Makefiles

.github/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM ghdl/vunit:llvm
+
+RUN apt update -qq \
+ && apt install -y imagemagick \
+ && python3 -m pip install pytest --progress-bar off

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -11,88 +11,72 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
 
-  lin:
-    strategy:
-        fail-fast: false
-        max-parallel: 3
-        matrix:
-          task: [
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/random,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/math,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/customc,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/wrapping/basic,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/wrapping/time,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/linking/bind,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/package,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/sharedvar,
-            vhpidirect/shared/shlib,
-            vhpidirect/shared/dlopen,
-            vhpidirect/shared/shghdl,
-            vhpidirect/arrays/intvector,
-            vhpidirect/arrays/logicvector,
-            vhpidirect/arrays/matrices,
-            vhpidirect/arrays/matrices/framebuffer,
-            vpi/quickstart,
-          ]
+  lin-docker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-      DOCKER_IMAGE: ghdl/ghdl:buster-llvm-7
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - run: docker pull $DOCKER_IMAGE
-    - run: docker run --rm -tv $(pwd):/src -e CI $DOCKER_IMAGE /src/${{ matrix.task}}/run.sh
+    - run: docker build -t cosim/test - < .github/Dockerfile
+    - run: docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/src -w /src -e CI cosim/test python3 -m pytest -v -s -ra test.py --color=yes
 
-  vunit:
-    strategy:
-        fail-fast: false
-        max-parallel: 3
-        matrix:
-          task: [
-            vhpidirect/arrays/matrices/vunit_axis_vcs,
-          ]
+  win-stable:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.8
+    - env:
+        WINDOWS_RELEASE: 0.37-mingw64-llvm
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        curl -fsSL -o ghdl.zip https://github.com/ghdl/ghdl/releases/download/v0.37/ghdl-${WINDOWS_RELEASE}.zip
+        7z x ghdl.zip "-o../ghdl-tmp" -y
+        mv ../ghdl-tmp/GHDL/${WINDOWS_RELEASE}/ ../ghdl
+        rm -rf ../ghdl-tmp ghdl.zip
+        export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/../ghdl/bin
+        python -m pip install pytest vunit_hdl --progress-bar off
+        python -m pytest -v -s -ra test.py --color=yes
+
+  lin-setup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
       DOCKER_IMAGE: ghdl/vunit:llvm
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - run: docker pull $DOCKER_IMAGE
-    - run: docker run --rm -tv $(pwd):/src -w /src/${{ matrix.task}} -e CI $DOCKER_IMAGE python3 run.py -v
+    - uses: umarcor/setup-ghdl@master
+      with:
+        backend: llvm
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.8
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        ghdl --version
+        sudo apt update -qq
+        sudo apt install -y imagemagick
+        python -m pip install --progress-bar off pytest vunit_hdl
+    - run: python -m pytest -v -s -ra test.py --color=yes
 
-  win:
-    strategy:
-        fail-fast: false
-        max-parallel: 3
-        matrix:
-          task: [
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/random,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/math,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/customc,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/wrapping/basic,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/wrapping/time,
-            #vhpidirect/quickstart/linking/bind,  ! needs investigation, output of list-link seems to have wrong path format
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/package,
-            vhpidirect/quickstart/sharedvar,
-            vhpidirect/shared/shlib,
-            #vhpidirect/shared/dlopen,  ! dlfcn.h is not available on win
-            #vhpidirect/shared/shghdl,  ! dlfcn.h is not available on win
-            vhpidirect/arrays/intvector,
-            vhpidirect/arrays/logicvector,
-            vhpidirect/arrays/matrices,
-            #vhpidirect/arrays/matrices/framebuffer, ! needs ImageMagick's 'convert'
-            vpi/quickstart,
-          ]
+  win-setup:
     runs-on: windows-latest
-    env:
-      WINDOWS_RELEASE: 0.37-mingw64-llvm
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - shell: bash
+    - uses: eine/setup-msys2@v0
+      with:
+        msystem: MINGW64
+        update: true
+        install: mingw-w64-x86_64-python-pip
+    - uses: umarcor/setup-ghdl@master
+      with:
+        backend: llvm
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      shell: msys2 {0}
       run: |
-        curl -fsSL -o ghdl.zip https://github.com/ghdl/ghdl/releases/download/v0.37/ghdl-${WINDOWS_RELEASE}.zip
-        7z x ghdl.zip "-o../ghdl-tmp" -y
-        mv ../ghdl-tmp/GHDL/${WINDOWS_RELEASE}/ ../ghdl
-        rm -rf ../ghdl-tmp ghdl.zip
-        export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/../ghdl/bin
-        ./${{ matrix.task}}/run.sh
+        ghdl --version
+        python -m pip install --progress-bar off pytest vunit_hdl
+    - shell: msys2 {0}
+      run: |
+        python -m pytest -v -s -ra test.py --color=yes

