I'm not sure why, but I seem to have fixed the problem. Recall that the design, models, and xml files are on an external drive that I share between the boxes to assure commonality between working locations. For a variety of reasons, the executable and associated files reside on the internal hard drives of each computer.
I deleted the Electric jar file (and the directory where it resided) from the laptop and erased the free space. I then downloaded a "new" copy (9.03) onto the laptop and re-initiated the preferences files from the hard drive. (a binary check shows the "new" jar file to be identical to the jar file on the desktop - as I expected. I didn't compare the laptop jar to the desktop jar before replacing) Everything seems to work fine now - obviously a failure on my end. Something must have been corrupted on the laptop but I can't think of what that might have been ... Can't explain it, but I'm pleased with the result. Didn't really need an independent opinion ... I take your word as gospel on this tool. Just reporting something puzzling and asking for suggestions and comments Thanks Dave On Friday, May 24, 2013 5:37:00 AM UTC-4, Dave wrote: > > Interesting (???) NCC issue. > > Two computers - both Win7 64: desktop is xeon, laptop is i7 > both have Java7 21 > > Electric 9.03 on both: Drive E installation on the desktop; Drive C on the > laptop > > Identical preferences XML file > > Same circuit: design files on external media ... same circuit means I swap > the media between boxes > > Desktop passes DRC and NCC/LVS > Laptop passes DRC but fails NCC (badly: multiple size and topology > mismatch; exports match) > > Eyeballing examination tends to make me believe the desktop ... but the > circuit is complex enough I may overlook something by eye > (essentially a DFF for a test cell. Full circuit is something on order of > 900 transistors - too much for eyeball) > > In one case, I duplicate cell 4 times (not as hierarchy - as cut and > paste). Number of failures is same on cell and x4 version > > Something I'll dig deeper into and try to document over the weekend - but > not being a programmer, I may miss something so I thought I'd present the > issue here and see if anyone else has this problem > ... or a possible solution or suggestion > > Thanks > Dave > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Electric VLSI Editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
