Neither icarus nor Modelsim can handle `include` directive

[dzx-dzx]

Describe the bug While attempting to compile my testbench... with icarus:

Include file ./alu.v not found
error: Unable to find the root module "alu_tb" in the Verilog source.
     : Perhaps ``-s alu_tb'' is incorrect?
1 error(s) during elaboration.

with Modelsim:

Cannot find `include file "./alu.v" in directories:
#     C:/modeltech64_10.2c/ovm-2.1.2/../verilog_src/ovm-2.1.2/src, C:/modeltech64_10.2c/uvm-1.1d/../verilog_src/uvm-1.1d/src
# ** Error: C:/modeltech64_10.2c/win64/vlog failed.
# Executing ONERROR command at macro ./edalize_build_rtl.tcl line 3
make: *** [Makefile:42: work] Error 1

Code Code to reproduce the error.

`timescale 1ns/1ns
`include "./alu.v"

Please complete the following information:

• OS: Windows
• VSCode version 1.63.2

[qarlosalberto]

Can you share your files?

[dzx-dzx]

alu.txt alu_tb.txt

All in the same folder. Should I also attach the .yml file?

[dzx-dzx]

Is there anything else I shall provide?

[qarlosalberto]

Does it work if you provide the full path?

El dom., 26 dic. 2021 4:54, dzx-dzx @.***> escribió:

Is there anything else I shall provide?

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[dzx-dzx]

Does it work if you provide the full path? El dom., 26 dic. 2021 4:54, dzx-dzx @.> escribió: … Is there anything else I shall provide? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#284 (comment)>, or unsubscribe https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABNN4RY6OBRJFCQVT3TKDV3US2GWXANCNFSM5KX26IQA . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: @.>

That would be successful.

[dzx-dzx]

Actually, does terosHDL simply not welcome the use of include? Few example projects have it.

[qarlosalberto]

I need to check it.

El dom., 26 dic. 2021 17:01, dzx-dzx @.***> escribió:

Actually, does terosHDL simply not welcome the use of include? Few example projects have it.

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[dzx-dzx]

This might be helpful: Both files are placed inside a folder that is not the directory vscode opens.

[qarlosalberto]

I have done a test with your files. You don't need to use "include" directive. You need to add both files to TerosHDL project manager:

The other solution is only add to the project manager the file "alu_tb.v" and to add the full path in the include directive:

[dzx-dzx]

But...Using full path would render it impossible for publishing. Does that mean I simply can't use include?

[qarlosalberto]

Yes, for now it isn't possible.

[mtrx93]

Hello. Had same problem, there are at least two workarounds for icarus:

1. "-grelative-include" in "Additional arguments directly passed to linter."

2. "-I/absolute/path/to/project/" in same place, which allows to use includes relative to project directory (but suitable only for one project)

[trexxet]

If you don't use include, then the linter goes mad about the unknown module type. If you use include, then the Icarus just won't build it.

Overall, the idea of using a fixed build directory for all projects is just terrible and causes such bugs.

[ecstrema]

Same here: cannot use the include directive at all. I want to integrate TerosHDL into an existing codebase, and so I can't remove all the include directives and add the files to the project.

Overall, I wish Teros HDL worked with projects not created with it. I'd love to use it if it was incrementally adoptable/pluggable.