixes
DVT-9940 Wrong tooltip in package body for same named type declaration in corresponding package declaration
DVT-10460 False build config error in ius.irun mode: -R takes another directive -nclibdirname as argument
DVT-10830 Code Factory “Create Testbench” should initialize the clock signal
DVT-11353 Build config: False error for the ‘-spectre_args’ directive that receives another directive as argument
DVT-11611 False SIGNAL_NEVER_USED semantic warning when signal is used under an alias
DVT-11663 DVT CLI openFile command on a file inside a project should refresh the file’s parent directory
DVT-12169 Prevent false errors being reported when auto-config times out
DVT-12203 Diagram engine doesn’t take into account port labels when computing node size
18.1.25 (9 August 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-9971 Check that physical types have an integer base type
DVT-12130 Ability to switch to schematic from a “Show Connections Between” action in a flow diagram
Bugfixes
DVT-11793 False AMBIGUOUS_SUBPROGRAM when using bit string literal as operand
DVT-12131 Double click in editor on a number does not select it
18.1.24 (3 August 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-12018 DVT CLI: Ability to automatically create resource filters at project creation time, based on the build configuration
DVT-12126 Replaced menu action “Show Connections Between Targets” with “Show Connections Around” on signals in schematic diagrams
Bugfixes
DVT-11974 Debugger Integration: When VCS compilation and simulation are done from different working dirs, source lookup fails for relative paths
DVT-12020 False error when case expression is a loop parameter
DVT-12021 False error for an identifier that resolves both to a function and a variable
DVT-12032 False ILLEGAL_TYPE_REFERENCE error when identifier name is both a function and an enum
DVT-12042 Automatically insert single proposal does not work for Code Template proposals
DVT-12124 False DUPLICATE_NAME error thrown when PSL VUnit name is the same with the associated entity
DVT-12127 Unexpected NullPointerException after Incremental Build in a VHDL + PSL project
DVT-12129 NullPointerException thrown in Annotations preference page when it contains annotations with no labels (patch for Eclipse 4.4.1, 4.6.3 and 4.7.2)
18.1.23 (26 July 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-4414 Ability to configure the maximum number of lines in file and maximum number of matches for Mark Occurrences
DVT-7578 Autocomplete for overloaded generic subprograms adds arguments from the first implementation
DVT-9884 Trigger semantic error for non-existing type mark in function signature
DVT-11613 Show subroutine arguments in content assist proposal when under an alias
Bugfixes
DVT-11989 No duplicate error thrown for subprograms with same signature but different generics
DVT-12076 Build Config: Unmatched single quote errors are not reported
18.1.22 (20 July 2018)
Performance
DVT-11982 Improve the performance of problems management in projects with large filesystem hierarchies
Features
DVT-11422 Ability to show only sources and destinations for a specific signal in HDL diagrams
Enhancements
DVT-11164 DVT CLI: Add support for listCompiledFiles on VHDL projects
DVT-11979 Show compile indices as part of the file info for any Inspect View input
Bugfixes
DVT-12014 Search View should not trim the tabs of every hit line content
DVT-12015 Formatting fails for VHDL Extended Identifiers
DVT-12019 False error for bit string literals containing hyphens
DVT-12043 Escape special XML characters when creating a compile waiver from an existing marker
18.1.21 (6 July 2018)
Features
DVT-3985 Ability to open files from embedded terminal using double click
Enhancements
DVT-10797 Inspect View: Show compile syntax when selecting a file
DVT-10991 DVT CLI: openFile command should support relative paths
DVT-11740 Ability to reverse arrow key controls in diagrams
Bugfixes
DVT-11966 Do not trigger error for -cover <spec> build config directive
18.1.20 (28 June 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-11858 ViPlugin: Show warning when searching for non-existing word
DVT-11862 ViPlugin: Add “hls” command as shortcut for “highlightsearch”
DVT-11958 Add -close_others option to dvt_cli.sh importProject and createProject to close all open projects
Bugfixes
DVT-11856 ViPlugin: Adding a character in the middle of the searched word in command line moves cursor to the end of the word
DVT-11860 ViPlugin: Searching with regular expressions highlights wrong number of characters
DVT-11863 ViPlugin: Visual block mode must start with a selection of size 1
DVT-11864 ViPlugin: In visual mode, the last character on a line cannot be selected without the newline
18.1.19 (21 June 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-11936 Diagram filter “show” rules for instances should also make parents visible
Bugfixes
DVT-9939 Content Assist: Do not show enum items proposals on enum dot access
DVT-11920 Show Connections Between diagram action does not work for pairs of child and parent instances
DVT-11926 Unexpected exception when accessing DVT -> Icons preference page
DVT-11938 Trace signal action not working when triggered from the Design Hierarchy view when the top of the hierarchy is a particular instance
DVT-11950 Fixed java.lang.NoSuchMethodError while using Project Colors in Eclipse 4.4 distros
18.1.18 (15 June 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-11925 DVT specific eclipse.ini is missing from Linux and Windows Eclipse 4.6 and 4.7 distros
18.1.17 (14 June 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-11901 Design diagram filters ignore port direction
DVT-11903 DVT specific eclipse.ini is missing from MacOS Eclipse 4.6 and 4.7 distros
DVT-11904 Wrong eclipse.ini path specified in the error message of MacOS Eclipse 4.6 and 4.7 installations
DVT-11906 Debugger integration: Error while importing breakpoints from simulator when the file is a symbolic link to the workspace file
DVT-11909 Apply Increase/Decrease Editor Font Size to all editors
18.1.16 (31 May 2018)
Performance
DVT-11855 Reduce memory footprint caused by function overload resolution
Enhancements
DVT-11305 Improve semantic analysis of function calls followed by array selects
DVT-11714 Support for generic package data types when tracing signals and in design diagrams
Bugfixes
DVT-10294 Sometimes autocomplete may show and insert proposals for a prefix shorter than the one typed
DVT-11716 Syntax Coloring: Libraries and packages are not always colored as type
DVT-11799 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error when accessing a record element through an array select alias
DVT-11803 Incorrect resolved type when slicing an array with a range attribute
DVT-11804 False AMBIGUOUS_SUBPROGRAM caused by use clause inside a procedure
DVT-11805 False UNDEFINED_SUBPROGRAM for concatenation with an array aggregate
DVT-11807 Custom Dialogs need platform restart after ParseException caused by misplaced layoutData attribute
DVT-11808 Switching the active build configuration leads to memory leaks
DVT-11811 False error when using a function with the same name as other predefined alias/function
DVT-11813 Color handle leaks in viPlugin leading to “No more handles” error
DVT-11814 Image handle leaks in editors leading to “No more handles” error
DVT-11822 Incorrect loop parameter variable type when the loop’s discrete range is defined by a range attribute
DVT-11829 Syntax Coloring: The colors are not updated when opening search results from different files
DVT-11830 Code Folding: Folding positions are not updated when opening search results from different files
18.1.15 (17 May 2018)
Performance
DVT-11477 Improve Positional Tooltips performance
Features
DVT-9342 Simplify Altera libraries configuration using +dvt_init_altera directive
DVT-11697 Ability to autocomplete UPF/CPF command names
DVT-11698 Ability to autocomplete code templates for UPF/CPF commands
DVT-11735 Ability to quickly fix UPF/CPF commands
DVT-11748 Ability to see tooltips for UPF/CPF commands
DVT-11787 Ability to highlight UPF/CPF command arguments
Enhancements
DVT-11380 Hyperlinks for JavaDoc @link tags in comments
Bugfixes
DVT-11729 Exception thrown when invoking autocomplete after a bracket character in the Build Config Editor
DVT-11786 Incomplete schematic diagram generated from entity
DVT-11800 Sometimes DVT triggers IndexOutOfBoundsException in block selection mode when the selection is on the last line
18.1.14 (10 May 2018)
REMOVED
DVT-11277 Remove support for the following +dvt_incremental_compile_checks parameters: FILE, LIB, PKG, FULL
Enhancements
DVT-11660 Add support for -F in Questa compatibility modes
DVT-11745 Show compile index information in error tooltip for files compiled multiple times
Bugfixes
DVT-8854 Quick fix: Take into account uppercase/lowercase for keywords and data types
DVT-10405 Quick fix: Declare enum value should not be available for hierarchical access
DVT-11616 Quick fix: Did you mean should not propose the same identifier in different case
DVT-11722 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error for enum type values after hierarchical access from enum type
DVT-11749 False errors after incremental build in non-compiled VHDL files
DVT-11750 Large letter spacing on Windows when using the new diagrams engine (patch for Eclipse 4.7.3)
DVT-11753 Line wrapping does not work properly when the line should end with a character: ‘x’
DVT-11754 Prevent sporadic StringIndexOutOfBoundsExceptions thrown when Search View is populated
DVT-11756 Show declaration for subprograms doesn’t work from editor right click menu nor when hitting F3 shortcut
DVT-11762 Prevent sporadic NullPointerException when opening a diagram while other diagrams are opened
18.1.13 (7 May 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-11747 Build config: Add support for non-standard specification of shared libraries using -sv_lib and -sv_liblist with file extension
Bugfixes
DVT-11743 GUI freeze at startup due to race condition favored by project colors enablement
18.1.12 (4 May 2018)
Features
DVT-11694 CDT Integration: Auto-Link C/C++ files used to build .so files specified in default.build
Enhancements
DVT-11646 Add support for DVT_UVVM_HOME environment variable
Bugfixes
DVT-11465 Editor tab remains green for different files in different project
DVT-11737 Xilinx Auto-config: Isolate user specified directives under +dvt_init_auto from generated build directives
18.1.11 (27 April 2018)
Performance
DVT-11700 Improve Breadcrumb Navigation Bar performance
Enhancements
DVT-11594 Show function implementation in Inspect View
DVT-11684 Ability to disable Cairo graphics through dvt.sh and dvt_cli.sh on Linux
DVT-11738 Show multiple subprograms in Inspect View when a call is ambiguous
Bugfixes
DVT-10710 Format multiple files should continue format of writable files and skip read-only files
DVT-11264 Report an issue in DVT wizard should not close when save to zip action is canceled
DVT-11329 Support file operations for any file type (IEEE 1076-2008 5.5.2)
DVT-11601 Xilinx Vivado Auto-config: Add support for VHDL 2008 syntax
DVT-11610 False semantic error when using an array select under an alias
DVT-11632 Stack Overflow thrown for circular type declarations
DVT-11634 False SENSITIVITY_UNUSED semantic warning for signal used in hierarchical signal bit select
DVT-11662 Use 1993 predefined libraries when compiling libraries with 2002 or older syntax
DVT-11680 Syntax Coloring: Package body and type body identifiers are not colored as types
DVT-11703 Crash on Linux when expanding the Find/Replace history combo containing a very large entry (patch for Eclipse 4.4.1, 4.6.3 and 4.7.2)
DVT-11710 Positional tooltip doesn’t work for overloaded procedures
DVT-11715 “Show Diagram” action not working on the entity name in an instance declaration
18.1.10 (16 April 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-11647 $UVVM_HOME and $DVT_OSVVM_HOME environment variables are not properly set
DVT-11649 Flow diagram not expanded when generating it from an design hierarchy instance
DVT-11650 Incorrect top element label in block diagram
18.1.9 (12 April 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-11046 Breadcrumb: Add context menu similar with the one in Design Hierarchy View
Bugfixes
DVT-11614 Local variable shadows outside constant in subprogram signature
DVT-11615 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER for types when visible only in concurrent statements
DVT-11617 False TYPE_MISMATCH error when type range is specified with attributes
DVT-11621 Resource leak potentially leading to “no more handles” error
DVT-11622 dvt_kit_installer.bat doesn’t support multiple versions of the same plugin on Windows
18.1.8 (5 April 2018)
Performance
DVT-11587 Improve Inspect View performance for very large files
Enhancements
DVT-10786 New hyperlink: Show implementation of a subprogram
Bugfixes
DVT-11592 Xilinx Vivado Auto-config: add support for projects defined with out of project source files
DVT-11595 Show Usages does not work on subprogram declarations
18.1.7 (2 April 2018)
Performance
DVT-11550 Incremental build view update performance issues on loaded CPU
Bugfixes
DVT-11544 Custom Dialogs: Enter should apply and close the dialog when the output of the focused widget is not redirected
DVT-11555 CLI listCompiledFiles command does not list library files (specified using -y or -v)
DVT-11559 dvt_build.log file no longer created for a new project
18.1.6 (29 March 2018)
Features
DVT-6816 & DVT-6916 Trace Connections support for record type signals
DVT-8501 Support for record type signals in design diagrams
Enhancements
DVT-11456 Inspect View: Add keyboard shortcut to cycle through multiple inputs
Bugfixes
DVT-10750 & DVT-11365 Ignore irun “-rnm_coerce” flag in build config
DVT-11342 Breadcrumb: Silence harmless exceptions thrown when opening a design file located outside project
DVT-11379 Ignore irun “-override_timescale” flag in build config
DVT-11485 Design hierarchy select top button shows empty list
DVT-11516 DVT license is checked-out on exclusive C/C++ projects when using the hyperlinks
DVT-11529 Inspect View does not update when brought back from minimized state
DVT-11538 Generate HTML Documentation should not proceed when the full build is canceled
18.1.5 (22 March 2018)
Enhancements
DVT-10186 Inspect View: Add keyboard shortcut to increase / decrease the number of context lines
DVT-11178 Search View: Add toolbar button to show/hide potential matches
Bugfixes
DVT-11428 Show Extended Help from Problems View does not work
18.1.4 (15 March 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-11179 Search View: Potential matches foreground coloring preference is not taken into account
DVT-11388 Diagram filters main dialog closes when “new filter” sub-dialog closes
18.1.3 (8 March 2018)
Features
DVT-10982 Trace connections diagram filters
Enhancements
DVT-11358 Trigger semantic error for non-existent argument in subprogram call
Bugfixes
DVT-11152 Compile Order View is re-created if not visible when re-applying waivers
DVT-11359 False INVALID_TYPE_CONVERSION error when using mixed language types in a type conversion
DVT-11378 Ability to use regex in design diagrams filter paths
DVT-11382 Wrong message in the Console View when the build log file is disabled
DVT-11385 False error due to bad interpretation of a bit string literal
DVT-11391 Sometimes the design diagrams Go To Source action jumps to wrong file
18.1.2 (2 March 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-9795 Build config: +dvt_auto_link_file sometimes triggers “Illegal attempt to modify an immutable tree” exceptions
DVT-11300 Syntax Coloring: String color in Build Config Editor is updated only when reopening the editor
DVT-11308 False UNDEFINED_SUBPROGRAM error on multiplication between real and integer operands
DVT-11310 Xilinx Vivado Auto-config should include recursively referenced IP files
DVT-11313 False UNDEFINED_SUBPROGRAM error on concatenation between array aggregate operands
DVT-11330 Fixed sun.security.validator.ValidatorException by updating JRE certificates
DVT-11331 False semantic errors after full build due to rare race condition
DVT-11332 Platform freeze after full build due to race condition
DVT-11352 Prevent sporadic null pointer exceptions during project clean
DVT-11354 False INVALID_ATTRIBUTE error on port attribute when used from port alias
DVT-11355 False UNDEFINED_SUBPROGRAM error when an operator is explicitly specified in an use clause
18.1.1 (22 February 2018)
HIGHLIGHTS
Note: Some of the features below were rolled-out in 17.1.# hotfix releases for early adopters.
Enhanced type checking. See the Type Checking section in Semantic Checks
Breadcrumb Navigation Bar in editors and design diagrams
UPF/CPF files analysis and power domain visualization. See Low Power Format Support
Enhanced diagram refinements. See Diagram Filters and Diagram Toolbar
Simplified FPGA projects bring-up for Xilinx ISE/Vivado and Intel(Altera) Quartus Libraries Compilation
Simplified OSVVM Support and UVVM Support projects bring-up
Semantic source code coloring
Coloring of editor icons and view labels per project. See Project Colors.
REMOVED
DVT-10341 Removed Eclipse accounts toolbar button in Eclipse 4.7 (Oxygen)
DVT-11246 Removed Eclipse 3.8 and 4.5.1 distros
DVT-11287 Replaced dvt_kit_installer.sh PERFORCE with PERFORCE.2015 and PERFORCE.2016
Features
DVT-3869 Breadcrumb Navigation Bar in HDL diagram editors
DVT-5699 Add Low Power Format Support - UPF and CPF power domain visualization
DVT-6671 Ability to navigate up in the design hierarchy from an HDL editor
DVT-7015 Ability to automatically configure DVT project build starting from an existing Xilinx ISE/Vivado project
DVT-7885 Breadcrumb Navigation Bar in HDL editors
DVT-8139 Ability to automatically configure DVT project build starting from an existing Intel(Altera) Quartus Libraries Compilation project
DVT-10072 Ability to navigate up in the design hierarchy from an HDL diagram
DVT-10259 & DVT-11245 Add Perforce 2018 in DVT distros
DVT-10934 Ability to show all connections of selected instances in a Schematic diagram
DVT-11063 Add support for the OSVVM Support library
DVT-11064 Add support for the UVVM Support library
DVT-11239 Add Lua plugin in DVT distros
DVT-11244 Update all distro plugins to the latest version
DVT-11266 Ability to automatically configure DVT project build starting from an existing Xilinx ISE/Vivado project
DVT-11274 Ability to show connections between selected instances in a Schematic diagram
Enhancements
DVT-2437 Type checking in assignments
DVT-9100 Type checking in instance port connections
DVT-10940 Add auto-complete functionality to the HDL diagram filters dialog
DVT-11082 Naming Conventions: Add pattern matching information in documentation and in the description of the predefined conventions
DVT-11275 Ability to use diagram-relative paths in HDL diagram filters
DVT-11278 Add unique IDs to non-standard checks
Bugfixes
DVT-10904 XML files in hidden folders are not validated by the XML plugin using the DTD (patch for Eclipse 4.4.1, 4.6.3, 4.7.2)
DVT-11281 +dvt_init_xilinx should compile simprim library using VHDL_93 syntax
DVT-11292 Deadlock when generated default.build.auto.X file is refreshed during build
17.1.45 (19 February 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-11283 IllegalArgumentException in DVT views due to disposed image
17.1.44 (8 February 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-11235 Suppressed internal error message for Syntax Coloring
DVT-11240 Resource leak potentially leading to “no more handles” error
17.1.43 (1 February 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-11206 Design diagrams fail to generate if entity name starts with ‘PD’
17.1.42 (25 January 2018)
Bugfixes
DVT-11160 Tooltip doesn’t correctly display comments containing angle brackets
17.1.41 (19 January 2018)
Performance
DVT-10333 Syntax Coloring: Improve semantic coloring performance
Enhancements
DVT-10907 Gray out VHDL code enclosed in translate_on/off pragma sections
DVT-11023 Show a warning if _JAVA_OPTIONS or JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS system variables are set before running the tool
DVT-11098 Content Filters: Ability to use variables defined using +dvt_setenv when specifying paths
Bugfixes
DVT-10098 Crash on MacOS when expanding/collapsing tree nodes in views
DVT-10689 Syntax Coloring: Color as template ID identifiers with name surrounded by x_ and _x
DVT-10706 DVT spell checker does not work on non-DVT files
DVT-11107 Search View label should show total number of matches after content and category filters are applied
DVT-11118 False ‘SENSITIVITY_MISSING’ error for method under type alias
17.1.40 (11 January 2018)
Features
DVT-10487 New +dvt_init+gcc compatibility mode
Enhancements
DVT-9606 Option to show linux header files in DVT Auto-Linked
DVT-10771 CDT Integration: Remove duplicate arguments when invoking GCC
DVT-11077 CDT integration: Change default timeout to 40 seconds when running GCC to collect all compiled C files
Bugfixes
DVT-10469 Build config editor: Autocomplete does not list C as a possible language for +dvt_ext_map directive
DVT-11075 CDT Integration: No C files are auto-linked when using -imacros directive
17.1.39 (8 January 2018)
Performance
DVT-10721 Auto-config: +dvt_skip_compile should prevent visiting files inside skipped directories
Enhancements
DVT-11025 Semantic Coloring: Color shared variables
Bugfixes
DVT-10455 Inspect View line numbers are not synchronized for multiple entries
DVT-10951 Syntax Coloring: User defined keywords are not colored as keywords
DVT-11026 Semantic Coloring: Color aliases based on the aliased object
DVT-11034 Infinite loop during serialization of the problems database
DVT-11047 Custom Dialogs: Snapshot does not restore previous selection for a Directory Files Listing
DVT-11056 Naming Conventions do not work properly with Settings Management
17.1.38 (18 December 2017)
Performance
DVT-9976 Improve performance for Alt + / word completion
Enhancements
DVT-8734 Show quick fix proposals in tooltips of identifiers affected by errors
DVT-10171 Show error details in tooltips of identifiers affected by errors
DVT-10910 Show the current file info in Inspect View when nothing is found at the cursor location
Bugfixes
DVT-10980 Ability to copy text directly from predefined diagram filters
DVT-10988 Sometimes error decorations in Project Explorer are hidden by warnings
DVT-11000 Inspect View number recognition does not work in certain cases
DVT-11003 Inspect View does not work for elements defined in Verilog
17.1.37 (6 December 2017)
Bugfixes
DVT-10902 DVT Resource Filters don’t work in Windows for partial subdirectory selection
DVT-10933 Hide unconnected ports in HDL diagram filters doesn’t work when signals are implicitly hidden
DVT-10952 Build config: incorrect number of expected arguments for xcelium directives
DVT-10953 Do not automatically show the Inspect View if it is closed
17.1.36 (24 November 2017)
Features
DVT-10878 Automatically generate run configuration custom dialog starting from makefile
DVT-10908 Ability to filter HDL Diagrams
Enhancements
DVT-10831 Ability to add whitespace before/after stuttering
DVT-10883 Increased default heap size to 3g and default stack size to 4m for all 64 bits distros
Bugfixes
DVT-6691 Specador: Configuration wizard appears before build is done
DVT-10788 Syntax Coloring: Coloring does not work for items followed by a comment without a whitespace
DVT-10879 Custom Dialogs: Snapshot does not restore previous directory for a Directory Chooser
17.1.35 (17 November 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-10834 Settings Management: Ignore unusually large preference files (more than 32M)
DVT-10846 Naming Conventions: Change preference page look and feel to add more space for convention description
DVT-10854 Relax finite-state machine diagram engine to check only the text representation of state values
Bugfixes
DVT-10132 Renamed *.scr files contained in the distro to avoid antivirus false alerts on Windows
