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Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Wed Sep 16 17:33:00 2009 -0400
Merge branch 'f12' of ssh://fedorahosted.org/git/docs/release-notes into f12
commit 26d1b3176377d1d99cb1b2d27f30aff8a7e9e3f0
Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Wed Sep 16 17:31:25 2009 -0400
Add updates to FEL
diff --git a/en-US/CircuitDesign.xml b/en-US/CircuitDesign.xml
index 4a6ab2b..9e11ccb 100644
--- a/en-US/CircuitDesign.xml
+++ b/en-US/CircuitDesign.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,30 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>gspiceui</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>gspiceui</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ Fedora’s <package>gspiceui</package> is now compiled under
+ <package>wxgtk</package> 2.8 instead of the old
+ <package>wxgtk</package> 2.6. This improves GSpiceUIi’s GUI
+ interface. GSpiceUI includes missing opamp-3.sym to
+ /usr/share/gEDA/sym/misc/ (geda symbols directory).
+ <note>
+ <title>PPC64</title>
+ <para>
+ GSpiceUI is not available on Fedora supported PPC64
+ architecture as a result of missing gwave for that
+ architecture.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term>kicad</term>
<listitem>
<indexterm>
@@ -49,6 +73,73 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>ngspice</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>ngspice</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>ngspice</package> has been updated to rework 19.
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Memory management: fixed memory leaks (Bug 514484 - A
+ Long Warning Message)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Integration of espice bugfixes and enhancements
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Bug fixes in plots and cli interface.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Rework of BSim models, integration of EPFL-EKV model
+ V2.63, ADMS models mextram, hicum0, hicum2.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora’s ngspice has been patched to accept calls from
+ Xcircuit TCL interface.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>tclspice</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>tclspice</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>tclspice</package> is new to Fedora &PRODVER;.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Before ngspice-rework-19, Fedora has considered
+ <package>tclspice</package>’s stability too fragile.
+ Examples of <package>tclspice</package> can be found via
+ <command>rpm -qd tclspice</command>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Tclspice provides Fedora users with extended capabilities
+ for mixed-signal design via its TCL backend. Since Fedora is
+ also providing tools for boolean manipulation (explained in
+ the following section), Fedora users have adequate materials
+ to spin his or her own mixed-signal EDA plugin.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term>xcircuit</term>
<listitem>
<indexterm>
@@ -56,13 +147,72 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
<package>xcircuit</package> has been updated to version
- 3.6. The application now handles multiple schematic windows
- and has been expanded to allow handling of larger
- projects. Libraries are now arranged according to
- "Technology Prefixes". To learn more about these
- improvements please refer to the release notes at
- <ulink type="http" url=
- "http://opencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit/" />.
+ 3.6.161. Highlights include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Supports multiple schematic layout windows.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A complete overhaul of the key-function binding
+ routines and the function dispatch mechanism was
+ effected.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Several additions and corrections need to be made to
+ make the multiplewindow implementation work properly.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The way libraries are handled by making the
+ distinction between library pages and files using the
+ concept of "technology namespaces" has improved. Each
+ object has a name composed of a "technology prefix", a
+ double colon ("::"), and the object’s name. Each
+ library file declares a technology name, which is used
+ as the prefix for all objects in that file. The
+ prefixes are used by XCircuit to track which objects
+ came from which file, regardless of the library page
+ onto which they were loaded. Added support for wires
+ connected to symbol pins remain connected while the
+ symbol is moved. It also expands upon the "Attach-to"
+ function, allowing wires to be (semi-) automatically
+ attached to pin labels or symbol pins. The key macro
+ for "attach-to" (key "A") can also be used like the
+ "wire" function (key "w") to start a wire with its
+ start-point attached to a symbol pin or pin label.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The way info labels for PCB are handled was changed as
+ from version 3.6.66.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Runtime speed has been improved.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora’s ngspice has been patched to accept calls from
+ Xcircuit TCL interface.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
diff --git a/en-US/Devel-Embedded.xml b/en-US/Devel-Embedded.xml
index f4af50a..3386ce6 100644
--- a/en-US/Devel-Embedded.xml
+++ b/en-US/Devel-Embedded.xml
@@ -20,22 +20,104 @@
for embedded development on the wiki</citetitle> available at <ulink type="http"
url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packages_For_Embedded_Development"></ulink> .