.gitignore

@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ ent*
 tb*
 !*.vhd
 !*.vhdl
+doc/_build
+.vunit_hash
+**/vunit_out/

doc/index.rst

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ supported. However, a *vhdlator*/*ghdlator* might be available in the future.
 because, as the name suggests, it is a direct interface. However, on the one hand VHPIDIRECT requires modification of
 VHDL sources, which might not be possible or desirable in certain contexts. On the other hand, VPI/VHPI allow use cases
 which are not yet possible with VHPIDIRECT, such as controlling execution time steps. It is suggested to read the quick
-start examples of both interfacing mechanisms, in order to get a feel of the differences.
+start examples of both interfacing mechanisms, in order to get a feel for the differences.
 
 
 .. toctree::

doc/vhpi/index.rst

@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ Introduction
 ============
 
 .. ATTENTION::
-  Since VPI and VHPI provide very similar features, and because VPI is already supported in GHDL, VHPI is not available (yet).
-  Hence, the information in this section is provided for completeness only.
+  Since VPI and VHPI provide very similar features, and because VPI is already supported in GHDL, VHPI is not available
+  (yet). Hence, the information in this section is provided for completeness only.
 
 VHDL Programming Interface (VHPI) was introduced in 2007, as an ammendment to IEEE Std 1076-2002: `1076c-2007 - IEEE Standard VHDL Language Reference Manual - Procedural Language Application Interface <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4299594>`_.
 In the 2009, the programming interface was published as part of `1076-2008 - IEEE Standard VHDL Language Reference Manual <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4772740>`_.
 The latest version was published in 2019: `1076-2019 - IEEE Standard for VHDL Language Reference Manual <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8938196>`_.
 
-Some vendors support C programming interfaces similar to VHPI. For example, Mentor Graphics' ModelSim/QuestaSim supports a
-Foreign Language Interface (FLI) that provides functions to have procedural access to information within the simulator, ``vsim``. These allow to traverse the hierarchy, get/set values and control a simulation run. See `Using ModelSim Foreign Language Interface for c – VHDL CoSimulation and for Simulator Control on Linux x86 Platform <https://opencores.org/usercontent/doc/1380917197>`_ and `github.com/andrepool/fli <https://github.com/andrepool/fli>`_.
+Some vendors support C programming interfaces similar to VHPI. For example, Mentor Graphics' ModelSim/QuestaSim supports
+a Foreign Language Interface (FLI) that provides functions to have procedural access to information within the simulator,
+``vsim``. These functions allow traversing the hierarchy, getting/setting values and controlling a simulation run. See
+`Using ModelSim Foreign Language Interface for c – VHDL CoSimulation and for Simulator Control on Linux x86 Platform <https://opencores.org/usercontent/doc/1380917197>`_
+and `github.com/andrepool/fli <https://github.com/andrepool/fli>`_.

doc/vhpidirect/examples/quickstart.rst

@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ Wrapping ghdl_main
 :cosimtree:`basic <vhpidirect/quickstart/wrapping/basic>`
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 
-Instead of using GHDL's own entrypoint to the execution, it is possible to wrap it by providing a custom ``main``
-function. Upon existence of ``main``, execution of the simulation is triggered by calling ``ghdl_main``.
+Instead of using GHDL's own entrypoint to the execution, it is possible to wrap it by providing a custom program
+entrypoint (``main`` function), wherein the execution of the simulation is triggered by calling ``ghdl_main``.
 