DVT-10845 Naming Conventions: Allow numbers in the default rule for constants
DVT-10847 Build Config: Keywords are black in Moonrise theme
DVT-10855 Trace Connections View: Collapse All toolbar button has wrong Expand All label
DVT-10860 ViPlugin: Save macros in an Eclipse compatible format
DVT-10861 Add Port to Entity from Selected Field: Port type is not correctly inferred
17.1.34 (10 November 2017)
Performance
DVT-10353 Improved Inspect View response time by limiting it to 1000 lines of code
Enhancements
DVT-10115 Add the Inspect View in a separate panel inside the perspective
DVT-10554 Quick Fix: Remove signal never used
DVT-10791 Ability to disable classic Eclipse theme, XULRunner, GTK theme and GTK2 through dvt.sh and dvt_cli.sh on Linux
Bugfixes
DVT-10790 Do not set GTK theme through GTK2_RC_FILES when theme file doesn’t exist
DVT-10813 FSM diagram fails to generate if enum variables are written with varying case
DVT-10825 Content Assist: Method autocomplete jumps to incorrect position after modifying arguments
17.1.33 (1 November 2017)
Bugfixes
DVT-10745 Task tags not visible in view when appearing in multi-line comments
DVT-10781 Fixed Inspect View Copy Path with a double click
DVT-10784 Build log file truncated when specifying +dvt_build_log_to_console+false
17.1.32 (25 October 2017)
Bugfixes
DVT-10704 dvt_build.log file handle is not released on project close
17.1.31 (20 October 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-10275 DVT Debugger: Add support for Xcelium simulator
DVT-10280 DVT Debugger: Connect to “localhost” if the hostname detected by the simulator is the hostname of the machine where DVT runs
Bugfixes
DVT-10234 DVT Debugger: Step over with irun should run -adjacent
DVT-10563 DVT Debugger: When using irun, stepping over posedge with iff condition locks the debugger in an inconsistent state
DVT-10673 Autocomplete should not insert space after non-identifier characters
17.1.30 (13 October 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-10639 Support functions as package generic elements
Bugfixes
DVT-10568 Variable incorrectly highlighted as same named type
DVT-10629 False SIGNAL_NEVER_USED semantic warning when using signal with bit select in procedure call
DVT-10640 Compile waivers should support paths containing /../
17.1.29 (6 October 2017)
Features
DVT-8125 VHDL naming conventions checking Naming Conventions Checking
Bugfixes
DVT-10547 Autocomplete: should not insert proposal after keyword without a delimiter
DVT-10595 Missing SIGNAL_MULTIPLE_DRIVERS semantic warning on a signal connected to multiple sub-instance output ports
17.1.28 (28 September 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-10555 Don’t show a light-bulb indication on the Problems View markers that don’t have a quick fix
Bugfixes
DVT-10585 Compile waivers created automatically from Problems View context menu and Quick Assist incorrectly escape ampersand ‘&’ characters
17.1.27 (22 September 2017)
Performance
DVT-9979 Performance: Incremental build will not recompile touched files unless content has actually changed
Enhancements
DVT-10417 Add option to customize diagram generation timeout limit
DVT-10461 Enhance non top files handling (step 1 - compile non-top files in a separate library and clean-up when file is closed)
DVT-10539 Clean-up of trace operation actions in views and editor
DVT-10560 DVT CLI: Ability to create include resource filters when using the createProject command
17.1.26 (14 September 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-646 Ability to quickly jump to next/prev error or warning in the Console View
DVT-5701 Ability to specify some global directives which are valid for any other invocation using +dvt_prepend_init
DVT-10381 Ability to chose which builders should run before/after the execution of a run configuration (internal/external/both)
DVT-10457 DVT CLI: Ability to use java network client implementation instead of linux netcat by specifying -jnetcat flag
DVT-10465 Trigger semantic error for unconnected sub-instance input port with no default value
DVT-10476 Build config editor autocomplete should take into account prefix when ordering proposals
Bugfixes
DVT-9682 Autoconfig does not handle correctly whitespace in file/directory names
DVT-10330 Tooltip, hyperlink and show usages are wrong for signal used in component instantiation with ordered port connections
DVT-10485 Design Hierarchy View shows graphical artifacts when switching project during update followed by a filter clear
17.1.25 (31 August 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-8773 Show sequential logic in flow diagrams
DVT-10467 Code Formatting: Vertical alignment of signal, constant and variable declarations
Bugfixes
DVT-10448 Display “Create Waiver” proposal only on lines with semantic/syntactic markers
17.1.24 (24 August 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-9167 Always capitalize the task tags inside Tasks View
DVT-9885 Support for default case item when determining finite-state machine diagram
DVT-10425 Add option to hide “OTHERS” state value in FSM diagrams
Bugfixes
DVT-10001 Open file from right click on DVT Auto-Linked folder can link the file in a wrong directory
DVT-10338 Syntax coloring: Preference page IndexOutOfBounds exception when searching for inexistent category
DVT-10349 Task tags inside comment blocks starting with non-alphanumeric characters are not collected
DVT-10399 Single line comments starting with pslX cause wrong highlight
DVT-10414 Finite-state machine diagram does not generate after incremental on a generate block state variable
DVT-10427 Syntax coloring: Task tags with text longer than 10 characters (without spaces) are not correctly highlighted
DVT-10433 Multiple task tags inside comment blocks are not collected
17.1.22 (10 August 2017)
Performance
DVT-10397 ViPlugin: Improve search with alternate operator “|”
Features
DVT-2403 Ability to format multiple files at once
Enhancements
DVT-7136 Ability to match beginning / end of string when searching in views
DVT-9547 Search view scope information: Show architecture and entity for hits inside VHDL processes
DVT-10045 Method autocomplete should place cursor at the end of the method after insertion
DVT-10283 Project colors: Use the current project color for views info label
Bugfixes
DVT-10044 First argument should be selected when inserting method with parameters from autocomplete
DVT-10148 Disable tooltip preference should not disable F2 action
DVT-10213 Positional tooltips and content assist proposals don’t work on read only files
DVT-10376 Overloaded procedures do not appear in VHDL schematic diagrams
DVT-10393 Conditions are empty on Windows in finite-state machine diagrams
17.1.21 (3 August 2017)
Performance
DVT-10297 Sometimes editing is laggy due to frequent Inspect View updates
Enhancements
DVT-8969 Add support for variables set via +dvt_setenv in compile waivers tags
DVT-10303 Inspect View: Add _ and padding to base 2 and base 16 numbers
DVT-10185 Ability to waive a problem back to the originally reported severity
DVT-10265 Task tags in multi-line comments should only show the current line as Tasks View description
DVT-10271 Task tags are not collected from VHDL multi-line comments
DVT-10344 Add support for project relative paths in compile waivers tags
17.1.20 (28 July 2017)
Features
DVT-10155 Expand selection to word, brackets and enclosing scopes
Bugfixes
DVT-4680 Autocomplete code template proposals should appear without writing any prefix
DVT-10245 Autocomplete should not suggest a keyword immediately after the same keyword
DVT-10300 Autocomplete is stuck “Loading…” proposals in Eclipse 4.7 (Oxygen)
17.1.19 (27 July 2017)
Features
DVT-10180 Inspect View: Show numeric values in multiple bases for numbers and constants
DVT-10276 Add new distros based on Eclipse 4.7 (Oxygen)
Enhancements
DVT-10277 Update all Eclipse 4.6 (Neon) distro plugins to the latest version
Bugfixes
DVT-10099 Allow only alphanumeric characters in custom task tag names
DVT-10100 Suggest restart when changing DVT theme
DVT-10118 The default type proposal for port type should be std_logic instead of bit in Connect Ports dialog
DVT-10272 DVT Debugger: sometimes irun in GUI mode crashes when breakpoints are set before starting the debug session
DVT-10281 Remove debug info printed in the console
17.1.18 (21 July 2017)
Performance
DVT-10002 Improve problems database serialization time
DVT-10235 Improve design diagram generation time for entities with many ports
Enhancements
DVT-9469 Add predefined Console Filters for PowerArtist
DVT-10120 Module auto-instantiation: Show library information for every proposal when there’s more than one library
DVT-10133 Show compile index in Inspect View
DVT-10141 Semantic Coloring: Coloring does not start for files already opened when starting DVT
DVT-10156 Show the full path of a file when hovering over an editor tab
DVT-10214 Show Usages: Highlight the searched element background in the preview line
Bugfixes
DVT-8935 ViPlugin status bar information collides with scope information
DVT-9866 Skipped files decoration is broken after editing a build config file
DVT-10216 Hyperlink not working in defaul.build when it is imported in a different build file
DVT-10218 DVT Auto-Linked throws exceptions in Eclipse 4.7 (Oxygen)
DVT-10232 Settings Management: NullPointerException when the platform shuts down
17.1.17 (12 July 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-8971 Trigger warning for multiple drivers of the same signal
DVT-10129 Custom Dialogs: Add support for spinner and slider widgets
DVT-10162 Semantic Coloring : Color as type in parameterized type when there is a semantic error
Bugfixes
DVT-10008 Build Config: Internal error when specifying +dvt_compilation_root+$NON_EXISTING_ENV_VAR/some/path
DVT-10201 New File Wizard is blocked by ClioSoft’s SOS check-out dialog fixed by creating the file asynchronously
DVT-10211 Refactor Add Port/Parameter/Generic: Infer name and type for new element if signal is selected in editor
17.1.16 (30 June 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-9609 Add preference to jump to first search match in diagrams
DVT-9959 Ability to quickly autocomplete code template in New File Wizard
DVT-9972 Settings management: Add support for external tool log_styles.xml
DVT-9973 Show Usages: Highlight the searched element in the preview line
DVT-10024 Ability to set the location of distribution’s Eclipse and JRE folders using DVT_ECLIPSE_HOME and DVT_JAVA_HOME
Bugfixes
DVT-9290 Views are not updated when maximized after the first full build on Eclipse 4.6 (Neon)
DVT-10048 Finite-state machine diagram not generated inside generate block
DVT-10052 Content assist sometimes throws BadLocationException
17.1.15 (16 June 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-9996 Stop semantic coloring if BadLocationException is generated
DVT-10006 Generate finite-state machine diagram for state values having the same type as the state variable
Bugfixes
DVT-9997 Inconsistency in semantic coloring
DVT-9998 Build Config Editor: Bad syntax coloring for words containing -dvt
DVT-10000 External tools: Unbinding a shortcut does not release it for DVT Run Configuration use
DVT-10025 Add generic refactoring breaks the corresponding component if it doesn’t have the ‘is’ keyword
DVT-10026 Build config: -uselic directive should take one argument
DVT-10027 External tools: IllegalArgumentException thrown when setting a DVT Run Configuration shortcut to an incomplete key sequence
17.1.14 (12 June 2017)
Features
DVT-3921 Build config: Add support for -makelib of irun
DVT-5135 Syntax coloring: Ability to specify different styles for signals and ports
DVT-5728 Syntax coloring: Ability to specify style per semantic category or language constructs
DVT-9945 Syntax coloring: Ability to specify style per port direction
Bugfixes
DVT-9607 Quick fix/assist don’t work on read only files
DVT-9769 ‘Update instance …’ quick fix should also work for NOT_IN_LIST_OF_PORTS error
DVT-5363 Syntax coloring: Predefined constants and functions not colored
17.1.13 (31 May 2017)
Bugfixes
DVT-9903 Sometimes the DVT CLI shuts down after a period of inactivity
DVT-9921 Project Colors: Project Explorer labels in black/dark themes are broken
DVT-9968 Show Usages: Scope information not shown in Search View for hits in symlinked files
DVT-9970 Cancel does not work in Syntax Coloring preference page
17.1.11 (19 May 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-5447 Improve hyperlink and tooltip accuracy on overloaded procedures and functions
Bugfixes
DVT-9876 Editor title icon decorations not shown in split editor mode
DVT-9925 Wrong subprograms signature for current scope in editor
DVT-9926 No duplicate error triggered for same-signature subprograms with different argument names
17.1.10 (15 May 2017)
Features
DVT-9768 Tooltip for positional entity instantiations similar with function calls
Bugfixes
DVT-9900 On some systems editor icons are missing when Project Colors are enabled
DVT-9914 NullPointerException thrown at startup when plain text files are opened and Project Colors are enabled
17.1.9 (2 May 2017)
Features
DVT-8939 Quick fix: Update instance port connections when entity declaration changes
DVT-9620 Use distinctive editor icon colors for files in different projects
Enhancements
DVT-9362 Inspect View: Show line number in a left-hand side vertical ruler
DVT-9367 Inspect View: Open code snippet in editor by clicking the hyperlink on file name
DVT-9494 Refactor Add port should work cross-language
DVT-9515 Quick fix: Declare enum value should also work for assignments
DVT-9534 Inspect View: Show physical file path and read-only status
DVT-9594 Inspect View: Double click on file paths to copy to clipboard
DVT-9608 Inspect View: Show expanded macros on macro calls
DVT-9694 Split MISSING_PORT_CONNECTION warnings based on the port direction
DVT-9770 ‘Add port/parameter/generic’ and ‘Update instance…’ quick fixes should work cross-language
DVT-9838 Add support for user defined attributes
Bugfixes
DVT-9836 ‘Error retrieving proposal text’ on instance port when module is instantiated in an architecture
DVT-9847 Finite-state machine diagram not generated in some cases when using a next state variable
DVT-9854 MISSING_PORT_CONNECTIONS semantic checks not performed for instances with no port connections
DVT-9858 Inspect View: Shows only one nature for multi-nature projects
17.1.8 (18 April 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-9236 Design Hierarchy View: show progress while updating with the ability to cancel
DVT-9818 Design Hierarchy View: ability to prepend the library to module and entity names
DVT-9819 All views: expand/collapse speed-up
Bugfixes
DVT-6114 Add to default build actions should honor revision control flows
DVT-8061 Checking out a file using the checkout hook doesn’t change the read-only editor decoration
DVT-9763 Build config: for multiple -work directives in Questa compat modes, trigger warning(s) and only consider the last one
DVT-9802 Wrong scope label for anonymous processes in VHDL Layers View
DVT-9822 Invalid thread access exception when selecting a diagram object
17.1.7 (10 April 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-9624 Wrong label for functions in VHDL Layers View
Bugfixes
DVT-6998 Templates inserted from the Code Templates view don’t honor the “Insert spaces for tabs” preference
DVT-8227 Previous/Next in Problems View does not respect the displayed marker ordering
DVT-9651 Annotations not visible in dark themes
DVT-9742 Skip compile patterns don’t work in Windows for certain paths containing only Linux separators
DVT-9778 Quick fix: Create missing file from Build Config Editor not working from Problems View
DVT-9784 No syntax error for ending comma after port map associations
DVT-9796 Specador: Go to element from global search does not work for mixed-language documentation
17.1.6 (31 March 2017)
Features
DVT-9584 New Quick Fix: Create missing file from Build Config Editor
Enhancements
DVT-9717 CamelCase autocomplete for directives in Build Config Editor
Bugfixes
DVT-9341 False SENSITIVITY_UNUSED semantic warning on signal used as an argument to a procedure call
DVT-9743 False SIGNAL_NOT_USED semantic warning for a signal used as an argument to a procedure call
17.1.5 (23 March 2017)
Bugfixes
DVT-9571 False duplicate state value when the number format is different
DVT-9699 False SIGNAL_NOT_USED warnings for physical type signals
17.1.4 (20 March 2017)
Features
DVT-9679 Tooltip for subprograms parameters on autocomplete
Enhancements
DVT-9637 Support for multiple choice case items when determining values in finite-state machine diagrams
DVT-9662 Add support for the Shell Script Editor plugin when using the Moonrise DVT theme
Bugfixes
DVT-8989 User defined constrained types are not highlighted
DVT-9638 Sometimes transactions are multiplied when the initial state of a finite-state machine diagrams is missing
DVT-9668 “dvt_plugin_installer.sh list” doesn’t list any plugins when the system installed awk is mawk
17.1.3 (14 March 2017)
Bugfixes
DVT-8087 Exception triggered on first right click in Build Config Editor
DVT-9489 Skip compile patterns don’t work in Windows for certain paths specifying drive letter
DVT-9634 GUI freeze on tooltip and/or inspect view when editor cursor placed on non-identifier characters (e.g ++, +=, etc.)
17.1.1 (24 February 2017)
HIGHLIGHTS
Ability to generate finite-state machine diagrams, see Finite-State Machine Diagrams
Ability to quickly inspect an element (entity, function, signal etc.) when a clicking a name in the editor or selecting an element from a view, see Inspect View
Ability to search for text in diagrams
Ability to customize icon colors, see Changing Icon Colors
Show scope information in the Search View
Features
DVT-2269 New Inspect View
DVT-3079 Generate Finite-State Machine Diagrams
DVT-3763 & DVT-8354 Ability to search for text in the new diagrams engine
DVT-8381 & DVT-8417 Inspect instances and signals in design diagrams using diagram’s Inspect View
DVT-9094 New Quick Assist: Waive Compilation Problems
DVT-9174 Ability to customize icon colors, see Changing Icon Colors
Enhancements
DVT-8605 Shows more details at low zoom levels in the new diagrams engine
DVT-8821 Schematic diagram logic gates should show actual assignments between inputs and outputs
DVT-8987 Show scope information in Search View
DVT-9125 Ability to show Ctrl + click (hyperlink) actions using Ctrl + F3
DVT-9542 Better tracing accuracy for determining signal drivers in processes
16.1.37 (24 February 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-9316 Autocomplete: ordering of camel-case matched proposals should take into account the index of the matched segment
DVT-9448 Ability to specify Custom Dialog snapshots file location
16.1.35 (1 February 2017)
Bugfixes
DVT-8609 Using ${dvt_dialog_prompt} as argument in a CDT Run Configuration for a defined project throws an error if no project is selected
16.1.34 (13 January 2017)
Enhancements
DVT-9344 Variable declared using Quick Fix should be indented accordingly and declared last if other variables are already declared
Bugfixes
DVT-8408 Content Filters don’t work for path patterns ending with path separator and “*” in Windows
DVT-8410 & DVT-9323 Compile waivers patterns don’t work in Windows
DVT-8522 Build log file is also generated in project root when +dvt_build_log_file_location+ is used
DVT-8523 Empty build log file when using +dvt_build_log_file_location+ directive on Windows
DVT-9347 Custom Dialog snapshots are not saved when there is no selected project
DVT-9354 Build config: relative paths specified after +dvt_init in a file included with -F are not solved correctly
16.1.32 (22 December 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-9334 Code Formatting: Ability to capitalize attributes
Bugfixes
DVT-9317 Predefined Code Templates: Wrong %id processing
DVT-9333 Automatically transform text “..” to “=>” does not work for “when” case statements
16.1.31 (9 December 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-9235 Suggest using Quick Views when maximizing editor / switching from an editor to a view filter
Bugfixes
DVT-9283 Missing predefined VHDL standard definitions from std.standard package
16.1.30 (24 November 2016)
Features
DVT-7389 CDT Integration: Add predefined gcc filters for external tools integration
DVT-8771 CDT Integration: Add simulator specific gcc incdirs and defines per compatibility mode
DVT-8772 CDT Integration: Auto-Link C/C++ files included from outside the project
16.1.29 (14 November 2016)
Features
DVT-4038 Refactoring: Add port to VHDL entity
DVT-9206 Refactoring: Add generic to VHDL entity
Enhancements
DVT-8328 Add Copy Full Path action in Search View context menu
DVT-9099 Editor context menu: add Show > Usages and sort entries alphabetically
Bugfixes
DVT-4951 Connect Instances: VHDL signal type autocomplete not working
DVT-5754 “Show Direct Changes” filter not working in the Connect Instances Toolbar
DVT-8058 Launching the debugger should not fail if the *.launch file is read-only
DVT-9221 Error is shown when *_prompt variables are used in a launch configuration and the dialog is canceled
DVT-9230 Create project from template using the dvt_cli.sh does not work
DVT-9234 “Premature end of file” exception at startup breaks hyper-links and colors in the console (DVT build / Run configurations / External builders)
16.1.28 (2 November 2016)
Bugfixes
DVT-9197 Saving ViPlugin preferences in user area can lead to OutOfMemoryError due to UTF characters duplication
DVT-9203 Patched potential platform start-up deadlock (patch for Eclipse Neon 4.6.1-4.6.2, Eclipse Bug 502095)
16.1.27 (28 October 2016)
Features
DVT-9188 Add closeFile command to DVT CLI
Enhancements
DVT-9141 Increase the incremental compilation default limit of max number of lines (change from 7k to 15k)
DVT-9142 Add an indication in Problems View that there are errors in files outside the project
DVT-9176 Set top for Verification Hierarchy / Design Hierarchy when build_config.xml is not writable should trigger a notification
Bugfixes
DVT-8968 Wrong UNDECLARED_ENTITY error when using ‘undeclared_library.entity_name’
DVT-9153 Auto-indent fails to align the end anchors after package instantiation declaration
16.1.26 (17 October 2016)
Bugfixes
DVT-9106 Editor not opening due to infinite loop in syntax highlight algorithm when some words are 1 char length
DVT-9109 Remove clause library Quick Fix trims previous new line separator
DVT-9110 Remove clause library Quick Fix doesn’t properly work for multiple libraries
16.1.25 (9 October 2016)
Performance
DVT-9089 Applying compile waivers after incremental build takes a significant amount of time on large environments
Features
DVT-8822 Ability to open a trace diagram on a selected schematic diagram connection
Bugfixes
DVT-8792 Exported Verilog package type not visible in VHDL
DVT-9063 Missing ‘Fully qualify’ and ‘Add missing use clause’ for ‘work’ library
DVT-9081 Source code formatting wrongly indents large macro definitions in large regions of code
16.1.24 (22 September 2016)
Features
DVT-8105 Quick Fix: “Did you mean” suggestion for UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER
DVT-8874 Quick Fix: fully qualify type access for NON_EXISTING_TYPE errors
DVT-8890 Quick Fix: Add port for non existing port errors
DVT-8893 Quick Fix: Declare generic for non existing generic in entity/component instantiation
Enhancements
DVT-9024 Code Formatting: Ability to disable trim of whitespace lines
DVT-9028 Add [project_name] or [workspace] prefix indication in Search View label
Bugfixes
DVT-4571 Syntax coloring preferences preview window doesn’t get updated when modifying string-related preferences
DVT-8849 Show usages sometimes collapses hits on same line
DVT-9036 NullPointerException thrown on incremental build after project restore
DVT-9041 Quick fix doesn’t work from Problems View any more
DVT-9042 Build config: file after -sva directive is ignored
DVT-9043 Build config: -ovl directive should take one argument
DVT-9045 Suppress messages “First launcher.execute()” from ClearCase plugin (patch for distro ClearCase plugin)
