1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/Driver.scala b/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/Driver.scala
index a46c493c..72c6478a 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/Driver.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/Driver.scala
@@ -32,10 +32,18 @@ package Chisel.testers
 import Chisel._
 
 object TesterDriver {
+  /** For use with modules that should successfully be elaborated by the 
+    * frontend, and which can be turned into executeables with error codes. */
   def execute(t: => BasicTester): Boolean = {
     val circuit = Builder.build(Module(t))
     //val executable = invokeFIRRTL(circuit)
     //Process(executable) !
     true
   }
+
+  /** For use with modules that should illicit errors from the frontend
+    * or which produce IR with consistantly checkable properties. */
+  def elaborate(t: => Module): Circuit = {
+    Builder.build(Module(t))
+  }
 }