[CI] Combined VTR Builds

Author: AlexandreSinger

.github/scripts/unittest.sh

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-        - { build_type: 'release', verbose: '0' }
         - { build_type: 'debug',   verbose: '0' }
         - { build_type: 'debug',   verbose: '1' }
     steps:
@@ -71,6 +70,44 @@ jobs:
         ./.github/scripts/build.sh VERBOSE=${{ matrix.verbose }}
 
 
+  BuildVTR:
+    name: 'B: Building VTR Release'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+    - name: Get number of CPU cores
+      uses: SimenB/github-actions-cpu-cores@v2
+      id: cpu-cores
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: ./.github/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
+
+    - uses: hendrikmuhs/[email protected]
+
+    - name: Build
+      env:
+        CMAKE_PARAMS: "-DCMAKE_COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR=on -DVTR_IPO_BUILD=off -DVTR_ASSERT_LEVEL=3"
+        NUM_PROC: ${{ steps.cpu-cores.outputs.count }}
+      run: |
+        export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
+        make -j${{ steps.cpu-cores.outputs.count}} release
+
+    - name: Pack Build
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        tar -czvf build.tar.gz --exclude='CMakeFiles' --exclude='*.a' --exclude='*.cmake' build/
+
+    - name: Store Build Artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: build-release.tar.gz
+        path: build.tar.gz
+        retention-days: 1
+
+    - name: Print CCache Statistics
+      run: |
+        ccache -s
+
+
   Format:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
@@ -121,11 +158,9 @@ jobs:
   UnitTests:
     name: 'U: C++ Unit Tests'
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: [BuildVTR]
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: 3.12.3
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: 'true'
@@ -136,12 +171,20 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: ./.github/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
+        
+    - name: Download Build Artifact
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: build-release.tar.gz
+
+    - name: Unpack Build
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        tar -xvzf build.tar.gz
 
     - name: Test
-      env:
-        CMAKE_PARAMS: "-DVTR_ASSERT_LEVEL=3 -DWITH_BLIFEXPLORER=on"
-        NUM_PROC: ${{ steps.cpu-cores.outputs.count }}
-      run: ./.github/scripts/unittest.sh
+      run: |
+        make test -j${{ steps.cpu-cores.outputs.count }}
 
 
   # This test builds different variations of VTR (with different CMake Params)
@@ -389,6 +432,7 @@ jobs:
   Parmys:
     name: 'Parmys Basic Test'
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: [BuildVTR]
     steps:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -405,16 +449,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: ./.github/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
 
-      - uses: hendrikmuhs/[email protected]
+      - name: Download Build Artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: build-release.tar.gz
+
+      - name: Unpack Build
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          tar -xvzf build.tar.gz
 
       - name: Test
-        env:
-          CMAKE_PARAMS: '-DVTR_IPO_BUILD=off'
-          BUILD_TYPE: debug
-          NUM_PROC: ${{ steps.cpu-cores.outputs.count }}
         run: |
-          export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
-          ./.github/scripts/build.sh
           ./run_reg_test.py parmys_reg_basic -show_failures -j${{ steps.cpu-cores.outputs.count }}
 
 
@@ -454,6 +500,7 @@ jobs:
   VQM2BLIF:
     name: 'VQM2BLIF Basic Tests'
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: [BuildVTR]
     steps:
 
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -470,15 +517,18 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: ./.github/scripts/install_dependencies.sh
 
-    - uses: hendrikmuhs/[email protected]
+    - name: Download Build Artifact
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: build-release.tar.gz
+
+    - name: Unpack Build
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        tar -xvzf build.tar.gz
 
     - name: Test
-      env:
-        BUILD_TYPE: release
-        NUM_PROC: ${{ steps.cpu-cores.outputs.count }}
       run: |
-        export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
-        ./.github/scripts/build.sh
         ./utils/vqm2blif/test/scripts/test_vqm2blif.sh
 
   Compatibility:
@@ -558,6 +608,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Coverity Scan'
     needs:
       - Build
+      - BuildVTR
       - Format
       - VerifyTestSuites
       - UnitTests