DVT-9046 Revert to the old Perforce plugin version (2015) in DVT distros
DVT-9049 Incorrect MISSING_PORT_CONNECTIONS semantic warning for a mixed-language instance when the port name is specified in a different letter case
16.1.23 (14 September 2016)
Bugfixes
DVT-9029 Remove debug messages from the terminal where the application is launched
DVT-9034 Perforce plugin included in the distribution is not starting after the last update
16.1.22 (12 September 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8878 Update all distro plugins to the latest version
DVT-8994 Changed Trace Connections preferences texts to positive logic
DVT-8999 Add new distros based on Eclipse 4.6 (Neon)
DVT-9015 Check if files in “gray editors” became part of the compilation after rebuild and reload them
DVT-9019 Prompt to save out-of-project files before rebuild
Bugfixes
DVT-8714 Sometimes the History View is not showing anything in perspectives not contributed by revision control plugins (Eclipse Bug 471782, fixed in Eclipse 4.6 distros)
DVT-9010 False semantic error for value of enum declared in a different library
DVT-9026 False SIGNAL_NEVER_READ semantic error when the signal is connected to a record port signal in a instantiation
DVT-9027 Hyperlink not working for signals of record ports in instantiations
16.1.21 (26 August 2016)
Performance
DVT-8985 Reduce the memory footprint of the Design Hierarchy View
Ehnancements - DVT-8090 Build config: add support for specifying environment variables in TCL syntax $env(VAR) or $::env(VAR) and Makefile syntax $(VAR) - DVT-8790 Build config: demote to warning -top / +nctop specified multiple times
Bugfixes
DVT-8436 Build config: unable to locate paths crossing a forward symlink with an updir reference
DVT-8924 Build config: -syncall -sva -maxlevels -zlib directives should take one argument
DVT-8937 Support for record type ports in instance port connections checks
16.1.20 (12 August 2016)
Performance
DVT-8755 Settings Management: Slow down in editor operations (the preferences are now saved in user’s preferences.ini only when DVT is closed or by using Window -> Settings Management -> Force Save Preferences)
DVT-8917 Cancel state checking leads to semantic performance degradation on large environments
DVT-8918 Cancel state checking leads to views update performance degradation on large environments
Features
DVT-8529 Added a new DVT color theme inspired from Moonrise color theme
Enhancements
DVT-8913 Custom Dialogs: add support for +dvt_setenv+ defined variables in Files Listing widget
DVT-8920 Add support for auto-linking user-specified files using +dvt_auto_link_file+<path/to/file>
Bugfixes
DVT-7948 Settings Management: Job starts while running an external builder preventing any tool interaction
DVT-8040 Settings Management: Doesn’t handle hierarchical preferences
DVT-8756 Settings Management: NullPointerException when the platform shuts down
DVT-8919 Enable printing on DVT Linux distributions based on Eclipse 4.4 and 4.5
16.1.19 (5 August 2016)
Features
DVT-8251 Quick Fix: Add missing use clause for NON_EXISTING_TYPE errors
DVT-8868 Add red underlining for syntax errors
Enhancements
DVT-8867 Add preference to automatically generate a diagram after tracing a signal
Bugfixes
DVT-8870 Incremental after restore for a file in multiple libraries compiles the file only in one library
DVT-8871 Incremental after restore compiles the file in wrong library when in fast serialization/deserialization mode (default)
DVT-8880 False NOT_IN_LIST_OF_PORTS error when the port of the entity is under a type conversion
16.1.18 (25 July 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-6837 Code Formatting: Ability to vertically align only consecutive lines
DVT-8808 Ability to cancel the build process during build configuration analysis phase
DVT-8830 Show total number of word occurrences in a file when hovering a match annotation marker in the right vertical bar
Bugfixes
DVT-8812 Waiving from Problems View context menu does not work when waivers.xml is opened and dirty
DVT-8813 VHDL Quick fix: declare variable inserts superfluous ‘process’ keyword
DVT-8838 DVT external builders defined in shared preferences should inherit the enabled/disabled state
16.1.17 (15 July 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8795 Code Formatting: Add option to ignore lines starting with specified prefixes
DVT-8798 Port connections checks should apply for cross-language instantiations
Bugfixes
DVT-8791 Add instance port connections checks for VHDL instances
DVT-8793 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error at incremental when using a Verilog type in VHDL
16.1.16 (8 July 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8135 Check that executed script is part of the same distribution where $DVT_HOME points to
DVT-8175 Autocomplete capitalization for keywords and predefined data types using code formatting preferences (first letter if “leave as is”)
DVT-8524 For an instance show type and enclosing module in the status bar
Bugfixes
DVT-8713 Unexpected incremental compilation errors after project restore
DVT-8715 DVT external builders defined in shared preferences should not be disabled in new projects
DVT-8761 CDT builder is disabled when the project is configured using DVT
DVT-8762 False DUPLICATE_WHEN_CHOICE semantic error when file compiled more than once in the same library (duplicated file in default.build)
DVT-8763 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error for constant used in port connection when the instance is inside a block
DVT-8764 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error for formal argument of function, when a same named function is found in the enclosing scope
DVT-8765 Hyperlink not working for some port connections when the first connected signal is an aggregate
16.1.15 (30 June 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-7131 Check arguments of dvt_cli.sh -p4 and fail if mandatory ones are not specified or empty
Bugfixes
DVT-6914 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error for formal parameter ‘external_name’ of STD predefined function ‘file_open’
DVT-7051 Project templates engine should not scan binary files
DVT-8711 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error when accessing record member from a 2 dimensional array
DVT-8712 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error when initializing record type member in a block
16.1.14 (17 June 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-5129 Compilation error recovery failure after syntax error in process statement
Bugfixes
DVT-8108 Update icons documentation for the Trace Connections view
DVT-8682 Added Questa note Console Log filter
DVT-8710 False undeclared identifier error for constant used in port connection range
16.1.13 (10 June 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8128 Ability to see procedures in schematic diagrams
Bugfixes
DVT-8665 Wrong syntax highlight for arguments of arithmetic operators
DVT-8664 Syntax highlight is broken for real numbers
DVT-8676 dvt_cli.sh quit command should do nothing if DVT isn’t already running
16.1.12 (1 June 2016)
REMOVED
DVT-8434 Remove “Trace in Subinstances” operation
Enhancements
DVT-5075 Changed “Trace All in Full Hierarchy” to “Show Full Hierarchy” in Trace Connections view
Bugfixes
DVT-8643 Run configuration launched from another run configuration throws an error
DVT-8657 ConcurrentModificationException thrown while SVN updates the cache for project with linked resources
DVT-8658 Infinite loop during semantic check in VHDL while resolving associated types
DVT-8660 False undeclared identifier in named record initialization as declared in a package function argument
16.1.11 (23 May 2016)
Features
DVT-6927 Add questa.vlog/questa.vhdl compatibility modes
16.1.10 (16 May 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8614 Use +dvt_hdtv hidden build configuration option to hide duplicate elements in type view
Bugfixes
DVT-8298 Refactoring rename an entity or component port should rename the corresponding component respectively entity port
DVT-8592 False undeclared identifier in named record initialization
DVT-8610 No local history entry is saved when reloading a file modified outside of Eclipse
DVT-8613 Design hierarchy content should show only latest architecture content when duplicate architecture or entity
DVT-8615 Duplicate entity, architecture and configuration items should trigger semantic warning instead of error
DVT-8619 Large letter spacing on Windows when using the new diagrams engine (patch for Eclipse 4.5.2)
16.1.9 (9 May 2016)
Performance
DVT-8575 Platform lag when view content (Type, Outline, etc.) is updated with thousands of elements
DVT-8576 Platform lag and slow filtering of elements in Outline View (content filter)
DVT-8583 DVT-Settings slows down the platform while using features that temporally change preferences
Bugfixes
DVT-8554 Wrong UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error when “use lib.pkg.ENUM_ITEM” and not “use lib.pkg.enum_type.ENUM_ITEM”
DVT-8555 Wrong UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error when using type conversion in port connections
DVT-8556 Wrong “deferred constant declaration” syntactic error when constant value expression is using ‘??’ operator
DVT-8558 Wrong UNDECLARED_ENUM semantic error when using constant in when choice
DVT-8569 Content assist proposals not relevant in some contexts (after some keywords)
DVT-8582 Auto-complete proposal should replace the selected text (instead of prepending it to the selected text)
DVT-8587 Reusing code templates with DVT-Settings doesn’t work for templates missing id attribute
DVT-8588 DVT-Settings engine completely replaces common code templates with user code templates instead of merging them
DVT-8590 Task tags should be case insensitive by default
16.1.8 (30 April 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8234 Camelcase auto-complete is not working for code templates
DVT-8539 Build config: -extbind argument should be loaded as top file
DVT-8544 Do not open a pop-up dialog asking you to wait for the Design Hierarchy to update when tracing a signal from the editor
Bugfixes
DVT-8464 Component not resolved to module with the same name
DVT-8536 Inconsistent content regarding bind instances when Design Hierarchy View triggered from entity vs. architecture
16.1.7 (25 April 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8512 Missing semantic error for driven input port
Bugfixes
DVT-8505 “Open terminal here” should appear in all views containing files
DVT-8513 Missing semantic error on undefined identifier used in element association
DVT-8528 Hyperlink from component port jumps to enclosing architecture signal with the same name
16.1.6 (18 April 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8467 Added DVT Theme support for Makefile editors syntax highlight
Bugfixes
DVT-8414 DVT Theme is not correctly applied on XML Editors syntax highlight
DVT-8423 Quick fix add others case choice does not insert the code properly
DVT-8471 Component auto-instance should not contain generics from enclosing entity
DVT-8472 Spelling quick fixes don’t work any more
DVT-8493 Wrong undeclared identifier error for constants used in slice ranges
DVT-8502 Sometimes opening a file from the Search View throws exception
DVT-8466 The duplicate when choice semantic check should be case sensitive
16.1.5 (8 April 2016)
Performance
DVT-8453 Optimized architecture binding analysis using configurations
Enhancements
DVT-8407 Reopen DVT-Settings project when it’s closed
DVT-8439 Show all running processes in the Debug View when working with irun simulator
DVT-8447 Support for standard environment ‘std.env’ package
DVT-8448 Support for context clause (package import)
Bugfixes
DVT-8306 Double-click in comment on word enclosed by ‘ticks’ selects one of the ticks as well
DVT-8333 Build config editor: no hyperlink on duplicate .f file
DVT-8415 “Open Terminal Here” is missing in Eclipse 4.5.1 distros
DVT-8432 Editor freezes on a slow filesystem when detecting hyperlinks
DVT-8436 Build config is unable to locate paths crossing a forward symlink with an updir reference
DVT-8443 CDT Automatic configuration through DVT default.build is disabled in Eclipse 3.8.1 distros
DVT-8444 Debugger Add-on: sometimes Expressions View throws exceptions
DVT-8445 Debugger Add-on: unable to watch expressions containing :: or . characters
DVT-8449 File permissions not changed for group and other when the file is checked out using the editor
DVT-8450 Skip compile using …./* is not working properly on Windows
DVT-8451 On Windows, adding +dvt_autolink_root+name=/path/to/ should not require deleting DVT-AutoLinked by hand
16.1.4 (30 March 2016)
Features
DVT-7305 Configure C/C++ project using default.build arguments -I, -include, -l, -L, -D, -imacro (when DVT CDT Integration feature is installed)
Enhancements
DVT-8393 Ability to overwrite an existing Predefined Project in the workspace
Bugfixes
DVT-8383 Removed “Go to Source” action on flow diagram connections
DVT-8430 VHDL auto-config fails when -work specified explicitly in the +dvt_init_auto section
DVT-8437 Re-creating a project with dvt_cli.sh -force does not preserve opened editors
16.1.3 (10 March 2016)
Performance
DVT-8384 Fixed parsing performance degradation when compiling many small files located in a slow filesystem
Bugfixes
DVT-7055 “Collect Project Statistics” throws NPE when no project is selected
DVT-8360 Custom Dialog buttons row is not visible until resize of dialog
DVT-8368 New Content Filters XML Wizard does not work
DVT-8380 Large letter spacing on Windows when using the new diagrams engine (patch for Eclipse 4.5.1 distros)
DVT-8385 Skip compile file decorations don’t work for VHDL
DVT-8386 IllegalArgumentException when exporting HDL Diagrams as PNG
DVT-8387 Auto-config does not work when the path to the project contains whitespace characters
16.1.2 (3 March 2016)
Performance
DVT-8366 Optimized memory and performance for the new diagrams engine
Features
DVT-8343 New MacOS specific launcher DVT.app that runs $DVT_HOME/bin/dvt.sh
Enhancements
DVT-8192 Hide waived errors / waiving messages from the Console View (print only in dvt_build.log)
DVT-8309 Build config editor: show environment variable values in tooltip
DVT-8345 Build config editor: content assist for paths and environment variables when used as directive arguments
DVT-8347 Select the entire block when double-click on begin/end (including optional end syntax, if any)
DVT-8352 Moved Writers and Readers to the end of the “Show Path” list in the Trace Connections view
Bugfixes
DVT-5250 Trace Connection in editor not working for component ports when bound through a configuration
DVT-8269 Skip compile directives should match path delimiters cross-platform
DVT-8340 Wrong Java path in MacOS distros
DVT-8341 “Show Path” action in the Trace Connections view should not select the first element in the list
DVT-8350 Trace diagrams should show sequential blocks only for the selected trace operation
DVT-8351 Edges are not drawn in Trace Diagrams when instances are separated by multiple levels of generate blocks
DVT-8365 Stop diagram generation jobs when the diagram editor is closed
16.1.1 (24 February 2016)
HIGHLIGHTS
New diagrams engine and editor, see Design Diagrams
New schematic diagrams, see Schematic Diagrams
New block diagrams, see Block Diagrams
Ability to see signal traces in diagrams, see Trace Connections View
Simplified Xilinx integration, see Xilinx Libraries Compilation
Compilation auto-config, see Auto-config
New Getting Started Projects
REMOVED
DVT-8102 Removed MacOS 32 bit distribution, Eclipse no longer supports this platform
Features
DVT-3231 Block module diagrams
DVT-3376 Full schematic for modules
DVT-3440 Ability to show port to port connections in the sub modules diagram
DVT-3870 Ability to mark/highlight a specific signal in a diagram
DVT-4762 Show drivers and loads for a specific module in a diagram across the design
DVT-4765 Nested module diagrams
DVT-5433 Simplify Xilinx libraries configuration using +dvt_init_xilinx directive
DVT-6039 Better module diagrams layout
DVT-7871 Ability to automatically configure compilation using +dvt_init_auto build config directive
DVT-7872 Ability to drag and drop files and directories to build configuration editors (from Project Explorer View, OS file browser, etc)
DVT-7876 Accessible build configuration editor quick reference
DVT-8103 Switch to Eclipse 4.5.1, including the update of all complementary plugins from DVT distributions
DVT-8131 Quick access to Getting Started and Predefined Projects from Project Explorer
DVT-8132 Switch to Project Explorer View instead of Navigator View
DVT-8141 Predefined content filters for Xilinx Libraries
DVT-8332 Ability to pan and zoom in design diagrams
Enhancements
DVT-916 Filters for Xilinx simulation output
DVT-4764 Shortcuts for Zoom In / Zoom Out in a diagram
DVT-5001 Improve image quality/resolution for large diagrams
DVT-7870 Automatically open default.build when nothing is compiled during a full build
DVT-7978 Updated JRE in distribution to version 1.8.0u66
DVT-8275 Build with Java 8, minimal JRE required version increased to 1.8
DVT-8297 Multiple Ctrl+Space after ‘.’ doesn’t always switch the proposals kind (remains blocked if no proposals)
DVT-8260 Add Quick Fix entry in the editor right-click context menu
Bugfixes
DVT-7326 Skip compile directives are global instead of per-invocation
DVT-8038 Build log is not displayed in the console if dvt_build.log is read-only
DVT-8063 The last line from build console (total time) is not saved in the build log
DVT-8318 Incorrect hyperlink for same named entity in two different libraries
DVT-8324 Quick fix declares std_logic instead of function returned type
DVT-8334 Remove Source > Format option from the project’s context menu
DVT-8335 Syntax error after remove signal from sensitivity list quick fix
DVT-8336 Quick fix of hierarchical element (field inside record type) not working correctly
15.1.41 (10 February 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-7831 & DVT-8274 Updated AnyEdit, Git, Python and Perforce plugins in Eclipse 4 distros
DVT-8248 Add build config directive to disable RTL specific checks such as SENSITIVITY_MISSING/_UNUSED and SIGNAL_NEVER_USED/_READ/_WRITTEN
DVT-8276 Improve performance of build configuration analysis
Bugfixes
DVT-8110 Mixed language auto-complete is broken after an instance of VHDL entity
DVT-8247 Proposals are not recomputed after ‘.’ if the content assist window is already open
DVT-8253 Semantic checking duration dialog still pops up after build was canceled
DVT-8255 SystemVerilog Semantic checking duration dialog pops up for VHDL project
DVT-8256 Build config: +dvt_compilation_root directive not working in files included with -F
DVT-8257 Show usages hyperlink not working properly on mixed language projects
DVT-8258 Hyperlink incorrectly opens an Auto-Linked file with the same basename as the intended target
15.1.40 (26 January 2016)
Performance
DVT-8235 Optimize incremental build semantic checks to re-analyze only the changed elements
Bugfixes
DVT-8230 Different instance traced than the one selected in the “Select Instance” dialog
DVT-8244 Build config: -log directive should take one argument
15.1.39 (14 January 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8207 Display vector range for VHDL ports/fields/variables
Bugfixes
DVT-8209 When skipping the refactoring preview page, DVT_CHECKOUT_HOOK is not called
DVT-8219 dvt_cli.sh errors out on -f and -F arguments (Unrecognized option)
15.1.38 (7 January 2016)
Enhancements
DVT-8167 Add option to copy full path in Compile Order View
Bugfixes
DVT-8205 When in VHDL 2008, do not issue errors for instantiations which connect output ports to input ports
15.1.37 (23 December 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7693 Ability to close the automatically activated content assist pop-up after typing ‘;’
DVT-8080 Enum item inline comment is not shown in tooltip
Bugfixes
DVT-8152 Remove keywords and templates from content assist proposals after ‘.’
DVT-8158 Elements semantically resolved searching the packages from use directives before searching the enclosing scope
DVT-8166 ViPlugin: “word” vi abbreviations do not work when word boundaries are colliding with imap characters like ‘;’
DVT-8171 User preferences.ini continuously changing due to key bindings when two or more DVT instances are opened
DVT-8172 Content assist toggles between defaults/templates/instances windows while continuous typing
DVT-8177 Content assist fails to show the correct proposals after ‘.’ when ‘(’ before the preceding identifier
DVT-8179 If multiple blocks open on the same line, folding should be done on the outermost one
DVT-8182 Add support for logical reduction operators ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘nand’, ‘nor’, ‘xor’, and ‘xnor’
15.1.36 (11 December 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-8073 ViPlugin: Ability to define “word” vi abbreviations that should not trigger if preceded by word char and should trigger if followed by non-word char
Bugfixes
DVT-7370 Questa predefined Console Filters do not match suppressible errors
DVT-8075 Auto-complete should insert single argument functions/procedures on a single line when in “insert named arguments mode”
DVT-8126 Option to auto-instance without signal declarations
DVT-8133 In the Build Configuration Editor, directive tooltips containing < and > are not correctly shown
DVT-8143 Wrong SIGNAL_NEVER_WRITTEN semantic warning when signal connected to output port of a procedure
15.1.35 (4 December 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7867 Ability to add Git repositories by DVT CLI createProject and importProject commands
DVT-8136 Updated ViPlugin for DVT to 2.14
Bugfixes
DVT-8114 Wrong SIGNAL_NEVER_USED semantic error when signal connected to a port of an instance under generate block
15.1.32 (18 November 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-8071 Show warning for top files specified multiple times in the same invocation
Bugfixes
DVT-6993 Compile waivers are applied in reverse order
DVT-8081 Wrong auto-indentation of a “when” case statement in some cases
DVT-8085 Sometimes license checkout fails when using the latest FlexLM server (11.13.1)
DVT-8101 In some cases, autocomplete does not insert [i] index for generate blocks
DVT-8104 In some cases, Copy Hierarchy Path from Design Hierarchy view does not work
15.1.31 (16 November 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-6263 Issue a warning for unused/unread/unwritten signals
DVT-6264 Issue a warning for incomplete sensitivity lists
DVT-7203 Show sequential block assignments in the traced path of a signal
DVT-7205 Add keyboard shortcuts for navigating the “Show Path” list of the Trace Connections view
DVT-7946 Trace signal functionality should show constant drivers
DVT-8049 Add port declarations to the Trace Connections “Show path” list
Bugfixes
DVT-8016 Change criteria for Design Hierarchy “Select Top” candidates to include all uninstantiated entities
DVT-8043 Trace signal functionality should take into account generate blocks with no instances
15.1.29 (30 October 2015)
Features
DVT-8028 Quick Fix: Automatically fix an undeclared identifier: declare as variable, as argument or as signal
DVT-8029 Quick Fix: Automatically fix an undeclared enumeration literal: add to enumeration type
DVT-8030 Quick Fix: Automatically add/remove a signal to/from process sensitivity list
DVT-8031 Quick Fix: Automatically replace/remove a deprecated package
DVT-8032 Quick Fix: Automatically add missing case alternative
DVT-8033 Quick Fix: Automatically remove the library clause for implicit ‘std’ or ‘work’
Bugfixes
DVT-8006 Autocomplete inserted text for generate blocks should include index (e.g. gen(i))
15.1.28 (16 October 2015)
Deprecated
Support for JVM-style memory arguments in dvt.sh (-Xms, -Xmx, -Xss) is deprecated and will be dropped in a future release. Use -heap_size <size> and -stack_size <size> instead.
