error message for parameter access

Author: rmanohar

main.cc

@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@ static int id_obj_to_siminfo (ActSimObj *obj,
  return 0;
  }
 
- if (!si->bnl->cur->FullLookup (id, NULL)) {
+ InstType *it;
+ if (!(it = si->bnl->cur->FullLookup (id, NULL))) {
  fprintf (stderr, "Could not find identifier `");
  id->Print (stderr);
  fprintf (stderr, "' within process `%s'\n", obj->getProc()->getName());
@@ -617,6 +618,13 @@ static int id_obj_to_siminfo (ActSimObj *obj,
  return 0;
  }
 
+ if (TypeFactory::isParamType (it)) {
+ fprintf (stderr, "Operation only works for a circuit object, not parameter `");
+ id->Print (stderr);
+ fprintf (stderr, "'\n");
+ return 0;
+ }
+
  c = id->Canonical (si->bnl->cur);
  Assert (c, "What?");