Download PARTHENON (pre-release) for

SunOS 4.1.4

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This page provides a PARTHENON binary package for SunOS 4.1.4 platform.

1. Download

First, download the file from the table below:

Next, if you need additional cell libraries, download the optional packages files from the table below:

Now you can proceed to install the packages if you have downloaded the file named:

parthenon-(PARTHENON version)-sparc-SunOS-4.1.4.tgz

and, if you need some of the additional cell libraries, the file(s) named:

pcd-(foundry)-(cell)-(cell library version)-any.tgz

2. Install

Explanations below assume the case:

• (PARTHENON version) = 2.4.1
• (additional cell libraries to be installed)=XILINX/lca and NEC/cmos9
• (the versions of the above libraries)= 1.0 (all)

So please replace each of them according to your case.

The downloaded files are tar-gzip'ed archives. You can install them by simply extracting it in the following manner:

First, become super-user (note#2):

# su -
Password: (enter the super-user's password)

Then extract the downloaded parthenon archive under /usr/local, by using gunzip and tar(1) in the following manner:

# gunzip -c parthenon-2.4.1-sparc-SunOS-4.1.4.tgz | (cd /usr/local; tar xf -)

To install additional cell libraries, extract each archive under /usr/local/parthenon/cell_lib.dir:

# gunzip -c pcd-XILINX-lca-1.0-any.tgz | (cd /usr/local/parthenon/cell_lib.dir; tar xf -)
# gunzip -c pcd-NEC-cmos9-1.0-any.tgz | (cd /usr/local/parthenon/cell_lib.dir; tar xf -)

The installation task is done if all files have been extracted under /usr/local/parthenon. The downloaded files are no longer needed and can be removed.

3. Setup for using PARTHENON

All files of PARTHENON are installed under the directory:

/usr/local/parthenon

PARTHENON users must setup their search path in the following manner (note#1):

(for Borne shell users)
# PATH=/usr/local/parthenon/com; export PATH
(for C shell users)
% set path = (/usr/local/parthenon/com $path); rehash

You don't have to set the environmental variable PARTHENON (note#1), unlike the previous version of PARTHENON. If you must set the variable due to some reasons, please set the appropriate value in the following manner:

(for Borne shell users)
# PARTHENON=/usr/local/parthenon; export PARTHENON
(for C shell users)
% setenv PARTHENON /usr/local/parthenon

Now you can use PARTHENON.

4. Update password file (only when license expired)

The downloaded file contains the license which expires at the date noted in the table, so the installed PARTHENON is valid to use up to the date. When the expiration date has come, you need to update the password file in the following manner.

First, prepare the password file named parthe.non.

Then become super-user and copy the file to /usr/local/parthenon/com/parthe.non (note#1):

# su -
Password: (enter the super-user's password)
# /usr/bin/install -m 644 parthe.non /usr/local/parthenon/com/parthe.non

Now the password file is updated and you can continue to use PARTHENON.

5. Uninstall

If you need to delete the installed PARTHENON, become super-user and simply remove /usr/local/parthenon and its contents in the following manner:

# su -
Password: (enter the super-user's password)
# rm -rf /usr/local/parthenon

Now PARTHENON is completely uninstalled from your system.

6. Notes

Note#1 changing install destination

If you need to install PARTHENON in the directory other than the default (/usr/local/prathenon), simply change the directory to extract the archives. The following, for instance, installs PARTHENON under /somewhere/parthenon:

# gunzip -c parthenon-2.4.1-sparc-SunOS-4.1.4.tgz | (cd /somewhere; tar xf -)
# gunzip -c pcd-XILINX-lca-1.0-any.tgz | (cd /somewhere/parthenon/cell_lib.dir; tar xf -)
# gunzip -c pcd-NEC-cmos9-1.0-any.tgz | (cd /somewhere/parthenon/cell_lib.dir; tar xf -)

Please remind the following when you change installation prefix:

1. Additional cell libraries must be extracted under /somewhere/parthenon/cell_lib.dir, as shown in the above example.
2. If you need to entirely change the destination directory, rename the directory parthenon which is generated by the extraction.
3. When using PARTHENON, you need to add /somewhere/parthenon/com to the search path instead of /usr/local/parthenon/com.
4. When using PARTHENON, you need to set the environmental variable PARTHENON with the value of /somewhere/parthenon.
5. The password file is installed as /somewhere/parthenon/com/parthe.non, so a new password file must be copied there upon license update instead of /usr/local/parthenon/com/parthe.non .

Note#2 installation by users without super-user's privilege

You can install PARTHENON in your favorite directory without super-user's privilege, provided you have write permission there. Read note#1, however, if you install PARTHENON in the directory other than default (/usr/local/parthenon).

Note#3 GATEFIELD's libraries

Both GF100K and GF250F libraries assume the p_reset terminal to be negative (i.e., active-low).

7. Feedback

Any comments are welcome to be sent to here.

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