</para>
- <para>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>gputils</primary>
- </indexterm>
- <package>gputils</package> has added support for a number of newer
- processors. <package>gputils</package> now supports all processors
- supported by MPLAB 8.20 (except for EEPROM and similar devices).
- </para>
- <para>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>sdcc</primary>
- </indexterm>
- <package>sdcc</package> 2.9.0 includes a number of new
- features. Refer to <ulink type="http"
- url="http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/" /> for the complete list.
- </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>GNUSim8085</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm><primary>gnusim8085</primary></indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>gnusim8085</package> is new to Fedora. GNUSim8085
+ is a graphical simulator for Intel 8085 microprocessor
+ assembly language. It has some very nice features including
+ a keypad which can be used to write assembly language
+ programs with much ease. It also has stack, memory and port
+ viewers which can be used for debugging the programs.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>gputils</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>gputils</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>gputils</package> has added support for a number of
+ newer processors. <package>gputils</package> now supports all
+ processors supported by MPLAB 8.20 (except for EEPROM and
+ similar devices).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>gsim85</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>gsim85</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>gsim85</package> is an 8085 microprocessor
+ simulator. It is having very user friendly graphical user
+ interface. It can be used to test 8085 programs before
+ actualy implementing them on target
+ board. <package>gsim85</package> is new to Fedora &PRODVER;.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>mcu8051ide</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>mcu8051ide</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ Fedora &PRODVER; includes the new package,
+ <package>mcu8051ide</package>. MCU 8051 IDE is integrated
+ development enviroment for microcontrollers based on
+ 8051. Supported programming languages are C and assembly.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ It has its own assembler and support for 2 external
+ assemblers. For C language, it uses SDCC compiler.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>openocd</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>openocd</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ New for Fedora &PRODVER;, the Open On-Chip Debugger
+ (OpenOCD) provides debugging, in-system programming and
+ boundary-scan testing for embedded devices. Various
+ different boards, targets, and interfaces are supported to
+ ease development time.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>sdcc</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>sdcc</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>sdcc</package> 2.9.0 includes a number of new
+ features. Refer to <ulink type="http"
+ url="http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/" /> for the complete list.
+ </para>
+ <warning>
+ <title>Code may be incompatible</title>
+ <para>
+ Code developed for <package>sdcc</package> 2.8.0 may not be
+ fully compatible with 2.9.0.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</section>
diff --git a/en-US/ElectronicDesignAssistants.xml b/en-US/ElectronicDesignAssistants.xml
index d5524ea..5b2780b 100644
--- a/en-US/ElectronicDesignAssistants.xml
+++ b/en-US/ElectronicDesignAssistants.xml
@@ -3,8 +3,570 @@
]>
<section id="sect-Release_Notes-Electronic_Design_Automation">
- <title>Electronic Design Automation</title>
- <remark>This beat is located here: <ulink type="http" url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Documentation_EDA_Beat">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Documentation_EDA_Beat</ulink></remark>
+ <title>Electronic Design Automation</title> <remark>This beat is
+ located here: <ulink type="http"
+ url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Documentation_EDA_Beat">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Documentation_EDA_Beat</ulink></remark>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm><primary>Electronic Design
+ Automation</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>Fedora
+ Electronic Lab</primary></indexterm> This section outlines changes
+ in the Fedora Electronic Lab for Fedora 12. Note that a number of
+ the applications in FEL have application to a number of
+ communities. These specific applications are outlined in the
+ Circuit Design (which includes simulation and PCB layout) and
+ Embedded Development sections of these notes.