Bugfixes
DVT-7937 Custom Dialogs containing empty <dvt:Container> tags fail to open
DVT-7941 Add JVM memory arguments to dvt_cli.sh
DVT-7953 dvt.sh freezes under El Capitan when displaying the Eclipse splash screen
15.1.27 (8 October 2015)
Features
DVT-7878 Generate case statement for defined enumerations
Bugfixes
DVT-7907 Build console is color highlighted after total number of lines output
15.1.26 (28 September 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7773 Add predefined console filters for VCS assertion log messages
DVT-7892 Add variable assignment support in processes when tracing
DVT-7921 Sensitivity list warnings support for mixed sequential and combinational statements
15.1.25 (22 September 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7836 Specador: Ability to create URL for HTML frame content in order to simplify sharing links to specific pages
15.1.24 (18 September 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7911 VHDL parsing performance when using large expressions
Bugfixes
DVT-7912 Fix header comment and skip of use and library directives
15.1.23 (9 September 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-3116 Print keyword set setting and the number of lines in console before/after the file load message
DVT-7549 Custom dialogs: ability to enable / disable a group of widgets based on a radio button / checkbox selection
DVT-7735 Ability to create a non-modal custom dialog
DVT-7850 Add indication of unnecessary use of library STD or WORK clause
DVT-7849 Add semantic warning indication of unused signal in sensitivity list of a process
DVT-7848 Add semantic warning indication for incomplete sensitivity list of a process
DVT-7847 Show the initial value of a signal/generic in tooltip (not only constants)
DVT-7846 Add non-standard/deprecated indication for IEEE std_logic_arith, std_logic_signed, std_logic_unsigned and std_logic_misc packages
Bugfixes
DVT-7844 Missing REDUNDANT_OTHERS_CHOICE semantic warning when the selection uses a hierarchical identifier
15.1.22 (2 September 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7771 Periodically check for disk full and fire a warning for potential data loss
DVT-7820 Use Graphviz neato layout engine for strongly connected Module Flow Diagrams
DVT-7829 Add diagram generation process timeout (1 minute)
Bugfixes
DVT-7740 Incorrect content-assist entry label for a port
DVT-7789 Network files specified in default.build using the network path are not auto-linked in Windows
DVT-7828 dvt_cli.sh -clearcase flag works only when a project is created
DVT-7830 Race condition in settings management at startup
15.1.21 (25 August 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-2214 Add dvt_cli.sh -clearcase flag to share project with ClearCase
Bugfixes
DVT-7794 Support paths with whitespace for DVT_LICENSE_FILE variable in dvt.bat script
15.1.19 (18 August 2015)
Bugfixes
DVT-7178 “Open Terminal Here” not working for DVT Auto-Linked folders
DVT-7756 ViPlugin search and replace commands should not escape n, r, t
DVT-7759 Don’t show library name in auto-instantiated components
DVT-7772 “Copy Full Path” returns path relative to DVT Auto-Linked folder when auto linked root is used
15.1.18 (10 August 2015)
Bugfixes
DVT-7742 Double-click on a line without whitespace jumps to the beginning of the editor
15.1.17 (3 August 2015)
Features
DVT-7703 Added ViPlugin support for “:g/<old>/s//<new>/g”
Enhancements
DVT-6902 Double-click in whitespace should select all whitespaces
DVT-6930 Ability to link header comment to first significant element in file
DVT-7679 Support for declaration assignments when tracing signals
DVT-7726 DVT CLI: Ability to show in Navigator a file opened with the openFile command
Bugfixes
DVT-6884 Content filters ConcurrentModificationException
DVT-7110 Do not select any item when opening quick outline view as it causes flicker
DVT-7744 Two rebuild actions in quick succession might cause dictionary serialization exceptions
15.1.16 (27 July 2015)
Performance
DVT-7661 Semantic check high performance degradation when loaded systems (100% CPU usage, memory in swap)
Enhancements
DVT-6262 Show constants value in tooltip
DVT-7287 Function autocomplete should also insert the ‘;’
DVT-7579 Autocomplete for subprograms should add named associated arguments
DVT-7650 Changed F3 behavior when navigating from an instance to the module/entity declaration
DVT-7667 Don’t modify the capitalization of the first word in the sentence if that word is in fact the identifier name
Bugfixes
DVT-7450 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER on accessing asserts declared in a module instantiated in an entity using bind
DVT-7577 Autocomplete duplicates proposals for functions and procedures declared in a package and defined in a package body
DVT-7649 dvt_builder.sh: Semantic problems are not reported in order or appearance
DVT-7655 Startup sanity check dialogs are blocking the UI on Eclipse Mars 4.5
DVT-7663 Use portable awk syntax in scripts
DVT-7690 Build config: the argument of a -cpp directive is wrongly considered a top file
DVT-7691 Build config: -assert directive does not support a+b style arguments
15.1.15 (10 July 2015)
Bugfixes
DVT-7642 False changes are detected in default snapshot when Custom Dialog contains a Class Selector widget
DVT-7643 -assert should also accept enable_hier as parameter
15.1.14 (6 July 2015)
Features
DVT-7304 Ability to set CDT nature using DVT CLI
DVT-7306 Auto-link C/C++ files specified in default.build
Enhancements
DVT-7076 Delete action for Custom Dialog snapshots
DVT-7612 Changed hyperlink labels to be more consistent
DVT-7631 Renamed “Why” option to “Show Path” option in the Trace Connections view
15.1.13 (19 June 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-1964 Show layers on VHDL function/procedure
DVT-5839 Show layers on VHDL package/package body pair
DVT-7534 Content filters path patterns should support “/” on Windows
DVT-7595 Run Configurations: Add the custom hyperlink variable to the variables list
Bugfixes
DVT-7566 Sometimes project restore after platform startup triggers exceptions
DVT-7588 Autocomplete and hyperlink missing if function argument is of record type
DVT-7593 Pressing backspace while executing a ViPlugin imap command prints a Unicode character
15.1.12 (5 June 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7477 Updated AnyEdit, Git and Python plugins in Eclipse 4 distros
Bugfixes
DVT-7419 When overwriting/saving a Custom Dialog snapshot, special XML characters are stored literally
DVT-7527 “Lint As” menu entry appears in DVT view’s context menu instead of the Navigator View
DVT-7529 Commas incorrectly placed in right-side comments when auto-instantiating an entity
DVT-7541 Trace Connections not working when the top of the Design Hierarchy view is a VHDL instance
DVT-7546 Invalid graphviz syntax for tooltip attribute
DVT-7547 In VCS compatibility mode -assert directive should take any number of predefined args
15.1.11 (20 May 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7473 Build config: -name directive should take one argument
Bugfixes
DVT-7459 Specador: Fixed NullPointerException when launching from script
DVT-7474 License error due to a NullPointerException in FlexLM
15.1.10 (15 May 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7451 Workspace “Refresh on access” enabled by default in DVT distros
DVT-7454 Support for the +dvt_file_substitute build directive in VHDL
Bugfixes
DVT-6046 & DVT-7458 DVT CLI race condition when workspace is unlocked
DVT-7437 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER, no hyperlink and autocomplete on port connections of component signals and ports when a module is instantiated inside an entity using bind
DVT-7446 High CPU usage when concurrent access to semantic search algorithm
DVT-7447 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error on architecture constant used in component instantiation’s port map
15.1.9 (8 May 2015)
Features
DVT-7211 Added new DVT Slim Perspective
DVT-7425 Run “sh” scripts from run configurations in Windows using Busybox included in the distribution
Enhancements
DVT-5185 Added missing toolbar actions to application menu
DVT-7234 Removed some AnyEdit entries from editor context menu
DVT-7423 Added “Editor Emulation Mode” to editor context menu
DVT-7424 Removed some of the toolbar buttons in DVT perspectives added by other plugins
DVT-7429 Support for VHDL protected code
Bugfixes
DVT-7317 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER on port connections of architecture instances and signals when a module is instantiated inside an entity using bind
DVT-7318 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error on binding a module under a mixed language path instance
DVT-7384 Resizing the diagram editor below a threshold hides the scrollbars
DVT-7405 Invalid combinations of +dvt_incremental_compile_checks and +dvt_full_compile_checks setting are reported on wrong line
DVT-7406 Default value of +dvt_incremental_compile_checks should be PKG/POFF when +dvt_full_compile_checks is PKGS/OFF
DVT-7427 No hyperlink and autocomplete when architecture generates are connected to module ports
DVT-7431 Restore fails for mixed-language projects with cross-language binds
DVT-7430 Automatically insert single proposal is broken
15.1.8 (24 April 2015)
REMOVED
DVT-7363 Removed deprecated build configuration directives +dvt_enable_full_semantic_checks and +dvt_extended_checks
Performance
DVT-7362 Optimized memory consumption when full build semantic checks are restricted to a list of libraries or packages
Enhancements
DVT-6730 Consider to auto-insert ‘<=’ when typing “..”
DVT-7361 Added build configuration directives to control semantic checks granularity to package (+dvt_full_compile_checks+PKGS+lib1::pkg1+lib2::pkg2+… and +dvt_incremental_compile_checks+PKG)
Bugfixes
DVT-7365 Hyperlink doesn’t contain the entire file name in Console View if the file name is long
DVT-7372 Incorrect Trace Connections View driver and loads markers for same named signals
DVT-7373 Signals not traced in assign statements of same type instances from different scopes
DVT-7376 Debugger integration: unable to set breakpoints in Windows
15.1.7 (21 April 2015)
REMOVED
DVT-7321 Replaced unmaintained “Terminal View” plugin in Eclipse 4 distributions with Eclipse TCF Terminal
Performance
DVT-7340 After invoking autocomplete in a context with many proposals, editing slows down (move cursor / typing)
Enhancements
DVT-5969 Code Formatting: Ability to call a user script before and after code formatting
DVT-7169 Code Formatting: Ability to vertically align port declarations
DVT-7171 Code Formatting: Add formatter support for VHDL 2008 generic interface list enhancements (type, package, subprogram)
DVT-7173 Added Eclipse TCF Terminal with support for Windows
DVT-7201 Added ViPlugin support for “w!” command as an alias to “w”
DVT-7233 Class selector example should also include a usage of baseClassName attribute
DVT-7339 Added HTML Wizard option to open or not the generated documentation in browser
Bugfixes
DVT-7301 dvt_kit_installer.bat script should take into account parameters when run with “cmd /c”
DVT-7323 Dialog warning about changes in snapshot appears when selecting a different snapshot for a custom dialog
DVT-7327 Value attribute does not work for Custom Dialog ClassSelector widget
DVT-7328 Platform crash when external builders are automatically triggered during platform startup
DVT-7330 Flow diagrams not being generated for architectures with generics
DVT-7344 Support paths with whitespace in Windows scripts
15.1.6 (6 April 2015)
Bugfixes
DVT-7152 Modules bound to an entity are not shown on entity’s Design Hierarchy
DVT-7269 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER on port connections when a module is instantiated inside an entity using bind
15.1.5 (30 March 2015)
REMOVED
DVT-7251 Removed bare DVT distributions from site, DVT KIT remains the only available distribution for download
DVT-7252 Removed dvt_updater.sh script, the same functionality can be achieved with dvt_plugin_installer.sh
Enhancements
DVT-7179 Added Ruby plugin to KIT distros and updated GIT, CDT, JDT, TCL plugins
DVT-7253 Ability to list installed plugins using dvt_kit_installer.sh
DVT-7258 Added Undo/Redo actions to run configuration’s command area
DVT-7272 Cleanup build log messages
Bugfixes
DVT-7254 dvt_kit_installer.sh is using incompatible arguments for sed and readlink under MacOS
DVT-7256 Sometimes debugger does not start due to “Unable to determine simulator” error
DVT-7265 Platform crash when build is automatically triggered during platform startup
DVT-7273 Ignore generate variables when tracing a signal
15.1.4 (23 March 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-5708 Support for generic packages
Bugfixes
DVT-7158 Variables view context menu should not show detailPaneBreakpointFactory
DVT-7162 Editor emulation modes stop working after manually changing key binding scheme
DVT-7167 DVT Debug launch configurations check out an e Language debug license regardless of the project nature
DVT-7236 Package instantiation’s use clause doesn’t work
DVT-7237 Wrong NON_EXISTING_TYPE error on types accessed through package instances
DVT-7238 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error when use clause imports a package instantiation at library level
15.1.3 (16 March 2015)
Bugfixes
DVT-7121 Sometimes HTML Wizard does not generate the documentation
DVT-7125 Debugger Integration - VCS thread names with special XML characters break the DVT-Simulator communication
DVT-7126 Debugger Integration - breakpoints added in Auto-Linked files break the DVT-Simulator communication
DVT-7145 Parser performance issue when using large combinatorial expressions
DVT-7147 Show only files with errors in Compile Order doesn’t work for symlinked files
DVT-7150 Eclipse 4: Problems/Tasks View not updated after full build (patch for Eclipse Luna 4.4.1)
DVT-7153 Debugger Integration: improved variables view performance with thousands of variables
15.1.2 (6 March 2015)
Bugfixes
DVT-7111 Auto-instance doesn’t declare signals when “preserve ports order” preference is enabled
DVT-7114 NullPointerException when running a CustomDialog with old serialization mechanism data
DVT-7116 Selecting the only available (default) snapshot in a CustomDialog with old serialization mechanism data should not be considered undo operation
DVT-7117 ClassSlector always reports selection of an identical snapshot as undo operation
15.1.1 (27 February 2015)
HIGHLIGHTS
Complete switch to Eclipse 4, including the update of all complementary plugins from DVT distributions
Improved compilation and restore performance
Debugger Integration with all major simulators
Trace Connections improvements, enhancements and bug fixes
Ability to store Custom Dialog Snapshots
REMOVED
DVT-7075 Removed IP-XACT plugin from distributions
Features
DVT-1460 Generic Debugger Integration
DVT-3696 & DVT-6440 Trace Connections through combinational processes
DVT-4460 Ability to store Custom Dialog Snapshots
DVT-4909 Trace Connections through concurrent signal assignments
DVT-5825 & DVT-7074 Added KIT distro for Windows. See dvt_kit_installer.sh
DVT-7104 Support for combinational processes in HDL diagrams
DVT-7105 Support for concurrent signal assignments in HDL diagrams
Enhancements
DVT-2018 Design Hierarchy View should show architecture information
DVT-4032 Ability to “Show Diagram” for instances in the Design Hierarchy view
DVT-6767 Custom dialog serialization should support id attribute to be specified for any widget
DVT-6946 & DVT-6968 Updated all plugins in distribution
DVT-7016 Ability to launch a configuration in debug mode from toolbar button
DVT-7038 Improve project restore time
DVT-7065 Build for Java 7, minimal JRE required version increased to 1.7
Bugfixes
DVT-5898 Restore should be interruptible at platform shutdown
DVT-6550 Eclipse 4: DVT CLI importProject -workingset does not set the workingset correctly due to some changes in the Eclipse Platform (patch for Eclipse 4.4.1)
DVT-6718 Don’t save dictionary to disk after cancelled builds
DVT-6768 Custom dialog serialization is broken for multi-line Text widget content
DVT-6805 Close project should wait for dictionary save to complete
DVT-7086 Eclipse 4: First run after a crash or a forced termination results in a crash or a disabled functionality
3.5.39 (26 February 2015)
Bugfixes
DVT-6935 Code formatting doesn’t work on physical type units
DVT-7081 Code formatting doesn’t add whitespace around + and -
3.5.37 (13 February 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-7053 Increased initial memory (Xms) for better performance and MaxPermGen to avoid crashes in distributions
Bugfixes
DVT-7029 Parse error if a qualified expression starts with a character literal
3.5.36 (9 February 2015)
Bugfixes
DVT-7001 Files created outside of Eclipse and added to the default.build are auto-linked even if they are in the project directory
DVT-7017 Linked files in autolink roots are removed after updating autolink roots
DVT-7025 Sometimes, under Windows OS, VHDL files cannot be saved
3.5.35 (30 January 2015)
Features
DVT-6402 “Change DVT nature” allows adding the C/C++ nature when CDT is available
DVT-6954 Switch between eclipse, vi and emacs editor modes using shortcut or toolbar button
Enhancements
DVT-5953 vi mode state should be preserved between workspaces
DVT-6365 Automatically set the key scheme for vi plugin when vi mode is enabled
DVT-6397 Show vi command line under the editor instead of the status bar
DVT-6455 Show a larger vi command line
Bugfixes
DVT-6515 Incorrect pop-up message from Trace Connections from Editor when the Design Hierarchy view is updating
DVT-6812 Incorrect pop-up message from Trace Connections From Editor when the Design Hierarchy view is filtered
DVT-6949 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error when System Verilog struct elements are accessed from a VHDL architecture
DVT-6950 Wrong NON_EXISTING_TYPE error on package instantiation type access
DVT-6960 External builder multi-line errors/warnings are not added to the Problems View on Windows
DVT-6966 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error when accessing a package from another library named ‘work’
DVT-6967 Trace Connections view is not properly cleaned after canceling a trace operation
DVT-7000 Build config: next word after -mvchome is considered a top file instead of a directive argument
DVT-7003 “Show Diagram” not working for architectures
3.5.34 (16 January 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-6726 Semantic support for PSL vunit and vunit member constructs
DVT-6936 Semantic support for physical type units
DVT-6948 Questa multi-line errors/warnings are not matched correctly by predefined console log filters
Bugfixes
DVT-5377 Paths don’t resolve correctly on Windows in wizards
DVT-6961 Wrong hover when an entity an an enum element have the same name
3.5.33 (12 January 2015)
Enhancements
DVT-6679 Ability to copy element name in views
DVT-3463 & DVT-3602 & DVT-5673 & DVT-5812 & DVT-6031 Add unified context menu to all views
Bugfixes
DVT-6925 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error when a record member is accessed on a type
DVT-6926 False UNDECLARED_LIBRARY error on incremental build
DVT-6928 Search for text should look into all compiled files regardless of their content type
DVT-6944 Types View Members label is not cleared when changing project
3.5.32 (18 December 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-4498 Enclose selected text when typing bracket or quote or begin/end
DVT-5731 Add collapse/expand capability for “when” construct
Bugfixes
DVT-6580 Eclipse 4: Tool Bar Customization / Dynamic Launch Configuration Toolbar category is showing icons from every toolbar refresh
DVT-6581 Eclipse 4: Commands for Dynamic Launch Configurations are persisted after the launch configuration is deleted
DVT-6740 Wrong UNDECLARED IDENTIFIER for SV packages under common library in VHDL file
DVT-6796 Wrong indexing of pointers
DVT-6810 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error on mixed select access
DVT-6863 Hyperlinks and autocomplete not working for types in vhdl function/procedure signatures
DVT-6909 Wrong auto-indentation when adding new line immediately before a string
DVT-6915 Search for references should look into all compiled files regardless of their content type
DVT-6918 Refactoring should be performed into all compiled files regardless of their content type
3.5.31 (5 December 2014)
Bugfixes
DVT-6603 Eclipse 4: Build toolbar should resize on large build names instead of displaying a drop-down
DVT-6662 Eclipse 4: Updated ViPlugin for DVT to 2.13.1 (fixes for Eclipse 4)
DVT-6668 Code formatting fails for generic type without semi before closing paren
DVT-6720 Code formatting fails for procedure/function/package “is new” construct
DVT-6883 ViPlugin: Fixed “invalid stream header” error and some NullPointerExceptions
DVT-6885 New DVT File Wizard doesn’t allow selecting the directory in the DVT Auto-Linked hierarchy
DVT-6893 Auto-instance not working when the initial value of a generic specifies a unit of measure
DVT-6894 New DVT File Wizard doesn’t recognize paths on shared partitions
DVT-6896 DVT Editor line delimiter should be set by the “New text file delimiter” workspace and project preferences
3.5.30 (28 November 2014)
Features
DVT-3222 Ability to create a project from template using dvt_cli.sh
Enhancements
DVT-6027 Add capability to use commands to open custom hyper links created by run configuration filters
DVT-6873 Add +dvt_env_no_override build directive
Bugfixes
DVT-6872 Build log file is not automatically refreshed if it resides inside the workspace
3.5.29 (21 November 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-6832 Improved error recovery on missing semicolon
Bugfixes
DVT-6794 Wrong auto-completion while instantiation of generic procedure
DVT-6798 No auto-complete of generic identifiers within declaration of generic procedure
DVT-6799 Incomplete mouse-over description of aliases
DVT-6824 Eclipse 4: NullPointerException in ContentMergeViewer$ContentMergeViewerLayout.layout (patch for Eclipse Luna 4.4.1, Eclipse Bug 348429)
DVT-6841 Content assist is very slow in some cases when more than 100k proposals
3.5.28 (16 November 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5743 Add expand all in current scope to code folding
DVT-6028 Match Questa errors and invoke “verror” tool to open them
DVT-6800 Added PSL highlight, hyperlinks and content assist support in comments
Bugfixes
DVT-6795 No auto-completion while writing the invocation of an instance of the generic procedure
DVT-6797 False semantic error when using aliases for procedures
DVT-6825 Missing autocomplete after open parenthesis
DVT-6826 Using many Auto-Linked roots results in “Value is too long” error
DVT-6829 Double-click in views to open editor not working after project restore
3.5.27 (7 November 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-6774 Code Formatting: Ability to vertically align to open parenthesis
DVT-6777 Added DUPLICATE_WHEN_CHOICE, MISSING_ENUM_CHOICE, MISSING_OTHERS_CHOICE, OTHERS_CHOICE_USED, REDUNDANT_OTHERS_CHOICE, INCONSISTENT_CHOICES semantic checks
DVT-6783 Ability to customize run configurations console title according to the output of the process
DVT-6801 Slow post full build semantic resolve configurations phase in mixed SystemVerilog/VHDL mode
Bugfixes
DVT-6765 Sometimes dictionary save fails at platform shutdown
DVT-6778 “Conflicting handlers” log entry for each run configuration button
DVT-6781 DVT crashes after CentOS and RHEL updates with “_cairo_operator_bounded_by_source: Assertion `NOT_REACHED’ failed” (fixed in distributions)
DVT-6782 dvt.sh -eclipse_args doesn’t work with -vmargs
DVT-6788 Suppress “First launcher.execute()” messages from ClearCase plugin (patch for distro)
DVT-6789 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error on array selection using 2 or more indexes
3.5.26 (31 October 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-4964 Code Formatting: Ability to specify a list of operators that must be surrounded by space
DVT-5420 Ability to trim trailing whitespace on save (Preferences -> General -> Editors -> AnyEdit Tools)
DVT-5832 Disabled incremental build should also disable views updates
DVT-6029 Support for URL hyper-links in run configuration filters
DVT-6241 Ability to customize run configurations console title
DVT-6766 Specador: Use new HTML look & feel by default
DVT-6773 Added AnyEdit plugin in all distributions and updated CLEARCASE, PERFORCE, PERL and PYTHON plugins
Bugfixes
DVT-5768 Wrong signal declaration on second auto-instance
DVT-6030 Run configuration filters of type NOTE not working when ${line} is not used inside pattern
DVT-6148 Dynamic run configuration buttons should be filtered by working sets
DVT-6462 +dvt_incremental_compile_max_lines not taken into account by semantic checking
DVT-6613 Auto-instance should not generate duplicate signals
DVT-6685 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error on record elements
