Merge pull request #847 from ra3xdh/upd_news

Update news and fixes before release

NEWS.md

@@ -1,3 +1,48 @@
+# Qucs-S 24.3.0
+
+## New features
+
+* SpiceLibComp redesign. This device is renamed to *Spice Library Device* and provides an easy way 
+  to add SPICE model to schematic and assign symbol to it. See #679
+* Added possibity to import SPICE model for Diode, BJT, MOSFET, and JFET unified devices (blue) #795
+* Implemeted symbol files (`*.sym`)  editing mode. These files are needed to attach symbol to SPICE devices #700
+* Redesign of schematic rendering engine. Improve rendering quality on HiDPI displays #723
+* Improved Qucsconv GUI to reflect new converter features #826
+* Improved libraries portability, relative path support for libraries, show libraries from project directory #567
+* QucsatorRF updated to version 1.0.1
+
+## Deprecated features
+
+* The `*.qucs` binary archives are not supported anymore. Use system archivers to pack the projects instead #811
+* The `SweepModel` property of *Parameter Sweep* simulaiton has been deprecated. It is not needed anymore after Ngspice
+  has added variable sweep feature. Use variable sweep instead #839 
+
+## Packaging
+
+* Introduced continous release of Linux, Windows, and Mac packages #719 
+* Added MacOS package build #797
+
+## General improvements
+
+* The TEMP and TEMPER variables are recognized by parameter sweep to apply temperature sweep #816
+* Fixed ASCO optimization with QucsatorRF #830
+* Enabled variables as parameters for unified nonlinear devices and pulsed source #838 and #808
+* Fixed issues with XYCE simulation #701
+* Improved attenuator synthesis tool #722
+* Improved filter synthesis tool #715 #673
+* Redesign *File->Open examples* menu. Show open dialog instead of file manager #672
+* Qucs-S now follows XDG standard for cached data location #145
+* Apply .OPTION INTERP when simulating transient with parameter sweep; prevent broken par. sweep data  #766
+
+## Component library
+
+* Added new Varactor library #759
+* Added new PIN diode library #764
+
+## Localization
+
+* Russian translation update
+
 # Qucs-S 24.2.1
 
 This release contains no new features except the fixing of the critical bugs.

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-24.2.1
+24.3.0

qucs/dialogs/fillfromspicedialog.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ fillFromSpiceDialog::fillFromSpiceDialog(Component *pc, QWidget *w)
     : QDialog(w)
 {
   Comp = pc;
+  ModelLevel = 1;
 
   edtModel = new QPlainTextEdit;
   QLabel *lblModel = new QLabel(tr("Insert .MODEL text here"));
@@ -127,6 +128,17 @@ int fillFromSpiceDialog::parseModelcard()
         value += "M";
       }
 
+      if (ModelType == "nmos" || ModelType == "pmos") { // check MOS level
+        if (name == "level") {
+          ModelLevel = value.toInt();
+          QList<int> allowed_levels;
+          allowed_levels<<1<<2<<3<<4<<5<<6<<7<<9;
+          if (!allowed_levels.contains(ModelLevel)) {
+            return wrongLevel;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       if (value.size() >=2) {
         // Ngspice doesn't accept numbers without leading zero
         if (value.at(0) == '.' && value.at(1).isDigit()) {
@@ -187,6 +199,11 @@ void fillFromSpiceDialog::showErrorMsg(int code)
     msg = tr("Subcircuit model (.SUBCKT) found\n"
              "Modelcard (.MODEL) expected");
     break;
+  case wrongLevel:
+    msg = QString(tr("Model LEVEL=%1 is not allowed for unified MOS device\n"
+                     "Use red SPICE device from Microelectronics group\n"
+                     "Allowed LEVELS are: 1,2,3,4,5,6,9")).arg(ModelLevel);
+    break;
   default:
     break;
   }

qucs/dialogs/fillfromspicedialog.h

@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ class fillFromSpiceDialog : public QDialog {
   QMap<QString,QString> parsedProps;
   QString ModelName;
   QString ModelType;
+  int ModelLevel;
 
   enum errorCode { noError = 0, noModel = 1, modelMismatch = 2, wrongModel = 3, subcirFound = 4,
-                   numberError = 5 };
+                   numberError = 5, wrongLevel = 6 };
 
   QPlainTextEdit *edtModel;
   QPushButton *btnOK, *btnCancel;

qucs/dialogs/simmessage.cpp

@@ -611,14 +611,15 @@ void SimMessage::startSimulator()
   env.insert("PATH", env.value("PATH") + sep + QucsSettings.BinDir );
   if (Program.endsWith(QString("asco") + executableSuffix)) {
 #ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
-    auto tmpdir = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path();
+    auto tmpdir = std::filesystem::path(QucsSettings.tempFilesDir.absolutePath().toStdString());
     tmpdir /= "qucs_ascodir"; // ASCO doesn't accept qucsator_rf name;
     std::filesystem::create_directory(tmpdir); // qucsator is hardcoded inside ASCO
     auto tmp_qucsator = tmpdir / "qucsator";
     auto target = QFileInfo(QucsSettings.Qucsator).absoluteFilePath().toStdString();
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists(tmp_qucsator)){
-      std::filesystem::create_symlink(std::filesystem::path(target), tmp_qucsator);
+    if (std::filesystem::exists(tmp_qucsator)){
+      std::filesystem::remove(tmp_qucsator);
     }
+    std::filesystem::create_symlink(std::filesystem::path(target), tmp_qucsator);
     //env.insert("ASCO_SIM_PATH",QucsSettings.Qucsator);
     env.insert("PATH", env.value("PATH") + sep + QString::fromStdString(tmpdir.string()));
 #endif

qucs/qucs.cpp

@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ void QucsApp::slotMenuProjClose()
 
   slotResetWarnings();
   setWindowTitle(windowTitle);
-  QucsSettings.QucsWorkDir.setPath(QDir::homePath()+QDir::toNativeSeparators ("/.qucs"));
+  QucsSettings.QucsWorkDir.setPath(QucsSettings.qucsWorkspaceDir.absolutePath());
   octave->adjustDirectory();
 
   Content->setProjPath("");