+ </para>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Collaborative Code Review</title>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm><primary>Collaborative Code Review</primary></indexterm>
+ One of the many faces of digital hardware design entails
+ tracking many files to be fed to multiple EDA tools. The
+ eventual reports or netlists are carefully analysed and logged
+ as part of the sign-off methodology. Each company tracks these
+ project dependent files under a certain directory structure and
+ under a certain revision controlled system of their choice.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ We have included an efficient and reliable code review solution
+ into the Fedora collection. This trac-based peerreview solution
+ will also help create links and seamless references between
+ bugs, tasks, changesets and files. Project coordinators will
+ have a more realistic the overview of the on-going project and
+ track the progress very easy with respect to different
+ milestones and deadlines.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Eclipse Default IDE</title>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>Eclipse Default IDE</primary>
+ <secondary>Electronic Design Automation</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ With the help and support from Fedora Eclipse team, Eclipse
+ becomes FEL’s prime IDE for HDL IP development and
+ documentation. This adoption is to maintain true
+ interoperability between tools offered by different embedded
+ software vendors.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The following plugins provided by default on the Fedora
+ Electronic Lab platform will enhance :
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ frontend design
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ autogeneration of documentation and maintenance of
+ professional datasheets
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Perl/Tcl scripting (Perl modules which featured as from FEL10)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ version controlled projects
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <table frame="all" id="tbl-FEL-Eclipse-Plugins">
+ <title>Eclipse Plugins selected for hardware design</title>
+ <indexterm><primary>eclipse-veditor</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>eclipse-eclox</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>eclipse-texlipse</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>eclipse-cdt</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>eclipse-dltk-tcl</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>eclipse-epic</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>eclipse-subclipse</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>eclipse-egit</primary></indexterm>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ Package
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Description
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ eclipse-veditor
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Helps digital IC designers/FPGA designers develop
+ Verilog/ VHDL code on Eclipse. Provides a realtime
+ error and warnings notification of typos, missing
+ signals, unnecessary signals etc.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ eclipse-eclox
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ If the vhdl code entails doxygen style comments, a
+ pdf can be autogenerated and used either during
+ internal meetings or sent to the client.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ eclipse-texlipse
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Since the pdf is generated from latex, the texlipse
+ plugin will provide some additional page layout
+ formatting and easy pdf creation. The pdf creation
+ is now only Ctrl-S, rather than a manual click like
+ one would do on kile. That said, kile will be
+ removed from the FEL livedvd.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ eclipse-cdt
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Provides Embedded C and C++ development tools.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ eclipse-dltk-tcl
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Tcl scripts can be maintained along side with the
+ HDL code.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ eclipse-epic
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Perl scripts can be maintained along side with the
+ HDL code.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ eclipse-subclipse
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Adds Subversion integration to the Eclipse IDE
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ eclipse-egit
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Adds distributed version controlled GIT integration
+ to the Eclipse IDE
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Analog ASIC Design</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>toped</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>toped</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ Updated to the consolidation release 0.9.4. The Fedora
+ Toped package sets the variable $TPD_GLOBAL to
+ /usr/share/toped by default so that the user could run
+ toped out of the box.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Graham Petley and Krustev Svilen provided 2 TELL files
+ as a demonstration how toped can interact with Pharosc
+ Standard Cells via toped’s GDSII and CIF parsers.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Highlights
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ New graphic renderer which speeds-up the drawing
+ up-to 3.5 times. Requires openGL version 1.4 (F-11
+ uses 1.3, but this is not an issue) and Virtual
+ Buffer Objects. It will be used as a base for future
+ graphical effects.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The old renderer remains to cover graphic drivers
+ implementing older openGL versions and particularly
+ virtual desktops.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The speed is also improved significantly.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Updates and fixes in the external interfaces. GDSII
+ in particular.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ New utility for conversion of Virtuoso(C) technology
+ files to TELL.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ TDT format updated with new records. Version updated
+ to 0.7.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ TDT format updated with new records. Version updated
+ to 0.7.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Further updates on the user interface customization
+ - toolbars.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Updates in the internal handling of the cell
+ references. In result layer 0 is handled as a normal
+ layer now.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <warning>
+ <title>
+ Old Toped releases will not be able to read TDT files
+ produced by this release.
+ </title>
+ <para>
+ There is a certain amount of code which is not yet
+ merged to the main development trunk, including the
+ calibre error report parser. The suggestion is to do
+ that after the release. Some features were postponed
+ instead of sacrificing stability at this stage.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Magic</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>magic</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>magic-doc</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Magic has been updated to 8.0.54.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Magic package has its documentation on a separate
+ package called : <package>magic-doc</package>. The latter
+ includes some examples of scmos and tutorials. Advanced
+ Magic VLSI users would also be interested in reading the
+ documentation again to grasp the fine details entailed in
+ the 8.0 series.
