lib/origen/application.rb in origen-0.7.4 vs lib/origen/application.rb in origen-0.7.5

@@ -473,11 +473,15 @@
     def gem_name
       (Origen.app.config.gem_name || name).to_s.underscore.symbolize
     end
 
     def plugins
-      @plugins ||= Plugins.new
+      if Origen.app_loaded?
+        @plugins ||= Plugins.new
+      else
+        Plugins.new
+      end
     end
 
     def plugins_manager
       Origen.deprecated 'Origen.app.plugins_manager and Origen.app.current_plugin are deprecated, use Origen.app.plugins instead'
       plugins
@@ -671,13 +675,9 @@
       if @load_event
         dynamic_resource(:pin_names, {})
       else
         @transient_resources[:pin_names] ||= {}
       end
-    end
-
-    def load_console
-      load_target!
     end
 
     def load_target!(options = {})
       options = {
         force_debug: false