BERKELEY-ABC(1)

💖 BERKELEY-ABC(1) 💖

okay bestie, sit DOWN, because we're about to talk about berkeley-abc, aka A System for Sequential Synthesis and Verification. yes that's the whole vibe. it's giving ✨hardware girlie✨ and honestly? we're obsessed.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

berkeley-abc [-c cmd] [-f script] [-h] [-o file] [-s] [-t type] [-T type] [-x] [-b] <file>

that's the whole little recipe right there. options first, then the file, periodt 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like, this manual page is just a brief little intro to the berkeley-abc command, no cap. it's not the whole lore, it's the trailer 🎬

and what does berkeley-abc actually do? it's a program that synthesizes RTL to gate-level logic. that's it. that's the whole job. RTL goes in, gate-level logic comes out, and the vibes are immaculate 🎀

✨ OPTIONS ✨

here's where it gets juicy. every single one, no skipping, we don't do that here 🫶

• -c cmd — execute commands cmd. just... run them. go off 👑
• -q cmd — execute commands cmd quietly. same thing but with the volume turned down, silent-mode main character energy 🤫
• -C cmd — execute commands cmd, then keep going in interactive mode. so it does the thing and then sticks around to chat 💬
• -F script — execute commands from a script file and echo commands. loud and proud, we love a transparent moment 📢
• -f script — execute commands from a script file. no echo, just business 📜
• -h — print the command usage. the classic "help me bestie" flag 🙈
• -o file — specify output filename to store the result. you're telling it where to put the goods 🎁
• -t type — specify input type. your choices are blif_mv (that's the default, btw), blif_mvs, blif, or none. pick your fighter ⭐
• -T type — specify output type. same menu: blif_mv (default), blif_mvs, blif, or none. capital T, different job, don't mix them up 💀
• -x — equivalent to -t none -T none. it's a little shortcut, iykyk 🔥
• -b — running in bridge mode. yes it's a whole thing, and yes it's iconic 🌉

ok quick note bestie: -t and -T look basically identical and they are NOT. lowercase is input, uppercase is output. do not confuse them or you'll be sad 😭

💜 AUTHOR 💜

this manual page was written by Ruben Undheim <ruben.undheim@gmail.com> for the Debian project (and may be used by others). shoutout to Ruben, absolute legend 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this gem is dated 22 August 2015 and it lives under the name BERKELEY-ABC(1). go synthesize something gorgeous ✨💖🦋