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15 years ago

Is there a way to avoid symbol files to change ports positions?

Hi all I have a VHDL block which has generated a symbol file I'm using on a schematic file. Every time I edit the VHDL and add and/or remove interface signals, I have to update my symbol fil...
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15 years ago

After you edit your VHDL, you're regenerating your .bsf file, right? The .bsf is purely an output of that function, i.e. it's not read back in and compared with the changes. I think the only way is to not overwrite the .bsf and instead, when you make changes to your VHDL, directly edit the symbol to match that.