get_msg_config - 2020.2 English

Vivado Design Suite Tcl Command Reference Guide (UG835)

Document ID
UG835
Release Date
2020-11-18
Version
2020.2 English

Returns the current message count, limit, or the message configuration rules previously defined by the set_msg_config command.

Syntax

get_msg_config [‑id <arg>] [‑severity <arg>] [‑rules] [‑limit] [‑count]
    [‑quiet] [‑verbose]

Usage

Name Description
[-id] The message id to match. Should be used in conjunction with -limit or -count Default: empty
[-severity] The message severity to match. Should be used in conjunction with -limit or -count Default: empty
[-rules] Show a table displaying all message control rules for the current project
[-limit] Show the limit for the number of messages matching either -id or -severity that will be displayed
[-count] Show the number of messages matching either -id or -severity that have been displayed
[-quiet] Ignore command errors
[-verbose] Suspend message limits during command execution

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Description

Returns the current message limit or count applied to a specified message ID or severity, or returns all message configuration rules defined in the current project. Message configuration rules are defined using the set_msg_config command.

When used with -count this command will display the total number of messages that have been generated with the matching message id, or for the specified severity.
Important: The get_msg_config command reports the message count for the original CPU process from which Vivado was launched. Any sub-processes that the Vivado Design Suite launches, such as sub-processes used by the launch_runs command to launch synthesis and implementation runs, will not be reported in the message count. This can create confusion when the message count returned by get_msg_config -count is different from what is displayed in the Vivado IDE for instance, or different from what you expect. For this reason, the -count option is best used for non-project based designs.

When used with -limit this command will display the current limit of messages with the matching message id, or for the specified severity.

When used with -rules, it will display a table of all message configuration rules currently in effect.

Note: You can only return the limit, the count, or the rules in a single get_msg_config command. An error is returned if more than one action is attempted.

Arguments

-id <arg> - (Optional) The message ID, which is included in all returned messages. For example, "Common 17-54" and "Netlist 29-28".

-severity <value> - (Optional) The severity of the message. There are five message severities:
  • ERROR - An ERROR condition implies an issue has been encountered which will render design results unusable and cannot be resolved without user intervention.
  • {CRITICAL WARNING} - A CRITICAL WARNING message indicates that certain input/constraints will either not be applied or are outside the best practices for a FPGA family. User action is strongly recommended.
    Note: Since this is a two word value, it must be enclosed in {}.
  • WARNING - A WARNING message indicates that design results may be sub-optimal because constraints or specifications may not be applied as intended. User action may be taken or may be reserved.
  • INFO - An INFO message is the same as a STATUS message, but includes a severity and message ID tag. An INFO message includes a message ID to allow further investigation through answer records if needed.
  • STATUS - A STATUS message communicates general status of the process and feedback to the user regarding design processing. A STATUS message does not include a message ID.
-rules - (Optional) Return the message configuration rules in the current project as defined by the set_msg_config command.
Note: When -rule is specified, all configuration rules for the current project are returned regardless of any message qualifier such as -id or -severity.

-limit - (Optional) Return the current limit of messages that match the message ID or the message severity.

-count - (Optional) Return the current count of messages that match the specified message ID or message severity.

-quiet - (Optional) Execute the command quietly, returning no messages from the command. The command also returns TCL_OK regardless of any errors encountered during execution.
Note: Any errors encountered on the command-line, while launching the command, will be returned. Only errors occurring inside the command will be trapped.
-verbose - (Optional) Temporarily override any message limits and return all messages from this command.
Note: Message limits can be defined with the set_msg_config command.

Examples

The following example gets the current count of the specified INFO message:
get_msg_config -id "Common 17-81" -count

The following example returns the message configuration rules in the current project:

get_msg_config -rules
This example changes the severity of messages with the specified message ID, gets the current message configuration rules, and then shows two different command forms to reset the specific rule and restore the message:
set_msg_config -id "Common 17-361" -severity INFO -new_severity WARNING  
get_msg_config -rules  
---------------------  
Message control rules currently in effect are:  
Rule Name  Rule                                                  Current Message Count    
1  set_msg_config -ruleid {1} -id {Common 17-361} -severity {INFO} -new_severity {WARNING} 0  
---------------------  
reset_msg_config -id "Common 17-361" -default_severity    
reset_msg_config -ruleid {1}                      
Tip: In the preceding example, only one of the reset_msg_config commands is needed to reset the message.