3.5.25 (23 October 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-6431 Specador: Added architecture instances and sub-instances
Bugfixes
DVT-6083 Autocomplete shows no valid proposals for “use a.” where “a” is a library
DVT-6725 Project Statistics yields all metrics zero when full build option is checked
DVT-6699 Use clause inside a package declaration doesn’t work properly
DVT-6701 False semantic error on subprogram instantiation declaration
DVT-6728 After restart with multiple windows opened, rebuild buttons only show on main window
3.5.24 (10 October 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-6704 Auto-complete window does not remember the width and height between invocations
Bugfixes
DVT-5548 Setting a template as auto-insertable doesn’t work
DVT-6700 Waive Problem from Problems View context menu does not escape less than < greater than > and quote “ characters
DVT-6702 False UNDECLARED_TYPE semantic error on alias
Bugfixes
DVT-6719 Added XULRunner library in Linux distributions to avoid crashes when the internal browser starts on old systems
3.5.23 (2 October 2014)
Bugfixes
DVT-5132 No autocomplete and hyperlink on hierarchical access
DVT-6479 No build after CLI createProject on a project that was previously deleted
DVT-6604 Eclipse 4: Settings management eclipse.ini merger doesn’t support case sensitive arguments
DVT-6635 The Design Hierarchy View text filter is cleared after rebuilt
DVT-6641 Quoted arguments of dvt_cli.sh -<name>.build are not handled correctly
DVT-6643 Non-deterministic build config errors on large build configurations of mixed-language projects
DVT-6644 Wait for clipboard contents hangs (Eclipse Bug 241957 patch)
DVT-6657 DVT CLI does not accept DVT as argument of -perspective option
DVT-6667 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error on generic incomplete types
DVT-6669 Editor preferences for autocomplete not working
DVT-6672 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error on generic interface object used in a procedure argument
DVT-6681 When DVT_USER_SETTINGS or DVT_COMMON_SETTINGS point to a location inside a project no links are created in DVT-Settings project
3.5.22 (9 September 2014)
Features
DVT-6377 Ability to specify current build configuration name and content by dvt_cli.sh
Enhancements
DVT-4767 Example Makefile.dvt for a predefined project
DVT-4911 Run configurations: improve error handling and visibility of project / working dir resolution
Bugfixes
DVT-6633 Trace Connections should be case-insensitive to port names
3.5.21 (3 September 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-6026 Ability to specify path to Custom Dialog swtxml as relative to the location of the run configuration
Bugfixes
DVT-4149 Don’t jump to files from other projects when double-click in views
DVT-4835 Wrong autocomplete in empty VHDL source file
DVT-5179 Current scope indication is wrong inside action block inside process
DVT-5323 Build configurations are not correctly parsed when -ncelabargs is encountered
DVT-6357 Compile waivers don’t work for problems whose description contains newlines
DVT-6601 When creating a content_filters.xml views are not refreshed
DVT-6620 Search view quick search is shown at the bottom of the view instead of the top
3.5.20 (28 August 2014)
Features
DVT-5000 Add ‘show usages’ hyperlink entry
Enhancements
DVT-6609 Preload the IEEE, STD, etc. libraries before incremental compile
DVT-6612 Members sorting in Types/Verification Hierarcy Views is unstable
3.5.19 (21 August 2014)
Features
DVT-6592 Ability to browse and search type members in Types View
Enhancements
DVT-4050 Add -perspective switch to dvt_cli.sh importProject
DVT-5255 In dvt and ius.irun compatibility modes .pslvhdl extension should be mapped to VHDL Language Syntax
DVT-5418 Ability to specify prefixes that trigger autocomplete
DVT-6051 Hierarchical search in Types View
DVT-6158 Cross-platform Quick Search clear button
DVT-6587 Automatically show Types Members view and select first match when search string includes dot
Bugfixes
DVT-4736 Eclipse 4: Dynamic Launch Configuration Shortcuts key bindings do not work
DVT-6250 Sometimes project open causes a NullPointerException
DVT-6459 New DVT File wizard throws NullPointerException when filling in file name with .build extension
DVT-6570 Specador: FileNotFoundException (Not a directory) when generating documentation using the new HTML style
DVT-6596 Settings management engine doesn’t always work on key bindings with parameters
3.5.18 (1 August 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5715 F2 on identifier should show tooltip
DVT-6211 Highlight javadoc pragmas
DVT-6234 Custom Dialogs: DirectoryFilesListing widget should support listing directories
Bugfixes
DVT-6209 Fixed cause for “Job found still running after platform shutdown” message on exit
DVT-6065 Eclipse 4: Waive Problem in Problems View context menu doesn’t work
DVT-6066 Eclipse 4: SVN plugin throws an error when DVT Auto-Linked is created
DVT-6461 Eclipse 4: No content in Problems/Tasks View when focus is on a different stacked view (patch for Eclipse Luna 4.4.0)
DVT-6482 Eclipse 4: Missing Copy Full Path action in Navigator View context menu
DVT-6513 Eclipse 4: Tool Bar Customization / DVT Build category shows multiple empty buttons
3.5.17 (25 July 2014)
Features
DVT-5560 Specador: Ability to customize the HTML look & feel when new HTML style is used
DVT-6487 Specador: Ability to inject HTML in generated documentation when new HTML style is used
Enhancements
DVT-6113 Ability to “add as -y library”, similar with “add as incdir” from Navigator right click menu
Bugfixes
DVT-6520 Trace Connections from Editor not working for cross language signals and ports
DVT-6526 Specador: Watermark footer missing in new HTML style
3.5.16 (8 July 2014)
Features
DVT-6485 Specador: New HTML look & feel
Bugfixes
DVT-4775 Ability to insert single proposals automatically
DVT-5197 File not opened in the correct folder, but in DVT Auto-Linked
DVT-5550 Specador: Method argument comments are not extracted
DVT-6210 Specador: Fixed JavaDoc @link hyperlink extraction when similar links are used
DVT-6432 Specador: Refresh web browser after new documentation is generated
DVT-6481 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error reported for ‘DEALLOCATE’
DVT-6483 False syntactic error when using ‘A <- B’ (instead of A < -B)
DVT-6484 False UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER semantic error reported for function().member of record
DVT-6492 Rebuild fails after adding a nature to a project
DVT-6498 Eclipse 4: Fixed java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError in AbstractTextEditor affecting some versions of Eclipse 4.2
DVT-6499 NullPointerException when DVT_COMMON_SETTINGS is used and DVT_USER_SETTINGS is not set
DVT-6504 Performance degradation when creating Auto-Linked resources
3.5.14 (24 June 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-4411 Trace Connections of internal signals from editor
DVT-6372 Unify the task tags and comments collection with the parsing of the file
Bugfixes
DVT-5968 Read-only pop-up not working for file with rw:r:r permissions when opened by other user
DVT-6001 Trace Connections from editor when only one top module candidate is available should automatically select it
DVT-6353 Specador: Overloaded functions are not visible
DVT-6369 Project is restored twice on project open
DVT-6370 Project restore cannot be interrupted by cancel button
DVT-6376 Read-only indication not working for file with rw:r:r permissions when opened by other user
DVT-6391 Do not restore when using CLI createProject command
3.5.13 (13 June 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5558 Added support for VHDL multiline comment extraction
Bugfixes
DVT-6331 Specador: Wrong hyperlinks when including external documentation directories
DVT-6333 Specador: Show the external documentation title under the ‘Referenced Documentation’ section in TOC
DVT-6338 Exception while searching in Design Hierarchy
DVT-6348 Layers View displays wrong information when invoked on an element while the view is hidden
3.5.12 (10 June 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-6303 Long parsing time for multiple levels of imbricated expressions
Bugfixes
DVT-5469 Editing a file during build freezes the GUI
DVT-6288 Specador: FileNotFoundException when documentation is generated with diagrams in same location for multiple projects
DVT-6304 Specador: progress dialog should also include design diagrams and design diagrams with ports
DVT-6308 License checkout error not reported properly due to an exception in FlexLM
3.5.11 (30 May 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5202 Specador: option to generate module diagrams with ports
DVT-6056 Open files compiled by DVT with the corresponding DVT editor (for example from Navigator)
DVT-6159 Inconsistency: Outline/Quick Outline/Type Hierarchy filters dialog should have Select/Deselect All buttons
DVT-6260 Design hierarchy doesn’t find component mapping in another library
DVT-6069 Open problems reported by DVT with the corresponding DVT editor (for example from Problems View)
Bugfixes
DVT-6244 Sometimes Show Whitespace Characters throws an error
DVT-6273 When same sources are Auto-Linked multiple times go to declaration (from view/hyperlink) asks user to chose project
3.5.10 (22 May 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5131 Enhanced VHDL HTML Documentation
DVT-6208 Settings management engine should handle .dvt.gtkrc settings
DVT-6230 Provide an example Makefile wrapper for dvt_cli.sh in the uvm-ubus predefined project
Bugfixes
DVT-5478 HTML Documentation: boolean values in dvt_export_html.xml that contain empty spaces are not recognized
DVT-6130 False semantic error for function call when class extends its parameter
DVT-6137 Ancestor field not visible if parent class extends its parameter
DVT-6207 Fixed ConcurrentModificationException preventing DVT CLI daemon to start
DVT-6219 False semantic error when referring VHDL-defined types/enums/constants in Verilog
DVT-6220 Compare Dialog is not using the editor background color
DVT-6224 Layers View: duplicate layers for functions in package and package body
DVT-6229 Changed Quick Search default messages
3.5.9 (12 May 2014)
REMOVED
DVT-6174 Remove support for +dvt_reparse_duplicate_top_files+ build directive
Bugfixes
DVT-6104 Search view Quick Search should be reset between searches
DVT-6105 Search view is populated slower when Quick Search is active
DVT-6157 Build configurations: in ius.irun compatibility mode, SPECMAN_PATH is ignored
DVT-6166 Eclipse 4: Fixed org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Invalid thread access when running “dvt_cli.sh -newwindow”
DVT-6167 Eclipse 4: Fixed java.lang.NoSuchMethodError in AbstractTextEditor caused by a bug in DVT Patcher
DVT-6173 Invoking a single External Build Configuration triggers a full rebuild with all the External Builders
DVT-6181 HTML Documentation: cannot trigger a project rebuild from the documentation wizard
DVT-6198 False semantic DUPLICATE_VARIABLE error reported for procedure generic ports
3.5.8 (30 April 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-6147 Issue a warning at startup if incremental build (Project > Build Automatically) is disabled
Bugfixes
DVT-4645 Copy/Paste doesn’t always work (Eclipse Bug 368354 patch)
DVT-4657 dvt_cli.sh -newwindow opens two windows if DVT was not already running
DVT-5736 Sometimes when closing a project files remain open and display an error message
DVT-5842 Added Outline View button for configuring element filters
DVT-6035 dvt_cli.sh openFile command issues an error if -line is not specified
DVT-6138 Semantic timeout dialog always shows at incremental build when +dvt_file_compile_timeout is set to 0 (disable)
DVT-6185 False semantic UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER error when using labeled begin/end inside generate region
3.5.7 (22 April 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-6036 Build config: incorrect number of expected arguments for -no_error directives
DVT-6099 Build config: warn of unknown +dvt directives regardless of +dvt_enable_unknown_directive_warnings
DVT-6122 Ability to use $DVT_PROJECT_LOC environment variable in build config and external tools
Bugfixes
DVT-5157 External builder markers disappear when paths in default.build are target files of symlinks from project
DVT-6012 Views should not be updated when they are not visible
DVT-6077 Wrong jump to file from external builder console error when the path is relative
DVT-6097 Dynamic Launch Configuration Shortcuts should not be visible if they refer to closed projects
DVT-6109 Pre-restore dictionary size too big due to Java serialization inner class issue
3.5.6 (15 April 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5888 Hierarchical search in Compile Order View
DVT-6016 Incremental compilation should not be performed for a build config file opened with a VHDL editor (for example when using -f my_list_of_files.vhd)
DVT-6018 Allow various operations like jump to definition or show hierarchy for the “after cursor” identifier
Bugfixes
DVT-3877 Last external builders marker takes over previous markers on same file/line
DVT-4796 Errors reported by external builder incremental build are not displayed in Problems View
DVT-6005 Compile Order view in “Show only files with errors” mode should refresh after reapplying compile waivers
DVT-6021 Views are not updated across multiple Workbench Windows when building a project
DVT-6047 External Tools: “Note” filters should use the same color
DVT-6095 Sometimes when opening symlinked files they get recompiled
3.5.5 (1 April 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5666 Content Filters for Design Hierarchy view
DVT-5967 Ability to control “Disable code folding if file exceeds ### lines”
Bugfixes
DVT-5938 Non DVT projects should not show in specific DVT project selection dialogs
DVT-5961 Adding a DVT nature to a project should create the .dvt sub-directory if it does not exist
DVT-5962 Strange behavior of dvt_cli.sh when using “-newwindow -workingset”: no console, workingset visible on focus, old window updates
DVT-5980 Console Log Filters: missing hyperlinks for relative paths starting with “../../”
DVT-5981 Wrong default template when creating a new file with explicitly specified extension in a mixed language project
DVT-5982 Do not notify views when incremental compilation is not performed (for example because of max number of lines)
3.5.4 (21 March 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5887 Search View Quick Search should bold the matched parts of branches like in all other views
DVT-5930 Missing read-only notification when formatting a read-only or unchecked out file
Bugfixes
DVT-5918 Infinite loop sometime when BadLocationException is thrown in tooltip parser
DVT-5925 Default content of a New > DVT Content Filters XML may filter out all tasks in windows
DVT-5926 VHDL entities placed in different libraries are not visible from SV top module
DVT-5928 Wrong vertical align by parenthesis close, bracket close or curly close
3.5.3 (14 March 2014)
Enhancements
Bugfixes
DVT-5896 Trace Connections View search for port does not bold the matched ports
DVT-5903 Content Filters: Errors and tasks in simlinked files are not filtered
DVT-5905 Content filters do not apply for problems reported on files outside project
3.5.2 (11 March 2014)
Enhancements
Bugfixes
DVT-5886 Quick Search does not perform prefix matching on CamelCaseStrings
3.5.1 (7 March 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5788 Copy full path of multiple resources
DVT-5818 Content Filters: ability to filter Search View by element text
Bugfixes
DVT-5700 HTML Documentation Generator should not report progress for each diagram
DVT-5795 HTML Documentation Wizard does not refresh all the settings when changing the project
DVT-5804 Some formatter preferences (like Vertical align > Module port declarations) are not saved under Windows OS
DVT-5808 Performance improvements for Content Filters
DVT-5810 Outline should not reveal the first matched element when new content is added
DVT-5811 Internal builder console is cleared when saving a build configuration file
DVT-5815 Changed Code Factory shortcut conflicting with Copy Full Path shortcut from Shift+Alt+P to Shift+Alt+K
DVT-5819 Wrong semantic errors for duplicate VHDL aliases
DVT-5820 Wrong semantic errors when aliases for subprograms are used
DVT-5824 Fixed incompatibilities with Eclipse 3.6
DVT-5826 Fixed dvt.sh issues on MacOS
3.5 (27 February 2014)
HIGHLIGHTS
Enhanced Semantic Checks: check that each identifier is properly declared and used
Trace Connections usability improvements, enhancements and bug fixes.
Ability to use Content Filters in order to eliminate unnecessary information overload.
Redesigned the tool configuration and preferences sharing capabilities. See Settings Management
Redesigned the code formatting engine. See Code Formatting
Completely unified the DVT Perspective across all languages.
Quick Search in Views available in most views
Redesigned icons (see Icons and Decorations), tool-bars and menus.
Renamed the Instance Tree View to Design Hierarchy View
REMOVED
DVT-4293 Remove all incdir and define variables for External Tools Integration - ${dvt_current_build_file} should be used instead
DVT-5765 Removed deprecated scripts dvt_trap.sh, dvt_xterm.sh, license_utils.sh
Features
DVT-650 & DVT-1021 & DVT-2451 & DVT-2430 Ability to control preferences for site, team, user, project levels
DVT-1180 Link Back to Console from External Builder Marker
DVT-2943 Ability to use waivers for build configuration problems
DVT-3791 Ability to capitalize all keywords and types in VHDL
DVT-4049 Auto-Link files included by default.build
DVT-4412 & DVT-5112 Add ports view to Trace Connections View
DVT-5111 Add filter to Trace Connections View tree
DVT-5128 Unify Views context menu actions: Show References, Layers, Hierarchy, Instance Tree, Diagrams
DVT-5155 Ability to control memory using dvt.sh arguments
DVT-5265 Unify Checks View
DVT-5277 Ability to disable format for a marked region of code
DVT-5368 Unify Layers View
DVT-5610 Unify Trace Connections View
DVT-5763 Changed Instance Tree view to Design Hierarchy View. See Design Hierarchy View
Enhancements
DVT-532 Ability to easily share code templates at site level
DVT-4040 Unify icons across languages
DVT-4408 CamelCase support for quick views and views text filters
DVT-4795 Predefined project mx_1 does not compile using Questa Simulator
DVT-5025 Trace Connections toolbar icons are not intuitive
DVT-5044 Autoinstance declares signals for all ports
DVT-5068 Show matched/total number of instances in Instance Tree
DVT-5268 Element count in top label of views should show filtered/total info
DVT-5330 Mark the current trace path in the Trace Connections View tree
DVT-5331 Show port/signal icons in the Trace Connections View menus and ports view
DVT-5618 Ability to control compilation timeout via build configuration directives: +dvt_file_compile_timeout and +dvt_incremental_compile_timeout
DVT-5764 Updated JRE in distribution to version 1.7.0u4
Bugfixes
DVT-4559 When the Instance Tree gets empty after an incremental build the “work” library is shown
DVT-4614 Cursor jumps on another line after auto-format when using spaces instead of tabs
DVT-5106 Instance Tree and Trace Connections views memory leak
DVT-5130 Code formatting failure when vertical alignment is on
DVT-5210 Types View should reset after a project is cleaned
DVT-5380 Invoking Trace Connections in Editor triggers an error when Instance Tree is filtered
DVT-5485 & DVT-5554 Instance Tree loses selection when the editor is changed or when Navigator View is selected
DVT-5448 When the platform starts and there is no resource selected, the current project is not in sync with the highlighted project in Navigator
DVT-5628 Formatter error when using quote character
DVT-5722 Instance Tree shows the first element when it should be empty
DVT-5723 Show Instance Tree is not working on a VHDL entity when the top is Verilog module
3.4.28 (24 February 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-3845 Declaring packages with the same name should give a duplicate semantic error
Bugfixes
DVT-5724 Do not treat as case-insensitive gcc-like build config directives in ius.irun compatibility mode
DVT-5740 External Tools custom filter does not work if the pattern text ends with space/tab/new line char
DVT-5742 External Tools can’t read from an external_builders.xml file that contains patterns with the same id
3.4.27 (29 January 2014)
Enhancements
DVT-5704 Allow –{{‘’’ and ‘’’–}} symbols as user defined code folding region
DVT-5687 Update DVT_UVM_HOME to point to latest uvm_1.1d
Bugfixes
DVT-5434 Support for predefined ‘deallocate’ API
DVT-5709 Unrecognized ‘ieee.math_real.log2(…)’
DVT-5710 Mismatch of overloaded functions across packages
DVT-5720 Wrong type assignments to variables in functions
3.4.26 (8 January 2014)
Bugfixes
DVT-5680 For VHDL, the -work directive is effective only for the subsequently specified top files
3.4.25 (18 December 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-5659 HTML Documentation: generating documentation throws an error when the option “Exclude files outside project” is set
DVT-5664 Inserting text in block selection mode skips characters in some environments, fixed for Eclipse Platform 3.8.1 and DVT distros
3.4.24 (2 December 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5616 Open non-DVT perspectives when creating project with dvt_cli.sh
DVT-5629 Trim whitespace characters after new line in auto-indentation
Bugfixes
DVT-5632 Instance tree should not be updated on every resource selection
3.4.23 (22 November 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-4906 Automatically continue comment on new line when editing inside a block comment
DVT-5481 Show the parameter descriptions instead of the parameter names in Add From Project Template dialog
DVT-5604 False error reported in default.build for -licwait directive
Bugfixes
DVT-5582 VHDL configuration specification does not resolve Verilog modules in the same library
DVT-5607 Long-running background activity after Replace All with many occurrences
3.4.22 (15 November 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-5579 “Resource is inaccessible” error in DVT Auto-Linked when updating change sets for SVN
DVT-5583 Referencing an entity/package by work.entity/work.package.type triggers false UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER/ENTITY/TYPE errors
3.4.21 (14 November 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5566 Added dvt_cli.sh -p4 flag for sharing project with Perforce
Bugfixes
DVT-5574 Internal builder console hyperlinks don’t work for locale-specific number format (like 1,234)
3.4.20 (8 November 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5530 dvt_cli.sh -silent flag should shut down all INFO & WARNING messages
Bugfixes
DVT-5471 External Tools: avoid error/warning/note color nuances for automatic smart log colors
DVT-5531 In ius.irun compatibility mode -assert directive should take no args
DVT-5559 After platform startup, text selection in a DVT editor triggers restore from dictionary for all projects
3.4.19 (1 November 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-5484 Module diagrams sometimes throw NullPointerException
3.4.17 (29 October 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5468 Build Progress indication with invocation and top file granularity
Bugfixes
DVT-5225 Entity auto-instance code is not indented correctly
DVT-5437 Change Extended help dialog title from “DVT Generic - Extended error ID info” to “Error ID info”
DVT-5438 New File Wizard stuck when changing nature and filtering template
DVT-5470 “Create Testbench” not working for values of entity generics that start with $
3.4.16 (11 October 2013)
Feature - DVT-3755 Ability to “copy” entity and “paste” as instance, signals or testbench. See Code Factory
Enhancements
DVT-5465 Add from Project Template scans for default parameter values in both source and target template.config
Bugfixes
DVT-5461 Platform not closing sometime due to save dictionary pop-up (pop-up cannot be dismissed)
DVT-5466 Project Template Wizards don’t work with parametrized directory names
3.4.15 (4 October 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5446 Save dictionary in compressed format
Bugfixes
DVT-4664 Restore opened files when running dvt_cli.sh createProject -force
DVT-5361 Set active build configuration is not consistent across multiple Eclipse Workbench Windows
DVT-5426 The “please wait…” info box sometimes persists after successfully generating diagrams
DVT-5449 Add From Template: add option to select a predefined project as a source directory
DVT-5450 New Project from Template and Add from Template corrupts the binary files in the template project
3.4.14 (25 September 2013)
Deprecated
Support for deprecated build configuration files will be removed in the next major DVT release (.dvt/.vhdl_top_files, .dvt/.vhdl_ignore_files).