+ </para>
+ <para>Features:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ outline vector fonts (courtesy of the freefont
+ project), and aims to clean up a lot of problems
+ associated with labels in Magic.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ All the display, manipulation, OpenGL are complete.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Features some "cifoutput" operators for use with the
+ new "cif paint" command, for manipulating layout
+ using boolean operators.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Runtime speed has been improved.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Two additional menus have been added for grid
+ manipulation and text settings.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Electric</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>electric</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>electric</package> has been updated to 8.09.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Please note that because most of the electric userbase use
+ third party plugins that due to the licensing
+ incompatibilities wih Fedora, FEL can not add those
+ plugins. That said, Fedora Electronic Lab team understands
+ that releasing a new upstream version would break
+ interoperability with the user’s plugins. Hence new
+ versions of electric will once make their way to the
+ updates-testing repository.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Digital Design</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Dinotrace</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>dinotrace</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ New to Fedora &PRODVER;,Dinotrace is a waveform viewer
+ which understands Verilog Value Change Dumps, ASCII, and
+ other trace formats.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ It allows placing cursors, highlighting signals,
+ searching, printing, and other capabilities superior to
+ many commercial waveform viewers.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Dinotrace is optimized for rapid debugging. With VTRACE, a
+ simulation failure will automatically place cursors where
+ errors occur, add comments visible in the wave form
+ viewer. Four mouse clicks and the errors will be
+ highlighted in the log files, and the values of signals at
+ the error will be seen in the source.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Fedora also ships <code>dinotrace-mode</code> for emacs as
+ <package>emacs-dinotrace-mode</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>eqntott</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>eqntott</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>eqntott</package> converts Boolean logic
+ expressions into a truth table that is useful for
+ preparing input to espresso package for logic
+ minimization, converting logic expressions into simpler
+ forms, and for creating truth
+ tables. <package>eqntott</package> is new for Fedora
+ &PRODVER;.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>expresso-ab</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>expresso-ab</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ New for Fedora &PRODVER;, <package>espresso</package>
+ takes as input a two-level representation of a two-valued
+ (or multiplevalued) Boolean function, and produces a
+ minimal equivalent representation. It is a boolean logic
+ minimization tool.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Verilator</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>verilator</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ Verilator is the fastest free Verilog HDL simulator. It
+ compiles synthesizable Verilog, plus some PSL,
+ SystemVerilog and Synthesis assertions into C++ or SystemC
+ code. It is designed for large projects where fast
+ simulation performance is of primary concern, and is
+ especially well suited to create executable models of CPUs
+ for embedded software design teams.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>vrq</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>vrq</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ VRQ is modular verilog parser that supports plugin tools
+ to process verilog. Multiple tools may be invoked in a
+ pipeline fashion within a single execution of vrq. It is a
+ generic front-end parser with support for plugin backend
+ customizable tools.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Alliance</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>Alliance</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Alliance CVS devel repository got its 100th patch
+ in August 2009, with respect to stability on 64
+ architecture and we are happy that upstream has applied
+ all our patches for alliance. We have also built this new
+ release for all Fedora supported testing repositories and
+ EPEL-5 testing repository. There is also a new GUI
+ <package>xgra</package> coming with this new release which
+ is a Graph viewer.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ We will not replace Alliance VLSI by herb (which was
+ supported to be a fork of alliance) on Fedora. Before
+ F-11’s release, herb development was active but died out
+ after F-11 was released. Since Alliance VLSI upstream is
+ active and responsive to our wishes, there is currently no
+ valid reason behind obsoleting alliance in favour of herb.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Perl Scripts for hardware Design</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>perl-SystemPerl</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm><primary>perl-SystemPerl</primary></indexterm>
+ <para>This is a new package for Fedora &PRODVER;.</para>
+ <para>
+ SystemPerl is a version of the SystemC language. It is
+ designed to expand text so that needless repetition in the
+ language is minimized. By using sp_preproc, SystemPerl files
+ can be expanded into C++ files at compile time, or expanded
+ in place to make them valid stand-alone SystemC files.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>perl-Verilog-Perl</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <indexterm><primary>perl-Verilog-Perl</primary></indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>perl-Verilog-Perl</package> has been updated to
+ version 3.123. New features include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Improved warning when "do" used as identifier.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fixed escaped preprocessor identifiers, bug106.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fixed Perl 5.8.8 compile error, rt48226.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fixed Perl 5.8.0 compile error with callbackgen.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <warning>
+ <para>
+ perl-Verilog-Perl obsoletes perl-Verilog. Fedora users
+ are advised to tune their home-made Perl scripts
+ accordingly.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </section>
+
</section>
diff --git a/en-US/Release_Notes.xml b/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
index d158909..7d3fed9 100644
--- a/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
+++ b/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
<section id="sect-Release_Notes-Changes_in_Fedora_for_Specific_Audiences">
<title>Changes in Fedora for Specific Audiences</title>
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<xi:include href="CircuitDesign.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
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