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+#  
+#  Oklahoma State University
+#  Makefile for synthesis
+# 
+NAME	:= synth
+
+VARIANT:=18T_ms
+
+default:
+	@echo "Basic synthesis procedure for AFRL/OSU:"
+	@echo " adapt Makefile to your liking..."
+	@echo
+
+synth:
+	@sed -i 's/18T_ms/${VARIANT}/g' scripts/synth.tcl
+	@sed -i 's/18T_ms/${VARIANT}/g' .synopsys_dc.setup
+	@echo "DC Synthesis"
+	@mkdir -p reports
+	@mkdir -p mapped
+	dc_shell-xg-t -64bit -f scripts/$(NAME).tcl | tee $(NAME).out
+	@cp mapped/*.sdc ../../outputs/
+	@cp mapped/*.vh ../../outputs/
+	@sed -i 's/${VARIANT}/18T_ms/g' scripts/synth.tcl
+	@sed -i 's/${VARIANT}/18T_ms/g' .synopsys_dc.setup
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf  alib-52 WORK mapped unmapped reports analyzed $(NAME).out
+	mkdir mapped unmapped reports
+	rm -f default.svf
+	rm -f command.log
+	rm -f filenames*.log
+
+
+