21.3.28 edit_profile

Description

This Tcl command enables you to edit profile in your project. You can edit profile from Project > Tool Profiles or right-click tool name and select Edit Profile.

edit_profile -name profilename \
             [-type value] \
             [-tool {profile tool} ] \
             [-location {profile location} ] \
             [-args "profile tool parameters" ] \
             [-batch "TRUE|FALSE" ] \
             [-new_name "new profile name" ]

Arguments

ParameterTypeDescription
namestringSpecifies the name of your new profile.
typestringSpecifies your profile type, where value is one of the following:
  • synthesis - new profile for a synthesis tool.
  • simulation - new profile for a simulation tool.
  • stimulus - new profile for a stimulus tool.
  • identifydebugger - new identify debugger tool profile.
toolstringName of the tool you are adding to the profile.
locationstringFull pathname to the location of the tool you are adding to the profile.
argslist of stringsProfile tool parameters (if any).
batchstringRuns the tool in batch mode (if TRUE). Possible values are:
  • TRUE - runs the profile in batch mode.
  • FALSE - does not run the profile in batch mode.
new_namestringSpecifies new name of profile.

Error Codes

Error Code

Description

None

Required parameter 'name' is missing.

None

Parameter 'name' has illegal value.

None

Parameter 'tool' has illegal value.

None

Parameter 'location' has illegal value.

None

Parameter 'new_name' has illegal value.

None

type: Invalid argument value: '' (expecting synthesis, simulation, stimulus, coreconfig, identifydebugger or sw_ide).

None

batch: Invalid argument value: 'value' (expecting TRUE, 1, true, FALSE, 0 or false).

None

Parameter 'param_name' is not defined. Valid command formatting is 'edit_profile -name "profile name" [-type "synthesis | simulation | stimulus | coreconfig | identifydebugger | sw_ide"] [-tool "profile tool"] [-location "profile tool location"] [-args "profile tool parameters"] [-batch "TRUE | FALSE"] [-license "profile License parameters"] [-32bit "TRUE | FALSE"] [-new_name "new profile name"]'.

Supported Families

Supported Families
PolarFire®
RTG4™
SmartFusion® 2
IGLOO® 2

Example

To edit a FlashPro tool profile called 'mySynplify' linked to a new SynplifyPro installation in my c:\programs\actel\SynplifyPro\bin directory, change the name to updated_synplifypro.

edit_profile -name {mySynplify} -type synthesis \
             -tool {Synplify.exe} \
             -location "c:\programs\actel\SynplifyPro\bin\synplify_pro" \
             -batch FALSE -new_name "updated_synplifypro"

See Also