@Tim Edwards I have updated Efabless repo to align with the updates and make them work. I would really appreciate if you create a new build using volare to have all those updates.

Ask @donn for Volare updates.

@donn Update volare PDK build please?

can you remind me on sunday

@donn: Reminder. . .

@Tim Edwards @donn 1. How to know if volare build has been updated ? Any notifications sent? 2. Is

open_pdks

and

volare

builds both updated at same time? How does it work. 3. Is it one and same thing to use either

open_pdks

or

volare

builds to design using sky130 or gf180 pdks?

@vks 1.

volare ls-remote

, no notifications or such 2. No. Volare updates are done independently by the OpenLane team. 3. Yes. Volare uses

open_pdks

internally to build the PDK but caches it for convenience.

@donn Thanks for prompt reply. 1. Are there any specific considerations to choose between

open_pdks

and

volare

for designing circuits. I want to do analog design. 2. I believe

open_pdks

build contains latest pdk updates and

volare

is updated with some lag. Is it correct ?

1. Not that I am aware of- as I understand it some files for analog design used to be missing from Volare but I believe we have addressed that. 2. Yes.