-This is the most basic example of such usage. ``ghdl_main`` is declared as ``extern`` in C, and arguments ``argc`` and
-``argv`` are passed without modification. However, this sets the ground for custom prepocessing and postprocessing in a
-foreign language.
+This example shows the most basic of such usage. ``ghdl_main`` is declared as ``extern`` in C, and arguments ``argc``
+and ``argv`` are passed without modification. However, this sets the ground for custom prepocessing and postprocessing
+in a foreign language.
 
 Other options are to just pass empty arguments (``ghdl_main(0, NULL)``) or to customize them:
 
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ See :ref:`COSIM:VHPIDIRECT:Wrapping` for further details about the constraints o
 -------------------------------------------------------
 
 Although most of the provided examples are written in C, VHPIDIRECT can be used with any language that supports a
-C-alike compile and link model.
+C-like compile and link model.
 
 This example shows how to time the execution of a simulation from either C or Ada. In both cases, function ``clock`` is
 used to get the time before and after calling ``ghdl_main``. Regarding the build procedure, it is to be noted that C
-sources are elaborated with :option:`-e`, because GHDL allows to pass parameters (in this case, additional C sources)
+sources are elaborated with :option:`-e`, because GHDL allows passing parameters (in this case, additional C sources)
 to the compiler and/or linker. However, since it is not possible to do so with Ada, ``gnatmake``, :option:`--bind` and
 :option:`--list-link` are used instead. See :ref:`COSIM:VHPIDIRECT:Linking` for further info about custom linking setups.
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ numbers. Subprogram declaration requirements are detailed under the :ref:`COSIM:
 While sharing variables through packages in VHDL 1993 is flexible, in VHDL 2008 protected types need to be used.
 However, GHDL allows to relax some rules of the LRM through :option:`-frelaxed`.
 
-This example shows multiple alternatives to share variables through packages, depending on the target version of the
+This example showcases multiple ways of sharing variables through packages, depending on the target version of the
 standard. Three different binaries are built from the same entity, using:
 
   * A VHDL 1993 package with ``--std=93``.

doc/vpi/examples/index.rst

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Examples
 ########
 
 A very brief description of how to use VPI is that ``vpi_user.h`` provides dozens of functions to scan/navigate the hierarchy
-of the elaborated hardware design, and it allows to set callbacks for specific events/signals.
+of the elaborated hardware design, and it allows setting callbacks for specific events/signals.
 
 .. NOTE::
   Since VHDL sources are agnostic to the usage of VPI modules, most of the examples in this section reuse the same VHDL

doc/vpi/examples/quickstart.rst

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ Quick Start
 This is the most minimal example, where a single callback is registered at the beginning of the simulation. The callback just
 prints ``Hello!``. Then, the simulation is executed as usual.
 
-VPI allows to register callbacks at multiple events and to optionally delay their execution after the event is triggered.
+VPI allows registering callbacks at multiple events and to optionally delay their execution after the event is triggered.
 The list of available callback reasons is defined in :ghdlsrc:`vpi_user.h <grt/vpi_user.h>`. The structure type that is used
 and required to register a callback, ``s_cb_data``, is also defined in the same header file.

