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@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ Tests are located in the tests subdirectory and can be executed using the test t
$ make test
+To use a separate (out-of-tree) build directory, provide a path to the Makefile.
+
+ $ mkdir build; cd build
+ $ make -f ../Makefile
+
+Out-of-tree builds require a clean source tree.
+
Getting Started
===============
@@ -274,6 +281,9 @@ Verilog Attributes and non-standard features
temporary variable within an always block. This is mostly used internally
by Yosys to synthesize Verilog functions and access arrays.
+- The ``nowrshmsk`` attribute on a register prohibits the generation of
+ shift-and-mask type circuits for writing to bit slices of that register.
+
- The ``onehot`` attribute on wires mark them as one-hot state register. This
is used for example for memory port sharing and set by the fsm_map pass.
@@ -388,7 +398,7 @@ Verilog Attributes and non-standard features
- The cell attribute ``wildcard_port_conns`` represents wildcard port
connections (SystemVerilog ``.*``). These are resolved to concrete
- connections to matching wires in ``hierarchy``.
+ connections to matching wires in ``hierarchy``.
- In addition to the ``(* ... *)`` attribute syntax, Yosys supports
the non-standard ``{* ... *}`` attribute syntax to set default attributes