Enhancements
DVT-4273 & DVT-5410 Added dot in Windows distros
Bugfixes
DVT-5415 Duplicated key binding Ctrl+Y for “Redo” in Windows
DVT-5422 Instance Tree Ports View broken in VHDL
3.4.13 (20 September 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-1180 Link Back to Console from External Builder Marker
DVT-5096 Ability to include compile waivers
DVT-5165 Add “read only” file indication in Navigator View, Editors and Refactoring Preview
DVT-5314 Match brackets to the left and right of the cursor
DVT-5378 Editor setting for changing the color of the matched bracket highlight
DVT-5390 Updated ViPlugin for DVT to 2.11.0
DVT-5392 Corresponding matching bracket highlight when emulating vi
DVT-5396 Minimize number of disk accesses when writing to dvt_build.log
Bugfixes
DVT-4654 ViPlugin state not persisted between sessions
DVT-5384 User interface is not responsive while generating diagrams
DVT-5402 Unwanted ^M control character added when instantiating an entity
DVT-5407 Ability to cancel diagram generation
3.4.12 (11 September 2013)
Features
DVT-5349 Support for VHDL 2002 standard
DVT-5350 Support for VHDL AMS 2007 standard
Enhancements
DVT-5147 Disable auto-complete triggering (beep) when typing a ‘.’ inside comments
Bugfixes
DVT-5366 Keyword “default” not accepted as identifier in VHDL 2008 language syntax
3.4.11 (9 September 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-3091 Show project name in console title for Run Configurations and External Builders
DVT-4558 New ${dvt_cli} run configuration variable
DVT-5087 Ability to query the running status of DVT
DVT-5223 Ability to query the version of running DVT
DVT-5315 Ability to customize nchelp tool name/path to show extended help in console
Bugfixes
DVT-4657 dvt_cli.sh -newwindow opens two windows if DVT was not already running
DVT-4757 & DVT-4995 When tracing inout ports no target icon decorations are shown in the Trace Connections View
DVT-4778 When creating/importing a project via dvt_cli.sh, auto-select “Window Working Set” in Open Resource dialog
DVT-5346 “Project” sub-menu not showing for VHDL projects context menu
DVT-5356 Instance tree is not populated after project restore
3.4.10 (26 August 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-4690 dvt.sh/dvt_cli.sh should issue an error if provided a non-existing eclipse.ini
DVT-5313 Rebuild buttons are only visible in the first Eclipse Workbench Window
DVT-5333 Trace Connections View memory not cleaned properly between trace port operations
DVT-5334 NullPointerException when searching for references on predefined libraries
DVT-5336 VHDL AMS keywords are not ignored in VHDL 2008 compatibility mode
DVT-5338 Switching a project doesn’t update the Instance Tree View when no top module is specified
DVT-5339 VHDL 2000 keywords are not ignored in VHDL AMS 99 compatibility mode
DVT-5340 Update Clearcase plugin to version 2.2.34 to fix some small issues
DVT-5341 Change distro name form DVT_CUSTOM_KIT to DVT_KIT
3.4.9 (14 August 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5306 Hide “Project” sub-menu for non DVT project’s context menu
DVT-5307 Hide “Validate” and “Format Source” menu items added by XML plugins on non XML files
Bugfixes
DVT-5308 Cancel does not work for hyperlink file selection dialog
DVT-5311 Open declaration hyperlink no longer working correctly (flickering)
3.4.8 (12 August 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5120 Added support for -eclipse_args for dvt_cli.sh
DVT-5297 Add External Tools filters for SpyGlass logs
Bugfixes
DVT-5036 Types/Compile Order Views should refresh when opening a project
DVT-5244 Compare with > Other Resource … from editor does not work
DVT-5296 Sometimes the external tools filter variable ‘${file}’ does not match correctly
3.4.7 (5 August 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5208 Slow hyperlink to module definitions in large designs
Bugfixes
DVT-4703 Architecture variable, wrong “not declared” semantic error in instantiated unit
DVT-4749 Run configurations session wrapper doens’t check for all necessary binaries
DVT-4787 Run configurations default command/script should not use csh/tcsh with -i flag
DVT-4788 Run configurations generated script doesn’t run the last when using csh/tcsh
DVT-5266 External builders persistence file defaults to the deprecated .dvt/.dvt_builders instead of external_builders.xml
DVT-5269 External Build button should invoke all external builders instead of the last ran builder
DVT-5270 Wrong syntactic errors reported for PSL property declarations in VHDL 2008
DVT-5284 Disabled EMACS+ plugin auto activation in distros to prevent clipboard problems
DVT-5285 Added range information for vector types
DVT-5290 Wrong semantic error for records of a type used in a subtype
3.4.6 (26 July 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-4896 Added KIT distro for Linux and MacOS. See dvt_kit_installer.sh
Bugfixes
DVT-4997 Auto-instance a VHDL entity in Verilog using content assist
DVT-5234 HTML Documentation: spacing and tabs indentation problems for NaturalDocs formatting
DVT-5246 Compile Order View: collapse all does not work
DVT-5258 Wrong semantic error reported when variable associated type is access or record type
DVT-5259 Wrong semantic error reported when alias an enumerated value
DVT-5260 Wrong semantic error reported for variables defined inside protected body of a type
3.4.5 (22 July 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-4509 Build configurations: +dvt_auto_link_root (without trailing +) issues “unknown directive” instead of “badly specified directive”
DVT-4820 Build configurations: allow usage of +dvt_auto_link_root only in first invocation
DVT-4960 Survive duplicate directives like “-liblist -liblist arg”
DVT-5009 View filters should cancel an ongoing search operation when filter text is changed and trigger a new search (Instance Tree/Types/Compile Order)
DVT-5024 Redesigned the select instance dialog for Trace Connections from Editor
DVT-5199 Use a bidirectional edge when indirectly connecting incompatible ports
Bugfixes
DVT-4663 dvt_cli.sh exit code should reflect the operation result
DVT-5203 Trace Connections View is cleaned after building any project
DVT-5211 Set the correct window size for module diagram’s legend
DVT-5215 DVT views flicker after building projects that shouldn’t affect them
DVT-5222 Eclipse Juno - “Cannot get the parent identifier from an undefined context…” exception
DVT-5229 Cross language hyperlinks open the file in wrong editor
DVT-5231 Library logical name WORK denotes the current working library during a given analysis
DVT-5233 Code Templates View: no error message when creating a template with un-escaped “$” characters
DVT-5238 Auto-indent after entity instantiation should preserve indentation
3.4.4 (9 July 2013)
REMOVED
DVT-5188 Removed support for DVT Auto-Linked language specific subfolders (“SystemVerilog”, “e-Language” and “VHDL”)
Enhancements
DVT-4542 Match only elements of same kind when folding and performing doubleclick selections
DVT-4748 Use cache when clicking through diagrams
DVT-4754 Add an indication for array of instances in module flow diagrams
DVT-4870 Trigger an error when using DVT-defined Environment Variables for +dvt_auto_linked_root
DVT-4934 Auto-indentation in blocks delimited by curly brackets
DVT-5114 Module diagram hyperlinks not working when navigating using breadcrumb
DVT-5115 Update the legend of module flows diagrams in order to be VHDL compatible
DVT-5123 Update the legend of module flows diagrams with hyperlink hints
DVT-5136 Update default SystemVerilog language Syntax to SystemVerilog 2012
DVT-5138 Wrong editor tab tooltip for DVT Auto-Linked files starting with e-Language/SystemVerilog/VHDL prefixes
DVT-5175 Update documentation to reflect default VHDL 2008 Language Syntax
Bugfixes
DVT-4033 Report an Issue: “save as zip” not closing the wizard
DVT-4768 F3 is not working in the Build Configuration editor
DVT-5092 Cancel does not work while generating HTML Documentation with diagrams
DVT-5116 Formatter hangs with certain vertical alignment token sets
DVT-5122 Wrong jump to editor for ports/signals with similar names
DVT-5139 Run configurations session wrapper throws errors in some “sh” replacements (e.g. dash in Ubuntu) due to non POSIX syntax
DVT-5142 Refactor rename not working properly when more than 10 files are changed
DVT-5156 Double click on Compile Order View during build freezes the DVT
DVT-5176 VHDL auto-indentation issues in empty lines
DVT-5194 New File Wizard does not show an error message when creating a new file in a virtual folder
DVT-5196 HTML Documentation: open index.html in the platform’s internal web browser (instead of the default editor)
DVT-5204 Fixed “Could not set character size” error when displaying diagram’s legend and preferences
3.4.3 (21 June 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5056 Support for encryption directives in VHDL 2008
DVT-5107 Improved the display of ports and signals in the Trace Connection View
DVT-5108 Added support for NUMERIC_STD_UNSIGNED package
Bugfixes
DVT-5038 Types View: after platform restart icons are not visible
DVT-5043 VHDL outline view preferences are not persistent
3.4.2 (14 June 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-4223 Persist the Instance Tree Ports View settings
DVT-4761 Add a button to show the legend of module flows diagrams
DVT-4992 Disable “Use dot from distribution” checkbox in non-linux environments
Bugfixes
DVT-4858 Quick filter in Types View should expand the tree and select the first match
DVT-5035 Types View search filter sets focus on wrong type if project has multiple natures
DVT-5052 Trace Connections View is not cleaned when closed
DVT-5076 Add to default.build does not add build configuration files
DVT-5077 Always open with DVT editor when double click in Compile Order View
DVT-5082 Wrong undeclared variable when using VHDL block statements that include port declarations
DVT-5091 Instance Tree View memory leak
DVT-5094 All refactoring operations should only validate editing of the files that will be modified (make writable/check out)
DVT-5095 Incorrect trace path shown in Trace Connections View for signals with the same name
3.4.1 (7 June 2013)
Performance
DVT-5050 Trace Connections optimizations for big instance trees
DVT-5073 Performance improvement on DVT-Auto Linked files creation (part 2)
Enhancements
DVT-4827 Print total build time in human-readable form
DVT-5065 Added trunc(…) procedure to math_real package
DVT-5066 Added predefined types boolean_vector, integer_vector, real_vector, time_vector, file_open_kind, file_open_status
DVT-5067 Added predefined string read procedures sread(…) and string_read(…)
DVT-5074 Added Trace Connections message dialog for operation already in progress
Bugfixes
DVT-5026 Diagram preference page incorrectly manages invalid dot executable
DVT-5027 Types View drag and drop entity auto-instance does not work on Windows
DVT-5028 Trace Connections View memory leak
DVT-5034 Quick Types/Compile Order Views should show Select Project dialog if no project is selected
DVT-5046 Quick Types/Compile Order Views do not close when trying to open an element that is already opened in an editor
DVT-5047 Types View drag and drop entity auto-instance doesn’t scroll through vlog/vhdl editor
DVT-5053 HTML Documentation Wizard overview description file error if the file “readme.txt” is not found
DVT-5063 Path hyperlinks are improperly formatted when file name contains ‘&’ character
DVT-5064 Path hyperlinks are improperly formatted when file name contains whitespace
3.4 (2 June 2013)
HIGHLIGHTS
Ability to inspect each step from source to destination when tracing connections. See Trace Path
Ability to trace connections from editor. See Trace Connections from Editor
Ability to search for ports in the design hierarchy. See Search Port in Design Hierarchy
Fixed some semantic checking limitations
Unified Types and Quick Types Views across languages. See Types View
Unified Compile Order and Quick Compile Order Views across languages. See Compile Order View
Unified Tasks Tags Preferences across languages. See
Performance
DVT-5032 Performance improvement on DVT-Auto Linked files creation
Features
DVT-141 Mixed Language Support: Unify Compile Order View and Quick Compile Order View. See Compile Order View
DVT-147 Mixed Language Support: Unify Types View and Quick Types View. See Types View
DVT-3107 Mixed Language Support: Unify Task Tags Preferences. See
DVT-4434 Trace port directly from editor. See Trace Connections from Editor
DVT-4785 Added VHDL Project Statistics
Enhancements
DVT-3107 Unify task tags preferences
DVT-3131 Remove checkboxes from the entries in Tasks View
DVT-4023 Added Why section in the Trace Connections View to see trace path of a port or signal. See Trace Path
DVT-4634 Mixed Language Support: Quick Types View should show information for all languages instead of asking to select a language
DVT-4724 Unified “Project Statistics”
DVT-4975 Synchronized Why section with the Trace Connections View
DVT-4976 Add icons to the ports displayed in the Why window
DVT-4977 Differentiate between sources and destinations in Trace Connections View
DVT-4987 Enable “Change DVT Nature” popup menu action, regardless of current perspective
DVT-4990 Mixed Language Support: Quick Compile Order should show information for all languages instead of asking to select a language
DVT-4996 Support for drag and drop VHDL entity auto-instance
DVT-5004 Ability to search for ports in the Instance Tree View
DVT-5018 Added progress reporting for trace port operations
Bugfixes
DVT-4674 Diagram “Save as” should update supported extensions when dot binary changes
DVT-4714 Refactor Connect: toolbar changes position depending on the order of button presses (ports view, connect toolbar)
DVT-4929 Add support for simple wildcards (* and ?) for Instance Tree filtering
DVT-4973 Relative paths in environment inherited $SPECMAN_PATH are not resolved as relative to compilation root
DVT-5005 Build Config Editor - Some top files include patterns don’t get recognized under Windows
DVT-5031 Connect ports: toggle ports view after performing a connect operation duplicates the connect toolbar
3.3.8 (24 May 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-5013 Report error if end label does not match the name of the package/entity/architecture, etc.
Bugfixes
DVT-4833 False undeclared variable error for argument of function call
DVT-4836 False undeclared type std_logic error when syntactic error occurs after use ieee.std_logic_1164.all clause
DVT-5006 Types View: double click on a type does not open it in a new editor (throws a null exception)
DVT-5014 Wrong semantic errors reported when component/entity is instantiated
3.3.7 (17 May 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-3139 Allow creating a new file under the DVT Auto-Linked folder using the New File Wizard
Bugfixes
DVT-4815 Fixed MacOS dot crashes by disabling orthogonal routing option for this platform
DVT-4834 Files under DVT Auto-Linked roots are not removed when added as linked resources
DVT-4993 Prevent a dictionary restore when a full build will follow
3.3.6 (27 April 2013)
CLEANUP - DVT-4944 Renamed “Trace in Design” as “Trace Drive and Load” to reflect the changed functionality
Enhancements
DVT-4661 Build Config: turn off “Unknown directive” warnings by default
DVT-4662 Build Config: add support for +dvt_enable_unknown_directive_warnings
Bugfixes
DVT-4626 On MacOS dvt.sh issues an error (tee: illegal option – -)
DVT-4803 Custom Dialogs: Directory Files Listing widget presents an empty list on the first run
DVT-4922 Project right click > Add to default.build should work if .dvt directory does not exist or is empty
DVT-4923 Project right click > Add to default.build should refresh default.build file after updating it
DVT-4925 VHDL auto-indentation problems after “port map”
DVT-4938 Trace Connections View doesn’t show the vertical scrollbar
DVT-4941 Project right click > Ignore Files does not add the correct path to default.build
DVT-4943 DVT Wizards menu entries not visible in DVT Perspective in project right click menu
DVT-4947 Some images are not displayed in the built-in documentation
3.3.5 (22 April 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-4876 HTML Doc Wizard: enhanced support for absolute paths for documentation output directory path
DVT-4899 HTML Doc Wizard: enhanced support for system variables in paths
DVT-4914 Improve Instance Tree filtering performance
DVT-4921 Document Instance Tree View filtering
Bugfixes
DVT-4849 Predefined Projects: launch configurations might not work because of 32/64 bits compatibility problems
DVT-4877 HTML Doc Wizard: open index.html in web browser after generating documentation in a directory outside the project
DVT-4902 New File Wizard shows an error message when trying to create a new file inside a virtual folder
3.3.4 (15 April 2013)
Performance
DVT-4731 Limit the number of proposals on autocomplete
DVT-4851 Code formating is slow when applied to large files
DVT-4852 Autocomplete auto-instance slow when large number of modules or large number of ports
DVT-4866 Populating the instance tree is slow for large designs
Enhancements
DVT-4603 Content assist option to combine both search algorithms (CamelCase and prefix match)
DVT-4722 Changed Trace in Design to show the reunion of Trace Drive and Trace Load
DVT-4799 Add pointers to Code Template property pages in New File Wizard
DVT-4813 Updated FlexLM libs to v.11.11.1 to add support for “INCLUDE … PROJECT” option
Bugfixes
DVT-4592 Fixed dvt.sh to work with “-eclispe_args -pluginCustomization …” arguments
DVT-4794 New Project Wizard should not overwrite existing default.build
DVT-4830 “Resource is inaccessible” error when the DVT Auto-Linked folder is cleaned
DVT-4842 dvt_plugin_installer.sh delete directive uses only the last delete argument and ignores the rest
DVT-4864 Generating HTML Documentation does not work if a build job is in progress
DVT-4872 Duplicate error message missing first hyperlink if element declaration line number > 999
3.3.3 (2 April 2013)
Performance
DVT-4225 Module flow diagram performance improvements for large designs
DVT-4742 Slow hyperlink to definition or tooltip in very large files
DVT-4743 Slow hyperlink to assignment in very large files
DVT-4744 Slow typing or navigating (scroll) through very large files
Enhancements
DVT-4769 Rebuild buttons should have the corresponding action in the drop-down menu
Bugfixes
DVT-1231 Diagram, HTML Documentation, and OVM/UVM Compliance editor windows should close on project close/delete
DVT-4519 Fixed wrong auto-indentation after “when … else … “ statement
DVT-4700 For SVN distros, after update to 3.3.1, errors are incorrectly thrown by the DVT Auto-Linked folder
DVT-4717 Empty menu entry in Window -> Customize Perspective -> Toolbar Visibility tab-> DVT Build
DVT-4729 Copy full path doesn’t work for DVT Auto-Linked folders
DVT-4735 Dynamic Shortcuts in Eclipse 4 - generated icons are not visible on the main toolbar
DVT-4774 External Questa builder is not working out of the box on Windows
DVT-4798 The +dvt_env+ build directive should accept quoting the environment variable value
3.3.2 (22 March 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-4604 Fixed FlexLM client to prevent opening too many threads in some situations
DVT-4693 Fixed FlexLM client reconnection problems by reducing reconnection time after idling
DVT-4707 Predefined Projects Wizard - some fields are not displayed correctly when the monitor resolution is less than 1024x768
DVT-4708 Outline view is notified multiple times after an incremental compile
DVT-4709 Built-in predefined functions ‘endfile()’ and ‘file_close()’ not available when using textio package
DVT-4710 Compilation fail sometime when the project contains linked resources
3.3.1 (15 March 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-4639 Overwrite closing brackets instead of adding another
DVT-4675 Diagram save as should append the .<ext> to file name specified by the user
Bugfixes
DVT-4579 Extend automatic check-out to “Search and Replace”
DVT-4670 Stack overflow when adding a key binding to a dynamic shortcut
DVT-4676 Diagram preview dialog errors out with “cannot find font”
DVT-4688 Increase/Decrease Editor Font Size does not work after modifying the default font from Windows -> Preferences
3.3 (10 March 2013)
HIGHLIGHTS
Support for the VHDL-2008 standard
Semantic checking of undeclared signals
Ability to save a diagram in various graphical formats like jpeg, png, svg (see Diagrams)
Ability to specify the “Run Configuration Session Type”, mainly in order to allow for proper termination of all spawned processes when launching an external tool (see Run Configuration Session Type)
Ability to select if a run configuration is a command or a multi-line script (see Run Configurations)
Ability to specify one or more “roots” that DVT Auto-Link can use instead of the full hierarchy, in order to flatten the deep Auto-Link hierarchy (see DVT Auto-Linked)
New HTML Documentation wizard with supp
REMOVED
DVT-4370 Removed support for pre DVT 2.9.7 local licenses (DVT_LICENSE_VERSION is not used anymore)
DEPRECATED - DVT-4575 dvt_trap.sh is deprecated by Run Configuration Session Type - DVT-4577 dvt_xterm.sh is deprecated by Run Configuration Session Type
Features
DVT-2432 VHDL support for 2008 standard
DVT-4217 Ability to specify one or more “roots” that DVT Auto-Link can use instead of the full hierarchy. See DVT Auto-Linked
DVT-4466 Integrated dvt_trap.sh and dvt_xterm.sh functionality in run configurations (see Run Configuration Session Type)
DVT-4578 Ability to select if a run configuration is a command or a multi-line script
Enhancements
DVT-3780 Mixed Language Support: New HTML Documentation wizard with support for projects with multiple natures
DVT-4042 When changing project nature, don’t create default.build if .*_top_files already exist
DVT-4047 Mixed Language Support: Unify toggle nature actions
DVT-4100 Ability to save a diagram in various graphical formats like jpeg, png, svg
DVT-4365 Generate Html Documentation in dvt_html_doc directory
DVT-4386 Jump to matching case statement alternative
DVT-4419 Add color preferences page for the *.build configuration file editor
DVT-4433 Serialize Instance Tree top architecture in default.build and automatically populate the view
DVT-4593 Allow sub-second granularity for dvt_debug_utils.sh -thread_dump
DVT-4594 Create an icon for VHDL perspective
DVT-4600 Update copyright in plugin description
DVT-4640 Don’t prompt the user for making files writable, when automatic check-out fails
Bugfixes
DVT-2672 & DVT-3005 Console View Terminate does not work (due to background processes holding stdout) is fixed when using a new session (see Run Configuration Session Type)
DVT-4315 Html Documentation Wizard is not in sync with the .xml settings file
DVT-4413 Shift + F4 on non-types should not clear the instance tree but bring it into focus
DVT-4570 BuildConfig Editor doesn’t correctly match numbers
DVT-4638 New File Wizard - “Browse” button does not work if “Directory” field is empty
DVT-4646 Automatic check-out: text following ${selected_resources_loc} variable gets lost
3.2.21 (8 March 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-4638 New File Wizard - “Browse” button does not work if “Directory” field is empty
3.2.20 (6 March 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-4628 Internal builder triggers external builder for files opened from outside project
DVT-4636 Set current build complains about read-only build_config.xml
3.2.19 (5 March 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-4622 Spurious internal debug messages in console
3.2.18 (4 March 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-4520 Wrong indent after 2 spaces on a new line
DVT-4599 Set current build fails silently when build_config.xml is read only
DVT-4606 In OSX, generating a predefined diagram with no dot in PATH and no type compiled opens several windows that cannot be dismissed with the mouse
DVT-4613 Memory leak when importing/deleting projects several times
3.2.17 (20 February 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-4030 Workingset selection toolbar button is missing in DVT perspective
DVT-4302 Add buildProject command to DVT CLI
DVT-4538 Custom Dialogs: when ElementListSelectionDialog widget has many entries the previous selection is restored very slow
DVT-4552 Add -blocking flag to DVT CLI refreshProject
Bugfixes
DVT-4435 Unwanted sticky selection when reloading a file that changed on disk
DVT-4551 Don’t auto-insert closing bracket )]} if there are characters after
DVT-4565 Format preference page - NullPointerException when enabling/disabling external program formatting
DVT-4566 Format preference page - broken layout for line wrapping note
3.2.16 (11 February 2013)
Features
DVT-1690 Hooks for scripts to perform automatic check-out when editing a read-only file
Bugfixes
DVT-4515 A more informative error message if there is a name collision between an imported project and one from the current workspace
DVT-4492 When using split editors, selecting a word in one of them reveals the cursor position in the other
3.2.15 (28 January 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-4491 Run Configurations wizard is very slow when changing settings
DVT-4497 Console hyperlink is opening the wrong file when both physical and symbolic link files are under project
3.2.14 (23 January 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-4490 Delete at cursor position removes text at the last selected region offset
3.2.13 (23 January 2013)
Bugfixes
DVT-4487 Incremental build not always working (sometime not working for the files under project root)
DVT-4488 Exception thrown sometime when deleting text under vertical selection
DVT-4447 Building a C project will cause ClassCastExceptions to show up in the Error Log
3.2.12 (22 January 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-4403 Inconsistent quoting when reporting errors (e.g. Expecting “something”, found ‘something else’)
DVT-4468 Update Clearcase plugin to version 2.2.27
DVT-4470 Overwriting closing quotation marks after typing some text
DVT-4484 Brush-up the defaults for external builders
Bugfixes
DVT-4463 Wrong hyperlink from Run Configuration Filters if there are more files with the same name
DVT-4472 External builders should read from .dvt_builders if it exists but no external_builders.xml exists
DVT-4479 Dynamic Run Configurations shortcuts wizard page - cannot change “toolbar order number”
DVT-4485 The toolbar containing New Project & File wizards is not visible on the main toolbar
3.2.11 (11 January 2013)
Enhancements
DVT-4426 +dvt_env+ directive should accept environment variables in variable names
DVT-4459 Dynamic Launch Configuration Shortcuts - show toolbar icon & consider key binding for read-only configurations
Bugfixes
DVT-3642 Select word under cursor and find next occurrence (Ctrl + 8 <=> Alt + Shift + Up, Ctrl + K)
DVT-3765 Wildcard patters don’t work for Windows network paths like \…......
