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 When this test is run an xterm will pop up. In that xterm the
 environment is exactly that in which the script "getcellnames.sh"
 would run. You can now debug the script to find out why it isn't
 working as expected.
+
+NOTE: This technique can be very helpful in debugging running of EDA tools in Perl, Ruby, Python or tcl scripts:
+
+.Perl example
+..............................
+some_code();
+$cmdline="virtuoso -some-switches and params ...";
+print "$cmdline"; # print the command line so you can paste it into the xterm that pops up
+system("xterm");  # this line is added for the debug and removed when done
+system($cmdline);
+more_code();
+..............................
 
 Misc Other Debugging Hints
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Annotation scripts and config files

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 </div></div>
 <div class="paragraph"><p>When this test is run an xterm will pop up. In that xterm the
 environment is exactly that in which the script "getcellnames.sh"
 would run. You can now debug the script to find out why it isn&#8217;t
 working as expected.</p></div>
+<div class="admonitionblock">
+<table><tr>
+<td class="icon">
+<img src="/nfs/pdx/disks/ice.disk.002/icfadm/pkgs/asciidoc/8.6.7/images/icons/note.png" alt="Note">
+</td>
+<td class="content">This technique can be very helpful in debugging running of EDA tools in Perl, Ruby, Python or tcl scripts:</td>
+</tr></table>
+</div>
+<div class="literalblock">
+<div class="title">Perl example</div>
+<div class="content monospaced">
+<pre>some_code();
+$cmdline="virtuoso -some-switches and params ...";
+print "$cmdline"; # print the command line so you can paste it into the xterm that pops up
+system("xterm");  # this line is added for the debug and removed when done
+system($cmdline);
+more_code();</pre>
+</div></div>
 </div>
 </div>
 <div class="sect2">
 <h3 id="_misc_other_debugging_hints">Misc Other Debugging Hints</h3>
 <div class="sect3">

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