[dv/uvm] Detect changes in Makefile arguments
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Description
At the moment, when I change the arguments to the make command in `/dv/uvm/core_ibex` after the metadata is already generated then it ignores those arguments and runs with the old arguments.
It is hard to decide what to do when arguments change. Do you want to clean or should you merge the results? The least we should do is detect the difference and ask the developer what they want to do.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting the metadata-generation flow under /dv/uvm/core_ibex and how it records or reuses Makefile arguments. Determine how changed arguments should be detected and whether the expected result is cleaning or merging; done means the developer is prompted instead of silently using old arguments.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- build-system, testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100