Rename --bin to --build-dep-bin.

Changes

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Verilator 4.227 devel
 
 * Support IEEE constant signal strengths (#3601). [Ryszard Rozak/Antmicro]
 * Add --main to generate main() C++ (previously was experimental only).
+* Rename --bin to --build-dep-bin.
 * Fix thread saftey in SystemC VL_ASSIGN_SBW/WSB (#3494) (#3513). [Mladen Slijepcevic]
 * Fix crash in gate optimization of circular logic (#3543). [Bill Flynn]
 * Fix arguments in non-static method call (#3547) (#3582). [Gustav Svensk]

bin/verilator

@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ detailed descriptions of these arguments.
     --autoflush                 Flush streams after all $displays
     --bbox-sys                  Blackbox unknown $system calls
     --bbox-unsup                Blackbox unsupported language features
-    --bin <filename>            Override Verilator binary
     --build                     Build model executable/library after Verilation
+    --build-dep-bin <filename>  Override build dependency Verilator binary
     --build-jobs <jobs>         Parallelism for --build
     --cc                        Create C++ output
     --cdc                       Clock domain crossing analysis

docs/guide/exe_verilator.rst

@@ -115,13 +115,6 @@ Summary:
 
    Using this argument will likely cause incorrect simulation.
 
-.. option:: --bin <filename>
-
-   Rarely needed.  Override the default filename for Verilator itself.
-   When a dependency (.d) file is created, this filename will become a
-   source dependency, such that a change in this binary will have make
-   rebuild the output files.
-
 .. option:: --build
 
    After generating the SystemC/C++ code, Verilator will invoke the
@@ -129,6 +122,15 @@ Summary:
    is also used). Verilator manages the build itself, and for this --build
    requires GNU Make to be available on the platform.
 
+.. option:: --build-dep-bin <filename>
+
+   Rarely needed.  When a dependency (.d) file is created, this filename
+   will become a source dependency, such that a change in this binary will
+   have make rebuild the output files.  Defaults to the full path to the
+   Verilator binary.
+
+   This option was named `--bin` prior to version 4.228.
+
 .. option:: --build-jobs [<value>]
 
    Specify the level of parallelism for :vlopt:`--build`. If zero, uses the

src/V3EmitMk.cpp

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class EmitMkHierVerilation final {
         of.puts("# Verilation of hierarchical blocks are executed in this directory\n");
         of.puts("VM_HIER_RUN_DIR := " + cwd + "\n");
         of.puts("# Common options for hierarchical blocks\n");
-        const string fullpath_bin = V3Os::filenameRealPath(v3Global.opt.bin());
+        const string fullpath_bin = V3Os::filenameRealPath(v3Global.opt.buildDepBin());
         const string verilator_wrapper = V3Os::filenameDir(fullpath_bin) + "/verilator";
         of.puts("VM_HIER_VERILATOR := " + verilator_wrapper + "\n");
         of.puts("VM_HIER_INPUT_FILES := \\\n");

src/V3File.cpp

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void V3FileDependImp::writeDepend(const string& filename) {
         if (i.target()) *ofp << i.filename() << " ";
     }
     *ofp << " : ";
-    *ofp << v3Global.opt.bin();
+    *ofp << v3Global.opt.buildDepBin();
     *ofp << " ";
 
     for (const DependFile& i : m_filenameList) {

src/V3Options.cpp

@@ -1005,8 +1005,8 @@ void V3Options::parseOptsList(FileLine* fl, const string& optdir, int argc, char
         m_bboxUnsup = flag;
         FileLine::globalWarnOff(V3ErrorCode::E_UNSUPPORTED, true);
     });
-    DECL_OPTION("-bin", Set, &m_bin);
     DECL_OPTION("-build", Set, &m_build);
+    DECL_OPTION("-build-dep-bin", Set, &m_buildDepBin);
     DECL_OPTION("-build-jobs", CbVal, [this, fl](const char* valp) {
         int val = std::atoi(valp);
         if (val < 0) {

src/V3Options.h

@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ private:
     int         m_compLimitMembers = 64;  // compiler selection; number of members in struct before make anon array
     int         m_compLimitParens = 240;  // compiler selection; number of nested parens
 
-    string      m_bin;          // main switch: --bin {binary}
+    string      m_buildDepBin;  // main switch: --build-dep-bin {filename}
     string      m_exeName;      // main switch: -o {name}
     string      m_flags;        // main switch: -f {name}
     string      m_l2Name;       // main switch: --l2name; "" for top-module's name
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ public:
     bool makePhony() const { return m_makePhony; }
     bool preprocNoLine() const { return m_preprocNoLine; }
     bool underlineZero() const { return m_underlineZero; }
-    string bin() const { return m_bin; }
     string flags() const { return m_flags; }
     bool systemC() const { return m_systemC; }
     bool savable() const { return m_savable; }
@@ -431,6 +430,8 @@ public:
     bool bboxSys() const { return m_bboxSys; }
     bool bboxUnsup() const { return m_bboxUnsup; }
     bool build() const { return m_build; }
+    string buildDepBin() const { return m_buildDepBin; }
+    void buildDepBin(const string& flag) { m_buildDepBin = flag; }
     bool cdc() const { return m_cdc; }
     bool cmake() const { return m_cmake; }
     bool context() const { return m_context; }
@@ -631,7 +632,6 @@ public:
     // Return options for child hierarchical blocks when forTop==false, otherwise returns args for
     // the top module.
     string allArgsStringForHierBlock(bool forTop) const;
-    void bin(const string& flag) { m_bin = flag; }
     void parseOpts(FileLine* fl, int argc, char** argv);
     void parseOptsList(FileLine* fl, const string& optdir, int argc, char** argv);
     void parseOptsFile(FileLine* fl, const string& filename, bool rel);

src/Verilator.cpp

@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void verilate(const string& argString) {
     UINFO(1, "Option --verilate: Start Verilation\n");
 
     // Can we skip doing everything if times are ok?
-    V3File::addSrcDepend(v3Global.opt.bin());
+    V3File::addSrcDepend(v3Global.opt.buildDepBin());
     if (v3Global.opt.skipIdentical().isTrue()
         && V3File::checkTimes(v3Global.opt.hierTopDataDir() + "/" + v3Global.opt.prefix()
                                   + "__verFiles.dat",
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** /*env*/) {
     V3PreShell::boot();
 
     // Command option parsing
-    v3Global.opt.bin(argv[0]);
+    v3Global.opt.buildDepBin(argv[0]);
     const string argString = V3Options::argString(argc - 1, argv + 1);
     v3Global.opt.parseOpts(new FileLine{FileLine::commandLineFilename()}, argc - 1, argv + 1);
 

test_regress/t/t_flag_build-jobs_bad.out

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-%Error: --build-jobs requires a non-negative integer, but '-1' was passed

test_regress/t/t_flag_build_dep_bin.pl

@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 
 scenarios(vlt => 1);
 
-top_filename("t/t_flag_werror.v");
+compile(
-
+    v_flags2 => ['--build-dep-bin', 'path_to_exe'],
-lint(
-    fails => 1,
-    verilator_flags => [qw(--build-jobs -1 --build)],
-    expect_filename => $Self->{golden_filename},
     );
 
+file_grep("$Self->{obj_dir}/$Self->{VM_PREFIX}__ver.d", qr/path_to_exe/);
+
 ok(1);
 1;

test_regress/t/t_flag_build_dep_bin.v

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain, for
+// any use, without warranty, 2005 by Wilson Snyder.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+module t (/*AUTOARG*/);
+endmodule