def load_mechanisms(path):
"""
Search for and load NMODL mechanisms from the path given.
This a stricter version of NEURON's own load_mechanisms function, which will
raise an IOError if no mechanisms are found at the given path. This function
will not load a mechanism path twice.
The path should specify the directory in which nrnivmodl was run, and in
which the directory 'i686' (or 'x86_64' or 'powerpc' depending on your
platform) was created.
"""
import platform
global nrn_dll_loaded
if path in nrn_dll_loaded:
logger.warning("Mechanisms already loaded from path: %s" % path)
return
# in case NEURON is assuming a different architecture to Python,
# we try multiple possibilities
arch_list = [platform.machine(), 'i686', 'x86_64', 'powerpc', 'umac']
for arch in arch_list:
lib_path = os.path.join(path, arch, '.libs', 'libnrnmech.so')
if os.path.exists(lib_path):
h.nrn_load_dll(lib_path)
nrn_dll_loaded.append(path)
return
raise IOError(
"NEURON mechanisms not found in %s. You may need to run 'nrnivmodl' in this directory."
% path)
def load_mechanisms(path):
"""
Search for and load NMODL mechanisms from the path given.
This a stricter version of NEURON's own load_mechanisms function, which will
raise an IOError if no mechanisms are found at the given path. This function
will not load a mechanism path twice.
The path should specify the directory in which nrnivmodl was run, and in
which the directory 'i686' (or 'x86_64' or 'powerpc' depending on your
platform) was created.
"""
import platform
global nrn_dll_loaded
if path in nrn_dll_loaded:
logger.warning("Mechanisms already loaded from path: %s" % path)
return
# in case NEURON is assuming a different architecture to Python,
# we try multiple possibilities
arch_list = [platform.machine(), 'i686', 'x86_64', 'powerpc', 'umac']
for arch in arch_list:
lib_path = os.path.join(path, arch, '.libs', 'libnrnmech.so')
if os.path.exists(lib_path):
h.nrn_load_dll(lib_path)
nrn_dll_loaded.append(path)
return
raise IOError("NEURON mechanisms not found in %s. You may need to run 'nrnivmodl' in this directory." % path)