DVT-3978 Build Config Editor - Environment vars defined in the build file are not shown by content assist
DVT-3979 Build Config Editor - Content assist for relative paths will not work properly if compilation root changes
DVT-4376 In default.build, when trailing + is missing for a directive, DVT throws an IndexOutOfBounds error
DVT-4393 In IUS.IRUN compatibility mode, directives should be case-insensitive.
DVT-4423 Code Templates View automatically expands on resource change causing selection loss
DVT-4424 In default.build: allow defining env variables with names containing other env variables
DVT-4431 Allow text being selected in a single editor at a time
DVT-4437 Project Templates should not consider x_param__ or __param_x as valid parameters
DVT-4444 Specman error message not recognized by run configurations filters
DVT-4445 Specifying -snpath in default.build without any prior SPECMAN_PATH definition triggers an internal error
DVT-4446 In default.build, warn when -snpath appends to an existing SPECMAN_PATH value
DVT-4448 Disable DVT section from project properties page if the project does not have any DVT natures
DVT-4453 Ability to change path pattern wildcard timeout for default.build by +dvt_path_pattern_timeout+<seconds> directive
3.2.10 (24 December 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-3105 Change project (update views) when working with editors on config files
DVT-4127 Trace port in gate level designs (netlists)
DVT-4279 Auto-insert pair character when typing ‘”’, ‘{’, ‘[’ or ‘(’
DVT-4309 Update external builder default command to use ${dvt_current_build_file}
DVT-4397 Support for multiple selection in Directory Files Listing (Custom Dialogs widget)
DVT-4398 New Linked Resource Wizard fields are empty when triggered after selecting an Auto-Linked file
DVT-4400 Ability to discard the id of a Custom Dialog widget, when its value is empty
Bugfixes
DVT-4278 Diagram editor help button doesn’t work
DVT-4353 Eclipse Juno - Cancel Custom Dialog triggers an error instead of canceling the action
DVT-4399 Eclipse Juno - Add support for build buttons and dynamic Run Configuration shortcuts
DVT-4404 Refresh on external builders property page does not work after removing/modifying a builder
DVT-4416 Auto-indent issue for “if-then-else” nested statements
3.2.9 (11 December 2012)
REMOVED
DVT-4383 Removed Glance plugin because it was causing problems with views repainting
Enhancements
DVT-3809 Buttons on main toolbar for increasing / decreasing the editor’s font size
DVT-4367 Updated code templates to place cursor in right position after insertion
DVT-4379 Cleaned formatting for code templates
DVT-3950 DVT CLI should select the project after createProject/importProject
DVT-4147 Trigger warnings for the ignored directives encountered in default.build
DVT-4180 Add invocations list and number of waived issues to build log
DVT-4213 Add refresh command to DVT CLI
DVT-4358 Add quit command to DVT CLI
DVT-4371 Console button for printing build log summary
Bugfixes
DVT-4169 On some OSs, after Quick actions (ex. Quick Outline) the focus is lost for entries in the current file
DVT-4184 Cannot delete project from disk, in windows and some linux OSs due to dvt_build.log still held open
DVT-4366 File extension resets to default when changing file’s name in New File Wizard
DVT-4377 Editor freezes sometime due to an infinite loop in syntax highlight algorithm
DVT-4378 Console logs filters don’t properly highlight some log message regions
DVT-4382 Code templates preview does not use the global font settings
DVT-4384 The -f include tree is printed multiple times in the build console for mixed language projects
DVT-4385 Semantic errors are not reported in Build Console
DVT-4389 Fixed Project -> Add to Test files, incdir… for Eclipse Juno
3.2.8 (4 December 2012)
REMOVED
DVT-4361 Removed key binding for “Select Project” (Ctrl+Shift+Z) because it was in conflict with the new binding for “Redo”
Enhancements
DVT-3576 Multiple hyperlinks from instance to component, entity, architectures
Bugfixes
DVT-3984 Added back the key binding Ctrl+Y for “Redo” as it was changed in Eclipse to Ctrl+Shift+Z
DVT-4362 Fixed empty key bindings for rebuild internal and external commands
3.2.7 (3 December 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-4069 Updated Eclipse Platform to 3.8.1 and all the plugins from distribution
DVT-4156 Semantic references search in the current file
DVT-4222 Hierarchical Filtering in the Instance Tree View using slash (/)
DVT-4272 Run Configurations Launch Command - add support for Windows
DVT-4311 Show file extensions based on project’s natures in New File Wizard
DVT-4318 Added default.build editor color preferences in DVT Themes
DVT-4324 HtmlDoc comment pragma to exclude types from documentation (@dvt_no_html_doc)
DVT-4328 Added invocation number for console reported syntactic errors
DVT-4339 Disabled Eclipse Update Site in distributions to speed up the updates (to enable use Preferences -> InstallUpdate -> Available…)
Bugfixes
DVT-4164 Fixed default spelling dictionary for DVT distros
DVT-4211 In column selection mode, fixed line duplication when inserting a space after closing item (ex. after END)
DVT-4330 Spurious AssertionFailedExceptions might occur when switching current build
DVT-4338 Wrong nothing to compile message when multiple invocations in default.build
DVT-4350 Autocomplete issue when function argument name matches one of the template variable name (e.g ‘file_name’)
DVT-4351 Missing toolbar labels (in Window -> Customize Perspective -> Toolbar visibility)
3.2.6 (19 November 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-4185 Added Custom Dialog screenshot to documentation
DVT-4216 Right-clik on a folder in DVT Auto-linked and Link Resource in Project Root
DVT-4254 Inserted code template by drag & drop from Templates view now indents the code
DVT-4257 Added a Build tab for DVT Generic Launch Configuration
DVT-4282 HtmlDoc - option added to remove “by <username>” watermark in the generated .html pages
DVT-4285 Update the problem markers differentially
DVT-4292 Added support for “std_logic_misc” predefined package
Bugfixes
DVT-3888 Skipped/Ignored files are not properly decorated
DVT-4137 Code templates editor now has the same background color as the DVT editor
DVT-4269 Slow editing when block selection mode is used on hundreds lines of code
DVT-4280 Incremental build duplicates errors when file is a symbolic link
DVT-4283 Sometimes opening a file causes its error markers to disappear
DVT-4284 Incremental build disables marker limits for the semantic problem markers
DVT-4286 In default.build, some windows paths are interpreted as unicode
DVT-4290 In vcs compatibility modes, un-escaping of strings does not work correctly in argument files included with -file directive
DVT-4297 Code Templates View hangs when creating a new template
DVT-4300 Sometimes semantic errors are not restored at platform restart
3.2.5 (6 November 2012)
REMOVED
DVT-3975 Removed outline view link with editor feature (not always working correctly on lazy tree)
Enhancements
DVT-3827 Update error markers when opening a file that has errors but no markers (due to Problems View marker limits)
DVT-4221 Ability to Show Instance Tree on right-click on a node in the Instance Tree View
Bugfixes
DVT-4146 System variables not expanded for +dvt_compilation_root directive
DVT-4132 Custom dialog example missing from File > New > Example menu
DVT-4200 Un-escaping of strings in default.build does not work
3.2.4 (26 October 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-4102 Predefined Projects - uvm-1.1c library and uvm-1.1c_ubus project added
Bugfixes
DVT-4126 New Project Wizard - Unable to create a project when the project location is changed
DVT-4201 Fixed deadlock between outline and build process
3.2.3 (17 October 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-554 Dropdown for external build button: invoke a certain external builder. See How to invoke external builders
Bugfixes
DVT-4088 New Project Wizard - add option to specify the project’s name. See Open a Project
DVT-4092 New File Wizard exception when creating files that are not associated with DVT editors
3.2.2 (12 October 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-3618 Instance Tree View: option to copy instance path (right-click menu).
DVT-4045 Store diagrams generated via shortcuts in the dvt_diagrams/ directory
Bugfixes
DVT-4079 Code templates not visible when creating them from the Code Templates View
3.2.1 (11 October 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-4061 Syntax highlight for user defined types
DVT-4062 Show busy indicator when generating large diagrams
DVT-4072 Ability to include ports by name in module diagrams
Bugfixes
DVT-4071 Selection slow-down in DVT editors
DVT-4073 Too many view (instance tree, types, layers, etc.) update notifications received during build
3.2 (9 October 2012)
HIGHLIGHTS
Support for multiple build configurations.
Enhanced the support for mixed language projects. Hyperlinks, design hierarchy, tracing and diagrams work across Verilog and VHDL.
Unified default.build instead of .edt_top_files, .vlog_top_files and .vhdl_top_files. See Build Configurations.
REMOVED
DVT-4021 Removed eclipse.sh and eclipse.bat scripts (deprecated in 3.0.4)
DEPRECATED - DVT-3498 Deprecated internal builder preference “Restrict ‘.v’ and ‘.vh’ files to Verilog-2001 syntax” (use Language Syntax directives instead). See All Build Directives. - DVT-3669 Deprecated .dvt/.edt_top_files. .dvt/.edt_defines, .dvt/.edt_ignore_files, .dvt/.edt_test_files, .dvt/.edt_specman_path. See Build Configurations. - DVT-3883 Deprecated internal builder preference pages. See Build Configurations. - DVT-3885 Deprecated disable_ext+all (use +dvt_ext_unmap_all instead). See All Build Directives. - DVT-3997 Pop-up deprecation warning when using old .dvt/.*_top_files configuration files with the ability to dismiss per session. See Build Configurations.
CLEANUP - DVT-3085 Autocomplete in *.build and command (.f) files in general - DVT-3891 **Mixed Language Support:* Modify “add to top files” to “add to *.build” - DVT-3937 Move language specific workspace preferences under the DVT section - DVT-3938 Move language specific project properties under the DVT section - DVT-4053 Rename .dvt/.dvt_builders file to external_builders.xml. See External Builders. - DVT-4054 Rename .dvt/log_styles file to log_styles.xml. See Smart Log
Features
DVT-130 Mixed Language Support: Unify the Instance Tree View.
DVT-1088 Support for multiple build configurations. See Build Configurations.
DVT-3349 Refactor connect ports for VHDL
DVT-3577 Mixed Language Support: Module diagrams for mixed Verilog and VHDL projects. See Design Diagrams.
DVT-2846 Mixed Language Support: Unify .*_top_files under default.build. See Build Configurations.
DVT-3890 Mixed Language Support: New editor for *.build files. See Build Configurations.
DVT-3893 Mixed Language Support: Unify the wizards for creating projects and files
DVT-3907 Mixed Language Support: Unify the external builders. See External Builders.
Enhancements
DVT-68 Support for compilation root specification in default.build. See All Build Directives.
DVT-554 Dropdown for selecting a specific external builder. See External Builders].
DVT-2608 Cross language check when reporting undeclared components/modules
DVT-3089 Propagate system variables to external tools integration. See External Tools Integration.
DVT-3252 Improved file navigation for the files exceeding 10K lines
DVT-3359 Trigger diagrams from the Types View, Instance Tree View and Editor context menu. See Design Diagrams.
DVT-3491 Issue warning when dvt_cli doesn’t get both arguments for -map. See Command Line Interface.
DVT-3578 Add support for +dvt_skip_compile+ directive in default.build. See Build Configurations.
DVT-3751 Add a -perspective switch to the dvt_cli.sh createProject command. See Command Line Interface.
DVT-3790 Include diagrams in HTML Documentation. See Export HTML/PDF Documentation.
DVT-3796 Add external tools variable containing the path to current build file. See External Tools Integration.
DVT-3810 Added vcs.vhdlan Compatibility Mode in build configurations. See See Build Configurations.
DVT-3824 Support for case-insensitive directives in ius compatibility modes. See All Build Directives.
DVT-3857 Tooltip colors (mouse hover, folding, errors) can be configured from Preferences -> General -> Appearance -> Colors and Fonts
DVT-3886 Mixed Language Support: Unify “Nothing to compile” dialog with the ability to dismiss per session
DVT-3892 Update predefined projects. See Predefined Projects
DVT-3908 dvt_plugin_installer.sh for customizing the Eclipse installation works with any update site
DVT-3923 Signal error when multiple -work flags are provided for the same invocation, and only consider the first one. See Build Configurations.
DVT-3926 Alias +dvt_setenv+ to +dvt_env+. See Build Configurations.
DVT-3927 Warn when encountering unknown +dvt_ directives in default.build. See Build Configurations.
DVT-3948 Prompt for project selection when rebuild/clean is triggered if no project is selected
DVT-4003 Build configuration directives for controlling build log: +dvt_build_log_to_console, +dvt_build_log_to_file, +dvt_build_log_file
DVT-4006 Add support for +dvt_incremental_compile_max_lines+ directive in default.build. See All Build Directives.
DVT-4007 Add support for +dvt_auto_link+ directive in default.build. See All Build Directives.
DVT-4012 Predefined Projects wizard - add progress monitor while copying a project
DVT-4018 Mixed Language Support: Add Code Templates View to the DVT unified perspective. See Code Templates View.
Bugfixes
DVT-2296 Content assist for protected types
DVT-2574 Matching generate - end for “for … generate “ does not work
DVT-3042 Syntax Page - Restore defaults does not work
DVT-3706 Don’t allow creating a no-nature project with dvt_cli.sh. See Command Line Interface.
DVT-3778 dvt_cli.sh should detect locked workspaces and die quickly and gracefully. See Command Line Interface
3.1.16 (5 October 2012)
Bugfixes
DVT-4026 Optimize workingset creation via dvt_cli.sh createProject / importProject
DVT-4031 DVT Auto-linked update on rebuild doesn’t work when linked resources are changed
3.1.15 (3 October 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-4022 Support escaped quotes in build configuration files
Bugfixes
DVT-3989 “reject” should not be treated as a keyword in VHDL-1987
3.1.14 (27 September 2012)
Bugfixes
DVT-3977 Limit console log filters to match max. 8 consecutive lines and 256 characters per line for each error/warning message (customizable) (more details How to adjust the console logs filters matching parameters?)
DVT-3992 Platform freeze sometime after pressing text formatting button
DVT-4000 ‘Insert spaces for tabs’ option no longer working correctly
3.1.13 (18 September 2012)
Enhancements
Bugfixes
DVT-3965 One key indentation not working when “Insert spaces for tabs” preference is selected
DVT-3971 Outline view selected element is not revealed (scroll view) when linked with editor
Bugfixes
DVT-3874 Hyperlink using F3 not working from VHDL to Verilog file in mixed projects
3.1.12 (13 September 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-3084 An easier way to copy the full path to the file in the editor (more details How to copy the full path to the file in the current editor?)
Bugfixes
DVT-3957 Updated Clearcase plugin to latest to fix a compare from history bug
DVT-3956 When opening an auto-linked file from a run configuration console link it is opened as outside project
3.1.11 (7 September 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-3701 Directives for controlling file extension to Language Syntax mapping
DVT-3933 Keyword set selection for VHDL compilation (87, 93, 2000, AMS 1999)
Bugfixes
DVT-3915 Internal builder logs - missing highlighting & hyperlinks
DVT-3928 When opening an auto-linked file through dvt_cli.sh it is compiled out of any context
DVT-3932 Updated Clearcase Plugin to fix diff view problem
3.1.10 (1 September 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-3875 Updated Terminal plugin and added terminal colors in DVT themes
DVT-3887 Added launch configuration example for Questa on Windows (in uvm-1.1_ubus predefined project)
Bugfixes
DVT-2668 Autoindent issue when inserting tab
DVT-3137 Added exit to launch configurations interactive shell example to prevent throwing DVT in background
DVT-3807 Logger exceptions occur when restoring project rght after platform startup
DVT-3872 Unexpected char errors due to non-ASCII chars in build files
3.1.9 (13 August 2012)
REMOVED
DVT-2957 Removed SOLARIS release
Features
DVT-3090 Added Terminal plugin to Linux and MacOS distros
DVT-3441 Updated statically compiled dot and used by default in Linux distos
Bugfixes
DVT-3848 Errors/warnings on file specified through multiple symlinks are reported as out of the project
DVT-3849 File specified through multiple symlinks is incrementaly recompiled as out of the project after platform restart
DVT-3856 Restore defaults on Internal builder page not consistent with the defaults at project creation time
3.1.8 (7 August 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2898 Updated ViPlugin build
DVT-3841 Updated all plugins in distribution
Bugfixes
DVT-3831 Hyperlink from default.build opens files specified with paths going through symlinks as gray files (outside project)
DVT-3830 File specified through multiple symlinks is incrementaly recompiled as out of the project
DVT-3842 Fixed argument passing in deprecated scripts
3.1.7 (2 August 2012)
Bugfixes
DVT-3764 Obsolete syntax errors might re-appear on reapply waivers
DVT-3802 VHDL Syntax Problems are reported twice in the DVT Build Console
DVT-3805 Exception when selecting a closed project in the DVT perspective while Types View is open
DVT-3806 Exception when selecting the Types View in the DVT perspective before restore is done
DVT-3807 Logger exceptions occur when restoring a project right after platform startup
DVT-3821 Move Resource Filters UI to DVT Section in project properties
3.1.6 (24 July 2012)
Bugfixes
DVT-3768 Resource Filters - recursive symlinks not visible in UI
3.1.5 (11 July 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-3747 Add support for custom location on toolbar for Run Configuration buttons
3.1.4 (10 July 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-3660 Undeclared component semantic problem default severity changed to warning (consistent with Verilog undeclared module)
DVT-3490 Ability to avoid full build when importing a project, by restoring from a saved snapshot
DVT-3725 Ability to specify custom per-project location for the DVT database with +dvt_db_location flag in default.build
Bugfixes
DVT-3716 No incremental compilation on non-default extensions even if file associations and content types are properly set
DVT-3731 Waivers are not applied at project restore
3.1.3 (2 July 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-3574 Show only files with errors in Compile Order View
DVT-3588 Added progress dialog for Directory Files Listing widget (Custom Dialogs)
DVT-3634 Added server name and license count on DVT License Info Page
Bugfixes
DVT-2296 Content assist proposals for protected types
DVT-2574 Matching generate - end for “for … generate “ does not work
DVT-2668 Autoindent issue when inserting a tab
DVT-3609 Resource Filters Dialog - ignore a directory linked to one of its parents
DVT-3616 Internal error when using +dvt_env+<var> without assigning a value
DVT-3630 Should only invoke internal builder when asking for project rebuild
DVT-3676 Path wildcard not taken into account when using only ‘?’
DVT-3692 Resource filters & CLI: -excluded folder doesn’t show up in project, but it shows as unexcluded in resource filters
DVT-3702 dvt_cli.sh documentation errata: excludes managed by DVT’s Resource Filters UI are only those specified by projectRelativePath
3.1.2 (15 June 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2907 Document Compile Waivers
DVT-3543 Warn deprecated directive usage in build config files
DVT-3554 DVT sanity check - check for available space in .eclipse location instead of “home”
DVT-3580 Select top architecture in instance tree takes too much time when thousands of elements
DVT-3583 Instance Tree View - ability to dump to file the list of autodetected top architectures
Bugfixes
DVT-3571 Under FC15 OS the -s option of dvt_cli.sh does not suppress all messages
DVT-3575 dvt_cli.sh script documentation does not work
DVT-3582 Dynamic shortcuts - icon path support for environment variables
DVT-3585 Dynamic shortcuts - rename Accelerator > Shortcut
3.1.1 (6 June 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2550 DVT CLI - ability to specify project-relative paths with -map argument
DVT-3489 dvt_cli.sh create*Project commands should pick up existing build config files if no build config flags are specified (e.g. -f, -top, -test)
DVT-3540 Automatically refresh .dvt folder at full build
DVT-3546 dvt_cli.sh should automatically infer hostname of the running DVT instance
DVT-3553 Updated predefined projects build command
Bugfixes
DVT-3534 Instance tree is not populated when an instance of an unknown entity or component is found
DVT-3547 dvt_cli.sh excludes are not taken into account at the initial refresh
DVT-3550 Switching from .*_top_files to default.build and back does not work (nothing is compiled)
3.1 (1 June 2012)
Features
DVT-2363 Code Templates View
DVT-2450 Create new toolbar button & keyboard shortcut from run configuration (more details Custom Shortcut and Button for a Run Configuration)
DVT-3361 Resource filters wizard (more details How to create resource filters ?)
DVT-3362 Linked Resources
DVT-3436 Added dvt_updater.sh script for install/uninstall/update operations
Enhancements
DVT-606 Configurable source formatter
DVT-1884 Dedicated predefined external builders for OVM/UVM/VMM
DVT-2965 Project config files - multiple selection in dialog with proposals for wildcards matching multiple paths
DVT-2980 Integration with Altera Quartus II
DVT-3022 Automatic instantiation with configurable port order
DVT-3041 Refactoring Rename- user must be forced to review the changes when potential matches
DVT-3165 Add support for +dvt_skip_ext+.ext
DVT-3221 Logging and debug functionality for Linux/Unix
DVT-3254 Set “Always launch the previously launched application” as default in distro
DVT-3259 Suppress dvt.bat terminal in Windows
DVT-3280 Autoinstance preserving ports order and comments fails for multiple single line comments
DVT-3292 Formatting preference for line wrapping parameters : “Leave as is”
DVT-3313 Ability to use “Open with” dvt.bat in Windows
DVT-3340 Semantic checking of process label names
DVT-3341 Select the entire block when double-click on keyword ‘begin’
DVT-3422 Formatting should be undone in case code was deleted or added during the process
DVT-3443 Added build console preference in Preference -> General -> Appearance -> Colors and Fonts -> DVT -> Console
DVT-3451 Some errors might not be reported in default.build when multiple project natures are activated
DVT-3476 Sync DVT CLI usage in script / application / user guide
DVT-3469 Vertical alignment using comma as a token
Bugfixes
DVT-2571 No folding on entity keyword and no matching entity keyword with its end
DVT-3062 Waive should create a single logical AND match clause using path and message
DVT-3284 The entity “nbsp” was referenced, but not declared - sn 11 / sn_eref.xml
DVT-3289 Formatting issue for attributes of procedures and functions
DVT-3318 Formatting issue for parameters with vertical alignment
DVT-3339 Formatting error with case-when statements
DVT-3341 Select the entire block when double-click on keyword ‘begin’
DVT-3342 Wrong indention when you change the last line in process/procedure
DVT-3374 DVT Auto-linked update on rebuild doesn’t work when linked resources are changed
DVT-3399 Match begin - end does not work for “entity … end entity”
DVT-3467 Formatting preference for vertical alignment tokens is greyed out
DVT-3499 Formatting region should keep starting line indent as reference
DVT-3509 “Stop Current Rebuild Job” doesn’t work when “Build Automatically” is enabled
DVT-3749 Unexpected switches passed to dvt_cli.sh are treated as arguments of the last known switch
3.0.10 (23 May 2012)
Bugfixes
DVT-3322 Fixed “See all available licenses” bug when license source contains multiple servers
DVT-3459 Fixed a race condition in the license client
3.0.8 (9 May 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2739 Enable internal builder console should be default on
DVT-3214 Disable incremental compilation of big files should be default on
DVT-3240 Memory cleanup issues on successive project rebuilds
DVT-3392 Refresh “dvt_build.log” file when build is done
Bugfixes
DVT-3249 External Builder error decorations are not updated on incremental build
DVT-3365 “What’s New” and “Report an Issue” buttons are visible in other perspectives
DVT-3366 Project Templates uppercase - lowercase conversion bug
3.0.7.9 (29 April 2012)
Enhancements
Bugfixes
DVT-3315 When changing the top files sometime the auto-linked folder is not properly updated on the first build
3.0.7.8 (24 April 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-3022 Automatic instantiation with configurable port order
DVT-3112 Ignore backslashes in command files
DVT-3121 Command files: support -flag “several arguments here treated as one” or -flag ‘some args’
Bugfixes
DVT-3280 Autoinstance preserving ports order and comments fails for multiple single line comments
DVT-3289 Formatting issue for attributes of procedures and functions
DVT-3291 Non-ascii characters trigger errors in argument files (.*_top_files etc.)
