argonc command reference

argonc is the compiler. It takes every input on the command line, so for everyday work use arc, which reads them from Argon.toml.

argonc <ROOT> (--check | --cell <EXPR>) [OPTIONS]

Argument or option	Required/default	Description
<ROOT>	Required	Library directory or its lib.ar.
--check	One mode required	Parse, resolve, and type-check, then stop. Can't be combined with --cell.
--cell <EXPR>	One mode required	Cell to run.
--tech <PATH>	Required with --cell	Technology file.
--dependency <NAME=PATH>	Repeatable	Add a dependency. The path can be a directory or a lib.ar.
--gds-import <NAME=PATH>	Repeatable	Import a GDS cell. NAME may be a module path.
-o, --output <PATH>	Beside lib.ar	Where to write the compiled layout.
--gds <PATH>	None	Also write GDS to this path.
--gds-only	Off	Write only the GDS given by --gds. Skips the compiled layout and the debugging information only the editor reads, so it uses much less memory. Can't be combined with --output.
--spice <PATH>	None	Also write a SPICE netlist to this path. Requires --cell.
--spectre <PATH>	None	Also write a Spectre netlist to this path. Requires --cell.
--netlist-width <COLS>	80	Break netlist lines longer than this many characters; 0 turns wrapping off. Requires --spice or --spectre.
--error-format	human	human or json.

argonc . --check
argonc . --cell 'top()' --tech tech.toml -o target/top.bin --gds target/top.gds
argonc . --cell 'top()' --tech tech.toml --gds target/top.gds --gds-only
argonc . --cell 'inv(2., 1., 2)' --tech tech.toml --spice target/inv.spice --spectre target/inv.scs

Netlists are described in Schematics.