test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+"""
+Verify that all example run scripts work correctly
+"""
+
+from sys import executable, platform
+from os import environ
+from pathlib import Path
+from subprocess import check_call
+import unittest
+import pytest
+
+
+class TestExamples(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Verify that example run scripts work correctly
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.shell = ['bash'] if platform == 'win32' else []
+        self.root = Path(__file__).parent
+        self.vhpidirect = self.root / 'vhpidirect'
+        self.vpi = self.root / 'vpi'
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_quickstart_random(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'quickstart' / 'random' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_quickstart_math(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'quickstart' / 'math' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_quickstart_customc(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'quickstart' / 'customc' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_quickstart_wrapping_basic(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'quickstart' / 'wrapping' / 'basic' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_quickstart_wrapping_time(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'quickstart' / 'wrapping' / 'time' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(
+        platform != 'win32',
+        "win: needs investigation, output of list-link seems to have wrong path format",
+    )
+    def test_vhpidirect_quickstart_linking_bind(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'quickstart' / 'linking' / 'bind' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_quickstart_package(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'quickstart' / 'package' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_quickstart_sharedvar(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'quickstart' / 'sharedvar' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_shared_shlib(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'shared' / 'shlib' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(
+        platform != 'win32',
+        "win: dlfcn.h is not available on win",
+    )
+    def test_vhpidirect_shared_dlopen(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'shared' / 'dlopen' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(
+        platform != 'win32',
+        "win: dlfcn.h is not available on win",
+    )
+    def test_vhpidirect_shared_shghdl(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'shared' / 'shghdl' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_arrays_intvector(self):
+        # check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'arrays' / 'intvector' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+        check_call(self.shell + ['make', 'run'], shell=True, cwd=str(self.vhpidirect / 'arrays' / 'intvector'))
+
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_arrays_logicvector(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'arrays' / 'logicvector' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_arrays_matrices(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'arrays' / 'matrices' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vhpidirect_arrays_matrices_vunit_axis_vcs(self):
+        check_call([executable, str(self.vhpidirect / 'arrays' / 'matrices' / 'vunit_axis_vcs' / 'run.py')], shell=True)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(
+        platform != 'win32',
+        "win: needs ImageMagick's 'convert'",
+    )
+    def test_vhpidirect_arrays_matrices_framebuffer(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vhpidirect / 'arrays' / 'matrices' / 'framebuffer' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)
+
+    def test_vpi_quickstart(self):
+        check_call(self.shell + [str(self.vpi / 'quickstart' / 'run.sh')], shell=True)

vhpidirect/arrays/intvector/csized/makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+CC ?= gcc
+GHDL ?= ghdl
+CFLAGS += -fPIC
+STD ?= 93
+
+WORK_DIR ?= .
+
+VHDL_DEPS ?= tb.vhd 
+VHDL_O_DEPS ?= $(patsubst %.vhd,%.o,$(VHDL_DEPS))
+
+# Default
+refresh : clean run
+
+# Executable commands
+run : tb tb_main
+
+tb : c_tb
+	@echo "Execute tb"
+	./tb
+	@echo
+
+tb_main : main_tb
+	@echo "Execute main_tb"
+	./main_tb
+	@echo
+
+# Compile executable
+
+main_% : %.o mkdir_$(WORK_DIR)
+	$(GHDL) -e --workdir=$(WORK_DIR)/ --std=$(STD) -Wl,main.c -o $@ $(subst main_,,$@)
+
+c_% : %.o mkdir_$(WORK_DIR)
+	$(GHDL) -e --workdir=$(WORK_DIR)/ --std=$(STD) -Wl,caux.c $(subst c_,,$@)
+
+%.o : %.vhd mkdir_$(WORK_DIR)
+	@echo "Analyze $<"
+	$(GHDL) -a --std=$(STD) --workdir=$(WORK_DIR) $<
+
+mkdir_% :
+	mkdir -p $(subst mkdir_,,$@)
+
+# Clean
+
+.PHONY: clean
+
+clean: clean_work clean_tb clean_tb_main
+
+clean_tb:
+	rm -f ./tb
+
+clean_tb_main:
+	rm -f ./tb_main
+
+clean_work:
+	rm -f $(WORK_DIR)/*.o $(WORK_DIR)/work-obj*.cf