IMPORTANT the GUI is now provided as a separate project; this source tree only concerns the rfsm library and rfsmc compiler (provided as an opam package)
build and install processes are now handled by the dune and dune-release tools
now uses lascar-v0.6
1.5 (May 30, 2019)
New syntax for FSM models. Transitions are now written: | src_state -> dst_state ON ev [WHEN guards] [WITH actions]| -> init_state [WITH actions]
New syntax for comments. Now start with -- (like in VHDL)
The old syntax is still supported by invoking the compiler with the -old_syntax option
The option -transl_syntax can be used to convert source files from old to new syntax
Updated the user manual with new syntax
The -main option can now also be used to change the name of the top level .dot file and the generated .vcd file
Removed option -vcd
The name of the testbench (resp. toplevel) modules generated by the VHDL backend is now main_tb (resp. main_top); the main prefix can be changed with the -main option.
rfsmmake utility for automatic building of top-level Makefile from .pro file (see Sec. 3.6 of User Manual)
Option -vhdl_dump_ghw to force GHDL dumping in .ghw format instead of .vcd (useful for displaying values with record type for ex.)
The configure script now writes file a lib/etc/platform containing platform-specific definitions to be used in generated Makefiles
Source code for all examples rewritten as FSM model(s) + testbench + .pro file
Revamped GUI with support for projects
1.4 (Mar 9, 2019)
Major code recrafting (lib and compiler)
Fixed several bugs in scripts/Makefiles when building from sources on Linux platforms
Added options --no-libs and --no-doc to configure script when building from sources
1.3 (Jan 10, 2019)
Declarations (types, constants, fsm models, etc) can now appear in any order in source file(s)
The rfsmc compiler now accepts a list of .fsm files (to improve source level reuse)
Support for group declarations (ex: vars i,j: int or output o1,o2,o3: bool)
Support for enum and record types (see examples/single/rpcalc for ex)
Support for char type (see examples/single/rle for ex)
Updated documentation
1.2 (Nov 5, 2018)
Size and range annotations for int type (ex: int<8> and int<0:255>)
Bitwise and shift operators for int values (see examples/single/{r,t}xd for ex.)
Bit range expressions for ints (ex: "v2", "v6:2") (see examples/single/bcd for ex.)
Support for global constants
Testbenches generated by the SystemC and VHDL backend now use a 0.5 duty cycle clock
VHDL backend now always generate a Top module encapsulating the DUT
Minimal support for multi-FSMs models with shared variable in the VHDL backend
New examples: single/{rxd,txd,bcd,rpcalc,rle} and multi/rxtx
Updated documentation
1.1 (Jul 24, 2018)
* Support for float values (see `examples/single/heron/v1`)
* Changed syntax for integer range (`int<lo:hi>` instead of `int<lo..hi>`)
* Support for global functions (see `examples/single/heron/v2`)
* Support for (1D) array type (see `examples/single/fir/v2`)
* Bug fix for negative constants in parser
* Boolean constants are now denoted (and written) 0 (resp. 1)
* Boolean type is now translated as `std_logic` in VHDL (unless option `-vhld_bool_as_bool` is asserted)
* With option `-vhdl_numeric_std`, ranged integers are translated as `unsigned` and `signed` in VHDL
* The simulator does not stop when encountering an initialized value but propagates it