DVT-3302 Add from Template replaces __FILE__, __LINE__ with FILE, LINE.
DVT-3305 Ctrl+H isn’t updated with the text selection in the editor
DVT-3311 Syntax error markers are not displayed at full build after reaching the marker limits
3.0.7.7 (13 April 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2586 Support for mixed languages in DVT_CLI
DVT-2986 Add -eclipsespace flag for dvt_cli.sh, alias -eclipse_area to -eclipsespace
DVT-3113 Add support for -F for dvt_cli.sh
DVT-3168 Add to default list of known extensions: .a, .o, .cc
DVT-3199 Reduce memory consumption after project close/delete
DVT-3200 Reduce time for error dispatching algorithm
DVT-3201 Added more debugging info in console
DVT-3212 Add -force flag for dvt_cli.sh importProject (replace existing project with same name)
DVT-3228 dvt_cli.sh - remove constraint that the project directory should exist apriori; create if it does not exist
Bugfixes
DVT-2851 Toggle mark occurences triggers exception when the active editor is not a DVT editor
DVT-2995 Ctrl+H doesn’t remember option selection
DVT-3213 Function/procedure hyperlink and hover not working
3.0.7.6 (30 March 2012)
Bugfixes
DVT-2015 Functions with the same name but different signature are not shown in content assist
DVT-2814 PDF doc links from training labs are broken
DVT-3013 Multiple selection dialog on -F hyperlink in top_files although only one file specified
DVT-3076 __FILE__ and __LINE__ get in the way of project templates
DVT-3110 Console log errors are not properly hyperlinked
DVT-3119 Total number of errors in console varies after successive builds
DVT-3133 When creating a linked resource to a folder, the compiled sources contained in that folder should dissapear from auto-linked on next build
DVT-3134 Removed default activation of ClearCase action set menu (use -Dro.amiq.dvt.showClearcaseActionSet=true)
DVT-3142 Sometimes semantic errors might be reported before syntax errors
DVT-3171 Copy full path on linked resource/virtual folder does not work
3.0.7.5 (16 March 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2896 Added Cliosoft SOS plugin to distros
DVT-2992 DVT Project selector - shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+Z) & simple list view of open DVT Nature projects
DVT-3073 Added JDT (Java Development Tools) plugin to distros
Bugfixes
DVT-3067 When adding new function arguments or entity ports the autocomplete shows them in the wrong order after incremental build
DVT-3071 Fixed error when generating diagrams in a path with spaces
3.0.7.4 (8 March 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2997 Added Ctrl+Shift+A as duplicated key binding for “Toggle Block Selection Mode”
DVT-3049 Added “See available licenses” button in license page
Bugfixes
DVT-3045 Trimming white space characters from license variables
DVT-3050 Fixed file license multiple initialization problem
3.0.7.3 (5 March 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2958 Added open dvt_build.log file build console button
DVT-2959 Added cancel current rebuild job build console button
Bugfixes
DVT-3029 Removed UseCompressedOops from 64 bits linux distros since it can cause segmentaion fault
DVT-3030 dvt.sh on MacOS doesn’t invoke the right binary
DVT-3036 What’s new in DVT for VHDL missing
3.0.7.2 (1 March 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2990 Add to “Compare with” menu the generic resource compare
Bugfixes
DVT-3028 Fixed local license problem affecting a small set of features
3.0.7.1 (29 February 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2333 Added Glance plugin to distribution (incremental search in any view)
DVT-2807 Search does not locate matches in unsaved files (when no incremental is done)
DVT-2981 Option to select where to save the build log file
DVT-2996 Ability to keyboard-collapse/expand the nodes in (quick) tree views using left/right arrows
Bugfixes
DVT-2969 Splash and license settings validation sometimes start without using DVT functionality
DVT-3011 Wildcards in top files don’t work under Windows
DVT-3014 Run configuration filters - ${file} var doesn’t recognize Windows paths
DVT-3026 Updated ClearCase plugin to fix the NullPointerException
3.0.7 (13 February 2012)
Features
DVT-48 Hyperlinks in argument files (.vhdl_top_files, -f, etc.)
DVT-533 Setting system variables in DVT for full build
DVT-2312 Go to Next/Prev Problem
DVT-2903 Ability to specify project configuration for all languages in a single file
DVT-2906 Added Show Changed Preferences Dialog in Window menu
Enhancements
DVT-2419 Ability to use system variables in waivers
DVT-2453 Option to disable incremental build for large files
DVT-2487 Sort problems in problems view by the creation time/reporting order
DVT-2514 Support for multiple DVT_PREDEFINED_PROJECTS system variables
DVT-2540 Added Javascript search in generated HTML documentation
DVT-2623 Show if a project has multiple natures & their names as a label decorator in navigator
DVT-2726 Highlight only the word when jumping to declaration
DVT-2750 Problems view - ability to right click and “Waive problems like this”
DVT-2753 Vertical alignment option should only align equivalent characters
DVT-2784 Autocomplete should only match from the beginning of word or right after an underscore
DVT-2828 Make automatic component binding if there is an entity with the same name as the component
DVT-2848 Allow waivers with no name
DVT-2856 Option to copy full path in Navigator
DVT-2868 Rebuild triggers should be ignored if already building the project
DVT-2870 Quick Types view cluttered when many libraries - hard to locate relevant data type when filtering
DVT-2889 Jump to assignment instead of declaration
DVT-2921 Unexpected token errors when using ‘procedural’ as identifier
DVT-2924 Reapply waivers after Create Problem From waiver
DVT-2930 Dump build console output on disk
DVT-2925 Refine the problem waiving message reported in the Internal Builder console (explicitly specify waiving)
DVT-2938 & DVT-2934 Select top architecture - if more than 10 architectures open a filtered selection list
DVT-2939 Fail to create auto-linked files for network mapped files in Windows
DVT-2944 Limit max number of problem markers per problem category and severity to 1000
DVT-2948 Report only first 20 errors in DVT Build Console and the total number of errors
Bugfixes
DVT-2576 When creating a new file point out that the empty template can be customized just like any other
DVT-2718 New VHDL file is automatically populated with entity template if not saved before closing
DVT-2742 Instance tree misc bug fixes
DVT-2748 Formatting the source sometimes makes the cursor jump to another position
DVT-2869 NullPointerException when Instance Tree show top entities is pressed
DVT-2871 Instance tree history items should show “architecture OF entity” instead of “architecture” only (confusing, as all the architectures may have the same name)
DVT-2913 Fixed deadlock on workspace when a new project is created
DVT-2923 Updating markers for 25K files with problems hangs the UI
DVT-2926 Hyperlinks in project configuration files should open dialog with proposals for wildcards matching multiple paths
DVT-2927 On mixed Verilog/VHDL loading the VHDL identifier index fails
DVT-2949 New file wizard - new file’s name changed to “new_file”
3.0.6.6 (23 January 2012)
Bugfixes
DVT-2877 Several exceptions thrown when closing a project
DVT-2881 Crash on Windows platform when outline view linked with editor is active
3.0.6.5 (17 January 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2854 Ignore known extensions of other languages in top files file when +disable_ext is on; +disable_ext+all disables all extension checking
DVT-2865 Enhance problem management performance on full build
Bugfixes
DVT-2801 F3 jumps to component instead of entity declaration on instantiated components
3.0.6.4 (10 January 2012)
Enhancements
DVT-2606 Multiple hyperlink on component/instance (jump to entity declaration)
DVT-2828 Automatic component binding if there is an entity with the same name as the component
Bugfixes
DVT-2844 Too many open files exception when loading 1000s of empty files
3.0.6.3 (27 December 2011)
Enhancements
DVT-2757 Added support for -file in .vhdl_top_files
Bugfixes
DVT-2776 Autolinked resources are no longer removed if autolink flag is unset
DVT-2794 Deadlock when refreshing during a refactoring operation
DVT-2798 NullPointerException when warnings reported outside project
3.0.6.2 ()
Enhancements
DVT-2606 Multiple hyperlink on component - jump to entity declaration
DVT-2778 Added a black DVT Theme
DVT-2793 DVT_PREDEFINED_PROJECTS_TARGET environment variable for predefined projects
Bugfixes
DVT-2756 False undeclared component error
DVT-2777 Fixed DVT Theme selection dialog filter
3.0.6.1 (12 December 2011)
Enhancements
DVT-2688 Move reference search to the new indexer mechanism
DVT-2727 Search for references takes too much time on big environments (e.g. 20s for 5k files)
DVT-2740 Prepacked distro performance increased due to “-Xverify:none” vmarg
DVT-2741 “Show heap status” activated by default in prepacked distros
Bugfixes
DVT-2752 Wrong error reported when using ‘break’ as identifier
DVT-2762 External builder exception - Variable references empty selection
DVT-2765 False undeclared component error (case sensitivity issue for components)
DVT-2766 Instance tree doesn’t work when block configuration is declared under a component configuration
3.0.6 (1 December 2011)
Features
DVT-642 add .vhdl_top_files support for multiple “instructions” on a single line like +vhdl_libmap+libname +disable_ext file.vhd
DVT-1179 Support for wildcards like *.vhd, *.vhdl etc. in top files
DVT-2455 CamelCase-like autocomplete
Enhancements
DVT-1350 Do not allow tabs in the editor (copy/paste, using templates etc.)
DVT-2179 Perform out of sync check before search and ask for refresh
DVT-2330 Hyperlinks for progress log in Internal Builder Console
DVT-2338 A drop-down list to select from top architectures in the Instance Tree View
DVT-2412 Full build console - show start/end of the compiled file
DVT-2449 New custom dialog - drop-down with files from a directory
DVT-2496 Updating error/compiled/ignore properties on resources takes a long time
DVT-2500 Extended help for external builder logs (for IUS filters)
DVT-2532 Overwrite MALLOC_CHECK_=1 env variable to avoid crashes
DVT-2565 Optimize algorithm for solving workspace resources
DVT-2617 Support custom eclipse.ini in dvt_cli.sh
DVT-2644 Edit DVT Waivers button in Problems View (easy way to start a waivers file)
DVT-2640 Show blocks in instance tree
Bugfixes
DVT-2307 Console hyperlinks get opened with wrong editor
DVT-2404 Removed the project context menu -> Source -> Format option that breaks .project
DVT-2436 Html Documentation wizard shows predefined libraries : ieee, std, __vhdl_std
DVT-2481 Multiline templates are not indented
DVT-2483 Hyperlink doesn’t work on ports in architecture
DVT-2361 VHDL semantic checking is not enabled until an incremental build is triggered
DVT-2502 Tool bar section title for “What’s new” & “Report an issue” buttons
DVT-2361 VHDL semantic checking is not enabled until an incremental build is triggered
DVT-2537 Exception thrown when canceling a DVT Custom Dialog started by an external builder
DVT-2563 Report reapply waivers time in DVT Build Console
DVT-2620 Rename ‘include/import tree’ & ‘load order’ to ‘compile order’
DVT-2604 Hierarchy is not shown when components are defined inside packages
DVT-2635 Search by type (Ctrl+H) for components shows entities
DVT-2684 Changing the location of a file outside project requires 2 builds to correctly auto-link the file
DVT-2700 Missing scroll bar on predefined projects list
3.0.5.5 (21 November 2011)
Bugfixes
DVT-2591 Obsolete DVT Auto-Linked resources are not cleaned up
DVT-2593 Files with unknown extensions always ignored in .vhdl_top_files
DVT-2595 Wrong error reported on alias declaration
DVT-2596 Wrong unexpected token ‘limit’ when using it as identifier
DVT-2597 Wrong error reported on bitwise operations
DVT-2627 Wrong UNDECLARED_COMPONENT error when the component’s name contains full path: ‘library_name.package_name.component_name’
3.0.5.4 (8 November 2011)
Enhancements
DVT-2215 Option for dvt_cli.sh to import workspace settings
DVT-2372 Option for dvt_cli.sh not to exit when starting dvt.sh
DVT-2573 Ability to specify how long DVT CLI should wait for DVT to start (-timeout flag)
Bugfixes
DVT-2361 VHDL semantic checking is not enabled until an incremental build is triggered
DVT-2431 VHDL References show multiple potential matches
DVT-2483 Hyperlink doesn’t work on ports in architecture
DVT-2572 DVT Build timeout preference cannot be set by dvt.ini
3.0.5.3 (17 October 2011)
Enhancements
DVT-2454 Document how to expand aliases in run configurations and change default run command to interactive mode
DVT-2458 Save all dirty editors before launching a run configuration
Bugfixes
DVT-2460 Could not infer project from selection when there is selection but no focus
DVT-2495 Replace all in a large file takes a very long time
DVT-2499 NullPointerException in DVTMarkerFactory
3.0.5.2 (23 September 2011)
Enhancements
DVT-2290 Rename “Generic” run configuration to “DVT Generic”
Bugfixes
DVT-2425 NullPointerException when warnings reported in files outside project
DVT-2435 VHDL creating file from template (entity - architecture) generates errors
3.0.5.1 (16 September 2011)
Bugfixes
DVT-2397 VHDL Syntax Coloring : changing Strings color triggers Exception
3.0.5 (10 September 2011)
Features
DVT-1852 Rebuild button for internal builder only
DVT-1979 DVT color theme support for editors and GTK widgets and a predefined “Dark” theme
DVT-2252 Add semantic error for instantiation of undeclared components
DVT-2253 Add semantic error for declaration of architectures and configurations of unknown entities
Enhancements
DVT-1182 System variables for External Builders
DVT-2177 Hyperlink for jumping to the “associated type” of an element
DVT-2242 Support for use clause with list of clauses
DVT-2248 Support for instance of component with composed named such as library.component
DVT-2279 Parser support for protected types
DVT-2309 Enhance “Nothing to build” warning message (when rebuilding a project with no sources specified)
DVT-2314 Support for shortcuts for each rebuild kind (all/internal/external)
DVT-2336 Option to automatically save editors on rebuild
Bugfixes
DVT-2308 Add from template does not work in Windows
DVT-2310 Build Console does not close when closing a Project
DVT-2341 Add to top files - relative path problem in Windows (”" -> “/”)
DVT-2349 VHDL syntax error is signaled in comment by unrecognized unicode characters
3.0.4.4 (9 September 2011)
Bugfixes
DVT-2349 VHDL syntax error is signaled in comment by unrecognized unicode characters
DVT-2378 Occasional freezes on incremental build due to a deadlock in plugin startup
3.0.4.3 (29 August 2011)
Bugfixes
DVT-2346 VHDL ‘reference’ keyword generates syntax error when used as port name
DVT-2347 VHDL -f option should not compile files with extensions other than ‘.vhd’ and ‘.vhdl’
DVT-2348 VHDL top files / f files does not ignore directives it does not recognize
3.0.4.1 (3 August 2011)
Bugfixes
DVT-2244 References/rename not working on symbolic link files that are linked resources in Eclipse
DVT-2254 Search by type not working
DVT-2256 Fixed problems related to readlink usage in Solaris scripts
DVT-2257 Changed “Xmx” memory settings to 1024m for 32bit and to 2048m for 64bit distros
3.0.4 (30 July 2011)
Deprecated
DVT-2239 Scripts: eclipse.sh, run_gui_mode.sh, run_batch_mode.sh are marked for deprecation; use instead: dvt.sh, dvt_sv_lint_batch.sh, dvt_sv_lint_gui.sh
Features
DVT-1134 Option to periodically save dirty editors
Enhancements
DVT-81 Refactoring potential matches - quick filter/(un)check all
DVT-1594 Add flag “Show builder progress log in console” in VHDL
DVT-1945 New file wizard - create from template option
DVT-1970 incremental build should not remove and re-create all named elements
DVT-2048 Run Configurations dialog/Quick Run working set filtering options
DVT-2104 Use clause should be restricted to the scope where it is placed or the design unit after it
DVT-2105 Enable tool-tips when ‘ALT’ key is pressed
DVT-2112 Add enumerated types to autocomplete, hyperlinks and references
DVT-2148 f-files support for VHDL
DVT-2150 VHDL templates preview - syntax highlight added
DVT-2152 Quick Filter code templates by name in preference pages
DVT-2153 Add support for record types
DVT-2158 Add content assist support for record types
DVT-2159 Show workspace location in title bar
DVT-2172 Add loop index (for loop statements and generates) to autocomplete, hover, hyperlink, references
DVT-2176 Add sequential statement labels (for, case, if, while instructions) to hover, hyperlinks, references
DVT-2178 When rename refactoring has potential matches - warn in the first page of the wizard
DVT-2201 Alt+shift+arrow selects word at cursor
DVT-2231 Add HINT predefined task tag
DVT-2235 Show builder errors in console with hyperlink to source file
DVT-2220 Content assist support for assertion statement with severity clause
DVT-2236 Content assist, hover and references support for predefined attributes
DVT-2237 Content assist, hover and references support for accessing entities from within user-defined libraries
Bugfixes
DVT-2096 Content assist support after dot
DVT-2097 Instances on Content assist offer all visible ports not just local ones
DVT-2110 Adding multiple files to ignore list only adds the first file in the list
DVT-2116 Attribute double click does not mark all occurrences
DVT-2162 Help > DVT Quick Help broken links fixed
DVT-2182 Register architectures and configurations when entity name is a selected name
DVT-2204 VHDL Quick Import View filtering does not jump to first match
DVT-2209 Custom Dialog File/Directory choosers fail to open if no “question” is specified
DVT-2221 Wrong hover for keywords “use”, “report”, “severity”
3.0.3.3 (22 July 2011)
Enhancements
DVT-2081 dvt_cli.sh should also look for /bin/nc and /usr/bin/nc by default
DVT-2148 f-files support for VHDL
Bugfixes
DVT-2185 A tooltip with long non-whitespace sequences (1000s of characters) freezes the GUI
DVT-2194 Incremental and full build fails
3.0.3.2 (14 July 2011)
Bugfixes
DVT-2145 Avoid using resources in non-accessible state
DVT-2155 Changed default initialization of preferences to avoid startup crashes in high load CPU scenario
DVT-2156 Fixed FlexLM Exception “ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException” when using invalid license sources
3.0.3.1 (8 July 2011)
Bugfixes
DVT-2084 Automatically infer DVT_LICENSE_VERSION when DVT_LICENSE_FILE=FLEXLM
DVT-2134 Fixed “Internal FlexLM Error” after waking up from idle
3.0.3 (1 July 2011)
Enhancements
DVT-1688 Switch for turning off tooltips
DVT-1978 Added predefined libraries (IEEE, STD, TEXTIO)
DVT-2051 Parse and auto-link files outside project directory
Bugfixes
DVT-2050 Types declared in entities are missing from Types view
DVT-2055 Error is signaled for “file..is in” or “file..is out”
DVT-2060 Folding does not work properly after attribute…of…function is..
DVT-2061 Folding does not work for record .. is .. end record;
DVT-2097 Instances on content assist contain all visible ports not just local ones
3.0.2 (17 June 2011)
Enhancements
DVT-212 Added Eclipse Marketplace Client to distribution
DVT-1657 Quick Types & Import Views - independent of editor
DVT-1907 VHDL parser performance improvements on expression evaluation
DVT-1919 Added Component auto instantiation
DVT-1933 Documentation - contexts.xml updated
DVT-1938 Added source formatting
DVT-1944 VHDL - What’s new & report an issue
DVT-1952 Added hyperlink and tooltip for types
DVT-1959 External tools console links jump to resources in current working set
DVT-1960 Added folding for architecture, function, procedure, loop, component, generate, process
DVT-1962 Added folding for port map, generic map
DVT-1963 Added custom region folding using –{{{ }}}–
DVT-1967 Improvements on hyperlink, tooltip, outline for variables, files, constants
DVT-1995 +vhdl_libmap+ directive when multiple libraries are used
DVT-1998 Run Configurations should show quoted arguments when printing the executed command
DVT-2010 Predefined project wizard - option to override target directory
DVT-2016 Instance Tree - multiple enhancements
DVT-2020 Added Content Assist for default proposals and instances proposals
DVT-2021 Updated linux JRE in distribution to version 1.6.0u26 to avoid compiler crashes
DVT-2022 DVT Custom Dialogs - when checkboxOnValue or checkboxOffValue are specified, checkbox output should not contain the id
DVT-2023 Updated Clearcase plugin to the latest version in distribution
DVT-2024 Common VHDL constructs added as template proposals
DVT-2025 Context sensitive VHDL templates
Bugfixes
DVT-1953 Escaped identifiers idnot recognized by the VHDL parser
DVT-1969 Issue when searching by type
DVT-1975 Create new VHDL file wizard overwrites existing file with same name
DVT-1993 DVT CLI importProject takes project name from project folder instead of .project
DVT-1996 Quick outline view duplicates the components of a file added twice in top files
DVT-2005 Outline updated on full build
3.0.1.1 (3 June 2011)
Enhancements
DVT-1951 Added hyperlink and tooltip on architectures
DVT-1918 Added quick include tree view, include tree view
DVT-1934 Changed procedure icon to differ from function icon
Bugfixes
DVT-1874 Templates - Move these are global templates at the start of the dialog
DVT-1928 Wrong matching begin-end marks occurrences
DVT-1929 Missing grayed icon for files outside project scope
DVT-1935 Wrong linked VHDL file icon
DVT-1936 Fixed tooltip for vhdl generics
3.0.1 (27 May 2011)
Features
DVT-1901 Predefined Projects
Enhancements
DVT-1581 Name convention checking for method arguments
Bugfixes
DVT-1893 Refactoring does not update outline elements in Outline View
DVT-1926 Duplicated entries in Outline/Types View after incremental build