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Package request: magic (VLSI Layout tool)
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request
- Dominant language
- Shell
- Stars
- 3.4k
- Forks
- 2.8k
- Avg merge
- 2d 5h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 299
Description
Package name
magic
Package homepage
http://opencircuitdesign.com/magic/index.html
Description
Magic is a venerable Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) layout tool.
Magic is widely cited as being the easiest tool to use for circuit layout, even for people who ultimately rely on commercial tools for their product design flow.
Does the requested package meet the package requirements?
System, Compiled
Is the requested package released?
Yes
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
No package template, file, or test is named in the request. Start with the Magic homepage and existing Void package templates to determine the source, build requirements, and dependencies; done means the package is added and builds successfully.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100