v0.8.0 — Scoped Spectre pools and hardened transports

Highlights:

• SpectreSimulator.run_parallel() now owns a fresh executor per batch; the new explicit SpectrePool handles incremental asynchronous submissions, with deprecated compatibility shims for the old simulator-owned pool API.
• Atomic SSH uploads and recursive downloads now execute safely when the remote login shell is csh/tcsh; verified against the lab server with five real Spectre jobs.
• This release also includes the accumulated Virtuoso, Maestro, schematic, symbol, layout, XStream, profile, Windows SSH, and Paramiko multiplexing improvements since v0.7.0.
• Repository traffic history was refreshed immediately before release.

What's Changed

• fix: progn-wrap multi-statement SKILL + open_gui_session timeout kwarg by @Arcadia-1 in #64
• fix(maestro): unify timeout kwarg across lifecycle helpers by @Arcadia-1 in #66
• feat(examples): land #65 B/C/D items as cookbook recipes by @Arcadia-1 in #67
• feat(import_gds): add --use-cds-lib shortcut for -refLibList XST_CDS_LIB by @Arcadia-1 in #70
• fix(transport): upload honors remote_path basename by @Arcadia-1 in #72
• fix(maestro): run_and_wait works in local mode (no SSH tunnel) by @Arcadia-1 in #73
• feat(maestro): local-fs snapshot for _dump_run_artifacts in local mode by @Arcadia-1 in #74
• feat(maestro): X11 dialog dismissal + history mtime sort in local mode by @Arcadia-1 in #75
• fix(spectre): support X/LX flat sweep output and fix read-in false positive by @chenzc24 in #76
• fix(spectre): wire sweep parser + NaN fallback + docstring (PR #76 follow-up) by @Arcadia-1 in #77
• test(spectre): regression tests for PR #76/#77 + tests/ scaffolding by @Arcadia-1 in #78
• feat(cli): add command for executing SKILL .il files by @Arcadia-1 in #79
• fix(cli): load delegates to load_il + emits VirtuosoResult JSON by @Arcadia-1 in #80
• refactor: promote SKILL string-literal helper q to ops module by @Fans-Lee in #84
• feat(digital_import): override lab paths via env vars by @Fans-Lee in #85
• fix(digital_import): Windows tmp portability + robust import_verilog … by @Fans-Lee in #82
• feat(digital_import): auto-detect SRAM cell from Verilog by @Fans-Lee in #83
• fix(tunnel): isolate setup files per profile by @chenzc24 in #86
• feat(profile): resolve bridge profile from virtualenv binding by @chenzc24 in #87
• fix(maestro): allow open_gui_session on a maestro view with no tests by @Fans-Lee in #89
• fix(maestro): make 08_set_simulator_mode portable and verifiable by @Fans-Lee in #88
• Scope remote scratch directories by local client by @chenzc24 in #90
• docs: show clone path in quick start by @chenzc24 in #94
• feat(skill-finder): add SKILL Finder and More Info CLI commands by @L-Trump in #96
• feat/fix: SKILL Finder improvements by @L-Trump in #97
• fix: reject stale or cross-user CIW daemon by @chenzc24 in #98
• fix(examples): 08_import_cdl_cap_array verifies cells actually landed by @Fans-Lee in #101
• Fix X11 helper Python fallback and error reporting by @many-question in #104
• [codex] Add schematic inherited connection helpers by @lizhangmai in #108
• Handle local tunnel file transfers by @lizhangmai in #109
• Parse single-point Maestro detail CSV by @lizhangmai in #110
• [codex] Fix X11 dismiss-dialog in local mode by @lizhangmai in #111
• [codex] Add schematic net stub helper by @lizhangmai in #112
• Add Maestro waveform viewer helper by @lizhangmai in #113
• Add Cadence docs search helpers by @lizhangmai in #114
• Add schematic netlist export helper by @lizhangmai in #115
• Add symbol editing and readback helpers by @lizhangmai in #116
• Add schematic netlist import helper by @lizhangmai in #117
• Fix Spectre AC example magnitude handling by @Arcadia-1 in #118
• Fix default view type mapping by @lizhangmai in #119
• Add wire-bound schematic label option by @lizhangmai in #120
• fix: make recursive downloads Windows-safe by @JPWang-OvO in #123
• [codex] Add native schematic-to-symbol helper by @lizhangmai in #121
• Fix SymbolEditor checking for symbol cellviews by @JPWang-OvO in #125
• Add robust XStream GDS export by @lizhangmai in #127
• Add semantic symbol drawing helpers by @JPWang-OvO in #129
• feat: add library and category management APIs by @JPWang-OvO in #130
• Fix Spectre result handling and OP parsing by @Arcadia-1 in #133
• feat: support session-scoped corner netlist export by @JPWang-OvO in #134
• fix: isolate parallel simulation work directories by @JPWang-OvO in #135
• docs: add Chinese README translations by @AyaSapphire in #136
• [codex] make remote docs index ordering deterministic by @ivancanull in #137
• feat: add Paramiko SSH session multiplexing by @JPWang-OvO in #138

New Contributors

• @chenzc24 made their first contribution in #76
• @L-Trump made their first contribution in #96
• @lizhangmai made their first contribution in #108
• @JPWang-OvO made their first contribution in #123
• @AyaSapphire made their first contribution in #136

Full Changelog: v0.7.0...v0.8.0