Retrascope

h1. Installation Guide

h2. Setting Environment Variables

Several steps below require environment variable to be set in your OS. When you encounter such step in the guide, do the following (substitute @NAME@ and @VALUE@ by the name and value of your environment variable respectively):

h3. Windows

# Open the @System Properties@ window.

# Switch to the @Advanced@ tab.

# Click on Environment Variables.

# Click @New...@ under @System Variables@.

# In the @New System Variable@ dialog specify variable name as @NAME@ and variable value as @VALUE@.

# Click @OK@ on all open windows.

# Reopen the command prompt window.

h3. Linux

Add the command below to the @~/.bash_profile@ or @~/.bashrc@ file (Linux):

<pre>export NAME=VALUE</pre> 

Changes will be applied after restarting the command-line terminal or reboot. You can also execute the command in your command-line terminal to make temporary changes.

h2. Retrascope Installation

# Download and install JDK 11 (use "AdoptOpenJDK":https://adoptopenjdk.net/ for Windows and *openjdk-11-jdk* for Ubuntu Linux based OS). 

# Download and install SMT-LIBv2 solver. We recommend to use "Z3 version 4.3 or higher":https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3.

# Download and unpack the "Retrascope":https://forge.ispras.ru/projects/retrascope/files itself.

# Set either the system property @smt.solver.path@ or the environment variable @SMT_SOLVER_PATH@ to a *full path to a SMT-solver executable file* (for example, "/home/user/tools/z3/z3" or "C:\tools\z3\bin\z3.exe") in order to run solver-dependent tasks. If the both are set, a value of @fortress.solver.path@ will be used.

# Retrascope uses *nuXmv* and/or *NuSMV* tools to perform model checking. To use them via Retrascope, do the following:

  a) Download and install "nuXmv":https://es-static.fbk.eu/tools/nuxmv/index.php?n=Download.Download model checker.

     Set either the system property @nuxmv.path@ or the environment variable @NUXMV_PATH@ to a *full path to a nuXmv executable file* (for example, "/home/user/tools/nuxmv/nuXmv" or "C:\tools\nuxmv\nuXmv.exe") in order to run checker-dependent tasks.

  b) Download and install "NuSMV":http://nusmv.fbk.eu/NuSMV/download/getting-v2.html model checker.

     Set either the system property @nusmv.path@ or the environment variable @NUSMV_PATH@ to a *full path to a NuSMV executable file* (for example, "/home/user/tools/nusmv/bin/NuSMV" or "C:\tools\nusmv\bin\NuSMV.exe") in order to run checker-dependent tasks.

# For VHDL designs elaboration:

  a) Set @ZAMIA_LOCKING@ environment variable to @true@.

  b) Download and install "Python interpreter":https://www.python.org. 

To make sure the tool is successfully installed, enter the @retrascope@ installation directory and run the following command for Windows OS (the correct output is also shown):

<pre>

> bin\retrascope.bat --help

usage: files [options]

    --engine <arg>            Set a subset of engines

    --help                    Show this message

    --log <arg>               Set a log file

    --log-level <arg>         Set a log level

    --solver-debug            Set debug mode for SMT solver

    --target <arg>            Set a target entity

    --tool-debug-file <arg>   Set debug mode and save info to debug log file

</pre>

For Linux-based OS:

<pre>

$ ./bin/retrascope --help

usage: files [options]

    --engine <arg>            Set a subset of engines

    --help                    Show this message

    --log <arg>               Set a log file

    --log-level <arg>         Set a log level

    --solver-debug            Set debug mode for SMT solver

    --target <arg>            Set a target entity

    --tool-debug-file <arg>   Set debug mode and save info to debug log file

</pre>

h2. What's next?

# To understand the main concept of the Retrascope architecture see "Overview":http://forge.ispras.ru/projects/retrascope/wiki/Overview

# For quick overview of common use cases see "Getting Started":http://forge.ispras.ru/projects/retrascope/wiki/Getting_Started

# For full guide of the tool options, read "Command Line Options":http://forge.ispras.ru/projects/retrascope/wiki/Command_Line_Options

# To understand the scientific foundations of the tool see "Retrascope-Related Publications":https://forge.ispras.ru/projects/retrascope/wiki/Retrascope-Related_Publications